Joined: Tue Aug 06, 2013 1:07 pm Posts: 6 Location: Austin, Texas
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Hi: I just stumbled across this bulletin board and it seems like a great resource. I read 122_canuck's engine rebuild thread and learned a whole lot. I was about to put my B18 back together again but i will now stop and re-evaluate.
I am not from Canada.....I live in Austin TX. The closest I have been to Calgary is several trips to Edmonton on business....always a pleasure with real nice folks.
I have owned a 122 and 142 in the past and now own a '69 p1800 and a '61 544. The p1800 needs paint but otherwise in excellent condition. On the other hand, the 544 is a rustzilla that i am slowing rescuing from the scrap dealer. Most all the body work has been done...new floors and rockers all around, new door bottoms (skins and interior), basically everything 4 inches up from the bottom was gone. Lots and lots of welding. I have a B18 to drop in it and am thinking about swapping out the ring and pinion from 4.56 to 3.73 to get the RPMs down to a reasonable number at highway speeds. If anybody has done this with a dana 27, please let me know.
Thanks for letting me join this group..... Dean
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