i bought a roller to import out of cali or just for the parts its clean int and looks to have some repair to be done at the hell hole but ... i saw what might be a ac unit.. im not sure but there is two lines coming into the eng compartment and a "box" in the front trunk... what the hell is this? AC? Ill post pics if needed.. and just a quick question.. anybody have a dream 4cyl. eng setup they want to share......
:rockin are hyd lifters good and what kind of carb/ ignition set up is ideal for a 1.8

The box in the trunk with lines to the engine compartment is probably the charcoal canister - traps gas fumes from tank vent and sends them to the intake.

You'll get lots of opinions about the dream motor. It really depends on your budget.

Carbs are not desirable on a motor with a stock cam. If you have a hot cam then you'll need carbs, or better yet a tunable aftermarket FI (such as Megasquirt).

there is no sag and i do need to get the bat in the trunk and address the hell hole ... not tooo bad but maybe ill take a photo today...the box under the spare ive seen in another chopped 76 in reno. the lines seem to run from the passenger front wheel well to the eng comp. .. poss oil cooler?

the box allows your spare to sit nice and tighty up front?



are you missing any engine tin front of engine bay passenger side?


George

oh yea,

if its in front trunk floor its a AC unit not a charcoal canister.

Is this the original 1.8l motor that came with this 76 as not many did (25 only)?

The hot setup for a 1.8L is to install 96mm P&C's and a better cam. If its FI then a Raby cam and lifters will wake it up and you keep the FI.

the engine is out and no i have all the tin and yes my spare fits nice

i want a carb setup poss baby ds or bigger single.. so what do i need to get the ac back? all i have for the ac is the box and the lines to the engine bay.. i dont know the cam but it had webers on it .. i never saw the webers. and no it is not the orig enging.

if the engines out you don't have any tin......


your tire is sitting on top of the condenser ........


in the cab do you have 2 levels of vents?

i'm sure it's an ac car. look under front of vehicle and you'll see the cut out....


welcome to the world of the "i need the front trunk club"

first ?? to ask is " anyone having a sawzall party"

george

can you explain more please.... this is my 3rd one but never a late model. i bought it for parts for a daily driver and how big is the front trunk club now..

just talking about those of us who had ac in thier car and removed it, then had/have to patch the front trunk. the dealers typically hacked the hole to get air to the condenser. no body i have heard of makes this replacement piece, but i am really a newbie myself. now if you want to keep ac thats a differant story.


George

ya i want to keep the ac but need the the rest of the parts for the engine compartment

QUOTE (randyt914 @ Apr 6 2006, 03:37 PM)

i want a carb setup poss baby ds or bigger single.. so what do i need to get the ac back? all i have for the ac is the box and the lines to the engine bay.. i dont know the cam but it had webers on it .. i never saw the webers. and no it is not the orig enging.

anyone contemplating putting on a single carb needs a kick in the nads

most expensive part of the a/c is the under the dash venting assembly....the rest of the stuff is easy and now would be a good time to install a more modern a/c assembly from another car...

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most expensive part of the a/c is the under the dash venting assembly....the rest of the stuff is easy and now would be a good time to install a more modern a/c assembly from another car...

mike what's the value of the under dash venting assembly?



George

QUOTE (maddeye @ Apr 6 2006, 03:58 PM)

QUOTE most expensive part of the a/c is the under the dash venting assembly....the rest of the stuff is easy and now would be a good time to install a more modern a/c assembly from another car... mike what's the value of the under dash venting assembly? George

I've sold 'em in the $100 to $200 range (one at each price)

i want the single for a daily while i build a nice engine.. still learning but fuck the kick in the nads really hurts.. what is your ideal set up for a daily driver?

1911cc (66mmx96mm), 2.0L 914 heads, carb cam, and dual carbs


single carbs sucks ass

weber/delorto?

its whatever you can find. I think Jake is selling Webbers still.

If you have to buy them, why not spend less money and get a modern programmable FI system instead? Not arguing, just curious. Hasn't Jake moved to FI now?

im learning so one thing at a time.... thanks but you got links?? and who is jake?

aircooledtechnology.com

A 1911 is better than stock, a lot of us started with one. But who can honestly say that they would be satisfied with a 1911. If you have the money build the motor you want. At lease get your self a 2.0 crank, rods and P/C"s, a good cam and lifters. I had my crank counter balanced and the flywheel cut to 12 lb's, rev's Great!