Gettin' back to the THERMOQUAD!
I've been fussin' and messin' with the Eddy 1406 carb on my 64ragtop for way too long now. Main problem being that the kickdown rod moved UP instead of back when the throttle opened. So, slow, weak shifts and no kickdown!
I finally found that the P.O. hadn't installed the "Chrysler adaptor" called for in the Edelbrock instruction sheet that was in the trunk. Cut to the chase, I ditched the squarebore to spreadbore Carb adaptor and put a freshly built Thermoquad on the manifold of the late 70's 318 w/360 heads.
NOW, the catch is that the P.O. kluged up the throttle cable bracket to work with the narrower Eddy carb and when I tried to bend it back to align the throttle cable with the TQ linkage, the bracket broke (DAMNIT) I can probably get it welded, but with the tricks the Previous Owner pulled with his mods and upgrades and "repairs" I'm not sure just what brackets I have or need. Anyone have pics of the late 70's TQuad linkage, mainly the throttle cable bracket???
Here are pics of the carb that's SUPPOSED to go on this manifold, the restrictive carb adaptor now gracing the dusty shelf in the back of my garage, and the TQuad sitting pretty!!
I've been fussin' and messin' with the Eddy 1406 carb on my 64ragtop for way too long now. Main problem being that the kickdown rod moved UP instead of back when the throttle opened. So, slow, weak shifts and no kickdown!
I finally found that the P.O. hadn't installed the "Chrysler adaptor" called for in the Edelbrock instruction sheet that was in the trunk. Cut to the chase, I ditched the squarebore to spreadbore Carb adaptor and put a freshly built Thermoquad on the manifold of the late 70's 318 w/360 heads.
NOW, the catch is that the P.O. kluged up the throttle cable bracket to work with the narrower Eddy carb and when I tried to bend it back to align the throttle cable with the TQ linkage, the bracket broke (DAMNIT) I can probably get it welded, but with the tricks the Previous Owner pulled with his mods and upgrades and "repairs" I'm not sure just what brackets I have or need. Anyone have pics of the late 70's TQuad linkage, mainly the throttle cable bracket???
Here are pics of the carb that's SUPPOSED to go on this manifold, the restrictive carb adaptor now gracing the dusty shelf in the back of my garage, and the TQuad sitting pretty!!