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Thank you! I will contact them and see. I rebuilt the carb once but if it could be remachined as well that might be the best bet.

Rick, if I may, since you DID offer...I have Ambassador bias ply with wide white walls on my 1947 Cadillac size 78-15. Unfortunately they are a tad too wide and rub on the fender skirts in back, otherwise they seem to be a good tire. Is there an alternative, in a WWW or blackwall, that would work well and be a LITTLE less pricey? I have Goodyear Regatta IIs on my Eldorado and they only cost $87 a tire! And they are excellent tires! I could always put a set of the Regattas on but I do not want to change the look of the car, and radials always look slightly shorter than the bias ply on this car (I have seen several, both modified and not with radials that gave me this general impression). Do you have a suggestion for me? THANKS! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I am looking for a new carburetor for my 1947 Cadillac 346 cci flat head V-8. It takes a Carter WCD or single barrel carb or a Stromberg AAV-26. I do not want to rebuild the old one, but find a newly manufactured carb for the engine. Any help will be gratefully received. Thank you.

First, congratulations to Steve and Earl for what sounds like a fantastic meeting. The AACA has been blessed with two wonderful people. And congratulations to Bruce Wheeler. I am hoping to meet you one day or one of the other Zone Directors being way out here in the wild, wild west. Secondly, I want to thank Peter H. for his prompt notes on the meeting and keeping me up to date on the missed activities. I may not have been able to be there in person but I feel, in some small way, to have been able to be there in spirit. Thanks, Peter...your friendship has meant a lot to me. Also thank you to Sal and Wayne for the updates through the days when they were very busy. It helped alot. Even though the forum was pretty quiet, it made for some smiles and good reading. Good job everyone, it sounds like a major success!

Absolutely correct, Jan. And I would add, while I would normally delete/remove such attacks, this one was at least civil and has been answered appropriately. As you can see from the above posts, the buyer made an error in not completely reading (and assimilating) the information contained within. Read those declarations carefully, folks. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

That is really cool, Art. (My Dad's Uncle was Art too) After reading a couple of the posts you have shared, I have started collecting old Cadillac models. So far I have a 1955 edition of a 1956 Cadillac Eldorado (in shrink wrap no less), the late edition of the 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham (both Revell), and the late edition Monogram 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz. I am still looking for more, especially any from the 40s and 50s, then 60s. I hope that your company will someday produce a model of the 1942/47 Cadillac Series 62 sedan...a wonderful car with no representation sadly. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> hint hint

Thanks, John! Another great ad hoc correction to the problem that plagues these beautiful cars. I would prefer to keep as much of the car original as possible...without being silly, of course. I may try some of these ideas before buying a new spring, but you have to admit, the cost is minimal to get what at one time was considered impossible to replace! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Thank you, Chris. I will check them out.

Granted I am new here and know very little, but when searching for engine rebuilds on my '47 Flat head, most of the quotes were right around $3200.00 including parts. The assumption being very little would have to be done other than putting in new hardened valve seats, seals, rings and valve guides. It also included pulling, painting and re-installation. So it sounds like your quote is not out of line. Good luck in the project! I hope to hear how it is going. I have decided to maintain the original engine unopened as long as possible. So far it is running beautifully and only leaks a little oil. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Chris, how does that work as mulch? I am very interested in that! I have heard of them using shredded tires to lay road foundations which makes a lot of sense. Does it leach anything into the soil? Maybe we could start something like that in CO?

My son is restoring a 1970 Charger for SCCA racing. He is in need of the chrome toggle switch on the dash that also initiates the headlight doors to open. Does anyone know of a source or have a switch hiding in a shoe box somewhere? This would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

Could ya pick up one of those fantastic large pretzels from a street vendor for me? I can warm it up again here. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I'll reimburse you for it!!

That's a good point...I had a cheap cutoff on the positive terminal but it did not give me a good enough connection. But I would like to put a good one in. Do you have any you might suggest? Would they be available at the local NAPA or ADVANCE? Many thanks!

Hi Gearboy, I called a local tire wholesaler who handles tire talc. He says it is still available from Camel Industries and he does sell it though very seldom. Apparently truck drivers will use it. It was originally used to keep the real rubber inner tubes from sticking to the wheels and tires so the tube would rotate properly. Baby talc would not work because it cannot withstand the heat. He is looking into the chemical properties for me. I will post that when I can get it. OK I got the skinny on tire talc at least as far as it goes. According to Pete at Tire Source in Boulder, an SCCA supporter and provider, that what they genereally use IS baby powder and that it works fine, unlike the above. However, some manufacturers include tire talc with their tubes and insist that it be used. Check out Classico Tubes in England, they should be on the web, and ask about French talc (silk) which they use. Classico Tires I hope that helps. It appears that it is a petrolium distallate. Hey I figure if baby talc is good enough in a Bugatti's tires it should work OK for our needs! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

12V??? Why would anyone want 12V??! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> Seriously, no thank you. I have the car restored (all electrical that is) for 6V. It works really well...until you leave the door open or the brake lights stay lit (a problem with the stop switch) and then the battery goes belly up after a few hours. Sigh. Otherwise the 6V system works beautifully. I just wish it were a little hardier. Oh well I will look into a better carb. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Hi Brooker! Well I might be interested. The grey bumpers on the rear tail lights of my '77 Eldorado are in need of replacing. You said the ones you have are black? Could you post a picture? If need be, please email me at lykeios56@earthlink.net. Thank you!

