Beware...just got my '70 rr out of the shop after a week of an in depth period of troubleshooting. Lets go back in time just a bit....when I bought the car a few months ago I knew there was something missing with its overall performance. Prognosis, the car was shifting into 3rd gear almost immediately upon acceleration. Bogging it down, etc. I also knew the timing was off...advice...only have total timing performed...its the only true way to set your advance.
The shop I employed immediately discovered at some point in the cars 97,000 mi original condition there where so called mechanics tweaking here and tweaking there but each and every one of them never hit the mark.
All of my linkage connections bushings were all but gone worn plum out...the bell cranks were jimmied/bent to possibly correct kick-down linkage. At some point in the cars life someone lengthened the original carb linkage rod.
Things corrected...new original MOPAR bushings were installed... one had to be machined and fitted. Timing resolved all in at around 38.5 degrees. Minor idle screw adjustments on my 1406 Edlebrock carb.
Now all factory linkage on my column shift along with linkage to the 727 torqueflite trans are tight and correct.
Very relieved to have this car brought back to life. And I didn't even need the likes of Mark Worman and his ghoules with Graveyard Cars.:yesnod:
The shop I employed immediately discovered at some point in the cars 97,000 mi original condition there where so called mechanics tweaking here and tweaking there but each and every one of them never hit the mark.
All of my linkage connections bushings were all but gone worn plum out...the bell cranks were jimmied/bent to possibly correct kick-down linkage. At some point in the cars life someone lengthened the original carb linkage rod.
Things corrected...new original MOPAR bushings were installed... one had to be machined and fitted. Timing resolved all in at around 38.5 degrees. Minor idle screw adjustments on my 1406 Edlebrock carb.
Now all factory linkage on my column shift along with linkage to the 727 torqueflite trans are tight and correct.
Very relieved to have this car brought back to life. And I didn't even need the likes of Mark Worman and his ghoules with Graveyard Cars.:yesnod: