Mopar Muscle Association UK

Can any one please help me on these points:

What is a PLENUM intake manifold and how does it effect shifting on an auto box

Car has dropped i beam suspension and apparently the steering is tired "was goning to fit IFS on it" what are these?
"steering tired" does this usually refer to the rack? costly?

You may have realised i don't know what i'm talking about

I assume that's an advert for a car for sale you've been looking at is it? if that's the case then the owner dosn't know what he's talking about either! If you want to point my in the direction of the ad, I'll see if I can make some sense of it for you.

Plenum is usually the type of intake used on fuel injected cars.
IFS is Independant Front Suspension.

If it is 'tired' that usually means all the rubber bushes/pivots, gaiters etc are worn causing slack and bad alignment

thanks for your quick replies:

the link is below, sorry about the non-mopar car manufacturer

looking at this ad again i reckon i read it badly, just a bit concerned that if i decided to go for it what other costs may be involved

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... B:EF:UK:11

Thanks again

Mark

Some autos chev and ford change gear withe a vacuum modulator as well as mechanically, govenor etc. so if you have a tunnel ram or a open chamber inlet manifold that can affect the amount of vacuum that the modulator gets mainly at part throttle. All you need to get is a adjustable modulator or vacuum can

OK, I think I know what he's getting at, Chevy gearboxes require a vacuum signal from the engine to shift properly, if the engine dosn't produce enough vacuum you need to fit someting called a modulink which converts it to cable operation so it will shift automatically, Duncan would know for sure, my knowedge of any other auto's than Torqueflites is not that good. IFS is independant front suspension, kits are available to fit Mustang 2 IFS to early cars. Cars like that are almost certainly going to require work to get them right, depends how well it was built in the first place and how well it has been looked after since. Hot rods can be a minefield for the inexperienced, you would have to get someone who knows thier stuff to look it over first to get the true picture.

Well,the front axle can only be kingpins/trackrod ends/bushings.Fitting a Mustang clip or similar could be a lot of work. I would rather have seen the finish price at £12K,not the start price-a little optimistic I think.

Thanks Dave that's very interesting to know,

Have looked at possibly getting a rod or custom for a little while now and i'm worried about the points you mention Blue. It seems that there are endless unfinished projects and loads of cars with very vague histories. I'd be happy to buy from someone i know but i can't find what i want.

I keep looking at this Coupe but can't make the jump, really fancy Madders Savoy, good price and solid but needs a V8 to float me boat if you know what i mean. Feasible on this age of car? what you think, i reckon if its possible that Savoy has loads of potential.

Been a bit spoilt in the past as the runner was excellent and needed nothing for the two years i owned it and the barracuda was solid and just needed some minor mods to race.

All ideas welcome

Thanks

Gearbox is a TH350 by the reading of it.

As Blue said, it is vacuuum modulated for part throttle up and downshifts. The modulator is at the rear of the box, parallel to the tailshaft. A number of GM modulators have a small screw inside where the vacuum pipe goes which allows you to alter the vacuum signal. If you remove the vacuum line, not only will you get a vacuum leak at the engine but the gearbox relies on the governor (which takes care of full throttle upshifts) to make the changes. Usually, this means in normal driving that you need to hit more than 3000rpm to get an upshift. The TH350 uses a cable operated kickdown as well whereas the TH 400 used an electrical switch.

exactly my thoughts Latil, 12k and more dosh on top to finish,

good looking though don't ya think

Nice looking,but I think you could have a very nice Savoy with a V8 fitted and likely some change.

If you ask Madders he'll tell ya what a pain i've been over the last few months regarding the Savoy I love the car but would need the V8 option, as i said would this car take a reasonable sized V8 and new trans or would it rip it to pieces

This is serious, i need a cruiser for the family pub trips and spring is nearly here

Thats a beauty,next best thing to a Willys