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It's from a 1966 Cadillac Fleetwood 75, the mirror is 4.75", and the base is about 7 3/8" long, the holes on the base are 5.375" apart (so 5 and...
Thanks, Ray, I'll grab a copy of Hemmings. I found plenty of driver's side mirrors (It's a remote adjust that goes through the door) and while...
I've done that...it doesn't last, I'm afraid...I've used bicycle inner tube rubber, cork and O-rings...I was hoping for something more NOS/OEM
I've got an old Caddy, with an old passenger side mirror. You can see the mirror is pinched with allthread rod and what looks to be a softer metal...
For what it's worth, the Safest Rust Removal product works as advertised for specific problems: [img] Untitled by Matey-O, on Flickr it couldn't...
I discovered the Battery charger is 'smart' enough to not start charging with the multitester in series with the positive lead. :( So....I found...
Will a battery tender put a charge on a new, uncharged, battery? I always thought they were more for maintaining a charge and not recharging.
I'll give that a shot...I don't have much confidence in the cheapo harbor freight charger, though. I'll get an ammeter on it and babysit it for a bit.
NOS Battery (dry, sealed): $45 Acid: $18 HF battery Charger, rated at 6V: $30. The battery says 'Max Charge 1.9 amps' The Charger says:...
By the time you're done, you'll be an expert. I can't tell you how many things I've become an expert in, only to never do them again.
link? This car is in that no man's land where it's too much money to restore, but we don't exactly want to give it up in 10 years when the frame...
I'll drop in here occasionally with questions and one that's been a long term hassle is the rust on the insides of my Caddy's framerails. The...
Well....it IS custom. :eek:
This as been an interesting line of thinking. A friend is running into a similar issue with a 57 Belaire...it's looking like the ethanol in the...
I'll check the pressure, although the fuel pump is new, too. (man, I've been changing LOTS of crap on this thing....you'd think it was 46 years...
Interesting. It's got a new Edelbrock 600 cfm carb, their take on it was: with a new, good carb, 99% of the problems are typically ignition...
I figured it was temporary, and thus not worth tearing into the carb. This weekend we properly set the dwell and base timing, the car's got new...
I had the idle A/F screws as far out as they could go, my eyes were SERIOUSLY watering...and I'm still pounding out the last problems with the...
Maybe so, but the car with just headers could not be made to run without popping on deceleration. (Course, I'm more that willing to admit my lack...
Just to close the loop. Found a guy to get the y-pipe fabbed, it's gorgeous, but I don't think I'd want to be taking any speed bumps at speed. I...
Payoff! Time will tell if additional R&D is necessary. http://youtu.be/TJsBRmuLl-w?hd=1 (better have good speakers.)
Actually found the fitting I was looking for at a local Farm supply house! After some judicious application of force, managed to get everything to...
I'll be swinging by Grainger today! :D Any hints on getting it to seal, while 'clocking' it to the right orientation? Teflon tape?
Napa's got a low profile 90 degree, but it's pipe on one side and NPT on the other. :( Now, if there was a female npt to male pipe thread, I...
Originally it had the usual double-flaired fitting, but they were nasty rusty siezed crap. I guess the unknown question is: If I get Xth's of an...
Man...it's so freekin CLOSE. I figure the back bolt is about a sixteenth away from starting. [IMG] Untitled by Matey-O, on Flickr [IMG]...
Nice! Bet they're cheaper than the thermo-tec stuff, too.
Possibly...lord knows, the steering box ain't going anywhere. I've been told I can't wrap a ceramic coated header...it holds moisture in and...
So I've got a 1966 Fleetwood 75 with a 429 mill. They tend to have cast iron exhaust manifolds that tend to crack. Mine did. Alll over....
Gotta pass this time, keep us informed in the future.
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