Update: Got the carb back from my friend in MN. He fixed the throttle body bore and shaft so no more leaks there. So that's done and it helped it...
Electric mounted to the frame. I prefer the old mechanical from an originality standpoint but was tired of the hassle. So far the electric has...
On mine there's 2 screw adjustments; one for idle, one for fast idle. If yours only has 1 screw adjust then it may adjust with a rod, or maybe the...
Great write up maurywhurt, thanks!
I replaced my vac wipers with electric "marine" motors. They work much better then the vacs. Wiper Information
I finally had to do that too. I'd like to try rebuilding the mechanical if I can find a rebuild kit.
I have 11's all around. Great upgrade. I had to have a shop do it years ago but they've worked well all this time.
I never could get mine installed, had to take it to a shop. Been working well ever since. It can be a little tricky to get into gear from time to...
That's been my experience with bias ply if they've been sitting awhile. You can mitigate that some by keeping them inflated to full pressure.
I saw that one before. It's a great resource! The throttle shaft/body problems are beyond my ability to fix.
Update: Looks like major vac leaks around the throttle shaft. BIL doesn't have the kind of tooling needed to re-bush the throttle body correctly....
MikeON, I see you have the reverse switch bracket setup on yours. How's that work for you? I picked up a switch a month or 2 ago. Haven't had time...
Good thought. I may look into using the rears for the parking brake.
Parts availability on the 9's was a problem for me and one of the reasons I went with 11's all around.
Mighty nice looking engine. I'd recommend you use the cable control for the heater. The vac setup will fail at some point and it's a bear to pull...
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