As someone who uses Mustang II's for source parts for my Turbo Pinto conversion the answer is - yes. The So. Cal. Pick A Part type yards have anywhere from 1-3 most times. The most common item remov
Author: "Rense, Mark (GE Indust, ConsInd)" <mark.rense@ge.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:50:27 -0400
Ah, the early '70's and the Mustang II. I was in college and driving a V-6 Capri at the time and test drove the new 1974 Mustang II Mach I, it was almost embarrassing how slow it was compared to my 1
Many of the early 70 General Motors cars helped meet the new emission standards by not allowing vacuum advance in the first 2 gears (3 speed standard). They has a solenoid in the vacuum line that onl
This is exactly what I am talking about; Government mandating something that even ordinary hot rodders know is wrong and deficient. All of the tanks that people drove in the 60' and before got 20 mil
Author: "Frank P. Marrone" <itswonderful@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:14:37 -0700
I think the idea was to reduce a target component of emissions. NOx I think but I'm not looking it up. For a few years in California you had to install a NOx 'kit" in certain vehicles. These all redu
pollutants while allowing some others to increase.<<< That is pretty much it - back then. I can remember the guy at the gas station smogging my first car back in 1976 (Datsun 510). He would turn the
It is great for someone to have an idea but you can't double the fuel usage and expect to make less pollution because you will cause some other problem like maybe not enough gasoline to go around and
Author: "Frank P. Marrone" <itswonderful@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:46:02 -0700
Hey, didn't say it made sense. Just stating the facts Jack. I for one totally agree with you. On the other hand, and I can't believe I'm going to admit this, the EPA regulations that started out here
Author: "Frank P. Marrone" <itswonderful@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:00:25 -0700
By the way, no I won't have to admit the same thing 20 years from now about the elimination of lead wheel weights. I believe any benefit from the lead wheel weight ban will always be a matter of pass
This is probably the biggest of all of the issues. -- Bill -- Hey, didn't say it made sense. Just stating the facts Jack. I for one totally agree with you. On the other hand, and I can't believe I'm
I lived in Montebello in the early 50's. We had an incenerator in the back yard. There were times when you couldn't walk outside because of the smog. It was terrible. Thank The Gods for the EPA. In a