Putting in a high capacity radiator took care of temperature problems for me
and then you don't need to make any other modifications.
I remember an article in The Brickline about the AOD conversion, but don't
recall seeing one about swapping in a manual transmission. I am sure someone
must have done that and it would make for an interesting article. Since some
of the '74s had a four speed manual, I assume their pedal set would probably
work with other manual transmissions. Where those pedals Bricklin specific, or
could they be grabbed from a donor car of another make?
Scott
-----Original Message-----
From: Rick at High Tech Coatings <rick@hightechcoatings.com>
To: bl <bricklin@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tue, Jan 5, 2010 8:10 am
Subject: Re: [Bricklin] what problems
first if you cut holes in the header panel it will crack at the corners, just
a matter of time, it may take a while but it will crack. you can gain more
air
to rad by shaving off 1/2 inch of the lower bumper. I did mine with a belt
sander between the parking lights, starting with 1/2" in the back fading to 0
in the front, this is not a noticeable mod that does increase air flow, I
also
took a plasma cutter to the cross brace and cut some holes in it to allow air
thru it instead of around it.
Transmissions , The T5 and T56 manuals are both doable mods, the biggest
issue with them is the clutch pedal setup.
A c4 auto is an easy swap , a bit lighter, more Hi Po parts available but
still a 3 speed. An AOD is doable a bit of work and it is a bit tight but you
do gain a overdrive.
On 1/5/2010 12:06:15 AM, Paul J. Amoroso (paul-amo@comcast.net) wrote:
> One thing I
> didn't understand is why the front louver cut-outs were not
> functional. Wouldn't
> they help cool the radiator?
> Wouldn't they be
> much better? With directional intake from it, you could probably get
> some small increase in horsepower too.
>
> I think that after 35 years, there are way better transmissions that
> could be used than the FMX. And as Scott said, the manual five or six
> would be a great improvement in the fun category.
>
> Paul Amoroso
> #1207
>
>
>
> isensee@aol.com wrote:
> > I think a high capacity radiator is a great idea. My '75
> ran hot for years
> > and I tried all kinds of things none of which were very successful until
> I put
> > in one of the high capacity radiators that John Martin was selling. I
> haven't
> > had to worry about it running hot since.
> >
> > I am skeptical that anything to improve mileage would help much. For one
> > thing, I doubt you could get any significant improvement for a reasonable
> > price. Most of us don't
> drive our Bricklins enough miles in a year for
> > improved mileage to save much money anyway.
> >
> > Another idea is a five or six speed manual transm
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