Took the car in Friday to get the wheels balanced while on the car. Upon inspection getting the wheel up to speed while off the ground revealed wheel travel up and down indicating something was out of round. We pulled the wheel off and noticed the knock off hub mounted to the brake drum was off center. Unusual cause the holes are over size but the…[Read more]

Does it leave a film or does it feel like a waxed or unwaxed surface? That looks really nice.

The TDs had blackwalls, yes, but they were and are so “convertible” the wide whites can look “right.” What do I mean by “convertible?”Well, top up, top down, windscreen up, windscreen down, with or without wind wings.Some had the windshield removed and those little aeroscreens installed. Some of those had the front fenders pulled and replaced by li…[Read more]

Should I continue in this thread or start a new one? 
 Does anyone have experience with Chevy 283 engines?

Original spec is blackwalls.
I’m give blackwallls a huge thumbs up. But Larry is right.
She’s your car…it’s your choice…and there are no wrong choices!

 Allen, Most of the TDs that I remember from the 50s had black wall tires. I’m sure that many owners put white walls on their cars as a ”dress up” item. Back then they were all wide whitewalls,though I have seen some with narrow ones as well.
 Look in SunTan Sailer’s photo gallery to see pics of his car with black tires and also with wide w…[Read more]

I juast ran into two unused Seat bases if your still in the market.

Forecast right now for Wilmington, Del.: T-showers all week and then partly cloudy and 72F on Saturday, Sept. 24. Then rain again Sunday.Fingers crossed.

Lets check the plugs.pull al 4 and see what they look like,any evidence of fouling?A gas fouled plug will never fire correctly when at operating temp.
 

My Lafer is the TI model, which had a more tapered hood with a slightly smaller, raked grille and almost no chrome. Here’s the only picture I can lay my hands on at the moment. It was taken outside our old house, right aft…[Read more]

Keep us posted on what the problem was. We offer advice based on our experience with a similar problem. There could be half a dozen reasons why your TD won’t idle when it warms up. We’d like to know which one it was.
Here’s an easy one. What does your air filter look like? Clean it or replace it before you start adjusting the carb. Restricted air…[Read more]

thanks for the advice.  The car is now at a fiberglass repair place to spruce her up, fix the cracking, paint chips and bubbling.  I had a window to get her to that shop yesterday, so I ran her over and left her.These tips are wonderful.  I’m going to print this out and start working on this as soon as I get her back from her facelift.The en…[Read more]

Allen  those are some great results. I am not surpised at what it did for the scratches even tho I was only using it to remove haze. What did amaze me was the slight amount of car color that came off in my micro fiber polishing towel. The area with the haze was very rough to the touch, but after was smooth like glass. I am happy it worked out f…[Read more]

Granted they do not look the pretiest.But look to be more functional,and more like the originals.And the top design looks to give more headroom,which mine lacks.
Sure don’t know about the rest of you folks,but I find that that large blind spot created on the rear (absent)pillar very troublesome when making a lane change.

Nice wheel in billnparts’ link.But make sure you check the “dish”.The one in billnparts link looks like a two or three inch dish. Hrd to tell, but it looks like bends in the spokes. That is a lot and will bring the wheel a lot closer to your chest.On this page, you can filter the entire Grant line by diameter, dish, material and lots more:…[Read more]

When the engine is cold the butterfly valve is closed so the car runs rich, and that also makes it easier to start. When the car is warm, or when the electric heating coil in the choke warms up, it opens the butterfly valve so the mixture is correct. Opening the valve lets in more air, it does not limit the amount of fuel.If the engine runs well…[Read more]

Grant has a nice wood wheel. They also offer a plain horn button.http://www.grantproducts.com/products/view/52/

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Bill, Could you post a photo of the front end of your car? The painted grill shell and headlamps intrigue me.

Wow. That difference is amazing!Nothing like re-purposing a product. You should write to Novus…there’s a whole new market for their products.

Quick way to check that Idle cut-off valve. Open engine compartment and have assistant turn ignition key to “ON” not start. When the key is turned on you should here that valve click. If you don’t hear the click, then its one of three things: 1) you don’t have the wire from the coil connected to open it, 2) you have a bad valve, or 3) you don’t…[Read more]