DeTomaso Mailing List: November 97, Message #129
     



From: 	"Steve Liebenow" <steve.liebenow@eur.ericsson.com>

Subject: Of Brackets, Holleys, and D

Date: 	Tue, 4 Nov 1997 11:44:35 +0000



Hey....



Have been off the list for a while due to some unknown technical =

glitch.... actually got some work done....  hah!



Some comments: 351W brackets- try FORD! Lots of this stuff is still =

available from the factory and prices are not toooo bad. If all else =

fails, hit up the Mustang/Cougar shops for the stuff.  Seems to me that =

the only special bracket would be the AC mount. Your pulleys may actually =

work depending on which balancer you obtain. '69 Windors had a 3 bolt =

balancer where all later ones had a 4 bolt version similar to the 351C. =

Need someone with a pile of parts to do some diligence here and report =

back....  my pile got too small.... no more 351C stuff.



Holleys: Wanted- C9AF-xxxx-U factory replacement carb. 725 cfm or so. =

Above part number is stamped in the airhorn. Like Ted sez, "one of the =

best."  You have to love 'em or hate 'em. Just depends on who dicked it =

up before you got it......  My little 600 cfm on my 351W hasn't missed a =

beat for almost 15 years, save for one bowl needle valve. Got it used =

with a blowed up 302, changed the jets a couple of sizes bigger, hose it =

down with carb cleaner occasionally, feed it gobs of regular, drive the =

shitola out of it. 

   Look for an article in an upcomming newsletter on the subject. I just =

gave Mike Drew an original Ford shop bulletin that covers the details of =

the carb for the new 1966 GT cars. It is a beautiful article on the ins & =

outs of the Holley. Esplains the passages, holes, etc in layman terms. I =

think it's probably better than the "HOLLEY" book, IMHO.  Now this does =

not cover tuning, etc. it merely explains the operation in great detail. =

A good piece of info to file away.



  Dec 6th- beware, I will be present in the Southland area.... close =

proximity to the Mad One's back yard. You may feel a slight vacume due to =

massive quantities of beer being consumed in the area..... lock your =

refrigerators!

  Hey Mad Dog, I'll be typin' at ya later to get some details on the best =

watering holes etc. I would hate to be caught at a substandard location.



  Of the tech session: fixed Chuck's newly sealed clutch M/C with brake =

assembly lube.  If you do not have this in your fluid cabinet/toolbox, =

get some. It is up there with anti-sieze. When you don't have it, you'll =

wish you did.  And once you do get a bottle of the stuff, it will last a =

lifetime!

  Chuck's M/C piston was not returning to full rest position due to the =

extra friction of the new seal, hence he was getting only about a 2/3rds =

travel on the stroke, which was not enuf to properly activate the slave =

cylinder.....clutch, grinding noises etc....

  The bore on the cylinder looked brand new. Not a hint of corrosion! =

You'd a thought that it would have been fine, but brake fluid is not a =

great lubricant. His spring was intact  (these often breadk.) but he was =

missing the small nylon spacer at the bottom of the bore.  We stole one =

out of a cylinder that Jack brought and dropped it in. The assembly lube =

did the trick! Slammed it all back together, bled it, and we had 5/8" of =

travel at the slave!!!! Previously there was only about 3/8" which was =

not enuf.

  One other notable.... lube your clutch pedal linkage! Chuck's was dry, =

and the little triangular 3-hole piece in the "reduction" kit had one =

hole severely worn. Net result lowered the pedal height.



$.03

Steve