That looks like a lot of cutting and welding. Will you bolt it to the bucket or weld it?

Emma seems like a good one to me. But this is really a personal matter. In my experience, the car suggests the name. I don’t remember thinking about naming Bridget.

Same thing with my mom’s old Nova when i was a kid. The car was called “Bess,” and that was that. My dad’s Nova, basically the same car, did not get a name. And my Nova–also the…[Read more]

Welcome🍻

Good to meet ya, rabien73. I’m Ed.

Good on ya, Greg.  And right, same thing happened when I had the tire guys slap on new tires and align it. Driving home I thought I was gonna die. Car wandered and rode so rough. Checked the tire pressure in the driveway: 36 all around.

Set them at like 16 and 24 and was instantly happy.

Allen: THANK YOU!

Got the front axle nuts today and went out to replace the busted one on Bridget. Can’t thank you enough.

Carlisle bump. Just a couple weeks left to get a discount on showfield pass.

http://www.carlisleevents.com/carlisle-events/carlisle-import-and-performance-nationals/default.aspx

Who’s in this year?

New guys: You can come without a car. Plenty of us (me included) will be happy to chauffeur you around, or even let you take the wheel.

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Allen: It’s all dupicolor stuff I bought at Advance Auto. The touch-up spray is an excellent match for this Ford Toreador Red.

The “adhesion promoter” is just that. On the rack with the rest of the paint. It’s mainly for painting vinyl or plastic trim pieces, chrome, aluminum, etc. You prep the part by sanding off the coating and cleaning it with…[Read more]

Allen: It’s all dupicolor stuff I bought at Advance Auto. The touch-up spray is an excellent match for this Ford Toreador Red. I also have some red scratch-filler primer.

The “adhesion promoter” is just that. On the rack with the rest of the paint. It’s mainly for painting vinyl or plastic trim pieces, chrome, aluminum, etc. You prep the part by…[Read more]

Project Fender-Stretch continues apace.

I will say that daylight casts unflattering aspersions on my bodywork so far. But I’m not beaten!

Adopt me!

Thanks a lot, man. Let me know when I can step up and help you.

OK, Allen, Schu had the same deal I did: extra spindles but no extra axle nuts. Looks like you’re up. I PM’d you my address. And thanks!

Put on the back wheels tonight. Little red Locktite where the through bolts I’m using as wheels studs go through the drum. Little blue Locktite on the lug nuts holding on the knock-off adaptor. Tops of the fenders cover the tires now.

Thanks, Dale. As per the photo, the bolt did snap off in the nut. But it’s sticking out the other side such that I am confident I can turn it through with a needle-nose vicegrip or similar. The thing lives its life buried in grease after all.

Welcome back, Dave!

Sounds like you did it right. A lot of kits require trimming of various parts t6o get the body together.