I've just about come to peace with/worked out my kickdown situation, and now I have anothe problem.  I've got this rattling sound at full throttle.  Doesn't matter if I'm doing 15 or 70 mph the car sounds pretty nice.  I can accelerate, but as soon as the pedal hits the floor there is this rattle/scraping sound.  I could compare it to something like a roulette wheel.  Like a nut or piece of metal is being kicked around somewhere.

I'm thinking maybe flex-plate bolts based on a previous thread and the recent tranny swap, but I'm highly discouraged with this car right now.  I'm hoping it's not serious - Any thoughts. 

 - John

John: Lake Forest, IL



'57 Fairlane 500 - Looking better every day.