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Good question. The trouble is the water pump. Years ago when the original 273 engine failed I went to rebuild it but at the time pistons were totally unavailable. So I built up a warmed over 360 because they were cheap and easy to source. The trouble is that in doing so a bunch of other stuff...

That is tight! That's what my setup looked like with the Hayden 2947 unit. I'd be afraid to corner too hard with it so close there. Thankfully my car doesn't exactly corner. Heh.

That's about the best current option from Hayden. It has a 2.7" length, but the distance I have in total is 2.875, leaving about 1/8" of gap. I looked through their entire catalog comparing specs and I might be able to center and weld something together but I'd rather have something replaceable...

Hey gang - I found a possible solution for a Mercedes clutch and fan. I ordered parts from Rockauto and will report back my findings once they arrive. If it works I'll provide part numbers. Useful for early-As with aluminum water pumps and /6s.

That's a great idea - but I don't currently have access to a mill. Where I live there aren't really any small job machinists like there used to be.

Thanks for the reply. I'm not so much looking for extra cooling as I am just trying to reduce parasitic loss. I don't mind fabbing something together.

Hey SSD, I appreciate the read. I like the idea of the clutch fan without a protruding external flange. The article doesn't specify any clutch fan - it just sort of vaguely mentions "Various Mercedes and Toyota cars have a clutch fan where the clutch body forms the central hub of the fan...

Ugh. Okay - I have a Hayden 2764 fan clutch, which as far as I know, is the shortest available. I also had my stock radiator converted to three cores. Add in the aluminum water pump. Little by little losing all of the space between the fan clutch and the radiator fins. As it sits all put...

I just did this last week on my '65 Barracuda. I brought my locks and ignition switch to a local locksmith here in Portland. The cheapest, easiest way to go was to make a new key for the door locks and then re-key the ignition switch to the new key. That way he only had to re-key one lock total...

I have Doug's also in my '65 Barracuda with a 360. My car has the same mods as everyone else above, and seem to all be necessary. Wish I known all that before I went in. Borgeson power steering pump, Flaming River steering column adapter, clocked starter, shimmed the driver side engine mount...

Oh, very wise. What's your approach?

Hey guys, thank you for the great responses. Just some more detail: I don't have the full American Powertrain setup. Just the slave. The master is a Wilwood compact master cylinder that I needed in order to clear the fender well. Originally I had a Centerforce setup, but it's been a few years...

Hey gang, I've been out for a long time with my '65 Barracuda in storage. It has a 360ci engine and a 4-speed OD gearbox with a hydraulic clutch. The slave is a concentric slave bearing from American Powertrain. The bell housing is the larger aluminum 10.5" size. My trouble is that the clutch...

Hey Capt46, what color is this? Factory dark green from 1966 or other?

McMaster-Carr and others sell silicone caps instead of rubber. They're great and last forever

I have the Borgeson unit with Doug's headers. The Borgeson works great.

If everything fits together on your car with Doug's D-450, then the coating is very nice. No two of these cars is the same for a variety of reasons. Some users have reported popping them in with no trouble. Others like me had a horrible time. If you think you might have to weld them like I did...

Hello there. Yup, I have an A833-overdrive unit. I'd love to get a 5-speed but I just can't justify spending $5k for one extra gear. The 833OD isn't my favorite but it works alright. Maybe one day I'll cut up the car and get a 5-speed but not any time soon. I used a few different factory...

I certainly have. Even with the Doug's Headers I had leaks to the point where I had to pull them several times to weld them up, thereby negating the whole point of Doug's in the first place as the TTIs are not slip-fit headers. With power steering and brakes and a manual gearbox it's very, very...

Also, the original '65 booster has a single diaphragm which I think is ceramic and doesn't work very well. Years ago Booster Dewey rebuilt mine and warned me that they have a high failure rate. He was right. Mine only lasted a few months. It could be that the diaphragm material is NLA. But...

Can I ask about the offset bracket? From which vehicle did that come from? The same as the booster?

Hi there. I re-wired the turn signal switch for my '65 Barracuda. But I'm having trouble getting the brushes oriented corrected. By brushes I mean the two sliding bits of plastic with little metal overlays. Does anyone have a photo of their steering column with the guts exposed? I could use a...

I bought one a few years ago for the 360 in my '65 Barracuda. I love it. It was very nearly plug and play for my application. It starts right up every time and pulls and cruises perfectly. I have not one single complaint about the Street Demon 625. Having said that, 625 CFM seems like maybe...

The 273 was perfectly reliable. Mine had 250,000 miles before it finally popped. When I went to rebuild it the pistons were not available at the time as they're made in batches and sometimes not available. The '64-'65 273 had slightly different threaded bolt patterns for the intake manifold...

Oh, right right right. I forgot about the water pump and outlets. Thanks for reminding us! Dan, The early 273 used a cast iron water pump. It's bolt-on compatible with the later and better aluminum water pump but the inlet and outlet ports are clocked differently, so you need a newer radiator...

It isn't as easy as swapping engines. Instead you'll have a whole list of upgrades that you must suddenly tackle. I don't know much about automatics but I do know the process if you have a manual. Some of the following will certainly apply if you have an automatic, however. For one, you'll need...

Hey, Doug's will fit, but be prepared to change some things. My '65 Barracuda has a 360, power steering, power brakes (hydroboost), and a 4-speed OD gearbox. To make it all fit I had to modify the steering column and use a Flaming River steering shaft joint instead of the bulky stock coupler...

I had the very same problem on my OD. I very carefully adjusted the shift rods many times. But it never solved the problem. One day I finally removed the gearbox, rebuilt the shifter, and swapped out the side cover with the earlier steel ball-and-detent style mechanism side cover instead of the...

I'm sorry to say, but any header for 64-66 A-bodies are really of the "high hassle" variety. The small engine bay just doesn't lend itself to headers. Plus, it's the gift that keeps on taking. Soon you'll realize that if you have a manual gearbox there's no room for the z-bar. Or clutch fork...

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