Davis,Thankx for the explaining it! Makes sense to me now!Olly
Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Olly,Yes the 6 cyl one will do as long as it was mated up to the same type of tranny you are going with ie..904. You also must have the original v-8 flexplate to have matched.Example: I have a 343 auto out of an amx in my gremlin. I want to put in a TF 727 so I take the flexplate from the 343 borgwarner combo and bring it to the machine shop with a new flexplate from a 72 amx 360 TF 727 combo. I have the machine shop match balance the 360 flexplate to the 343 flexplate's balance. Then I bolt in the adaptor on the end of the 343 crank and install the newly balanced 360 flexplate with the bell housing spacer and that is it in a nutshell.( a flywheel is used in standard tranny applications)I hope that explains it better.Davis
Olly <mrmopar00@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:Davis,I guess I should have read the following post before I replied to the last one. Would a six cylinder flywheel work too if it was taken to the machine shop for the same procedure? This is what I was told anyhow!Thankx, Olly
Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Olly,The crank on 1971 and older engines are different and will not accept the nose of a torqu flite converter. You use the original flywheel and mark and drill new holes for the converter or better you take the original flywheel or "flexplate" to a machine shop with a newer flexplate and have it match balanced.Davis
Olly <mrmopar00@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:Why do you need an adapter plate to put a 727 behind a 343? What do you use for a flywheel though?Olly
Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Doc,Ya I have been workin hard and I have a ways to go yet. I have to fix my tow dolly monday. As for work I get jobs from the union hall. There are a bunch of jobs starting in a week or so.Aran is doing great. He has started to "furnature walk" I expect he'll be walking on his own in no time now. He is 9 months now.I am not sure which warner I have in the RWB grem. I just know it was the stocker in the 343 amx it came out of. Condition unknown. I do however have the adapter kit to mate a 727 up to a 343 ! I happen to have a spare 727 TCI built with reverse pattern VB and an 8" TCI 4500 stall verter! I have the drive shaft that fits that combo as well from 2 owners ago.Back to work on my grems in the morning!.I am starting to get psyched again! ThanksDavis
AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx wrote:Man Davis you have done some serious work to the cars. Working
construction can be a pain as you may not have a job when the project is
done. Do you work for the same company all year round or get work from
the union hall? How's the baby doing? Is that a cast iron Warner you got
behind that 343 in the latest Gremlin? I hate them aluminum ones and
parts may be hard to find for both the iron and alumium ones. Forget
about shift kits. I'll keep my torque flite's thank you.
"Doc"
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To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: "Davis" <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 12:32:02 -0000
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Amc Team update
Well it's been a while since I have posted. Been busy with work then
got laid off so started workin on the black car and the RWB car. The
black car I decided to run oct 1st at Lebenon Valley. I went with it
last year and made 3 runs 12.89, 12.66, and a 12.67 @107. This year
the car will look like hell as it still needs a new DS rear quarter(
I rebondoed it)and it will be in grey primer. I have spent the last 2
weeks working on the body. I finished sanding the car to bare metal.
Had some dents in the roof to dolly and fill. Cut out rust and welded
new metal in the top of the DS fender( bought better fender and hood
at chilson show but need to pick it up in Mass.) The repair made will
sufice for the track. Stripped and fixed small dents in doors.
Painted all bare metal with a coate of self etching primer. Then the
whole car has 2 coats of NASOn primer-fil. Grey Primer filler. I put
the windows back in, bumpers back on, tail lights in, and finished
cleaning the interior of previous roll cage that is now in the RWB
car. I just need to add a grille and install the hood. Then I need to
bring it to have the front end aligned. last winter I rebuilt the
front of the car. Bead blasted everything, new bushings, new inner
and outer tierods, new idler arm, new pitman arm, new v-8 hd coil
springs, and new lakewood drag shocks. The engine is unchanged. still
has 140K miles and may blow up at any time, who knows? Car will be
lighter this year as the roll cage is gone ( not required till 11.5
but really cause I don't have the time to install the new cage I have
for it)I will change all the fluids, and I have a demon 850 carb to
swap on if I get time. maby I will get a 12.5 outta it this year?
The RWB car now has roll cage, frame connectors, moroso battery box
in the back, rci 8 gal fuel cell, 1/2" line to holley black to barry
Grant filter, to holley regulator to holley 750 , hornet dash painted
black replaces the old aluminum dash, racing seat installed, shifter
installed, car is wired up for preliminary running. Car runs and I
ran it thru the gears yesterday on jack stands. There is a fuel cell
leak( the bung), there is a tranny leak to investigate, brake line
leaking , so there is much to do and the engine is still bone stock (
have 291-c heads and torker intake, roller timming set, and summit
big cam for it but now that season is over I may go a different
direction. O ya installed msd 6al and mallory unilite dizzy and accel
coil.
Today is the wifes b-day so I will not work on the cars till
tomorrow. I was able to write this long post cause she is still
sleeping.
Anyone from BAG going to Mopar/amc day at the Valley? Lebenon Valley
dragway lebenon NY.
Davis
P.S.
Bill's Spirit will also be there he should be running 10.2 or close
to it. car looks and runs AWSOME! My digital camera broke so I will
post pics when I can.
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