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Old 02-25-2020, 09:56 PM   #19
Kurt in NJ
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Default Re: Engine swap

[QUOTE=pete rose;1855899]
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Radiator ,engine ,trans ,rear ratio, frame is thinner,
I drov a 39 60 hp for a while, drove it a lot on the parkway at 65, it would do its full 74 as advertised, as soon as it would slow to 45 on hills go into second for best fuel mileage, it took going over 65 to get it under 20 mpg --- there is no torque, wind it out[/QUOTE





Beg to differ on the frames being different.
They are the same
Yes I was wrong, the frame thickness difference is between open cars and closed--- closed 0.10", open cars 0.11"---- taken from service bulletins
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