That is ironic. The reason I began using factory sheet metal for repairs was a guy I knew who had a 1966 Mustang fastback. He noticed my 1968 Firebird and we talked about rustout. He told me he buys junk Mustangs and stashes factory sheet metal just for repairs. His exact words were "Forget...
So it is not just me. I did a lot of patchwork using an old Firebird hood. That hood was almost twice as thick as the Bonnewagon sheet metal. It is hard to get a micrometer reading unless the metal is clean cut and accessible. Pinch welds and seams are doubled up and not reliable. Short of...
I need to make something and I need to know what gauge our sheet metal is. I am most interested in the body sheet metal. Doors, quarter panels, etc. I tried miking it but the results did not jive with a gauge chart I have.
This is a strange one. Hot Buttered Popcorn was the theme song of Imus in the Morning radio show on WNBC. I'm talking early 70's. Then the dancers look like they were second stringers for Hill's Angels. The song itself is considered the very first synthesizer instrumental,
Where are you? Shitty City is a big place.
The politicians are crowing about shutting down the 'Iron Triangle' in Flushing. But you could get ANYTHING done there. Lots of junkyards like Sambucci, Flushing Auto Spring, everything and anything.
I am in Queens. The problem here is that no one wants to do an extended project that can go wrong in so many ways. They only want to do quick jobs to get as much cash as quickly as possible. Brakes, oil, tires, etc. It is a rare shop that will even know what a G-body is, let alone know the right...
Everyone is going to 'forget' about the battery at least once. That is why I use a deep cycle for my cars that seldom move. Even if drained totally, they suffer no damage and can be revived. I also use one on my boat for the same reason. The Die Hard Marine/RV has been very reliable.
This is taken from a Car Craft/Motor Trend article:
" Mr Gasket sells an inexpensive distributor shim kit that you can use to reduce the overall endplay down to around 0.015 inch. Most stock HEI's have as much as 0.060 inch or more endplay. The excess clearance allows the drive gear to climb the...
From what I read, the gear/housing gap translates into timing change due to the rotation. .005" was the absolute tightest allowable due to thermal expansion. .010" was the best compromise. The timing changes more as the gap gets bigger. I have come across used distributors that had gaps up to...
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