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Post by Captain Awesome on Mar 30, 2019 10:14:50 GMT -8
Then why don't he talk to local car guys and see who custom bent exhaust for them, if he can't figure out how to do it himself.
I have two places very close to me who do amazing work and on top quality show vehicles even. All top notch stainless, 306?
My neighbor has a beautiful CJ5 Jeep. They did 3" custom duals for him and it was artwork.
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Post by spud on Mar 30, 2019 10:42:30 GMT -8
Well tell him. I cant. I got kicked outa gaymc. I dont care too much what it looks like. Thats why i hide in reb’s hideout. Im homophobic.
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Post by spud on Mar 30, 2019 16:01:01 GMT -8
The AW4 is a great trans. I think that it is one of the best but, if you know how to go through a cryco trans that may be the one for you. It would be awesome to go through the whole build etc with us. A local guy who used to be the a trans guy for AMC then Jeep was going to come up with a kit to make it easy but I never saw any results. He did put a few on the road around here and I know that Mr. Parkman did one as well. I have those stupidly high compression 290 pistons that would be cool to make like a E85 engine out of. I will have to go through the numbers to see what the compression would be with the late heads. OOooo, how about putting smaller valves in the Eddy heads and strapping them to a 304! Well i been trying to research what i can about this, and if there is any advantage between a chryco based frankentrans and an aw4, i guess it would be in performance part availability. Concerned with torqueconvertor selection, not too sure about anything other than 904 , as the late jeep / chrysler stuff is lockup... so it looks like there is so much swappability in the 904/998/999/a500 , 42rh, 44rh, 46rh lineup damn near anything is possibe. That is excluding 42 re, 44re, 46re electronic versions. Looks like mr parkman has a 42re case, 46rh 2wdod rear section for a dodge truck, a five friction direct hub from a 44re, not sure what all. He makes it sound pretty straightforward. So ken parkman, if you can see this, you could sell me one of those! Im just not sure about rounding up all that stuff. And if it will fit a javelin tunnel. I guess it fits a rambler tunnel. So maybe ican start a topic on this. Since it looks like where im heading next. Unless a 2wd aw4 plops into my hands next.
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Post by 69Rebel on Apr 1, 2019 2:33:29 GMT -8
I think KP lurks here from time to time, but we're a little too uncivilized for him to hang out with for too long. Maybe Rick could link him to this thread... You're a true inspiration, spud. You're actually getting things done.
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Post by sc397 on Apr 1, 2019 7:18:36 GMT -8
Yea, Kenny is kinda sofistikated to hang with us for any period of time. I slipped him a link to this page on the ulterior lifestyle forum. Hopefully he will grace us with his presence soon.
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Post by spud on Apr 1, 2019 8:21:44 GMT -8
I get how the overdrive from a non electronic overdrive mopar trans will adapt to a 904, Now the downside is making it fit the tunnel, crossmember and whacking the driveshaft. Plus the availability of a500/42rh is not exactly great. Oh and i would hafta redo the exhaust i just finished...Definitly not into an electronic version, So the aw4 has some advantages... i rebuilt the 904 thats in my car now, and its not gonna take a lot of torque, it has the six banger three disc clutches. I have a 998, not sure of what year, but it was a 304 trans. Probably will use it as the base trans. Guess its time ti look in some boneyards for a hydraulic a500 and 42rh or 42 re for the rest. Or maybe get lucky and find a pree obd2 2wd jeep cherokee with something good in it.
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Post by kenparkman on Apr 1, 2019 12:16:18 GMT -8
Hi Guys - what does soff...soffu... soffphusticuted mean??
The A500 is easy for a tranny guy. The car I put it in is a Bricklin, and it fit there like the tunnel was designed for it. The tranny was a real mix of parts because there were so many changes on those things, and newer is better. They paid a lot of attention to the oil supply, with later tranys with a bigger oil pump and passages. The almost complete bolt together way is replace the front case of a 42RH with one from a 4.0 42RE GC. The mechanical governor passages are still there on the RE case so the governor drops into place, the only thing wrong is the RH has a 3 pin connector and the RE a 9 (?) so the plug is bigger. I made a aluminum bushing so the 3 pin plug fit. The Jeep converter would have bolted up as well; but watch out at some point they went with a equally spaced bolt pattern and AMC used the early one. On the Bricklin the shift linkage took a tiny bend and it bolted up, and all the kickdown linkage bolted up. Driveshaft was about 2 1/2" shorter, and uses a 727 yoke. Used a GM tranny mount (close) but had to make a whole new crossmember. Speedometer hooked up but needed a longer cable - I made sure the OD case took an original speedo gear - at some point they went electronic signal. The speedo connection was in a bad place under the crossmember - but it fit. You also need bigger cooling lines for the bigger oil flow. The Bricklin was good cause the whole thing was a total bolt in - not a single extra hole needed.
After that is upgrades - 44RE input shaft (supposed to be better), 5 disc clutch, 46RH OD drum, mix and match of case and valve body to get the bigger oil passage, and a performance rebuild/shift kit that added a bunch more clutch discs in the OD. The cast oil pan is nice too.
The hollow and crossdrilled input shaft for the LU converter is a bit scary but I wanted the LU cause this thing has a pretty serious 9 1/2" converter. So far fine behind the 360, but not many miles or abuse and I had to pull it back out of me dad's Bricklin and give the car back.
No idea how it fits in a Javelin. The back section is a lot bigger. Bricklin was fine, but it has a big tunnel.
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Post by spud on Apr 1, 2019 16:40:51 GMT -8
Well i have studied this topic on the fruity forum and got a pretty good grip on what parts to get . My oldest son kinda abandoned his 95 grand cherokee in my backyard. I have been eyeballing the 42re it has, not to use since i hate to junk it out, its a decent suv and i may end up with it one day since he will never do anything with it. I expect the jav tunnel will need some serious hacking, since the od section is right about where the tunnel is narrowest and has the structural component. Not to fired up for cutting into all that. So i guess i can run my 904 or build the 998 untill i get an overdrive trans of some sort. The aw4 deal sounds appealing. As far as a no hack deal. It doesnt sound as good from a performance perspective, since the 904 variant can be built to handle more torque... but how much does it have to carry anyway behind a 304?
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Post by spud on Apr 2, 2019 7:43:02 GMT -8
Thanks for dropping by and taking time to do some show and tell ken parkman. I know some guys who have a set of 304 heads you did for a “ trans am” style 304. I dont think that i will be able to buy them off to get those heads... do you think you could give a General summarys on what you did to them? So maybe a guy could try and make some 304 heads work better? Maybe some pointers? Or even some pics?
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Post by sc397 on Apr 22, 2019 9:25:54 GMT -8
Here you go Spud, wanna go professional? I just received this message:
"Hey there, I know it's an older thread, but any chance you'd be interested in making another set of 327 headers? I've been looking to get some made for my 66 classic and you seem to be the sole maker of any existing sets that I can find. If you're willing, what do you suspect they'd cost? I know this is a pay to play type thing, so I'm open to your cost. Thanks! - Mitch "
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Post by spud on Apr 22, 2019 9:50:48 GMT -8
I’d be happy to do it, but need the car .... if he is into that... wouldnt be quick, have to build flanges and all from scratch , but its a go on my end if he wants to go through the expense and time of putting the car in my hands. I would build him some small tube , full length, 3 tubes , equal length, tuned for his rpm range into a modern merged collector.... can even get them coated. Build him an exhaust.. be flippin sweet and garanteed loud as fuck. The harleys will be green with envy.
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Post by sc397 on Apr 22, 2019 11:39:11 GMT -8
My cousin has 3/8" flanges all ready made up but are expensive if I remember right.
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Post by spud on Apr 22, 2019 13:56:10 GMT -8
Seems like header flanges aint cheap. Im prettysure that guy aint interested in what i proposed but thats about the only way icould build them, nobody i know has any old ramblers.
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Post by spud on Aug 16, 2019 7:49:48 GMT -8
Well honestly they are a similar deal. Paint aint free and dont last forever. Neither is ceramic. Both can be heat damaged. The ceramic hold up better for longer, and even if you scorch it , you still got a protective coat. So all in all ya pay your money and get whatcha get. Paint is cheaper, and relatively easy, and you can spray more on if ya want. But ceramic is more long term
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Post by Captain Awesome on Dec 12, 2020 10:43:04 GMT -8
Yeah but in the end you get a lot better scavenging and power than a shitty production hedman. Damn Man! Poor Deano is gonna invest in them fancy "Blackjacks" lol I was going thru this thread for real shop pics. I thought the header project was buried in the eternal post, or maybe a Monster 204 thread.... I didn't find it and went on a search. This deserves a bump anyways.
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