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Car 189 gets a Chevy V-8 engine swap
To see this car in its former state, check the pre-restoration
pictures of CAR 189 In late 2007 and into 2008, Dennis swapped a Chevy V-8 into his Phaeton. His father, Bill, had recently made the same swap into his own car, # 313. Dennis is sharing his experiences below. |
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My dimmer is located just under the dash all the way to the left. Makes it simple to push with my hand and have the extra room on the floor board. I also had my brake pedal cut off the arm rotated 90 degrees and re-welded to allow more foot on the pedal. Worked out real nice. I'm '6 '2 and the only issue I have is my head is a little above my windshield... The dimmer was mounted that way when I got it. With my big ‘ole feet, it makes it quite nice being up high.
Mounted a new spoon gas pedal that is a lot smaller than the original. Cut out the clutch petal and cut the brake pedal right at the base and spun it 90 degrees and re-welded it. I’ll get those pics out as well.
My speedometer doesn’t work right now as I’m in the process of getting one to match the rest of the new gauges and I now have a turbo 350 automatic as opposed to the old international top loader 3 speed manual. Need a new cable and it’s just not a high priority right now. With the current international rear end and only a 3 speed automatic it seems to rev pretty high and what feels like 55 to 65 mph. I wanted to see what the engine had to say so I bought the Tach to go with the other gauges. It’s a small 2 3/8 so it the same diameter as the other gauges too if I decide to mount it in the dash along with the others. I like the look however of it mounted on the steering column Looks cool to me. Very easy to hook up and it took me all of about 35 mins total.
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Custom paint is added to the flame valve covers and breather. This
paint matches the car body color. Do NOT attempt this at home until
after Dennis reports to us how that paint holds up on those HOT engine
parts. Dennis has reported that, so far at least, the paint seems
to be doing fine with the heat of the engine.
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There are also other pictures of this car in the Album |