Work done on my 73 Scamp 3 speed manule I brought home from San Antonio,Texas to the Northwest.
Date(s): March 23, 2007. Album by Jeffrey Clare. 1 - 15 of 15 Total. 5963 Visits.
1 bought it for $800 and after some work in San Antonio drove it home... Not without a story though...... All most rust free......225ci 3 speed column shift manule. Average MPG on the way home 23.5.
2 Just added the 2bbl and intake. Otherwise pretty stock under the hood at this point.
3 Pass side floor is next to perfect. This is the start of the install of the castiron A833 overdrive and bell from a 75 slant. "In this case the 73 stock ..." View Comments...
4 Well this is the only "real" rust I have found on this car and it is not that bad. Just some on the surface and enough to get rid of the paint. Easy fix.... Hole in the floor was for a aftermarket 3 speed shifter.
5 prep the castiron 833od. The cast cast was pretty rusty (in good shape but rusty), so glass beaded the case and shot a coat of paint on. The Van transmissons used the A body shifter mount spot on the tailshaft. "Note: these model of the o..." View Comments...
6 Getting ready to install the 4 speed tunnel. Marked the outside edge, cut around a 1/2" inside the mark to leave some fudge factor---I'll deal with that rust too! Here in the NW if I just left it, there would be holes in a few years "The leak that caused the r..." "thought I would add, as th..." View Comments...
7 top veiw of shifter. Note: I used a standard A body 4 speed rod set that I ordered new, the 3-4 rod was a little short and need a bend that the standard rod does not have for OD.
8 Shifter was from a truck (note the zerk on the side) and had some rods with it, cut and welded the bend in from one of the truck rods to the 3-4 shifter rod (much easyer than trying to bend the rod). Trim the hole a bit, ready to install the tunnel...
9 Time to install the tunnel.....you may note that I left some extra floor in place in earlier photos, will trim to fit before I finsh....
10 since it was up in the air, installed a new swaybar from Furm Feel Inc. and new set of KYB's "http://www.firmfeel.com/" View Comments...
11 same on pass side, installed a set of KYB's at the same time..... have to deal with the rear axle later... "Drilling the 1/2 hole in t..." View Comments...
12 Up dated 2V supper six intake with a Carter bbd from the stock 1V with a Holley. Also installed a NEW exhaust man. from A1Auto. The new exhaust mans are made in China, so far so good. Gaskets are Aussy made and are better than anything made elsewere. "http://www.gprsmopars.com/..." View Comments...
13 I also removed the old factory air system and installed a standard heater system, much less to go wrong and your really don't need air here anyway. You can see the hose hole patchs and the new heater motor mounting. "In order to get the patter..." View Comments...
14 Carpet kit from Auto Carpet Systems was under $150, including shipping, fit well and looks great. Floor was treated and painted to kill rust on the driver side. Turns out the leak was from the windshield gasket, it was leaking from under the gasket, so new gasket was ordered from Restoration Specilties, fit was good, all sealed up great..... "http://www.restorationspec..." View Comments...
15 Aftermarket oil pressure and temp gauges were installed. Seemed the best location since the driver side was a little tight for room. "the dash need a new pad al..." View Comments...
