i had the same problem with rusted pedal assembly except i had the plunger rod . you have two issues (atleast) you have to make a new rod.maybe a forum  member will have an extra, or relocate the master cylinder at the pedals with a fabricated mount and a stock plunger..(appletreeauto.com)(part #5559)this requires new brake lines. your next i…[Read more]

that aluminum buick would be a good if you have or can find all the parts to it. ive seen pics of chevy v8s  shoehorned in these little cars too. however the modern 4 and 5 cyls in chevy colorado might make a good package. my gmc canyon has 230 hp 5cyl and its peppy in a 4×4 . probably very fast in a lighweight car. you would have to get the…[Read more]

ok,here is a pic of the metal plate. hope it explains the purpose of a central ground .

i used a metal wood to wood tie plate, its a galvainized flat plate with lots of holes screwed to the firewall so i can run all future grounds there and it is grounded with 12 ga wire to the frame. a good place to clip your test light when working under dash.

as a precaution i ran 3 12 ga grounds from the frame to the dash and firewall. i suppose i missed  some under the dash. you cant have too many on a fiberglass car.

well now i feel like the biggest dummy in the world . after looking at the speedometer , it is in kph not mph.the mph is in little bitty numbers hidden by the steering wheel.its still jumping around some. and it just quits like my horn every so often. one brake light works but both turn signals work. ill be chasing electron gremlins for a while.

i fooled with the cable some. couldnt get it out . i moved it aboua 1/2 inch in and out . helped with the needle jumping but still is about double the actual speed. its electric with a short cable running to the pickup just behind the steering damper and wires to the back of the speedometer. there is no extra terminal like on a tach so the only…[Read more]

i would think that the voltmeter and multimeter should read the same thing, assuming the battery is connected and engine running at fast idle.if not , the voltmeter could be defective. take your battery to an auto parts store and get it checked free.better yet take the car .

my speedometer is jumpimg all over and reads about twice what it should.other guages are ok. can some of you guys with vw irs tell me what speed you are at ,say 2500 or3000 rpm ? my tach is ok so i may be able to judge my speed by the rpm. theres a trooper around here that will give his mama a ticket. thanks in advance.btw, got caught in the rain…[Read more]

i havent tried 300 zx seats but have in the works a rear seat from a firebird/camero 82-02.looke like the t.d. stock seat with a one piece back ans separate buckets. having just started to drive my fiberfab, i understand how good seat are needed. like sitting on bare plywood. some guys are cutting the center form the plywood and putting in…[Read more]

have the dash back together(difficult)and changed some interior to red(easy) and drove on some back roads(smile).

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its a defroster fan, mounted in front of the wiper motor. i wasnt aware a ghia pan was different. the vin# starts with 1422. according to samba it is a karman ghia vin#. dont know any history on the car, was told it was a fiberfab but havent found any numbers or plates to back it up. companys  bought others and i believe mixed and matched parts…[Read more]

nice day here and i just had to drive lil red.jumper wire and remote starter switch ran inside.took her to the mail box and back and around the hay fields. no brakes yet and using  two seat bottoms. still have a big smile . me and ted (dog)got the first ride under our belts. drives ok, little bumpy on my gravel road, all the gears and handbrake…[Read more]

be careful, you can be arrested for that

welcome terry, sorta new here also. you will find lots of good advice and good people here.

i thought i had read the thread before but could not find it .i get the picture, they cost money that i could really use in more important areas(tires,brakes etc.)was hoping someone with wires could give me some pointers.

not really crazy about wheel adapters anyway. however i have seen wire wheels on vw powered cars so there got to be a way to do it safely. but if it means buying a 2000 dollar set of wires, i will stay with the stock wheels

i saw one on ebay, its item #300534757808 $38 with arm and wiper blade. would do one side but i would think wipers are like a spare tire. only for emergency on kit cars, rainx sounds better all the time

dont tell anyone you are retiring. you will hear:hey do you know anything about plumbing, cars, lawnmowers etc. retired ten years ago and never been so busy, even played more golf before

just curious pink, how much does the shop charge to  turn the torsion bars? did you have them polished? my car was real low in back so i moved the inside one notch down on each side to raise it .never encountered any problems with the spring plates, they can only go so far. the worst part was buying that little twelve point tool to get the axles…[Read more]