Re: [Amc-list] 71 Gremlin 232

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Well, I'll be dogone, youall changed the subject without changing the subject!
Shame on you!!!

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Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II
" Chronic Pain Hurts"

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> On Thu, 21 Feb 2008, Frank Swygert wrote:
> 
> > Tom, the only "problem" you might have is that the ports
> > on the 70 head should be much bigger than the later model
> > ports.
> 
> Hmm, I'll watch for that. The gaskets I have match up, so that
> will be an easy check guide.
> 
> Bigger exhaust ports would be a problem though.
> 
> 
> > Since your Classic uses a linkage instead of a cable you will
> > have a wee bit of a problem.
> 
> Fabricating that stuff I don't mind and find easy enough, mill or
> not. I do 99% of my work with a 5" Wilton vise, a cheap Delta 6"
> drill press, files and hacksaw.
> 
> It's already a fabricated linkage, M35 and all, since I have
> a propane carb now that had none of that stuff anyhoo.
> 
> > The problem will just be no place to bolt the linkage on.
> 
> On my 70 Hornet/83 258, I had to fab up the kickdown linkage
> from the carb to trannie, as I simply lost the rod. But it was
> a stock-ish throttle cable setup to begin with. The late-model
> hanging pedal with flappy tab bugs me, it seems like it ought
> to be on a go-kart.
> 
> I far prefer the old style floor mounted gas pedal, which the
> Rambler has, with it's silly push-to-turn rod linkage. Nice
> to drive in bare feet with (screw legality there :-) I rotated
> the carb 90 degrees to accomodate that, the aluminum setup will
> require a re-think.
> 
> (I hadn't given these issues any thought, to be honest, and
> was just gonna bang up against the problem when I got there :-)
> 
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