Recent content by str12-340

Think for just a moment as to what happens if a 50-60 year old U-bolt, that has taken 1/4 of all the load of every jounce at the rear wheels for that long, snaps, putting all the load in the other one which may then fail. Look under your car and figure out the fall out...Just sayin'.

Are they just dirty, or pitted and corroded?

That hood trim has NEVER been repopped. Neither has the fender trim that it meets (although you can buy the shallower 1972 version new, go figure).

hood trim? trunk lid trim?

I used on of DamRaider's adapters to put a flip top cap on my Dart. One unexpected benefit is a chrome plated rim around the filler opening that is deeper than the sheet metal recess in the quarter, making a fuel proof entry with more effective area for paper towels when I fuel. Not 100%, but...

I've had insurance with State Farm for 45 years. I have never had State Farm suggest that I let another driver's insurance company handle my claim - THAT'S WHY I PAY STATE FARM EVERY 6 MONTHS FOR 5 CARS...TO TAKE CARE OF ME!!! I have never had them push back and have been well taken care of. I...

Warning: the A500 pan by Dorman is deep and then has a drain plug that is another 1/2 inch closer to the ground. The pan is well behind the front wheels and just one too tall parking lot speed bump hit my plug hard enough to crack the pan in front of the plug. I ended up welding the Dorman plug...

Never seen any new ones

google 66 Auto Color. They supplied the Plum Crazy single stage spray can paint that I used on my interior, trunk and engine compartment. It has an internal can of hardener that you release after shaking up the paint. It went on smooth, the metallic in the paint was correct and went on...

how tall is the assembly?

Does it have a non-AC heater box, or was that deleted too?

If you don't have a shop cat, get a bunch of those plug in pest repellers around the walls of the shops and never have mice in your interior and stored parts again!

OP - it is really easy to screw up your hard to find hub assembly separating the disc and hub. The studs are swedged in place so you need a 7/16 swedge cutter to clean up the stud next to the disc. Take your assembly to a machine shop to get the swedge removed and get the studs pressed out...

why would you give up filtering capacity and flow capacity using a smaller filter? Protect you engine investment!

following... OP, I think your guesstimate is close