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    European A-body owners: where are you?

    Sellest saab päris äge pill üks päev.
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    European A-body owners: where are you?

    Très belle machine, Nico. Bonne année ! Jean Jean, Divonne les Bains
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    European A-body owners: where are you?

    A photo for you of my 4-door 1975 Plymouth Valiant. I've had looks from Ferrari owners on the A1 in Switzerland.
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    73 duster restro mod

    I've been wondering what you've been up to. I still look forward to following the progress of your build.
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    73 duster restro mod

    I did a quick check and the 2006 Dodge Charger is nearly 3 inches wider than the Duster. This suggests you will have to cut the roof to make it narrower, as well as the front and rear windscreens. The amount of work may be reduced if you keep the front half of the Duster roof and add the rear...
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    73 duster restro mod

    Thank you for the explanation. You have all contingencies covered, it seems. Bravo !
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    Ignition upgrade to full coil system

    Dear Bill, the only concern that I had about the MegaJolt system you recommend is that it does not have an engine knock sensor. I'm less concerned about the spark than I am about the ignition curve, in order to avoid detonation. But I see another virtue in your suggestion ; if it works then...
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    73 duster restro mod

    Cool ! I'll be watching this space. Btw, about the firewall ; did you cut out the original piece and weld in flat steel, and what are your plans for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning ? Vintage Air ? I'm happy with my Vintage Air system. The front seats may work, but remember the...
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    Ignition upgrade to full coil system

    Frankly, yes. My overall approach comes, in part, from need ; I don't have access to a lot of the resources that are available to the average builder in America. There are breaker's yards in Europe, but very little American metal from which to scavenge parts I read about in this forum. So...
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    Ignition upgrade to full coil system

    Gentlemen, my research has brought me to this link. http://www.electromotive-inc.com/product/total-engine-control/ The vendor suggests the TEC gt ECU model. Does anyone have any experience with this company and their products ? Apparently, the ECU can manage fuel injection systems as well...
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    73 duster restro mod

    Coil-overs ! Definitely coil-overs ! I favour products from "Control Freak Suspensions" because their K-frame replacement is more robust, but there are competitors out there with good products as well. The ride and handling are superb ; one just has to make a wise selection with the spring...
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    225 six value

    Canadian Tire sold rebuilt long-blocks for 60CAD with exchange.
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    Ignition upgrade to full coil system

    For your helpful and thoughtful replies. I will study and test the suggestions and revert with the results. Apologies for my poor English - it's not my mother tongue and differences in technical terminology in UK and American English can confuse me sometimes.
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    Ignition upgrade to full coil system

    I'm curious to know if anyone has done an ignition upgrade to a modern, full-coil programmable system, perhaps from a Mopar engine of similar capacity as a slant-6 ? The engine of my car is highly modified and I still get pre-ignition (detonation, pinking) even with 100 octane (Shell V-Power...
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    not amused anymore!

    I have a Pacemaker, also from Australia.
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    Nitrous on 6cyl

    I have a NOS system on my car, with a mild 50hp boost but the engine itself is highly modified, with 10.3 : 1 compression, a more radical cam, gas-flowed cylinder head with larger valves and dual valve springs, a 600cfm Edelbrock 4-barrel carburettor and a 3 into 2 into 1 tubular extractor. It...
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    One wire lock-up, 4 spd automatic w overdrive into A-body.

    Sounds most intriguing ! Is the bellhousing compatible with the slant-6 ? What is the stall-speed on the torque converter ? I'm weighing a transmission change for my car. I believe it revs too high at highway speeds. I'll follow this thread with interest.
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    installing a 100amp alternator

    Thank you 68GTXman, for the informative link. I now know exactly what happened to my 1978 Moskvitch 412 and can make the necessary adjustments in the wiring loom for this car was well.
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    installing a 100amp alternator

    Thank you, gentlemen, for your input. It is most appreciated. Yes, I have had the ampere meter modified to be a volt meter and upgraded the wiring to a thicker guage. Although I paid only € 450 for my car at the breaker's yard, I've probably spent more that € 40K building it so, I...
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    installing a 100amp alternator

    Gentlemen, thank you for your feed-back. I bought the alternator from "Parts Train". Here is a link to the part. http://www.partstrain.com/store/details/Plymouth/Valiant/USA_Industries/Alternator/1975/Custom/6_Cyl_3-dot-7L/US7521.html It is supposed to be a "direct fit", but it is not. I...
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    installing a 100amp alternator

    I have purchased a 100amp alternator for my 1975 Plymouth Valiant and the necessary upgrades to the wiring has been done. It seems the 100amp alternator needs different mounting brackets and hardware. Can anyone suggest where I may purchase this ?
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    225 Slant Six Transmission Options?

    I'm curious to know if anyone has ever tried a T5 or T56 installation ?
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    European A-body owners: where are you?

    Schöne ! You have done a very nice job to restore your car. Welcome to the site. Zuluman
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    NEW THREAD-Why we don't finish........

    I've only done 2 cars so far and am working on my third, but I've found that the following approach works for me. Original purchase : buy a car that already runs or can easily be made roadworthy. Then it doesn't sit in a garage gathering dust or outside rusting away. You can enjoy the car...
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    Wheels

    I never suggested this was a pretty car (that's part of the point of the project), but in the early 1960-s half the factory output went for export, although in the 1970-s some were later returned to the soviet union because they could not be sold in western Europe.
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    European A-body owners: where are you?

    I made my posting here on 22 september 2013. I live in Divonne les Bains (01) near Geneva, Switzerland. Here is another photo of my car. Zuluman
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    Wheels

    This is a Photoshopped picture of an АЗЛК-2140 Moskvitch (read AZLK, which stands for "young leninist auto factory", in Russian). A 2-door coupé was never built by the factory although 2 examples of a coupé with a removable hard-top, called...
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    Wheels

    Does anyone recognise these wheels ? http://www.flickr.com/photos/gladishev_aleksey/8400659623/in/pool-419060@N25/
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    Anyone done Under Dash A/C ?

    .. for my slant-6. Pls note that the kit comes complete with all parts for a V8, so I had to obtain a mounting kit from another vendor. It wasn't expensive though. The control unit from Dakota Digital was, though. It's important to note 2 things, one small and the other quite large ; Vintage...
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    160-degree thermostat too cold?

    A cooler thermostat may only mask an underlying overheating problem, and may lead to less efficient combustion as too much energy is being expelled via the radiator rather than the rear wheels. The purpose of an internal combustion engine, after all, is to turn heat into motion. I had a...
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