StingrayL82 wrote:
As with every other project I've ever done, I just tore into it and went balls to the wall. With the mechanical, I took almost everything out. Mine had the Holley 2245 2BBL carburetor, but when I had the engine rebuilt, I converted to a ThermoQuad 4BBL.
Your rig should not have points, it should have Electronic Ignition. If your buddy changed it over to points, I'd ask him why. This could turn into a hornet's nest, as I found out with my wiring harness today.
Manuals....the factory Mopar Service Manuals I have for 1975 and 1976 do include the MB400, so check eBay, that's where I bought mine, and don't cheap out and get the Haynes or Chilton manuals, they just aren't as detailed as Mopar's.
You have your work cut out, but if you persevere and pace yourself, understanding that your rig won't be done tomorrow, you'll have fun. Wanting to have mine done yesterday has always been my weakness.
Good luck.
I understand it came with the electronic ignition and the previous owner swapped in points because there was an issue. He told me me why, but I don't remember. Like I said, engines are all new to me. My mechanic friend said he knows how to fix it (and it wasn't a big deal) if/when we put the electronic ignition back. I guess the previous owner didn't know how to troubleshoot it and just stuck with what he knew. For now it runs, so its gonna stay that way a while, but I'll be changing it eventually.
I'll check ebay again. I think I was looking for the wrong year. Thanks, I was considering the Chilton. I'll look for the MOPAR.
Getting over-excited is always a problem for me on projects. I can think of a million 'oh hey what if I did this' and spend entirely too long planning out how it could be done. I'm thinking for this I'm just gonna start by getting everything in semi-working order. So I can start taking it on some short trips up the mountain, hopefully by fall but the schedule is kind of dictated by cash flow right now being back in school doesn't help with that.
Thank you for the help!
EDIT: Is this the book I want?
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