Re: [AMC-List] New look at an old car

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: Mark Price <markprice242@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
" 
" Don't forget he is building in this car for use in Florida as a daily
" driver. The high axle gear may well work in his situation.

this is true, especially if there isn't a lot of stop-and-go.  even if
there is...  i have a friend who drove his rambler for several years
with no first gear, starting in second.

" Jim has the axle, Once it is installed it's an easy swap to go to a
" different axle with steeper gears if it doesn't work.
"   If he is at all concerned he should look into what trans he has and
" check it's first gear ratio. That will give him a good idea of how far
" he is straying [if at all] from a factory offered ratio combination.

afaik all t96 have a 2.61:1 1st.

" The clutches on the old cars were designed for a soft takeup and
" should help out a little with driveability.

soft takeup is kinda hard on the clutch under any circumstance...

don't the old mills have pretty good torque off idle and rather heavy
flywheels?  that should help getting rolling too.

"   What's he have to loose? Some time.

it's a good experiment in that case.
" --

ps i hear that when floridians talk about '-20', they mean 20 below
-80-...		;^>
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Andrew Hay                                  the genius nature
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