Ed
any concerns with changing the symmetry of the fenders and trying to get the profiles identical? Did you consider just cutting and stretching the fender where it is bolted to the body. You could have added spacers between the fender and body to determine how much additional material would be required and given the location if it was not…[Read more]

I’m on the Happy Jack bandwagon.  After that drive out to Pittsburgh a couple of years ago I’ve decided I’m towing anything over an hour.

Hey Ed,

You can do like “Happy Jack” — (or is it “WIMPY JACK”) and tow ‘er down…….

Sounds like a fun event!!

Super cool. Quite a long run from MD to FL in a TDr but…maybe.

Allen, if you are going next year, let me know.  I’m always up for a road trip.

You, sir, are a madman!  XD

If I were you, I’d continue to use the Sedona Red because IMHO the other colors clash and look “wrong.”  What you COULD do to set off the instrument panel, however, is to wrap it in plastic chrome molding like this:

http://www.brandsport.com/trmg-0301-05.html

That is the exact stuff that I put on the entire perimeter of my dashboard.

You could…[Read more]

I used Minwax oil based stain. After staining yesterday afternoon, I felt the instrument cluster got sort of lost in the main dash. I wanted it to stand out a little more. So I took one of the remaining two clusters (I usually make three just in case) and on the rear face applied three different stain colors. They are Minwax Gunstock, Minwax…[Read more]

Did you use a oil or water based stain? If water based how long did you let it dry before you applied the poly. As the milky discolouration was localized it probably was not the poly. My suspicion is that there was a moisture issue that caused the problem. You should be able to remove the poly with light sanding then if you have a moisture meter…[Read more]

Heh-heh, yeah, or powered by a squirrel wheel. Sometimes seems like mine is anyway.

I don’t think there’s spare wheel venting for mine, solid round panel inside, and the car did well during the summer on 90 degree days too. Oil temp showed up to 230 after 10’s of miles going 70 MPH, usually around 220 to 225 on the highway.

Let idle about…[Read more]

Missed seeing about this until your reply secretagentcat. Yeah, I was wanting a Corvette since 40 years ago. Got to mean something to at least want one.

Just this past January I finally bought a ’77, last year of the flat back window, and first year they were available in black (without a special order anyhow). Mine was and is black but shows s…[Read more]

🙂 Good one.

I want one…
Does that count???
Congrats on your new baby!