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Looking good Choco, I like the way you got around the expense of getting the original grill re chromed
If it has tits or wheels, you can expect trouble.
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Well done mate. Great feeling getting out for the first time, but a scary one as well as you don't know what to expect!
Hopefully it just needs more atf to fix the auto problem,
Hopefully it just needs more atf to fix the auto problem,
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Was never going to happen. That DeSoto grille was wall art for years. I was surprised how well it polished up. I just need the ends from a 54 DeSoto grille to finish it off.Twin Spinner wrote:Looking good Choco, I like the way you got around the expense of getting the original grill re chromed
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Great to see it driving. Is that fly by wire ? NAG-1 trans ? Why is throttle so touchy in reverse ?? Things you will overcome I am sure.. I always loved the hornets, looked chopped from the factory.
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The factory trans controller had "torque reduction" when you selected reverse. Something like that, anyway. I have a TCM 2800 trans controller and haven't factored it in yet. So reversing uphill is a very touchy exercise!robtus wrote:Great to see it driving. Is that fly by wire ? NAG-1 trans ? Why is throttle so touchy in reverse ?? Things you will overcome I am sure.. I always loved the hornets, looked chopped from the factory.
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Great to see it moving under its own power. I’m excited for you.
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Run an ad. for those ends in Eddie Fords Restored Cars Mag.choco wrote:Was never going to happen. That DeSoto grille was wall art for years. I was surprised how well it polished up. I just need the ends from a 54 DeSoto grille to finish it off.Twin Spinner wrote:Looking good Choco, I like the way you got around the expense of getting the original grill re chromed
If it has tits or wheels, you can expect trouble.
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Do you have a factory torque converter ?? I have a 2200 stall and although I have only driven up and down driveway it seems to make it soft and slushy at the low end, and likely to get the engine into a decent powerband if I nail it. Yet to tell. All the charts I look at start above 2000 rpm.choco wrote:The factory trans controller had "torque reduction" when you selected reverse. Something like that, anyway. I have a TCM 2800 trans controller and haven't factored it in yet. So reversing uphill is a very touchy exercise!robtus wrote:Great to see it driving. Is that fly by wire ? NAG-1 trans ? Why is throttle so touchy in reverse ?? Things you will overcome I am sure.. I always loved the hornets, looked chopped from the factory.
I had a 65 Buick Riviera with a 401 nailhead and an early TH400 with a 'switch the pitch' torque converter. It had 2 stall speeds, 1700 normal but there was a micro switch on the throttle pedal and when you flattened it the stall speed jumped to 2200. Like driving with a 6 speed auto, it really jumped when you hit it at 80 mph... Loveliest car I ever owned, so advanced for its time, belonged to Reg Grundy RG-077 rego.
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Thanks for posting mate.
Good video too! The DeSoto grille really suits it.
Huge amount of work in that car, very professional too!
Good video too! The DeSoto grille really suits it.
Huge amount of work in that car, very professional too!
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Nice job Choco,
I'm yet to sort out a controller for my trans, let me know how you go with it.
Keep up the great work and thanks for posting.
Chris
I'm yet to sort out a controller for my trans, let me know how you go with it.
Keep up the great work and thanks for posting.
Chris
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For those that are interested, the details of the engine and trans management and all wiring and electronics are in this document on my web site:
http://www.hotrodhandbooks.com.au/eBooks/wiring.pdf
http://www.hotrodhandbooks.com.au/eBooks/wiring.pdf
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That is certainly very well documented.choco wrote:For those that are interested, the details of the engine and trans management and all wiring and electronics are in this document on my web site:
http://www.hotrodhandbooks.com.au/eBooks/wiring.pdf
Gives me something to aim for.
Cheers
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Wow, very detailed, takes all the mystery and fun out of diagnosing a fault !! Mine is several messy folders with lots of notes and scribble.. Actually still surprising myself when I discover which fuse controls what !! Now using the re-set type.choco wrote:For those that are interested, the details of the engine and trans management and all wiring and electronics are in this document on my web site:
http://www.hotrodhandbooks.com.au/eBooks/wiring.pdf
What software did you use to do all those circles and diagrams over the photos ??
I never make the same mistake twice, I do it 5 or 6 times just to be sure !!!
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ACDSeerobtus wrote:Wow, very detailed, takes all the mystery and fun out of diagnosing a fault !! Mine is several messy folders with lots of notes and scribble.. Actually still surprising myself when I discover which fuse controls what !! Now using the re-set type.choco wrote:For those that are interested, the details of the engine and trans management and all wiring and electronics are in this document on my web site:
http://www.hotrodhandbooks.com.au/eBooks/wiring.pdf
What software did you use to do all those circles and diagrams over the photos ??
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Wow, that is very impressive detail in your own FSM or should that be, OSM, Owner Service Manual!!
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