as Ronbo7 said , do you have a fan shroud?
It makes a big difference as it forces 100% of rad surface to have air drawn through it = max cooling.
360 is not a big motor and should have no issue cooling in hot weather of CA.
I have '73 Cuda in SoCal and drove around last few weeks, up and down...
I had similar issue found my timing to far advanced at idle. Cold started perfect. Hot start battery could barely turn motor over. Found at 800rpm I think about 24 degrees advance, moved it back to 8 degrees at idle, not a problem since.:icon_fU:
I cant speak to poly, but my 727 mount was completely shot and only reason I knew that was strange knocking noise occasionally under my seat LOL. Once I checked it out...no rubber left.
Ordered new one off Amazon $15 bucks.
Purists shield your eyes.
I now have a hybrid Cuda. Honda parts in the dash.
Thanks member "Coupe" great tip and fit perfect once I shaved off some small tabs on the backside of the pocket.
I found this on eBay
No more wires in the opening for me to stare at.
Yes if your grandson could do that, I would really apprecaite it. While this isnt the best option , short term its better than looking at the wires under the dash.
I had two supposedly knowledgeable TQ people take a shot at rebuilding my 73 TQ, both failed as it just would not idle well enough for my preference. So I kept the TQ for originality in case I ever sell the car and bought a Edelbrock 600 CFM with auto choke. Best thing I ever did, installed it...
thx in advance. I dont have the original radio and wanted to install a delete plate, however Im finding those unavailable. If anyone has blocked off the radio opening and it looks good, please share some pics and what you did.
Worst case Ill find a good used working radio and add in the dash...
I purchased the Inline Tubes 73 Cuda fuel line. I moved up from 5/16 to 3/8 in the process. Excellent product. Bent nearly perfect ( once I rolled out the full lines as directed).
I was a bit worried if I could get the entire one piece tube in without cutting it, but sure enough I fed the long...
Thanks in advance. Im going to be replacing the old rotted 5/16 line with new fuel lines. Seems many companies offer these prebent. Anyone have great a company that you recommend I purchase from?
Thx in advance.
I have been hunting for who can recreate fender tags.
During the Cudas 5 year restoration the oem tag has been lost.
I have used a myriad of online resource to sort out the correct numbers (except exact build#) but now looking for who might create these.
Tried AG but got a...
There is no other vent that Im aware of, so do you know if I just plug 3 of the 4 vents and run the last one up and out to safe area perhaps frame rail?
Thx in advance. I need to replace the rotted out gas tank fuel separator like in the pic below that has the 4 lines running to it but....anyone know who sells these?
I tried Classic Industries and a few other sites but no dice.
After much back and forth on what type of stripes to put on the Cuda, I decided to do factory correct. I really like some of the older stripes with the 340 spelled out and billboards, however since the car is numbers matching I thought it best to keep it closer to original.
I bought the Phoenix...
I wanted to post up an experience to save others time in the event they replace their starter and find the starter gear not engaging the flywheel.
My starter bendix went out on the 340 Cuda this weekend and no biggie, just ordered another hi torque mini-starter from Oreillys.
installed the...
I tried Be Cool in my running to hot 440 Challenger I had. Did nothing for me. So after messing around with tstats, coolant and rads...I finally put the Fan Guard back on...walla! never had a heat issue again.
FIXED!
I installed the BrightStar "red" LED bulbs which are listed as replacements for the tail lights 1157.
They installed fine and are super bright and no issues with flashers, they cycle just like normal.
Realy happy to stop melting my tail light housings.