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 Post subject: 71 slam bug
PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 5:52 pm 
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Lowered in front with narrowed/adjustable beam and drop spindles, rear lowered via torsion bars(my best recollection is 5 inner/6 outer). Front disk/ rear drum brakes about half life left. New rear wheel bearings installed 5 months ago. 15in 8 spokes with 175/55's on front and 195/60's on the rear Old style blade bumper on front with chrome nurf bars mounded in the back. All 4 fenders and running boards are new with the fronts being smooth with no signal markers. Car has a little rust in front and rear apron, bottom door sills and some small holes in and around fenders. Car was found in a field and has suffered some hail damage but not real bad. Wiring has been reworked with the addition of a new blade style fuse box and terminal blocks front and rear, newer battery. Rear windows are pop-outs. A 1914 with 041 heads pushes the car down the road, dual kadrons , alternator, deep sump oil pan, remote filter, merged header, electronic ignition and fat boy muffler keep it running. All tins are in place and restrictors made for lack of heater boxes. Interior needs carpet and head liner. Seats are in good shape for their age, back seat has one tear/hole. Window rubber and door seals are new, have new dash pad(not installed) and new glove box(installed). Pan has been sealed with master series. CD player with 2 6in. speakers mounted with plastic kick panels.

Now for the pics!
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 Post subject: Re: 71 slam bug
PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 7:08 pm 
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Looks like you have a good start.

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 Post subject: Re: 71 slam bug
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Reminds me of my first Bug..... :thumbs:

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 Post subject: Re: 71 slam bug
PostPosted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:00 am 
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Oh yeah looks great,you got a great starter there. Like how it sits.

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 Post subject: Re: 71 slam bug
PostPosted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 8:51 pm 
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just gotta solve the speedo being off by 10mph...know its because of the tires...or am i missing something?

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 Post subject: Re: 71 slam bug
PostPosted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 8:59 pm 
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It's the tires, just do the math in your head, you'll get used to it and eventually it will be intuitive. my notch is 20 off.

I'm thinking about about taking the speedo out, hooking a drill to, remembering what the mph of the drill is, then taking the gauge apart to change the preload on the needle, then retesting till it's 20mph faster then before...uhh that's a lot of work, i'll just keep doing the math.

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 Post subject: Re: 71 slam bug
PostPosted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 9:41 pm 
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yeah I had to do the math on the fly on a rhd civic hatch that I had, kmh to mph on the fly is some tuff stuff. Ended up putting a sticky note beside it for a cheat sheet. I honestly don't mind it, I was seeing if maybe there a was quick or general fix or a write up somewhere on how to do it.

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 Post subject: Re: 71 slam bug
PostPosted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 9:43 pm 
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Stick a GPS in the car. Most have a speed feature.

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 Post subject: Re: 71 slam bug
PostPosted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 6:10 pm 
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On my wife's classic Mini, the speedo is in kph. I did the conversions and applied red thin strip tape on the outside speedo glass for the major mph.

Your car is looking good :thumbs:


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 Post subject: Re: 71 slam bug
PostPosted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:24 am 
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Nice! :thumbs:


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