Recent content by BrooklynBeer

I have been holding off 3 years now in finding the like 66 GTO I had in school. I see the same cars listed going on 14 months and no movement in price. Soooo here I am here looking for a 69 Sport Fury with at least a 383 as that looks to be the better bang for the buck right now. 4 speed would...

Many collectors are aging out. I have picked up good 40's and 50's cars in the past 10 years that I never thought I could in their hey day of the 80's. Estates are getting liquidated. I am hoping to be around in 20 years to see what happens with the muscle car market.

expected price?

shitbox

so what did you go with ?

nice color especially with matching boot

Sounds like a really good car to learn new things on. Get a manual and everything now has a vid. My first "learning" car was a 65 Fury with a poly 318. Back then all we had was a manual and sound advice from the old guy next door. Took me a few minutes to find out a poly 318 was nothing like a...

Can't hurt to pull plugs and get some marvel mystery in each cylinder to sit. Then crank over and shoot the excess out and replace plugs. It will smoke for sure for a little while. Sounds like it is a little tired. Valve seals replacement won't hurt. No need to pull heads to do that just...

If I am going to change oil right away I get the motor hot and dump in with the oil and let idle for 20-25 minutes. Bumping it down carb prior will break up carbon on the valves and pistons. A motor is an air pump. When that air is being compressed and it is leaking into the crank case it...

How old is the oil in the pan. Sounds like a sticky ring. I have a 49 Buick that had a sticky lifter. tap tap tap for 5 minutes till warm. I am 58 yrs old and done this in the past on many a stuck ring or lifter motor. Get the motor and oil up to operating temps. Drive it and get motor...

So it sits for a couple days and fires up you get blue smoke for a minute ? valve seals. Is every plug same oil fouled? Might want to run a hotter plug. A few extra cranks after a week is no big deal. How old is the gas? You have done timing correct ?

Entire fuel system. It helps free stuck rings. Feed it a full can down the carb at RPM and then a can in the tank. What does your oil smell like? Taste gas? (yes taste the dip stick and smell it) If so you could have a bad fuel pump diaphragm dumping gas into the crank case. Ethanol gas or...

Do you have a manual? Have you tried tightening the gear VIA the top of the gear box ? Did the rebuild change the gears or just the seals ?

Did you by pass the ballast resistor with the pertronix? With key on you should be showing 12 volts at the coil if using a pertronix coil

When you say sometime since driven are we talking months or years ? Either way if it ran when parked it is set to start. Only thing is your carb is dry. Prime the carb with a little mixed gas and let it idle up to operating temp to ensure all the gaskets come around and the thermostat isn't...