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  1. skywalker

    3g alternator install... walk through?

    I used this. Great stuff.
  2. skywalker

    power steering conversion on 68

    My '68 was manual. My '66 is stock power. The only knock I had on my '68's steering was that the steering box was noticeably work. Put a flaming river box in and that went away...and then it was stolen a few months later.
  3. skywalker

    power steering conversion on 68

    Unless you are specifically shooting for originality, if I were going from manual to power I'd spend the extra bucks and go burgeon or r&p otherwise I'd just leave it as is. Manual on these cars isn't that bad and the stock PS is pretty sloppy.
  4. skywalker

    Another Radio Question

    And on that note - the Retrosound radio (Technically mine is a retro classic or RC-900C but it's the same head unit as the Model One, just doesn't include the USB/SD card port though it has the read panel connection for it) sounds pretty decent. It's a lot better then the CAS that was in my car...
  5. skywalker

    Another Radio Question

    What antenna did you use?
  6. skywalker

    Another Radio Question

    I've seen a few others - painful I tell you. You are, to date, the only person I've heard say he thought they sounded even OKAY.
  7. skywalker

    Another Radio Question

    As for the CAS radios - there was one in my car when I bought it. After I finished my restoration, I had to drive it down to Florida from Atlanta. I couldn't tune a single station for the entire drive down AM or FM. I barely had reception of AM 750 when I was in Atlanta (a clear channel...
  8. skywalker

    Front Coil Springs Install Help

    You can rent one from Autozone for...zero. Just saying' :-) I've rented externals and internals from them before. OP should check back with them or another store locally.
  9. skywalker

    Belt melting

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  10. skywalker

    Belt melting

    That's not what was said earlier though - and an under drive pulley means the ACCESSORY is moving slower or faster- not the belt. Either way - it's a bad alternator :-) I stopped last night before going to see a movie, picked on up, had them swap the pulley and I put it on when I got home...
  11. skywalker

    Belt melting

    As best I can tell - the alternator is bad and overheating, melting the belt.
  12. skywalker

    Belt melting

    It's a 150A alternator so I'm def not over-drawing (no radio, had the problem with no lights had the A/C off), but a bad alternator isn't out of the question. I'll crank it again in the morning and see if I burn the belt up. I adjust the tension a little a few minutes ago and did a quick...
  13. skywalker

    Belt melting

    There won't be any difference in speed due to the belt riding deeper in the groove - the a 21 inch long belt rotating at 1000rpm is traveling at 21000 inches per minute (roughly 20mph.) That doesn't change if it's barely in the groove (thicker belt) or all the way in the groove (thinner belt.)...
  14. skywalker

    Belt melting

    That makes zero sense to me: The speed at which a belt travels is not related to the width, it's related to the length. Let's say belt A is 1 foot long and belt B is 2 feet long. If they have the same RPM (which in this case, they do since the crank is providing the rotational force) then...
  15. skywalker

    Rear Window Defrost for the New Flush Mount Glass Kits?

    More coupes out their than fastbacks - I know I'd be interested, especially if I can do it all the way around.
  16. skywalker

    Belt melting

    It's a v-belt pulley system so the only thing that could go opposite is the water pump. The only difference from before is that the crank shaft now has three grooves, the outer groove has a belt for the compressor - crank -> tensioner -> compressor. But only the alternator belt is a problem -...
  17. skywalker

    Belt melting

    Definitely on the right pulley - really hard to mess that up on this one. Definitely not misaligned - if the alignment is off at all it's to slight to tell with the eye which wouldn't cause this much friction.
  18. skywalker

    Belt melting

    After I installed my A/C, my alternator belt melted. Same with a second belt. Pulley on the alternator is moving freely. Alternator appears to be charging fine. Any idea?
  19. skywalker

    Shelby drop worth doing?

    No way in hell. I have a 1.5 inch drop on mine and got no noticeable ride height difference. 2 inches would be very noticeable. It would also be impossible - a shelby drop is 1". Lowing the arm 1" can't give you a 2" ride height drop. You'll get some drop, but not much - the upper arm...
  20. skywalker

    AC Lines

    That was the confirmation I needed. Now I just need a hammer and punch :-)
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