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I was at a training a long time ago, I'm guessing it was in the early '80s. I didn't get much from the spraying techniques, but I still remember the safety items I didn't know about, even after going to school for collision repair, they didn't go into depth as much as this training. For this...

I know what you mean, it can be a glass finish and it's great to do spot repairs on. It's just so hard that it chips easier than urethane, actually, back then it would have been acrylic enamel w/hardener or DuPont Imron; still available and I can only assume it's still a really good paint, but...

You’re 100% correct, the auto body repair and painting has been around long before me. It has come a long way from lacquer - I’ve used a lot of that with and without clear and I liked it. When a member has a question about what would be the best way to paint his car, I’m going to try and help...

A long time ago I did a lot of single stage painting, with hardener of coarse. Then the base-coat paints came out. The biggest problem with single-stage is making a repair, trying to blend the paint, trying to melt the paint edge in to the old paint can make for a good repair at the time. The...

TTI has the best fitting exhaust system I've ever installed. They're so precise that a bad engine mount will cause it to not fit correctly. I installed a complete system on a friend's '70 Road Runner that has HP manifolds, TTI needed the part number of the manifolds to make sure of the fit...

I pressed the bearings on and that was it, no extra seals or doing anything to the gear set. I don’t see that I’ll go back to stock bearings and seals. I’m using a Yukon Power Lock carrier with the stock 3.32 gears.

If you think about what you want, disc brakes, you may want to checkout this option. You're wondering about the spindles and possible fitment issues using c-body rotors. 5 years ago there were fewer options for disc brakes, at least that I could find, but I did find this company - Brake Parts...

The brown may be from age, was the tire made before 1019 (10th week of 2019). I thought the white (side wall or letters) held up pretty well until the the tires aged out (6 years).

If this was my engine, I'd pull the distributor and use the priming shaft on a drill to spin the oil pump (make sure you're going counter clock wise). Turn the ignition switch on and see if the light goes out. If you have a gauge, just check for pressure. If the light doesn't go out or the...

Yes, I completely agree. That's why I added "if they hold up" in my post. I feel they're a great option for most of us on here. I knew of them before they were required for my new brakes, I just never heard anyone's opinion of them or how they hold up in our cars. At this time I think...

I installed 4-wheel disc brakes and had to go with "green bearings" on the axles. Maybe it's just me and I'm missing something, but I don't see that I'll ever mess with the stock bearings, seals, and the adjuster anymore. I never thought the stock setup was difficult to work with, but if these...

When you lower your car by cranking the torsion bars down, there isn't much suspension travel and will bottom-out the suspension (on the bum stops) pretty easily. I don't know of any "keys" to lower our cars, just back off the bolt on each lower control arm. You should use much firmer torsion...

If interested, here's a walk-around video with a video of the modification to the radiator support opening I made that day. The pictures of that process are above this post.

I purchased a new steering box and had to make some changes for it to fit correctly. Had it all done and when I went to complete the hose routing, I was unable to come up with the fitting to attach the return hose. I needed the power steering to be finished, so I installed my original. I...

I told my wife that I either had to start working on the car, or sale it, and I certanly didn't want to sale it. I started taking it apart in '07-'08, so I know about finding time to work on it! When it comes to the rear sway bar, mine wouldn't fit with the exhaust. I have a TTI system, and...

Nice!!! I'm planning on putting a lot of miles on my car, so I haven't really skimped much on it. It's the most expensive build I've ever done for myself. It's my first car, purchased it in June of '79 and I'm making it the way I want it this time. Plan on going on many Hot Rod Power Tours...

I haven't noticed any squeaks yet. I went with the 1.12" torsion bars and the custom springs to lower my car an inch or so. Matt at Firm Feel was good to deal with. I told him I wanted to lower my car some and I wanted to get rid of the floating driving down the road. I'm hoping to have my...

I've made almost the exact same changes to my car. Did you notice a big difference in ride and handling? Hoping to be driving mine next summer.....

I just did a search on Paul's Chrome. Like the postings here say, it's permanently closed. I clicked on their website and it took me directly to Speed and Sport Chrome Plating. Here's their contact info: 713-921-0235 404 Broadway Houston, Texas 77012 sales@speedsportchrome.com From what I...

On November 7, 2018 I made a post on page 1 of this thread. I mentioned that I got my pedals (for the stick swap) from a '65 SF convertible and that I'd mention it later, well, it's much later........ The car only had around 40,000 miles on it and had been sitting in a salvage yard since '70 or...