I will get this in before this thread goes off the rails.
My low speed driveability preferences used to include great throttle response, excellent handling and cornering, and power steering and power brakes.
Now that I’m 68 years old my low speed driveability preferences include lumbar support...
I had a 1964 Polara 500 with a manual transmission. I used a couple of long extensions and used them as Daves69’s diagram shows. I think I also had to use a universal joint.
I bought a 1973 Dart 4-door for my daughter from a friend. The car had the rear defroster option. I had to junk the car after she ran into a power pole and bent the body at the a-pillar. I don’t have a picture of the defroster.
I have been to the foreign countries of Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Seattle, and Louisville. The people there seem to be similar to the ones in the California big cities and suburbs as far as being more reserved and not openly friendly at first. I have found that they can be friendly if I initiate...
Anyways, here's a PDF scan of the sheet that I had posted earlier.
It seems that the FABO software reduces all images to a low resolution to save space on the servers.
I pulled my Larry Shepard book and my 2005 PAW catalog books to do some LSA (Centerline) comparisons based upon this discussion thread. It seems that the trend is to use a 110-112 LSA for street or mild competition and a 108-106 for maximum or modified competition.
As was previously mentioned...
I ran out of money on my first budget build. The machine shop work to clean up the cylinders and get new pistons drained my “budget”. I ended up building the motor piece by piece over time as I was able to save money to buy the parts that I needed. That was back in 1977 when I had to use...
My First car was a 1964 Dodge Polara 500, 361 with a 4 speed manual transmission, red exterior with black interior including bucket seats. It had a factory tach in the console which was a not so smart place to put one. I was 18 years old. It was a fun car to drive.