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I believe its a Girling vs ATE thing.
Maybe. My 71 has ATE, 73 has girling.
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I believe its a Girling vs ATE thing.
"i'll keep this one"
Didn't you just get this thing running? The fact that it sat dormant for 10 years means it's going to take a while to get it sorted out and civilized again...I dunno, maybe it's just me, but I find that part of old car ownership fun. Do all the little maintenance and adjustment jobs on your list and get it tuned up properly. You may like the B20 yet. Both of the old pushrod Volvo engines I've owned have been pretty quiet for what they were, and idled like little sewing machines.
I suggest either an LS or a 5 year old certified pre owned Civic.
Now that I've dealt with the coolant/boiling issues (straight water from break in process), adjusting points, timing, plug gaps, fiddling with carbs more, swapping the quiet exhaust in, and taking care of a stubborn fuel leak, I have really mixed feelings about the car.
I really enjoyed the loud exhaust, but my mom hated it. Having a car that is quiet is great for stretches of highway, but it's a lot less entertaining to wind out and listen to the pushrod motor. The suspension isn't completely worn out and looks fairly good, but I'm really not impressed with the car overall. Even with just me in the car, it's lethargic off the line and at speed and handles like a bowl of mashed potatoes. I know a set of sport springs and poly bushings will make the car handle somewhat better, but for that kind of money and time commitment, I'd almost rather start with a 240 or something more easily setup to handle and is fuel injected.
I don't know what to do.
Got these cool pictures after my first ever C&C on Saturday.
Well, it?s an old car. I think you just should drive for a few months, sort out the real issues and then get used to the "swedish performance". Get an alignment and make sure your tires are good and perhaps get a stock exhaust. Throw out the double carbs and replace it with a standard single carb. Makes life easier.
Drive it and enjoy it.
If you want to go fast, buy something else
Well, it?s an old car. I think you just should drive for a few months, sort out the real issues and then get used to the "swedish performance". Get an alignment and make sure your tires are good and perhaps get a stock exhaust. Throw out the double carbs and replace it with a standard single carb. Makes life easier.
Drive it and enjoy it.
If you want to go fast, buy something else
I agree with all of the above, except I would never trade a set of twin SU's for a crappy Weber conversion. Get the SU's properly rebuilt & sync'd, and they will perfume 100X better than a Weber.
Now DCOE's and the accompanying engine work, different story. But a stock engine, twin SU's (or D-jet) over Weber any day!
Steve