I ordered a new Speedo cable from Ireland Engineering. I ordered a 5 speed cable so when I do the 5 speed swap I will already have the appropriate cable. They have them custom made. The 1976 comes with a 2 piece cable system with … Continue readingSpeedometer Cable Replaced!
Every few months I take a trip up north to northern California. It’s about 800 miles round trip and I usually do it I. One day. If was about 5 am before sunrise. I was going up through the grapevine which is a steep grade … Continue readingRoad Trip…Freeway Impact!
I have been tuning the car and I’m getting pretty close! The car runs great. Has a decent amount of power. Starts on the first turn. Idles nice and doesn’t seem to smoke. The difference has been the spark plug gap. I was gapping … Continue reading.040 it is! Spark Plug Gap!
Now that the new Weber carb is in its now about tuning. I am learning soooo much about how to tune the car it’s mind blowing. Is it rich? Lean? Too much advance? Not enough? Choke adjustments when cold? Throttle plate adjustments? Im now … Continue readingTuning….highs and lows…ups and downs!
So a new Weber 38 DGES carb was installed and now there is no stumble and no leaks! The swap was simple. 4 bolts, one hose and the linkage. The new carb came with an air cleaner and was missing one screw on the linkage. … Continue readingNew Carberetor…Problems solved!
Sigh….driving an older car as a daily driver. That means that sometimes you can’t avoid the breakdown. As much as you do maintainence and upkeep it’s impossible to avoid breakdowns occasionally. The breakdown: I was on my way to work and a few blocks from … Continue readingEverything is running great….then it just…died!
My steering wheel leather was starting to unwrap. The threads were disintegrating. I thought about other steering wheel options and nothing was perfect. Newer steering wheels are smaller and thus requiring more steering effort which I am not pleased about and nice reconditioned … Continue readingSteering Wheel Recover!
It has been months and now all 3 of the additional gauges I installed in the center console are fully operational. The holdup was the temp sender. Lets look at the entire setup. I wanted a very stock look under the hood. I … Continue readingVDO Temp Gauge wired…FINALLY!!!
My voltage meter has been fluctuating between 12 and 14 volts. My stereo has been cutting out for no reason. The car has been doing some odd things electrically and I have been looking at all the wiring and have found nothing wrong. While … Continue readingElectrical Gremlins SOLVED!!!