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05-20-2017, 09:53 PM | #281 |
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Re: '66 Malibu N/SA
I tried several different point, but had trouble holding it on the line. Now I realize that red light was from it creeping up while I was staged, I didn't notice it at the time.
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05-21-2017, 09:06 PM | #282 |
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We had the creeping issue the first year with our car. We have four wheel discs so I wouldn't expect the problem. I finally called strange and they straightened me out. I was used to plumbing street rods with a pressure balance valve on the rear brakes. Turns out drag cars you put the valve on the front. That and doing a very good job of bleeding and no more creep.
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05-22-2017, 02:03 AM | #283 |
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Thanks, Bob, I really appreciate the input. And that meshes well with what I'm hearing from others.
Here's a couple more pictures. I think this one was Q4. And here we are at our lunch stop on the way home, with our hard-working Ranger getting a brief rest. Last edited by Dave Muller; 07-08-2017 at 05:57 PM. |
05-22-2017, 10:34 AM | #284 |
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Glad you guys had a great time!
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05-22-2017, 01:24 PM | #285 |
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I thought I was nuts, used to trailer my race car behind my 77 Monte.
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Wow! And for those who've ever towed between Phx. and Fontana, double Wow!
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05-22-2017, 05:48 PM | #287 |
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Dave love the car, had a 66 malibu 300 2 door that I took my wife on our first date in. Granted it had the 283 & glide from the factory, the next year I pulled sbc out and put 1969 396 375 horse with a th350. I miss that car!!
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05-22-2017, 08:09 PM | #288 |
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Very cool! Congrats on the successful debut. I love a 66 Malibu.
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05-22-2017, 09:44 PM | #289 |
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Yes, it has the 4.0, and with the weight distributing hitch it's very stable at any speed. Once on the way back from Bakersfield, after cruising smoothly at 70+ MPH I stopped for gas, and when I got out the wind nearly blew me over because I had no idea it was windy. I was completely unprepared for it.
Without that hitch it's almost undrivable though. It'll accelerate (a little) up a 6% grade with my Camaro on the back, which is a little heavier than the Chevelle. But I've logged a lot of miles going up hills with the pedal on the floor, and the storage space is very limited. Not to mention space inside the cab. So I plan to upgrade to an F-150, probably within the next couple of months. |
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I like my F250 better than the 1/2 ton.
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