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#83 of 133 Good story bretfraz by carnut4 Oct 08, 2002 (12:07 pm)
I remembered a story myself, after my last post here. When my sister and former brother-in-law were in college, his car was a 1960 Comet 4door with a 3spd stick. Now if you think a Falcon was gutless, try the heavier Comet! Same car with those weird fins and extra length. Anyway, my sister had borrowed that car once to drive home from Stockton, CA to San Francisco-a 2 hr drive or so. On one part of the trip, she came to a hill, and had to shift to second gear to make it up the hill. As she shoved the lever in to second, it came right out of the column in her hand, leaving her stranded. Had to get towed. My bro-in-law traded that car soon after, for, um, a 61 Rambler American 4dr, flathead 6 and 3sp stick. This was in 1968. Some of us used to joke about the cars he had in those days, and the stories that went with them...
#84 of 133 1961 Dodge lancer by crosley4 Oct 08, 2002 (4:43 pm)
I own one of those too. A 4 door at that!
#85 of 133 KILLER! by bretfraz Oct 08, 2002 (5:28 pm)
That car look awesome!   Now all you need are American Racing 17" wheels, a little more rake, have Ernie Elliott build you a 340 stroker, pop in a Jerico Slamshifter (do they still make those?), about 500W of stereo, some flames.............   But as it is it looks very cool.   EDIT: This is the tranny I'm thinking of: http://www.jericoperformance.com/products/clutchtype4speed.html
#86 of 133 by speedshift Oct 08, 2002 (9:10 pm)
I think I would have bought a Valiant or Lancer too, instead of a Falcon. The 225 was a strong engine and it could be modified. And the styling, whatever the purist might think of it, isn't appliance-like.
#87 of 133 Mayb I should have mentioned by crosley4 Oct 10, 2002 (6:31 pm)
The Dodge Lancer I posted the pic of is powered by a 350 chevy with a Ford rear diff. It will push your eyes back into their sockets.   I have all 3 of the major manufacturers covered in the car........LOL
#88 of 133 Crosley by carnut4 Oct 11, 2002 (12:36 am)
Awesome! I knew there was something different about that car from the picture-those American mags, and that slight rake. Now that's a ride you won't see every day. What did you do to the front suspension-anything?
#89 of 133 Hey Crosley... by andre1969 Oct 11, 2002 (3:47 am)
...how hard was it to get a Chevy 350 in that Lancer? I know Chrysler had to rework the '64 compacts, compared to the '63's, to get their own 273 in.   What kind of tranny do you have in it?
#90 of 133 Chrysler 273 by bhill2 Oct 11, 2002 (11:58 am)
There was something about that engine that made it hard to fit into a bay. Chrysler had the same problem when they bought Rootes. They couldn't wedge their 273 into the engine bay of the Sunbeam Tiger in place of the Ford 260/289 that was there.
#91 of 133 by Mr_Shiftright HOST Oct 11, 2002 (3:38 pm)
If it was heavier than the 260 that would have made the Tiger even worse to drive. It's a bear as it is. Best to steer with the gas pedal.
#92 of 133 by speedshift Oct 11, 2002 (4:15 pm)
The 273 is a bigger engine, particularly in width--seven inches wider than the 289. It's also a bit heavier, although I can't remember by how much. The Ford is around 490 lbs., the Chevy small block 560 lbs. so it's somewhere in there.   IIRC the 273 is the old polysphere 318 with newer heads circa 1964, which would explain the size of the block, but I may be wrong.

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