Couple more updates, though not all planned.
- Fast ratio Pitman and Idler are in with the 11/16" tie rod hardware. Old idler ball joint was dust. Nearly fell out in my hands. Yikes.
- Found the steering plunge coupler was half the cause of the full inch of slop in my "suggestion wheel". Found a slightly shorter (3" instead of 3.5") replacement at Bouchillon. Still worked fine. Thanks to Aspen500 for those links.
- I've been trying to nurse the original driveline until I'm done with Chassis/Suspension but when the old A904 started slipping in 2nd up a hill I knew I had to drop the pan... the ATF looked like candy metallic. Plus a little bit of band friction material wedged in the filter. Front and rear band adjustments look to never have been touched. Preload was about 50% out from spec (4 turns from tight on the front, 6 turns on the rear). I am NOT looking to drop a trans yet. Quick patch was to tighten the bands, flush as much of the sparkly ATF out as I could, new filter, and refill it with Ford type F and little Lucas No Slip. It's been shifting great for the last tank of gas so maybe I'll get away with that for a while.
-Oh and I had to bypass Lean Burn. Cheap GM HEI setup with Denso Iridiums thrown in for now. Finally got rid of the pinging and got the idle down where it should be but now I lost my vacuum advance. 2bbl doesn't seem that happy anyway. Maybe time for a reman Demon 1901.
STILL haven't got the sway bars or shocks under this thing. The best laid plans of mice and men.
- Fast ratio Pitman and Idler are in with the 11/16" tie rod hardware. Old idler ball joint was dust. Nearly fell out in my hands. Yikes.
- Found the steering plunge coupler was half the cause of the full inch of slop in my "suggestion wheel". Found a slightly shorter (3" instead of 3.5") replacement at Bouchillon. Still worked fine. Thanks to Aspen500 for those links.
- I've been trying to nurse the original driveline until I'm done with Chassis/Suspension but when the old A904 started slipping in 2nd up a hill I knew I had to drop the pan... the ATF looked like candy metallic. Plus a little bit of band friction material wedged in the filter. Front and rear band adjustments look to never have been touched. Preload was about 50% out from spec (4 turns from tight on the front, 6 turns on the rear). I am NOT looking to drop a trans yet. Quick patch was to tighten the bands, flush as much of the sparkly ATF out as I could, new filter, and refill it with Ford type F and little Lucas No Slip. It's been shifting great for the last tank of gas so maybe I'll get away with that for a while.
-Oh and I had to bypass Lean Burn. Cheap GM HEI setup with Denso Iridiums thrown in for now. Finally got rid of the pinging and got the idle down where it should be but now I lost my vacuum advance. 2bbl doesn't seem that happy anyway. Maybe time for a reman Demon 1901.
STILL haven't got the sway bars or shocks under this thing. The best laid plans of mice and men.