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Is it power brakes? If it is, make sure you have a good vacuum source to the booster. I had the same exact problem with mine. Not enough vacuum to help out. I had to rig up an electric vacuum pump. Pushing as hard as possible and it wouldn't even hold the car still idling until I got the pump...

That's great she runs good. Drive 'er on down here to Sweeny and we'll have a cup of coffee. Where's the pics??

Got the vacuum pump figured out. Mounted it on a piece of plywood, mounted the drill motor on a 1 X 4,and used a short length of hydraulic hose for a flexible coupling. I tried fuel hose but once the vac built up, it would twist and break. No twisting with the hydraulic hose. This set up is sort...

It looks like I'm not going to make it to the local car show tomorrow.(today now.) I've got as far as I can on a temporary vacuum pump, without waking the neighbors up. Getting up early won't help either. Neighbors are a real bummer sometimes. I don't particularly care for the guy but, I'm not...

Thanks guys. I just now saw this thread. Just another day older and deeper in debt. (I've heard that before. Was that Tenn. Ernie Ford??)

Does the carb adjust better when the timing is turned back? One other thing, check the vacuum advance hose and make sure there's no vac at idle. It shouldn't start to pull a vacuum til the throttle is opened up a little and it goes from the idle circuit into the main circuit. There's a hundred...

Things haven't worked out quite as planned around here. Going to the Texas DMV turned out to be a big circus. They are telling me, even though I have the signed over title, that I'm still going to have to do a bonded title. They cannot find the title on their computer system because of it's age...

How is the timing set? By the marks on the damper or just by ear? I'm asking because on my 429, it seems either the damper has spun a little on the rubber mounting and threw the marks off or the springs on the HEI mechanical advance are way too light. I had the same problem with my newly rebuilt...

The ole project reached a milestone today. I finally got the driveshaft back and got it installed. Six quarts of Type F and this thing actually moves under it's own power. I'm really really relieved that the trans works. That was my first automatic rebuild and there were some doubts about the...

I'm in agreement with everything that's been posted. Every car and truck that I've driven, raced, or just put together, has been for me. I really don't care what the "elite" car people say. I can honestly say, (with the exception of the driveshaft), every weld, every wiring connection, every...

Got the headlights on and wired up. Now, the relay is not switching from hi to low beams. I'll dig around and find another one. The wipers deal wasn't much of a hassle. The local parts guys had a printer problem last week so, I fixed the printer in exchange for a set of wiper blades. Of course...

I got the driveshaft to the shop today.(forgot yesterday) I had to break down and order some headlights. Speedway has some cheapies and we'll try them and see what happens. Maybe I'll have to take a day off work to do the title and get my DL renewed. (they want me to go in person for an eye...

The local auto parts guy has been building this for about a year. He's driving it to the big Mustang 50th party in Carolina, this month. He bought a brand new one exactly like it back in '68. Nice car in person. Still has a few items left to complete. 428CJ/5 speed-3.25 rear.

Well, as usual, not a lot getting done. I did find a local guy that does drive shafts. Will take mine to him Monday after work. And I put some patches over the rust under the windshield. At least, it'll keep the red wasps out. Still looking for headlight buckets. I might have to fab something...

I had a 64 step side long bed. Good old truck. I discovered that when pulling a load, I'd loosen the valves up and when trying for highway speeds, tighten them up a bit. Those ole mechanical lifters wouldn't give me much of either if adjusted by the book. That truck is still running on a friends...

Go with the 429 for sure. The 70 models had the DOVE-C heads, which are probably the best stock heads you can go with. They flow much better than any of the 460 heads. Getting hardened seats is no big deal. Not that much more involved than a valve job. A few bucks more. Make sure the machine...

The windshield install went just great until the last minute. I got the rubber pulled in all around and that "just a little more push" got it. The crack just makes it a little more at home around here. My other two vehicles both have cracked windshields. I've cut some el cheapo carpet to glue to...

There is/was a place in Houston that sold "rebuilt" SBC engines for around $700 bucks. It was a good deal twenty years ago. Until I got one that they forgot to grind the valves, one head was cracked, and had bent push rods. The first hint of trouble came when water was running out of the tail...

It's 77 here right now. Going to be 36 tonite. 46 tomorrow. Bummer for work.

The windshield is a no-go for today. I went to cut the yard this morning and smoked something under the flywheel on my Snapper,(trying to hotwire it because the ignition switch is bad), the starter crapped out the Huskee, the transmission is torn up on the Yardman walk behind, and the pull rope...