Re: [FWDLK] Hot Rod Custom 59 Belle

[Richard Allen <vajrahldr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, now all I need to know is where to get both the compressor and air
conditioning unit from. Youve tweeked my interest. Tell me, tell me
do...........................................ric
Thanks so much for the information and thanks beforehand for this next batch
of  info
Think Ill hold off on the cam. Im just interested in headers and a better
exhaust


> Date:    Thu, 11 Sep 2003 18:49:58 -0700
> From:    "C. B. Kidder" <60Saratoga@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Hot Rod Custom 59 Belle
>
> Ric, my coworker just sold his new Chrysler and bought a partially-finished
> `35 Chevy as his daily driver (can you believe it?). He drives it to work
> every day now and parks it next to my outrageous fins. Anyway, he has some
> modern Caddy seats and a pre-airbag Cadillac steering column & wheel in his
> cockpit; it looks very comfortable, and I have to say I am envious.
>
> About the suspension tweaks, the road I took was much simpler. I just left
> the standard size tires in the front but put as big as will fit in the
> rear;
> it gives the car a certain confident attitude without looking overly
> bravado. If you have a well-working speedo and stock drivetrain, the bigger
> the change in wheel diameter the bigger the error in your mph reading. For
> me it didn't matter because I put in a new Ford 9" with numerically lower
> gears. Larger tires and the lower gears let me go faster per rpm and keep
> my
> newly calibrated speedo (many thanks to JC Auto) reading right. I dare say
> the only thing sexier than a 60 Chrysler with a stance is a 59 Chrysler (or
> Plymouth!) with a stance.
>
> As for the A/C, you gotta do it! There is a kit that mounts a new
> lightweight Sanden compressor right to our big block Chrysler engines. If
> you don't want to mess up your dash (which I don't), you can get a
> rear-mounted ac unit. It sits on the shelf in the trunk behind the back
> seat, and blows frigidity throughout the cabin. I know it's not what we're
> used to in car air conditioning, but it came stock in my 1988 Westfalia VW
> and it is awesome.
>
> As for the engine performance, you might consider slipping in a warmer cam,
> but with gasoline projected to top out at $4 a gallon in the near future,
> you might want to stay conservative.
>
> Brion

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