- 81. differential pin welding (score: 1)
- Author: SamuelsMA@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:48:43 EDT
- Well, today I dropped off my '76 at a repair/restoration shop that came highly recommended. That said, the owner really isn't a LBC expert, with most of his work focusing on vintage American cars. T
- /html/6pack/2006-06/msg00121.html (8,470 bytes)
- 82. TR6 luggage rack (score: 1)
- Author: SamuelsMA@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 23:11:40 EDT
- I have a '76 TR6 with a luggage rack that looks quite different from the aftermarket racks that you see on so many 6's. I am told that it is original. It has front-to-back members that are rectangul
- /html/6pack/2006-06/msg00133.html (7,055 bytes)
- 83. Re: TR6 luggage rack (score: 1)
- Author: SamuelsMA@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 18:17:13 EDT
- My rack (factory, I think) has flat bars that go back-to-front, not tubular bars that go side-to-side.
- /html/6pack/2006-06/msg00140.html (6,446 bytes)
- 84. seat tracks (score: 1)
- Author: SamuelsMA@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2006 19:13:00 EDT
- The recent note about the Miata seats reminds me of a question about my stock, '76 seats. I am only 5 feet 8 inches tall. In my car, I have to move the driver's seat all the way back and I still am
- /html/6pack/2006-07/msg00101.html (6,697 bytes)
- 85. seat tracks, again (score: 1)
- Author: SamuelsMA@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:44:08 EDT
- Thanks for your help so far on this one. A specific question now: If you move your seat all the way back, what is the measurement from the seat back to any interior reference point behind it. If I k
- /html/6pack/2006-07/msg00133.html (6,415 bytes)
- 86. A/C (score: 1)
- Author: SamuelsMA@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:24:33 EDT
- At the risk of belaboring this A/C thread, I am curious about how effective any of the available A/C systems actually is. I live in Miami, and would certainly use my '76 more in the summer if it had
- /html/6pack/2006-07/msg00153.html (6,716 bytes)
- 87. tie rods (score: 1)
- Author: SamuelsMA@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 14:29:10 EDT
- I was at the mechanic's shop today test driving my '76. He had boxed and welded the front differential pins, resealed the diff, modified the clutch to remedy the "sticky clutch syndrome," checked th
- /html/6pack/2006-07/msg00180.html (7,679 bytes)
- 88. dashboard finish (score: 1)
- Author: samuelsma@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 15:08:06 -0400
- I second the suggestion for a gloss finish. The P.O. had replaced the initial dashboard with a wood he describes as "quarter-sawn oak" with a gloss finish. It is stained about the same shade as the o
- /html/6pack/2006-07/msg00241.html (6,832 bytes)
- 89. carburetor options (score: 1)
- Author: samuelsma@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 10:14:45 -0400
- I vote for rebuilding the Zenith-Strombergs. I'm the guy who recently wrote in with a good experience with Kai Radicke's rebuild. My '76 has gone from impossible to tune to perfect (from a carburetio
- /html/6pack/2006-07/msg00258.html (6,773 bytes)
- 90. fender rust protection (score: 1)
- Author: SamuelsMA@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 17:35:47 EDT
- My car is in the body shop right now because the parts of the rear fenders that wrap under the car have developed paint chips from small stones. Superficial rust then developed in that area behind b
- /html/6pack/2006-07/msg00266.html (6,971 bytes)
- 91. What happened? (score: 1)
- Author: samuelsma@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:19:55 -0400
- At the risk of opening a can of worms, I think I missed something juicy in the interlude between selling my '70 PI in the summer of 2003 (and leaving this list) and buying my '76 a year ago. Back th
- /html/6pack/2006-07/msg00379.html (7,242 bytes)
- 92. brake bleeding/pads (score: 1)
- Author: SamuelsMA@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 04:41:56 EDT
- I just got my '76 back from a lengthy stay at the mechanical and body shops, and am pleased to report that it is driving beautifully. There were a long list of modifications including a clutch overh
- /html/6pack/2006-08/msg00171.html (8,235 bytes)
- 93. footwell heat (score: 1)
- Author: samuelsma@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:13:16 -0400
- I took my '76 on a 2-way trip to my suburban office yesterday. It was the first significant drive since I got the car back from its lengthy stay in the shop. It was about 92 degrees out. The trip wa
- /html/6pack/2006-08/msg00190.html (8,409 bytes)
- 94. oil pressure (score: 1)
- Author: SamuelsMA@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 13:30:50 EDT
- My '76 has had extensive motor work with the P.O., including porting, high compression (9.5 to 1), cam, lightened flywheel, and headers. It runs beautifully, now that the carbs are rebuilt and tuned
- /html/6pack/2006-09/msg00001.html (7,069 bytes)
- 95. brake fluid (2) (score: 1)
- Author: SamuelsMA@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 19:06:45 EDT
- I posted some questions a few days ago about changing my brake fluid. Thanks to all for your responses. The process was very similar to changing the fluid on my Porsche, which is required before eve
- /html/6pack/2006-09/msg00010.html (8,697 bytes)
- 96. brake fluid (2) (score: 1)
- Author: samuelsma@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2006 19:19:50 -0400
- Thanks for your comments on getting the pistons back into the calipers to allow pad installation (anything has to be better than using toothed Vice Grips!). When I read the responses, it appeared to
- /html/6pack/2006-09/msg00015.html (7,430 bytes)
- 97. radiator overflow (score: 1)
- Author: samuelsma@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 09:28:57 -0400
- The recent thread on radiator overflow tubes reminds me of a problem with the radiator overflow bottle cap. It tends to pop off when I drive the car. As it has a second tube dipping down into the bo
- /html/6pack/2006-09/msg00100.html (7,045 bytes)
- 98. radiator bottle (score: 1)
- Author: samuelsma@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:03:03 -0400
- I want to thank all of you who took a moment to respond to my post about the cap on my radiator bottle that keeps coming off. What becomes clear from the responses is that you all have bottles with
- /html/6pack/2006-09/msg00119.html (6,789 bytes)
- 99. brakes (long) (score: 1)
- Author: SamuelsMA@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:54:06 EDT
- Finally, your brake question gives me an opportunity to answer a question for once, rather than just ask (stupid) ones. I am a track driving instructor for the Porsche Club, BMW Club, etc. As a grou
- /html/6pack/2006-09/msg00226.html (8,963 bytes)
- 100. glove box light (score: 1)
- Author: SamuelsMA@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 21:52:42 EDT
- How's this for a little bitty question? Inside my glove box is a light bulb in a socket. The bulb works fine on a switch controlled by the glove box door. The socket has little tabs all around it th
- /html/6pack/2006-09/msg00246.html (6,585 bytes)
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