stevenwham

I'm the lucky new owner of Jeff''s Fabulous Fifty Two .. arriving tomorrow early after an 8 hour drive from Jeff's house .. have really enjoyed getting to know Jeff & learning the restoration through this forum & YouTube has been delightful .. highly recommend Bill's Auto Transport .. top notch

How to contact owner? Steve Ham steven_ham@comcast.net (434)466-9820

Very attractive .. could you comment on the "level" of restoration? i.e. is it a "nut & bolt" restoration including frame restoration? If so, a few photos would be appreciated .. I sold a 53 a few years ago and am always looking for a nice replacement

Very cool - reminds me of this car I bought one year ago ..

Thanks for all your comments - helps to get broad perspective

Hello .. my classic cruiser is a 53 Olds Super 88 Holiday Coupe .. this topic applies to a 72 TR6 .. assume the "technicals" are basically generic on this issue: a year ago, I replaced Dot 3 in TR with Dot 5 .. thought I was making an "upgrade" .. just drained & refilled (no flush) .. brakes are somewhat spongy .. a year later I've learned that one must be very careful in the transition .. I wasn't .. question is: what to do? stick with Dot 5 & do some sort of "master flush" or even consider draining Dot 5 & going back to Dot 3 .. your comments appreciated ..

TerryB - thanks .. I know there is a mixture screw that is not "working" .. carb rebuild kit enroute .. interesting comment .. hope it is what you suggest & not the trans

Found a beautiful Super 88 - after owning about a week, on a cruise on a deserted country road, decided to "open it up" & see how it would accelerate .. accelerated fine BUT accelerator stuck full open .. initially applied brakes; that didn't help .. as I'm gaining (too much) speed, I shifted from Drive to Neutral .. that created alot of "racket" & I decided that wasn't good (in hindsight that may have been fan belt screeching), so then shifted back to Drive & that seemed to go okay .. then decided to reach down and "unstick" the pedal .. that worked, but the pedal came off in my hand, but I was able to slow the car down & got it home okay .. (pedal on order) .. the next day trans seemed fine until cruising in 4th gear (acceleration through all four gears is fine) at stable throttle, there is a subtle "lurching" in the drivetrain which I would guess is something amiss with 4th gear .. would appreciate your thoughts .. trans was overhauled during restoration 20 years ago, but has minor miles since then .. thank you

Currently @ auction on bringatrailer.com : https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1953-chevrolet-3100-series-truck-18/

Currently at auction on Bring a Trailer: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1953-chevrolet-3100-series-truck-18/