71 pacecar wrote:Nice score babyelephant ,Dave i'm jealous ,is it auto or 4speed how about some details ,I don't recall the ad .Take care Steve.
It was in a T/A wanted ad rather than a for sale ad. It is an auto car.
Looks good from 15ft but needs total bare metal respray. However it is a driver and is good enough to turn heads everywhere it goes. It turned a lot more heads than my Challenger does.
Quite a lot of filler in the car. It rattles and has lots of strange noises going on under it (probably the exhaust?) but it sure is fun to drive.
Handles very well. Couldn't push it hard as the roads are not that good at the moment. But you can go into corners with a fair amount of confidence.
Engine is very good and feels strong but need someone that knows what they are doing to tune it. Yes Barry this is the one I had a quick go at tuning last summer but could only get it a bit closer to where it should be. Not enough time to do anything else.
The engine is not stock and you can't use stock tuning methods!!
It is idling too high and throttle response is poor. With the correct tuning it would have a crisp response and better power off the line at part throttle positions. It basically needs more air for the idle and a better advance curve for the timing. I didn't get a chance to look at it with the timing light and vacuum gauge so I can't confirm exactly what it needs. It takes a full day or even a full weekend for me to tune a car right.
I think the car is very good mechanically.
It just needs some tender loving care and that bodywork sorted out.
Having met the new owner I can tell it is going to get both of those things and more over the coming years.
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