For all who saw the first post, here is an update on the fitting of 195X60X14 Falken Azemis tires on libra style 14 X 5.5 wheels. Car is still on jackstands, but with rear tires on and tourqed, there
I dont particularly care! Mine is all rebuilt and waiting to go in the car soon as the clutch gets here. My tranny guy did tell me to hang onto the bad parts (he gave be a bag of bearings and synchro
For all: Craig is a good guy, I met him last weekend at a mutual friends house. Yes, he did bring me a roadster part, the traction bar from a 68 or newer car. I needed the bracket that welds on the f
For all: I am getting ready to put my stroker back together. For folks who have followed this thread I decided not to attempt to fix the rear main oil seal leak after carefully looking over the care
My old yellowed hard to read 1967 tech manual lists Chassis Weight (their spelling, not mine) as 495 kg (1091.2lbs). They list the vehicle entire weight at 920 kg (2028.3lbs). The weight distribution
Yep, in the Navy that is referred to as "flame spray" and is used to coat pipes and valves, especially steam lines, makes them more corrosion resistant. Also, if your boss yells at you really really
I still say block off the oil gallerys and use cogged belts. Chesapeake What about welding and remilling and re heat treating the existing gears? Is that feasible? Sid _______________________________
Yea, they used to advertise "buy em by the sack" just the thing at 2am after a night of heavy drinking. Watch out for the after effects next morning though. I dont drink at all anymore, and there are
For all: Some years ago I aquired two 1600 heads that were in fact laying in a scrap heap waiting to be sold for the value of the aluminum. I finally got around to taking them to the local best head
For all: For those who are following my re-assembly after the blown head gasket, and additonal work I decided to do rebuilding the 5 spd, new clutch, water pump, etc, here are a few notes. For a 1600
The extra heat in the exhaust goes right along with some basic laws of nature dealing with thermodynamics, that energy could have been changed to mechanical work and better gas milage would result. B
There were two for sale, one in the Virginia Pilot for $2500. I called and Mark came over to look over my roadster in pieces all over the garage (this was last week). He took video of mine, and show
For all: Got the SAKE RKT running! Took it in and got it inspected and road legal this morning. For those of you following my overheating problems, that led to a diagnosis of bad head gasket (thanks
For all: With all the work I did to my car this spring, I also replaced the valve cover gasket. The new gasket had shrunk a bit since manufacture, and no way was it going to fit properly. There are t
This episode was not too smart of me...... While I was waiting for parts, and fooling around with details over the last few months with my roadster, I read the Bob Sharp manual, and did many things t
The aluminum ones also look cool thru the wheels. Special economy tip of the day, clean up the aluminum with a wire brush and then rub silver anti-sieze into it, and the wheels will look almost polis
I would try BAB/GEON, they were able to get them, and master cylanders, about 2 years ago. Take in the old one for a match, and remember 510 parts might "almost fit", but for example I think its the
For all: This problem started way last summer, but I havnt driven the car much since then due to a variety of my own troubles, and 9-11 work related issues, but here is the story: I thought I hade th
For all: Thanks for the many (about 20) responses to my problem. The majority suggested some sort of small head gasket leak, which would put exhaust into the cooling system. This makes perfect sense,
For all: Tidewater Sports Car Club is having an autocross 21 April. Instead of the usual somewhat cracked and chipped WWII runway at Fentress Naval Air Field, we are going to hold it at Little Creek