.Cruise Control Also?....”


Oh Yeah The plan for the car was always as cross country trips (the first being to Tulsa when they dug up the buried 57 Plymouth) so cruise control was always on the list when I built it. 12 years ago when I put it together however the only aftermarket Cruise Control units on the market either required a VSS circuit from the computer or hanging magnets on the drive shaft…both of which were non-starters for me. I ended up using one of the old GM cruise units from the 70 early 80s. The one with the button built into the end of the turn signal lever that uses the transducer mounted on the inner fender and the speedometer cable attaches to with a second cable going to the speedometer. It’s a bit over complicated and does NOT have a resume, tap up/tap down feature, but it works well.

It also turned into one of the little time eaters when I put the dual quads on. I ended up having to modify the bracket to drop the vacuum pod down a couple of inches and go from a mechanical linkage to the chain on the dual quads.


TP1 by M Patterson, on Flickr



I know what you mean about the guys listings Bob. I looked at the intake he had listed. It has a bunch of pictures in the listing, but NONE of the bottom side of the intake. I know from firsthand experience that these ole Hemis are generally a bit cold blooded……. these style of intake manifolds tend to make matters a bit worse especially if they don’t incorporate the big heat crossover chamber like show below.


heat crossover by M Patterson, on Flickr


If I were really interested in this intake I ask to see pictures of the bottom of the intake to look at the condition of the mounting surfaces and verify if it incorporates the heat chamber.


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