Check with magnum mopar. He was doing an early a not too long ago and i think he was talking about fabbing some headers for that application.
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Way cool car. Love the factory air cars of that era. Swap it over to r134 and cruise in comfort. I did that to mine along with a parallel flow condensor and it works great.
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I think I have seen a conversion bracket to reposition the shifter for a body position, but wasn't able to find it online. Maybe someone can confirm or dispell my memory on this.
No trick. You just have to overcome the rubber or spring holding it in.
I put the mc in a vice and clip my slide hammer to the rod. Usually 2-3 good slams and the rod comes out.
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