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The needle scaler works great especially on the brittle stuff, but it shakes something fierce, I use my chainsaw gloves when I use it to help dampen the vibration.

No idea how you did that, but that's damn funny The car looks nice I think but I have positional vertigo so I didn't want to chance falling out of my chair, looks shiney so that's a good sign.

nice car, price seems a bit ambitious

A big misconception with POR15 is that it prevents rust, it does not, it encapsulates existing rust to stop it. If you notice rust on your frame it works fine but if you're doing a frame off then what RobJ did is the only way to go, sand blast, epoxy primer and then typically a single stage urethane. I don't know anything about eastwood paints, I use the Dupont lines or PPG.

The only thing I have to add is some big props for the silkscreened air cleaner cover form CARS, I got it for mine and it is stunning!

I Just got mine back in a few weeks ago after building it. Sure is nice to have it on the road again and not smoking like crazy

Could also be the socket, I've had those go south on other older cars I've had

I just put them on tonight, been out of town for a few days. It went on like nothing, no issues at all. My son always says I over think everything, he may have a point, but I figure asking after you've messed up isn't the best way to go either

Thanks, I'll give it a try. The clips are new but I assume re-pops so I don't know how good they actually are. It just seemed like you would have to push really hard to get the blade through it and you may end up just pushing the clip through the hole and then have it fall off.

When I got the car (64 Riv) one side didn't have the side horse shoe trim on it. I got the little clips recently and I'm not sure how to use them. I wanted to put them on the blades of the trim and then push the trim through the body holes. When I put the clips on the blades they don't go through the blades, just sit nicely on them like a hat. So the question is, how do you "seat" them if you know what I mean, the blade has to go all the way through the clip for this to work. I don't want to just mash it through the car this way and just have them all fall off inside the panel. :confused:

Thanks guys, looks like another half gallon to go after it circulates. Cheers

How much coolant does a 425 take? Just rebuilt the motor and started filling the rad, I have 4 gallons in there and it isn't quite full, let alone firing the motor and getting it filled up. I guess it's been a while since I filled a bone dry rad but I'm quite surprised at how much it takes, and no it isn't just pouring out the bottom

The only reason I'm keeping mine bone stock is for the cheaper insurance with collector plates. If they move the year up from the current 1958 for modified collector plates I'd go mild custom personally. Like Ed said a well built custom will more than likely add to the value not take away from it. If you watch the Barret Jackson auctions you'll see the customs go for more than the originals more often than not.

I just picked up the issue yesterday, figured it's almost the end of May the Aug issue should be out by now I loved the read, the car is amazing in every way! I do my own painting but I've never done a final coat of matte or satin finish. The thought of all the dust that always gets in there, and then not being able to sand and buff it out has scared me off, so far. Makes the paint all that more impressive. ..and I love the Goldfinger name :D

Got my photobucket working. I know it's juts a dinky little part I'm after but when you need it you need it. If you have one of these left after the guys before me. This is the one I need Not this one but if someone else needs it I have one

If you have one more of those knobs let me know, still can't post pics but the type I need is quite wide at the back of the knob, close to half an inch and cresent shaped much like the front, the other type is quite pointy at the back. Cheers

I too need one of those little knobs if you have an extra one. I got one a while back and it ended up being the "other" type. my photobucket is having issues but once that's resolved I can post a pic of the two different ones.

Thanks, I'll have to go to the jobber and see what they have and then research it. shipping to canada involves brokerage charges, etc., everything ends up costing double so hopefully I can find something up here. After all we build motors here too. The Mobil 1 high mileage looks like it would work after the break in.

Thanks again Ed, that's a lot of good info to sift through. I have read a lot about how bad fram filters are, actually pretty much all filters except the Wix. Last thing I need is to screw this up. I'm a few weeks away from ready to fire it up so I have time to sort it all out. Thanks for all your help!

Thanks Ed, I'll have a look for that site. I haven't really thought about what oil to use after but sounds like it'll be something out of the ordinary. I don't know what our parts stores have up here, we may have royal purple and they should have a break in oil.

I'm finishing up the install on the fresh built 425 and was wondering what you guys were using for break in oil, staright 30W or? Thanks

I don't have a picture handy but the one I use works very well, haven't done it on the Riv but have for other cars. There's the external type which are downright scary and the internal finger type which are a real pain to use. The one I have is internal, looks somewhat like ready rod and has a plate top and bottom that hook onto the spring, works great and feels very safe. Found a link to one Automotive Tools - Shop Equipment - Spring Compressor Front Coil (OTC: model 7045B) - The Parts Bin

That's a good idea Rob, I'll have it checked out. I have no idea if the rad has been recored or not. I would guess not and it may not need it but no harm in having it checked and properly flushed if nothing else.

Thanks Ed, I'll keep that option in my back pocket in case there's an issues. You are correct my climate is far from Death Valley, I'm on a rock west of Seattle so extreme heat is rare. Maybe a week a year it gets to 90, otherwise a good set of windshield wipers is what you really need.

It's a non A/C car exactly as you described. I've never actually driven the car on long trips so I can only assume it didn't have overheating problems before. But now I'm bored 30 over so with the cylinder walls being a bit thinner was just wondering if a better fan was in order. I'll go ahead and strip, paint, install this one and see what happens. I'm assuming it'll be fine, after all it isn't a Ford Thanks