pacerman
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A vendor named Booster Dewey can rebuild you brake booster I believe. Hemmings Motor News will have lists of vendors who can perform the services you seek. Good luck with it. Joe
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Just search on Ebay. There appear to be lots of small manufacturers and many of them are priced similarly at less than $100 complete with casters. I bought two a few years ago from a maker in Missouri but I cannot recall his name, for my AMC V8 engines. Or google engine cradles and search on images for one that looks good to you. Joe
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Anywhere from $500 to $2500 depending on how bad you want it. If you can see yourself in it, running and driving, make the seller an offer. Cars are personal, unless you are a dealer. Joe
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Thanks,
I will check out the SPI products.
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They are looking good but I was in my local PPG paint and body supplies store a few years ago while in the midst of patching the rear quarters on a Rambler. I told the guy at the counter that I was trying to block sand epoxy primer on the repair (PPG DPLF 50 to be exact) and the guy at the counter and two other customers in the store said almost in unison: You are not supposed to block sand epoxy primer. So what sandpaper are you using? Wet sanding?
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That is really nice work.
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With a full reading on the gauge you might have an inadvertent ground somewhere in the system, not a bad or disconnected ground.
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Looks like a lot of fun.
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You're gonna be thinking about that car while you try to fall asleep each night, I think.
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Metro Molded parts has a pretty extensive catalog of various types of weatherstripping, with many of the profiles shown along with dimensions. You can order a printed catalog from their website or browse profiles online. Joe
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I think that is supposed to be a "1" but was mis-struck. See http://www.tpocr.com/buickvin1.html for decoding your VIN. Joe
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If you google, The AMC Forum you can join that group. There are several people on the forum who will gladly help answer your questons. I do have several older Ramblers but I do not have one with the automatic transmission feature you describe. Joe
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I have also used a 65 Mustang tank on a 65 Rambler American. Yep, it works, but some modifications are needed as you mentioned.
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Perhaps the quoted reference was to lye, but electrolysis is usually done with washing soda ( sodium carbonate). The lye might have been useful for parts where all of the oil and grease had not yet been removed.
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Your before and after pictures are always a delight.
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please ask Greg how much horsepower and torque was generated by the OX-5?
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I thought you could order rings like that from Egge Machine, just by giving them the ring sizes.
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It is June, Jon but you are forgiven. The Cub Cadet hardly looks used.
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Just be sure the modified bolts are not long enough to collide with any protrusion(s) on the sides of the transmission or shifter parts (if it has a side shifter). I made that mistake in the past.
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On 5/22/2017 at 8:00 PM, dei said:
Trust all my Canadian Buick owners had a wonderful Holiday today, I know I did.
After going to the garage, checked the fluids on the Special and proceeded to the gas station to top off the tank with some high-test and a little gas stable.
Let the Sea Trials begin.
Then I went home (my home) and picked up the wife to go for dinner at a place that holds a weekly car show.
I'm in my glory with having my wife with me, having the car out for the first time in 12 years and..... watched as it drew a bit of a crowd & lots of questions most of the evening.
I must mention, If you look in the back row on the right, my buddy drove his '66 Continental that he sooo generously offered to me various times when the Special was out of commission. Thanks Joe!
Being this is a weekly local event and most car guys know each other, kind of expected the obvious question, "When did you get this?"
Well, I was taken aback when I heard my wife answer one fellow "that her husband bought it when he was in High School." First time I think she was actually enjoying telling the story as she said the car was quite the hit on the ride home!
Look at all those Mopar's and Chev's with their hoods up. Bring your Buick to these shows and see what happens......
As stated, a good day and luckily she (the car) got a 90% grade on this run as I have what I believe one plug or wire that seems to be dropping or weak but she fires right up, idles nice and once moving down the road levels out nicely.
After the $135.00 50/50 number was drawn we cruised on home with no difficulties.
After dropping my wife off I then headed back to the garage to put the car away and decided, as it was not out of the way, to capture a shot of the car at my old High School which I not only drove her to at that time but brought her back to my 10 year reunion.
Sadly, just recently I saw the then Vice Principal had passed away who had to call over the public address system, "Would the owner of a red convertible please come to the Principles Office!"
With over 1,200 students then, parking was limited and guess I had parked in his spot!
Was a good excuse to skip French class that day. (no offence to those of French heritage Mon amie)
A VERY Fulfilling Day!
You parked next to an AMC Pacer too. That helped to draw a crowd. LOL (I'm an AMC fan).
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.030 gap sounds excessive for the points. More like .016. If you are talking about the gap between the rotor end and the cap brass, I don't know what that should be. Joe
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Impressive. Keeping posting our progress.
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Used glass would be a big mistake on that car. Looks great. Joe
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I think the 62 model year would already have started by October of 61. I think the plant shutdowns for model changeover were typically in August. Your paint looks good. A little orange peel will make is look more authentic.