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Re: GM Seville 79-85 rear calipers I wish I had known all this stuff before I purchased my disc brake conversion, so I thought I would offer up what I found. Gm and all the suppliers state the the parking brake must be applied every time the car is parked. This isn't for safety, it is to...

I have the Corvette master with the 7" dual diaphragm booster from Speedway. With the engine not running I have a pretty good pedal. Following trouble shooting instructions, I pump the pedal and hold it down. Then start the engine. The pedal is supposed to drop about 1/4". Mine goes all the...

I just replaced some 4 foot fluorescent bulbs with LED bulb. WHAT A DIFFERENCE! With 6 new bulbs it's like daylight inside my shop Recently I've been having trouble seeing in my shop - it seemed like things were just getting dimmer. After some research I figured out they were getting dimmer...

I don't think I made this one up, but I can't remember where or if it came from. It works so well it's worth showing. Leave one clamp loose and you can swivel the joint. Keep both clamps tight and they lock together with space to tack weld. [/URL][/IMG] And a large worm drive clamp will...

Jess, 8literbeater, showed me some photos of a '53 Ford Ranch Wagon he bought to flip. They were completely off my radar - relatively rare, somewhat practical while still only 2 doors (3 including the rear door). The more I thought about it the more I became obsessed. Called Jess, but he had...

My '53 Chevy 3100 has been on the road since "08, but I have never been happy with the suspension. I used a 1980 C10 (1/2 ton Chevy truck) front suspension because it fit the frame and I figured I could do something to get the tires under the fenders. The tires always have rubbed on the fenders.

Many electrical problems in older cars are the result of poor ground connections. I run ground wires for all the circuits and tie the ground back to the negative terminal on the battery, rather than grounding to the frame. It gets to be an issue about how to connect all those ground wires to...

My roadster (48 Firetruck roadster) has quite a bit of free space on the frame under and in front of the engine. I would like to mount the headlight, fan and horn relays close to the alternator to keep the high amperage wires short and simplify the wiring in the cab. I'm looking for an...

I'm working to a '98 454 with an intake manifold (carb) with no coolant sensor hole. My gauge instructions say to put the sensor in the block and not to put the sensor in the heads because of misleading temps from the exhaust ports. (Weird because GM used the head location for years.) Is...

Does a crab cap fit a standard Large cap HEI or are they for completely different distributors? Here's a link to what I'm asking about. Thanks http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MSD-8017/?rtype=10

Both hinges on the passenger side door are tight. Originally they were frozen and wouldn't move. After applying a lot of heat a couple times and using a few kinds of penetrant (Blaster, Gibbs, Liquid Wrench and Kriol) they move, but reluctantly. These hinges are riveted to the door and I have...

Does anyone have any ideas on how to get this broken water pump bolt out?

What do I do with the water pump port for the heater hose and the intake manifold heater port? Can I plug them both or do they need to be connected to each other? If plugged - how do you plug the tube on the water pump? If connected - It looks like I need an L shaped hose about 3/4 diameter...

I just finished the brake lines on the F2 stang. After my experience on the '53 - nearly every double flare I made leaked - I would like to be able to pressure test the lines while I can still get to everything. Is there a way to pressure test the system without the mess of brake fluid -which...

Some of these photos were posted in my introduction, but here they are again with some new ones. Photo 1 is a pretty accurate color rendition. The front wheel wells were radiused to get rid of the goofy stock shape. I also pulled the opening out to give clearance for the tires. Photo 2. The...

There were Thom Tayor Trucksters, one right out of R&C.

Here's some photos of stuff I think RRR folks would be interested in.

Anyone taking their Rat to the Grand Nats next weekend (assuming it quits raining)? If so , where can we find you?

For drilling holes in thin material, 20 ga to 1/4", piliot drills are a real timesaver. With just a center punch, you can drill any size up to 1/2" diameter in one shot - no stepping up drill sizes. The hole comes out round and requires a minimum amount of pressure to get it through. In this...

Kent White did a couple articles in the Sept/ Oct. and Nov/Dec issues of The Home Shop Machinist - "17 reasons to Love the Oxy-Acetylene Torch". Great articles. If you use your oxy-acet torch very much you really should consider a gas saver. It shuts of both the ox and acet when you puch the...