Top 10 things I hate about A Bodies
Thanks for the tip on the balancer and tightening the front cover. Hope that doesn't happen to mine..... I doubt it saved them even ten cents a car.
How many of us middle age (1960's) drag race spectators remember laughing our tails off when a Ford or GM would centrifically spin off five lugs nuts during a dry hop?
So, did this ever happen to Mopars in the 70s then?
For some magical reason this doesn't happen now when all cars have rh thread on both sides. DId the laws of physics change in the intervening period?
The small bolt pattern isn't that bad. I probably only spent $1200 changing over...... :protest:
I used Schumacher mounts on my 5.9 swap. They moved the engine forward maybe 1/2 - 3/4 of an inch. Made the bellhousing bolts easier to get too. However I need a new driveshaft.....
Here's my current toppers on the hate list:
Why the hell is the crank pulley bolt pattern offset so you can only put the pulley on one way?
Ammeter in the dash. (My '66 Ford had a voltmeter for crying out loud)
Torsion bars.
Why the hell do the pistons have to be so far in the hole? what the hell?
Things I like:
The neutral safety switch is IN the transmission, rather than under the dash. Makes moving the shifter, setting up a T-brake a lot easier.
The back seat is easy to get out.
