John348

Very true. but I found (I can't speak for all trades) but their electrician tools were homeowner grade, really would not hold up to every day use. Something about a pair of 9" Klein Pliers in my back pocket, just felt right

Fender skirts were not a "genuine GM factory authorized accessory" for 1959 Chevrolet's, 1954 was the last year for that.

Also list your spaces would be a great help if someone is interested

Both the rear and front glass are the same on the sedans, sport sedans or four door hard tops the windshield is the same as the coupes and convertibles the rear window is unique to that body style

Jim, I don't see it as anything personal, only a business decision. After all it is a business transaction

If someone has more time then money and has the skills, and desires a two door this might be the easiest path to get attain one. It is not a simple task to make it look right the front door on a four door is about 6" shorter, there is a lot of work that needs to be done, and then to finish it in black, you have to be a pretty good metal guy for it to come out looking good. At least he got done! how many similar projects (dreams) end up as "shelves" in garages all over the world, never to be finished!

Sometimes, but even sometimes you can get arrested for trespassing as well. Most sites now have cameras as per the insurance companies, if something else happens to be "missing" you don't want to be the suspect for those items just for a few pieces of wood Buy the tires for $400 and be dome with it.

I remember where I was more then most, I saw the second plane hit with my own eyes. I was on 57th and 5th ave, the Tuesday morning. Thursday I was running a crew to get the stock exchange up and running with temporary cables. Myself, I try to forget it.

There is a vendor on the same aisle as me in the Red Field North at Hershey. He sells and buys lenses RNI 97, he is located right across from TIP sandblasters. He bought some lenses from me several years ago.

Looking around the garage and figured it's time, so I am bringing these down as well RNI 82-78 Red Field North along the bushes a few rows north of just west of Walt Car parts are coming,

That's a given

I know this could get moved, but I felt posting in General Discussion might be good place for those who can't attend and never bother to look at the Hershey specific Forum, sort of a Virtual Swap Meet. So if the powers to be feel it needs to be moved, so be it. I am starting to pack thing up and decided it's time to part with a few items. Here is a few things I am packing up today. The scale is not automotive, but it always was a conversation in my garage, and hopefully it will be in someone else's for years to come RNI 85-79 Red Field North

If they are so hard to find maybe have more then one made? Maybe on one of the specific forums announce that you are going to have a special run made and you are taking orders? Just a thought, maybe a way to get yours paid for and have a spare on the shelf. I would suggest replacing the front bearing on the tranny as well, excessive play can contribute to premature wear of the bushing.

Good call Joe! GM did this with the Chevrolet crankshafts, the Turboglide transmissions required a different drilling to accept the centering of the torque converter and there is a special pilot bushing to adapt those crank shafts to be used with a clutch. I encountered this once and it was a real ah s!@t moment, but I recall I located the bushing and it was part of the HELP parts line, and it was on the rack at a PEP Boys. All of this was done pre-internet Any speed shops near you? Try calling some of the guys who advertise that rebuild four speeds they had to know somebody who encountered your problem and might know of a direction to point you. There is a guy on Long Island who rebuilds four speeds for years, ships them all over the country Larry Fisher, D&L Transmission (631)351-4837 he pointed me in the right direction with a similar situation a few times. You have the measurements, you can always have one made with correct material! I would check the Pontiac parts books to see if there are different cranks offered for different applications, that might answer all the questions, then maybe check to see if GM offered different pilot bushings (I doubt they did)

They have been on the North Shore of Nassau for the past two months. and in The Bronx as well. And Elvis you have a very Happy 60th Birthday

You beat me to it, I was thinking the same thing. Explain that to the service manager when he says "sorry it is not covered, the manufacturer recommends that BOTH the oil and filter be changed at 7-10,000 miles" So at that point you would have to pay for the repair and take it up with Penzoil. It's cheaper to pay for the oil change, because they will find a way out of it.

I don't really drive my cars all that much but when I do I like to keep things cool. Everything was new when they were restored and the blocks were bored so, living by the quote "cooler heads prevail" I like to use a 160 degree stat and I use the Robert Shaw high flow thermostats in all of them. Plus we are not running the same quality fuel that was used in the 1960's, which I was told is a leaner, and hotter mixture. I had used a 180 stat and things got a little touchy in traffic. Once I advanced the timing a little and went to a 160 stat things were a little less nerve rattling. Not a good feeling leaving the show field at Hershey and watching the gauge climb

Two separate bedrooms has been the answer for years now

The insured coverage to repair a vehicle can easily exceed insured value with the cost of materials today. That was basis behind the letter. A vehicle is insured for $15,000 and might require $20,000 paint job which is common and it will end up getting totaled because of the difference. The insurance company then owns the vehicle and will auction it off to recoup their losses. Nothing personal, only business. Not about what it is worth, its about the agreed value to repair

Thanks Frank, No, I am using R-134. When I restored it 20+ years ago R-12 was hard find and I felt it was only going to get harder, so I set up for the R-134 oil. I am sure it makes a huge difference using R-134, because of the higher discharge temperature at the evaporator and there is no way to compensate for it by narrowing ducts to increase air velocity, the evaporator is right there. So when I use it, my feet are pretty cold, can't say that about my upper torso. Many other contributing factors, Biscayne had a rubber floor mat and not a carpet, very little insulation, sedans have a higher roof line, thus having more glass surface, and I don't have tinted glass. When I restored the car I came upon it, and put it in as more of a conversation piece. My goal was to build a show car that would be driven (which never happened) then a driver.

No, it recycles the cabin air in the car. The two systems are independent of each other. The artist rendering in the brochure shows the entire system. It works, better at night and on cloudy days, and it is fairly loud.

The Chevy Cool Pack in my 1962 Biscayne. Would work much better on R-12, because of the lower temperature of R-12 at the evaporator. I restored the unit and it was a cool experience, and learned a lot.

When testing, for a 6V power source I would suggest using a battery charger they over current protection, if there is a internal dead short using a battery direct could become real ugly real fast

Very true! they were rare when they supposed to be easy to come by! I never seen too many hot rodded but rather true out and out 1/4 mile point and shoot drag cars, and far from street legal. I never considered a street rods or hot rods track cars.

I can understand as to why maybe there is a market "dip" with banks offering 5%+ rates on 6 moth CD's maybe possible some potential buyers at auctions are sitting on that discretionary income a little longer. I personally know a collector who sold off 17 car at Harrisburg this past week, (he said it was time to thin things down) I prefer not to say what lots they were, he is a rather private person and I respect that. He used that above logic for the sale. He was getting nothing out of those vehicles sitting in a warehouse., so he felt that might as well take advantage of the guaranteed high interest while he was rethinking his collection. I myself don't have that luxury to think like that.