Re: Stroker six in American/Classic

["Mark Price" <mprice@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I know Frank, I was yanking your chain!
It's just nice to be able to actually drive the thing! 
I can even drive in the rain now! The wipers won't stop every time I hit a hill!
The steering wheel doesn't hit my knees when I shift too! I'm 6" 2" and before I would touch my knees when I wasn't careful about position. Now, with the tilt column in place I can get plenty of clearance and get confortable! I just desperatley wish I had some free time coming up. The steering needs fine tuned as the box is about 1/4 turn off center and it makes the steering a little twitchy turning to the right, Plus I have a little to much toe in that doesn't help. I also have a small front sway bar I'd like to try and see if it will fit. I stll want to do the front springs. I've sent Coil Springs two requests for quotes and not gotten an answer. Two years ago I got a quote in two days. I'm going to wait a few more days, I guess I'll have to call them. The two year old quote was for $135 for the pair.
I'm thinking 1 1/2" drop plus 10% increase in rate. Should get me where I want it.
My new rear wheel offset, 4 1/4" changed from 4 1/2" on the old wheels is perfect with the 255's doesn't rub at all now. Before they would touch the inner wheel housing at times.
I'm also pretty sure that at some point I will also pursue adding power brakes.
No hurry on that one though.
Mark Price
mpriceATwestco.net
Morgantown, WV
69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed 
65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase
01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4



---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: farna@xxxxxxx
Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 17:18:00 +0000

>what I meant was the Classic wagon performed about the same as my Cherokee when both had the 4.0L. I think the Classic did slightly better. It performs noticeably better with the 4.6L. Your American has nearly a 1,000 pound weight advantage to the Classic wagon (3700#, IIRC, American should be 2600-2800#), so it darned well better outperform my Classic with roughly the same powerplant! ;>
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>Frank Swygert
>Publisher, "American Independent 
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>Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:16:31 -0400
>Message-Id: <200506131316.AA69533864@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>From: "Mark Price" <mprice@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: DID ANYONE ON THE LIST IN THE BAY AREA LOOK AT THIS CAR?
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>Frank,
>   You wagon runs like a Cherokee???
>My American just flat out beats the pants off of a Cherokee! :]
>I actually had it out on the highway and put 100 miles on it yesterday.
>It runs 70 MPH without even breaking a sweat, pulls the mountains in 5th gear 
>without downshifting and if I want to see 80 mph all I have to do is ease down 
>on the throttle.
>   It still has some bugs I'd like to work on, but time will not allow much for 
>thenext couple of months, so I'm leaving it as is. I found my check engine light 
>to be a faulty Manifold air temp sensor and a loose connector ring ont he TPS 
>switch. I've got no check engine light now! 
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