Craig, I would be interested in how one might apply this EFI technology to a 6 volt system like the one on my '47 Cadillac. How might this be done and would it be overtly visible? Is it something I would want to do? I do not know if I will show the car seriously but I might like to as well as touring with it. My hope is to make it as reliable a car as any. Gas and environment savings are all important, but with all due respect, the car is run little by comparison to modern everyday drivers. My main concern is efficiency and long range power. I have the early EFI in my '77 Eldorado so I was curious whether or not something similar could be added to the Cadillac without undue modifications. Incidentally, the specs for 1947 called for nothing less than 80 grade octane. I can run 84 or 87 without a problem, although I do run 93 through it because I am concerned about wear and tear on the engine. I also add a non-lead lubricant periodically.

JT, I think you are absolutely correct. History means very little to most people. It is the past, and the present moves on. It is an old fight but thankfully there are groups like yours that do care and work to maintain the cars that can be saved. Same goes for historic buildings and other objects. I always comes down to money and what the owner wants to do or have. The shame of it is there are many junked cars that are unique and valuable in and of themselves that would work wonderfully for modification that are passed by for convenience. I cannot believe it is cost. Chopping and channeling a good restorable or survivor with all the new engine mechanics etc., cannot be any less expensive than cutting and channeling a hulk. Sadly the kustomizers I have talked with or read on the internet refer to those of us who prefer original and restored cars as 'Old Farts' and 'Old Guys'. Pitty they cannot see that age often, though not always, carries with it experience and insight. I will say, that what someone turns out a brilliantly done kustom, it is something that should be enjoyed and applauded as a creation of thier ingenuity and hard work. I only hope it can be done without sacrificing something that is now, irreplacable.

Great parts....could you tell the group what years these go to, for those of us who are not up on our parts nomenclature! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Chuck, I just had a new muffler system put on the '47 so tomorrow I am driving it to Denver. It will be good to put him on the road again...I got tired of sounding like an M1 tank. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I try and drive him at least once a week and if the weather is good, twice or even three times if I can. Since our weather here has been really beautiful, I think it is time for the Dutchman to head out on the open road! Always a great joy for me.

Not always, Sal. Greed is the real culprit and the desire to get rich quick at whatever the cost to others. My OBs simply could no longer afford the high cost nor the pressure...they went into research. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> I loved them, as did my wife. Ah well. And yes, Randy, since the Government and the ASCP got into the act things have gotten really confused. Like I said...a presidence case is needed to protect their rights or so they see it. So what if they put someone out of business who has been working with them, legitimately, and honorably for years? Its the cost of doing business.

I have rebuilt one complete frontend from Kanters and had no problem with it. I like their attitudes for the most part. But I have poor experiences from everyone I use at one time or another.

Howard, it is a sad state of affairs when good people leave business just because it has become too costly and even delitarious...I know of several very good doctors who left their chosen profession (OB/GYNs) because it simply became too dangerous to practice. Something must give or we as a nation will be sunk. I, for one, would pay more to keep our good industry here. Sal, you said it better than I. Part of the job of an attorney in business law is to find reasons to sue for the good of the company....and his own largess, parenthetically. I hate to say it but the watch word for our society in the last 10 years (and before no doubt) is Greed.

This is just the kind of action that had me concerned over the McVey situation. Except in this case, it is clearly one of legal presidence. Since ACPA has laid all of these wonderful laws in place to regulate the internet, the attorneys for Ford see a potential problem and is using ObsoleteFordParts as their presidence case. Its a legal game that lawyers have played since God was a boy. (pardon to those genderists who object to 'boy' ) Lawyers have always been a pain in the requiem but a necessary evil. Watching the "Fabulous Fifties" on the History channel, I was reminded that prior to Ralph Nader's book "Unsafe At Any Speed" and subsequent law suits, major American industry was basically free to palm off whatever it chose on consumers. Now, of course, the pendulum has swung the other way. The lawyers and lobbyist groups control everything making manufacturing a misery. Add to that the high cost of employees, another situation with the Unions, and it is no wonder manufacturers are going out of country to produce the goods we want to buy. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> I am sure there is a lot more to this and my knowledge of it is minimal. However, I can see no good in the over legalized business we deal with today. Soon they will be sticking warning and information stickers on babies bottoms to warn new parents what to expect so they won't sue the hospital, doctors, nurses or their own parents for not telling them everything that could happen. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /> Whatever happened to life being difficult and taking it as it comes? Sure, if someone did or sold something that caused an accident you should have recourse but it has really gone too far. AS always this is just my opinion. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

I checked and the current policy is to let any of these posts concerning vendors stand as they are. The concern was raised and has been settled, so like I said there is no need to worry. The bashing and burning was a reference to the Oldsmaniac post. Sorry if I was unclear.