Biscayne Resto Project

[Xplantdad]

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Looks nice Ken!
I didn't know car season ever stopped. Bruce (Xplantdad), have you heard of that??? We drive our cars all year long.

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Well...in Ca you drive them all year long...in AZ, we take a break, too You know...when it hits 114 out

Ken puts more miles on any one of his cars during one Hot Rod Power Tour...than most of us do in a year! (And I drive my car quite a bit!)

Hey Mr. Cumby...are you supposed to be on the computer?

[SS427]

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Hey Mr. Cumby...are you supposed to be on the computer?

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He's not bending over so he is ok doing that. Poor Vicki, what she has to put up with........

[kwhizz]

A Little Update..........The Biscayne had a 3.90 Posi and a Close Ratio Muncie in it .......Nice for Driving around town, but .....Not Practical for my kind Traveling.....So......After "Conferring" with Dr. Webster...It was decided that a 5 or 6 speed would require some Tunnel Surgery and I didn't want to do that.....So..We ordered a Richmond Super T-10 with a 2.88 First Gear, Hurst Shifter assy,New Clutch Disc (Fine Spline)and a 3.08 Ring and Pinion.......With the 2.88 and the 3.08 the ratio is about the same as the old combo, but....Now I can drive the car anywhere......there were some minor issues installing the shift gate to get it to come thru the floor in the correct spot, Back-up Light Switch Hardware that was different (Thanks Crash)...and had to get the Driveshft Shortened, and I also put the correct Shift Boot in while it was apart .......Here are some Pic's from the change over

Changeing the Clutch Disc.......




Even though the trans "Bolted" in....It was about 3/4" longer than the Muncie and required shortening the Driveshaft





Had to make a couple of Adaptor Plates to get the Shift gate in the Proper Place......Had to move it forward and down about a 1/2" in both directions



The T-10 has a different Sideplate so the Back-up light Switch mounting plate needed to be replaced with a later model GM unit...





Continued.........

[Charley Lillard]

First time I have seen a car jacked up by the oil filter.

[kwhizz]

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First time I have seen a car jacked up by the oil filter.

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I do a "Lot" of First time "Stuff"........Go back to Drinking your Coffee.........

[ORIGLS6]

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Intalled with the Correct Boot.........Now ....I can Actually Shift the car and don't have to worry about the shifter "Jamming" in the middle of Nowhere....(Roodhouse)

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IF that ever happens, you'll be in good hands,................ and we know how to fix the problem.

Now go wipe the gear lube off the exhaust pipes. That stuff stinks when it burns.

[kwhizz]

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Intalled with the Correct Boot.........Now ....I can Actually Shift the car and don't have to worry about the shifter "Jamming" in the middle of Nowhere....(Roodhouse)

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IF that ever happens, you'll be in good hands,................ and we know how to fix the problem.

Now go wipe the gear lube off the exhaust pipes. That stuff stinks when it burns.

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That's another thing.....The "Old" Muncie had leaking seals around the Shift Forks......The New one is "Dry".....Leak Gone.......

[kwhizz]

Had to make a Adaptor to get the Stock Shift Arm to mount to the Hurst Gate and to Fine Tune the Position of the Arm Relative to the Seat.....





Intalled with the Correct Boot.........Now ....I can Actually Shift the car and don't have to worry about the shifter "Jamming" in the middle of Nowhere....(Roodhouse)



Drive Shaft installed after Shortening.....




Just got a couple of little things to finish up.....Got the Correct 66 Radiator Spacer, and a Big Tank Harrison that I just picked up from the Radiator Shop, and a correct Fan Shroud.......I'll be putting those parts in later this Week........

Ken