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  1. <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: harry yarnell</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Are you saying this vibration happens when the car is STOPPED in your driveway, and you apply the brakes? </div></div>

    The vibration was happening when I was driving - the first time it happened I was going up the driveway and was breaking to park the car. Then, when we were driving the car again 20 minutes later, it happened quite frequently while I was driving through town, but not every time I hit the break - more like every third time.... frown.gif

  2. Actually, I know the vibration you are talking about, and that is not the vibration I am talking about - I would describe the rotor/brake thing as a "pulsing" in the brake pedal. I have good rotors and pads so I know that's not the problem... this is something I've not experienced in any of my cars... it's like a stutter in the pedal.

    I know it's not calipers, rotors or pads - maybe something related to the ABS system?

    Oh, and no, there are no lights on. The yellow ABS was on for a few months, and then, after I didn't drive the car for a few weeks (month or more?), the yellow light did not stay on anymore (it still comes on when I start the car though).

    Like I said, I've not felt anything like this through a brake pedal before so I'm mystified... and I've had my share of brake problems! frown.gif

  3. Hi All,

    I'm not sure how to 'search' this problem so I'm just going to ask the knowledgeable folks here...

    Yesterday I was driving my '89 Blue home from work and when I pulled up in the driveway I noticed that the brake pedal seemed to vibrate under my foot, which felt VERY weird. We then had to run an errand so we jumped in Blue and hit the road - and then the vibration in the pedal happened almost every time I had to brake - and it kinda freaked me out to be honest! What in the world is this?? The pedal even seems to make a noise when the vibration occurs, like a grinding sound. frown.gif

    What's the problem? I'm afraid to drive it right now... cry.gif As always, your help and kind assistance is always appreciated!

  4. Today I decided to tackle changing out the black trim section of the door panel on my Claret/fixer upper. After getting the panel off I was perplexed by the upside down metal "thingys" holding the trim piece on the door panel. Using pliers, I had to turn them millimeter by millimeter to get the darn things off - whose bright idea was it to use these things? How is one supposed to remove them in the real world?? I ended up flipping half of them over when re-attaching the trim. Unfortunately, some of them could not be tightened so I had to turn them upside down and, once again using pliers, tighten them millimeter by agonizing millimeter.

    One of the reasons I had decided to replace the black piece was because the door strap couldn't be held on because the hole was stripped/cracked/screwed up. Well guess what - the replacement I put in was just as bad and worse - I cannot attach the door strap AT ALL because both of the holes are messed up! mad.gifcry.gif Does anyone have any idea what to do to get the strap attached once this has happened?? Any and all advice would be appreciated!

  5. We went to the Kruse spring auction this past Saturday and were disappointed to find that the event was MUCH smaller than the auction this past Labor Day weekend. Has the spring auction always been much smaller? Is there a problem that there were only a handful of vendors?

    They had some nice old cars go over the auction block, and the "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" car went for $505,000. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

  6. <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Was the 32-33(?) sedan for sale? How much? Looks original, what kind of shape was it in? Looks like it had a paper on the windshield. </div></div>

    Bill, no, the car was not for sale. Yes, it was original and appeared to be in GREAT shape!

  7. We were there as well - found some running boards and enjoyed looking at all the beautiful cars! I even bought a '55 Caribbean.. diecast (!) I'd post a photo or two myself but I'm presently at work so that's not do-able, perhaps later.... The weather held out for the most part - not as sunny as the weather reports led us to believe it would be, but no downpours.

  8. Today around 5:30

    Us - Black Reatta

    You - in a Driftwood Reatta trapped in a stream of traffic due to a crash where a Honda Civic rammed into the back of a Mercedes SUV that had stopped to turn <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />......

    Didn't know if this was someone on this forum or not - I know there are a lot of folks in the Greater Cincinnati area on this board....

  9. You can go to www.chevsofthe40s.com and www.obschevy.com - they are a good source for parts. Steele Rubber is a good place to go for your seals. Hopefully someone else can advise you where to go for carpet. I think the 12V vs. 6V depends on if you want to add extra stuff (radio, etc.). If your wiring is original, you may want to go ahead and get a new harness - Rhode Island Wiring is a good source. Just my $.02 <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

    Good luck on your car! Sounds like it is pretty nice!

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