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Rustin's ASAP satin black for me. Never had it flake on drums or calipers. Doesn't need a thick gloopy coat to give good opacity. Oh and its very...
Quick update. I should have took the illuminated column shifter off first as its original lens confirm a green illumination. Starting to take...
Thanks guys
Can anyone confirm what the correct dash panel illumination colour is for a 57 Pontiac.
Assumption is the mother of all f%ck ups
Only ever used it in pre made liquid form on complete bodies and parts of pre and post war Rolls Royce, Bentley and the occasional 50s and 60s...
Very nice work, lots of hard dirty graft done. Cant beat working upwards from a solid base.
Vapor blast or oxalic acid. I wouldn't go anywhere near an engine parts with a bead blaster, especially one that is heavily pitted. To much chance...
A garage the size of yours would get me into a lot of trouble!
You might be right. Maybe someone in the company saw the writing on the wall and decided to do a cash grab. Maybe it was just a cash grab.
Did you ever have engine failure as a result of using a Fram filter? I don't know what state the WIX company is in. Just because it exists...
I to have never had a problem with Fram filters over 40 years and have been more than happy to buy them when the choice came up.
Perhaps its another example of corporate stupidity/greed building houses on quicksand. I would of hoped they broke the mould by now.
I sometimes lack the energy to attend car shows let alone build a car. I prefer to refine a prebuilt car that someone else has taken the financial...
Thanks for the further replies, I don't use the car much during the next few months and have plans to do some top end engine work over winter....
Thanks guys. I appreciate your replies.
Hi folks, I need a bit of advice please. The hardened pcv on my 455 has fallen into the valley pan while removing it. I usually wouldn't hesitate...
I'd be looking for vac leaks or a distributor/condenser problem
Great find and nice starting point.
I tried normal once, it is very overrated.
A little tip when installing rear brake shoe return springs. Like most people I don't own return spring installation pliers and used to pull my...
Thanks buddy, I do already.
Thanks guys, I was a little concerned as the Holley site does not list this revision for ordering spares.
The list number says 3310-14 yet I can't find any reference to it on the Holley list number pdf. The number stampings look a little errr, The only...
My passenger peep mirror is as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike but suits the look of the car. I turn my head when I need to. To my mind its...
So sorry for your loss, sincere condolences to yourself and your family
When the devil farts on your cornflakes, reach for the sugar bowl
When the Devil farts on your Cornflakes, reach for the sugar bowl.
When you check the rear shoe adjustment make sure the parking brake cable is slackened off and that the parking brake levers on the shoes are not...
While recently being treated in the back of an emergency ambulance and struggling to keep good oxygen levels I was given 3 oxygen bottle...
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