Tom– please post pics of those swingin’ knock-off spokers. Do so wish I could get me some . . . .

You may find a little info with the Google. Or take it to any cruise-in.Your engine is basically the same thing Chevy put in almost every car it made from 1955 through, I think, 1998. Durable and easy to work on, and very forgiving of newbie errors such as driving the main bearings out with a screwdriver and a hammer. Also, parts are not…[Read more]

sounda like a blast! We’ll be cruisin’ the TDs up here this Saturday–hoping for nice weather. Karen and I took Bridget apple picking at Millburn Orchards on Saturday and that was a nice ride along Rt 1 (the non-busy part) but a little bit cool on the way in and just a touch rainy on the way home. Oh well, nothing a little apple pie can’t fix!We…[Read more]

Easy: just drive around a while in the TD… Oh, wait. Never mind…

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]

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.

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.

Did you look at the picture Paul posted? There’s a smaller barrel with a spade connection below the choke–could be on either side of the carb. Connect your + wire from the coil to that thing and try again. Dollars to donuts that’s your issue.If not, then probably clogged idle jet–you need a small strand of stiff wire to poke it out.All this…[Read more]

The successor company is called Smoothline. It makes removable hard tops for popular convertibles, and is run by the same family–the Fusseneggers–which ran BCW back in the ’80s.here’s the Manta profile:Smooth Line

Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area Website:Smoothline.com Phone: (724)…[Read more]

Mrimd,

Might be easy to order a set of adjustable coilovers from JC Witney and give
that a try – if it dies not work the way you want send them back for a full
credit. It must be noted that I removed all the small leaves in the front of
mine so the ride is not harsh w/ the coilovers.

Yeah, saw those. The speedster guy who praised them said he had a good experience & they were low bid. But I don’t know if I’d use them with that many bad reviews.

Another Speedster-recommended shipper out west:”VLS LLC/The Car Carriers”

Marc wins the kewpie doll!

Bill:I bought one of the big Bluemels Brooklands look-alikes at socal. With minor mods it bolted up where the old Grant was–three bolts. It was crazy high though–near $400. I don’t regret it one little bit–even though I’m a reporter like you.Lots of folks tell me they don’t think they’d like driving with it–since it leaves so little belly…[Read more]

Wow. Just wow. Carry on, and good luck. Thanks for all the pics and descriptions. When I finally take Bridget apart and re-do her this will help build my confidence.

Alan:

I emailed Alan. Will advise.BTW, that 283 is going to scream just the way it is, and the automatic will probably be just the ticket–both for foot room and shifting ease. Old Buzz is right: leave it alone for the foreseeable. And hang on.I like building them in my mind….

So THAT’s what that is!No, that’s not the part that came loose–mine’s a choke–up higher and it’s bigger–like the one you have above your arrow. But I ALSO have one of those little barrel-shaped doohickies wired to the plus side of the distrib & was wondering what the heck it was. Mine’s on the opposite side of the carb but looks the same…[Read more]

Where’s the car going, to and from? Speedster guy Alan Merklin transports cars for a living on the east coast. He might know someone out your way.