Your ride is very sharp. One of these days….after I figure out all the problems, my Baby will be sharp looking, too!

Jberry is right. Make sure you have some kind of towing package . Either AAA or maybe your collectors insurance company . There was a lengthy discussion here about the one that is the best . Something that happened to me . I broke down called insurance company, they sent a tow truck where I was told we couldn’t ride in the truck . I called my…[Read more]

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Royal and GP, thanks for responding. My auto mechanical background, nothing much other than I know how to fix a flat tire and do oil change and But my husband has some “inkling” and I will make sure he read your responses when he comes home from work. I really would love to drive it.

Well my homemade cowl brackets are completed and I’m having three sets made the machine shop that sold me the material and my test material.Here are a couple of photos of my homemade cowl brackets

Had the same problem with my LR . coil good ,fuel filters good , coil good . I’m assuming u have a pct34 carb . Remove the top of the float bowl . The part you removed has a pin that sets on the float that controls the gas height . Work it up and down a 100 times put it back on the float bowl as you are tighting it tap the top with a screw…[Read more]

Marilou, First, does the car have a fuel filter?  If so, replace it.  $3.00.  It may have 2 fuel filters with one under the hood and another in the engine compartment.  Replace them both.  Try to start again.  If no start, then check for spark.  Remove the wire from the top of the distributor (the one in the middle) and, with help of a friend…[Read more]

Looks like more than a clean up.  New alternator, 009 Distributor, new hoses and                             Where did you put the oil filter?

Very exciting! Many happy miles to you and I love the new steering wheel. New gauges too, looks like?

dude. I’ll never catch up now…

Love those credit cards

It’s a go. Took the car down to the shop this morning. said he’d call me in a week.

I actually contributed very little except my credit card.  The beautiful work was handled by Tom’s Foreign Autohaus in Temecula, CA.

Looks nice ! Wish I had your skills . How many hours to get it to this point ?

Looking sharp, Bill. Happy motoring!

Very nice Bill!  Enjoy the season and drive her. 

Are you running full leaf springs or are they cut and only using a half spring as a trailing arm? Not sure what you mean by rubbing the arch. The tires rubbing the fender?Post some photos in a separate thread as this thread is concerning a different subject.

How many folks will be driving the car? If it’s only you, keep it simple and fix the seat to suit you.

If you’re going to the trouble of replicating a pair of cowl brackets, replicate a pair of correct pieces.