65 the good bad and ugly

Dartswinger70 said:

Isnt it true if the kickdown linkage isnt set up right it will burn up the trans? Only asking cause I run 4 speed and truly dont know. I have heard this though, many years ago about Moapr automatics. In other words, I dont think id drive it without the kickdown linkage set up proiperly.

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With stock valve bodies yes; if too much torque is pumped into the trans. You can still drive them granny-like tho.
The KD mechanism is a misnomer.That mechanism is actually controlling the the main pressure in the trans; the further you press the gaspedal, the higher the pressure goes to keep the clutches from slipping excessively, which will burn them up.
On early models when the pressure reached max, the trans would kickdown one gear.
On later models, there was a Part Throttle feature which allowed the kickdown to occur earlier.
The Line Pressure is the controlling force which sets the minimum pressure, and is adjustable with the pan off.

A modified valve body(usually for racing) MAY have been engineered to not use the KD mechanism, or the mech will be tied back to the max, at the trans lever. In these cases the carb linkage no longer affects the valvebody, and so, can be eliminated. The high LinePressure tho is a PITA tho for a streeter..... IMO.

Other brands of automatics also have to deal with the shift quality at various load settings. Years ago they all used some kind of manifold vacuum sensitive shift modulators.
On a GM for instance, tho, the difference was that their system worked in reverse; the high manifold vacuum caused softer and earlier shifts.And low manifold vacuum caused higher rpm and harsher shifts. So if the vacuum signal failed, the trans just shifted later and more harshly, alerting the driver, and without trans damage..
IIRC, the early Fords worked in the same fashion.

Dartswinger70 said:

Isnt it true if the kickdown linkage isnt set up right it will burn up the trans? Only asking cause I run 4 speed and truly dont know. I have heard this though, many years ago about Moapr automatics. In other words, I dont think id drive it without the kickdown linkage set up proiperly.

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I cant comment on Mopar trans, memory way to foggy, but I imagine the torque converter wouldnt like it much.

Also forgot to mention if anyone with body frame expertise would comment their thoughts on that dent from the engine bay I posted in post #18 , highly appreciated.

Cheers !

It looks to me like it may have been dented by the hood hinge. It would be very easy to fix if you ever had the car repainted, or could be fixed and touched up.

Wanted to get back and thank everyone for all the advice given and update as I mentioned I would. Unfortunately this fell through for a couple reasons and after getting jerked around for a couple months, I walked. Long story short, paid the holding fee , took the guy all through until mid September to get it what he deemed "road ready" and he wouldn't even tell me what was done on the car before I would go over for final purchase. Supposedly he had it at a local mechanic. Didn't fix that throttle linkage nor the kickdown properly but rather adjusted the carb in his words "it ran smoother". Emailed week ago last that he just made the executive decision to go get it painted then wanted more money for that, before I go pick it up and pay. I wanted to drive it again since the first experience wasn't great and his asking price was high in my opinion and things were starting not to feel right about this. In the end he now wants about 20k GBP which is about 22k USD. I'm out the holding fee but whatever.

Good news that I got while all this was ongoing my employer is transferring me back home to the US. So gonna get something when I get back home. Thanks again!

Just to add me thinks there’s issues in the trunk. Those little dribbles appear to be bondo pushed through rust pinholes. What is mostly suspicious to me is how the car was filmed. Glanced quickly over the entire car. Me thinks that if a magnetic sicker were place at various spots on the quarter as well as lower quarter you may be hard pressed to get it to stick.

expat said:

The car is in England

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Considering where the car is coming from, the wondering from Left to Right may be expected. That country as a whole does not seem to know what side of the centerline it wants to be.
I visited Ireland last year, nice folks and a beautiful country. As a lifelong US citizen, I can honestly say it is one of the few foreign countries that I have visited where I believe I could live outside of the USA.
Hope the Brexit gets worked out.

dart4forte said:

Just to add me thinks there’s issues in the trunk. Those little dribbles appear to be bondo pushed through rust pinholes. What is mostly suspicious to me is how the car was filmed. Glanced quickly over the entire car. Me thinks that if a magnetic sicker were place at various spots on the quarter as well as lower quarter you may be hard pressed to get it to stick.

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You know those are some good points. From what I saw when I first viewed this regarding pinholes was somewhat my assumption too, however from knocking and looking it didn't seem to bad (I didnt have a magnet with me) Although you never really know until you start sanding it down. There was also some paint cracking evident by the rear windows on the those panels as well. Too add to your comment, what made me even more suspicious when he told me he just made the executive decision to spray it, and that's only the back half. Which is total BS, this stuff needs to be properly treated and not just quickly sprayed over, more so over here given the humid and wet climate!