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you don't have a spare floor shift speedo by chance...............

Looks good Robert, I'm working towards something similar, I'm getting the Tachman to convert the AMP gauge to volts.........

Bought after market HEI setup, so far so good for $50 distributor.

Thanks Doug, I found a few floor shift speedo's (used) but didn't know if the face was removable. When I installed the Shiftworks Tach for the clock last year, I covered the gear selector on my speedo with black tape. I am now prepping for the idiot light to gauge swap & figured the speedo fix should be correctly fixed at the same time.

Another question guys............can the face of a speedometer be switch out? (column shift vs floor shift) style??

What is Sonny's contact info (email or phone) I'm working towards a similar conversion............THX!

I realize the PCB is different, just needed to know if I need to search for the gauge mounting brackets....................

I have access to the 3 small gauges (volts,fuel, & temp) without the mounting brackets, are the current indicator lights mounted on the same brackets?

Sam is correct, use those ARP bolts. For your bellhousing bolts you can use grade 8 bolts, I installed a Lakewood bell vs a stock bell like your using so I made several trips to ACE for the proper size bolts..............

I've also heard of people using aluminum foil, don't tell the wife! Just form a ball of foil and slowly close the hood as the foil won't spring back after its compressed.

As John stated, copy & paste used to work, now it doesn't???

Thanks Doug. The original owner bought it when he came back from NAM also (my best friends older brother) his fiancé wouldn't let him buy the 71 SS he wanted cause it had bucket seats???

Thanks a bunch Doug, great effort in the explanation!

It's very good with lots of detailed pictures. One section was just on high performance mods..........

I also bought his book!

Since you need to remove the airhorn to replace the float, you should definitely measure how flat the bottom is. I too have dealt with the guys at Cliff's inreference to my past issues.............

Just a thought Sam, I had some irratic issues with mine also, even after the rebuild. I was informed by an older gent that my airhorn mine be slightly warped. He said to remove the airhorn and lay a straight edge across the bottom of the horn. If there was any gap, usually in the center area, I would experience problems due to leaking. Warpage of the airhorn is due to over tightening of the bolts over time. I performed this test and he was correct. I carefully filed the perimeter edges of the bottom of the airhorn until the gap was gone, you need to use a large file. Once the gap is gone, thoroughly clean the airhorn of metal filings. Also when reinstalling the gasket between the airhorn & the base, lightly cover the gasket with a white lithium grease on both sides. This will also help to eliminate any leaks and do NOT over tighten the bolts. Good Luck!

Sam, why did you go with an internally balanced crank? Have been looking at 400SB's and they are externally balanced and the advice is to go internally balanced crank on them also, I'm just trying to understand why?? Didn't mean to hijack this thread...........

Seems that there might be a ductwork or actuator door issue. Pulling the dashpad might reveal some issues??

I will throw this out there, when I did my TH350 conversion to a Muncie M20, I'm using the same driveshaft. I had the large round vibration dampner removed (mounted at the front of the driveshaft) and then had all the weights removed and then rebalance. Unfortunatly I don't have a photo of the driveshaft prior to removing the dampner but I'm sure someone else does. Also, I'm certain that Sam is correct that the Chevelle and MC shafts are the same, I was told they're the same on multiple occasions........... I found a pic of my original driveshaft, from a SBC350 with a TH350 trans...........

Cupholders would really be nice, I've seen a unit that slides into the ashtray slot but am actually thinking about something that mounts on the trans hump but have limited space behind the shifter.........Still working on that one!

Hey Larry, lets see some close-ups of that plush style!

I ordered mine thru Leo at Koniks Klassics, I believe it's the stock benchseat carpeting........

Love those seats Bill, who makes them?

I mounted my bench on top of the carpet, felt that it holds it in place better...