Moss Motors, Ltd

Hi , I'm new to all of this ,my wife has been telling me to look for people like yourselves that discuss the cars that we all love so dearly,should have listened a long time ago! What you have going here is just fantastic ,I've learned alot in the last couple of days .  Ok ,now what can I do to make highway travel a little more pleasent . I've installed an o/d unit that was rebuilt by a guy named Esposito on ebay ,in two years I haven't had any trouble ,so I think he did a great job. I've installed an electrnic dist and that makes starting very easy and reliable, I installed a weber that i,m still not convinced was the right thing to do ,but ,it's there,think it needs a good carb man ,not so easy to find in south fla. So,what can I do to the rear end as far as gearing goes or is there another route to take, traveling at 60-65 mph it is really screaming at about 3300 rpm. Don't know if there is anything that can be done ,but hope someone out there has some ideas.  appreciate anything

Call John Esposito again and ask him if there is a "taller" ring & pinion that you can use.  I'm not surte if a five speed trany would be any better than your O/D, but John should know the answer to that too.

Hi davg1023

I know where you are coming from. Having driven LA to San Francisco (about a 400 mile trip on Route 101) on my own in a day, the engine note can become quite wearing - and I don't have overdrive - 3000rpm @ 60 Mph, and at the time, insane rattle from the valve gear. Cruising at speed is not really what these cars were designed for, but they will do it all day if the driver is up to it... However, on a slower twisty country road, the low gearing is more in it's stride.

I understand the "Ford type 9" 5 speed conversions make driving a pleasure (though I wanted to keep my car original). I don't know it they have an overdrive or direct top gear though. There is plenty of info out on the internets.

From what I have read the Weber carbs need careful attention to setup to get the best out of them. Contrary to popular belief, a well maintainted set of SU carbs is easy to adjust and offers good performance. Even a complete rebuild is not hard - but then again I'm English, so perhaps it's genetic ;-)

Cheers

Ed

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