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  1. 66 Restomod

    Window alignment

    If the door feels like it drops (way) down off the striker when you open it, the door hinges may be worn out. It's supposed drop down a small bit. Or it's possible that the stainless trim around the windows has come loose. You can use a plastic hammer to lightly tap the trim back down on the...
  2. 66 Restomod

    Rear Seat Upholstey Help

    I replaced all the foam and burlap in my seats so my car wouldn't have that "old car smell". For the rears the burlap (without metal strands in it) is available in many places as has been said already, but I went to a local fabric house and paid $5 for enough to do the rear seats. Two tips on...
  3. 66 Restomod

    Raleigh, NC dyno and tune?

    Anyone in the Raleigh area have knowledge of a local shop that can dyno and tune a 331 with a 4-barrel? Now that the car is together I want to get the new carb sorted out on the dyno. Thanks!
  4. 66 Restomod

    Door hinge question?

    If you are taking the hood, fenders, and doors off, I'd suggest drilling 1/8" holes in the hood hinges and hood, in the fender seams along the engine bay (2 each side), and then 2 holes in each door hinge. Lining up the body panels later takes 10x longer if you don't. If your car hasn't been...
  5. 66 Restomod

    putting in new headliner should i change the color?

    I went with the medium blue headliner and sunshades. The sunshades aren't easy to find for a coupe in that color, but I found them. Then I went with the navy blue windlace, since the medium blue windlace looks neon. Here's my blog entry about the headliner...
  6. 66 Restomod

    Holey 670 Street Avenger - Choke adjustment

    I have my 670 avenger off the car right now. How exactly would I remove all the choke pieces? I think I removed everything already, except for the plate on the top of the primary. (The one with the arm that goes threw the throttle body...) Do I remove that one too? I don't know much about carbs...
  7. 66 Restomod

    '66 Wheels VWW/PSE/TTD

    I have Baer 12" discs front and rear and the 16x8 VWW wheels do clear fine. The fronts are pretty close though.
  8. 66 Restomod

    '66 Wheels VWW/PSE/TTD

    I have V45's in 16x8 (installed when I bought car). I painted them with Eastwoods Wheel Paint in Argent Silver, since the wheels are apparently unpainted from VWW. The stock center caps though were plastic and didn't look good being just too big. So I bought smaller billet caps on eBay...
  9. 66 Restomod

    My last electrical gremlin? One brake light...

    Thanks i think i will try unplugging everything, lightly sanding the connections and plugging back in. I've been looking around online and that's right, dielectric does not conduct electricity. Apparently there's something called conductive grease for that. I had never heard of that before.
  10. 66 Restomod

    My last electrical gremlin? One brake light...

    I hear ya and if I hadn't spent the time and money to replace everything, I wouldn't expect it all to be working. :) Just trying to get it right since the time and money has already been spent.
  11. 66 Restomod

    Courtesy and Glovebox Light Wiring?

    Fixed Yes, it was the fuse. Not sure what I was doing under the dash but I had to replace 3 of the 5 fuses... :rolleyes: I ended up replacing all, after I bought some spares. Thanks!
  12. 66 Restomod

    My last electrical gremlin? One brake light...

    Fixed... maybe I found that the passenger rear brakelight and turn signal did not work. But the turn signal indicator in the dash flashed normally and the running light at the passenger rear did work. So I was fiddling under the dash and tightened the connector of this orange Y-connector...
  13. 66 Restomod

    iPod, amp, speakers, and maybe sub... But which amp?

    That sounds good! Two speakers are ok, too? I wondered about that. I have two decent ones now under the shelf, if I don't need two more up front that's cool too. I'm not much of an audiophile, but if I can hear the tunes of my choice over the roar of the car, I'm all for it. And it needs to be...
  14. 66 Restomod

    My last electrical gremlin? One brake light...

    The emergency signal switch is in the glovebox, looks like it was installed at the dealer back in the 60s. The turn signals should work, it's the passenger brake light that's not working. The green/blue wire carries the turn signal and the brake light to the passenger rear I think. The problem...
  15. 66 Restomod

    My last electrical gremlin? One brake light...

    It's new stock style. I just unplugged the old and plugged in the new. Everything replaced but the main harness which was not butchered at all. New tail light buckets too. New OE turn signal switch, not the repro.
  16. 66 Restomod

    My last electrical gremlin? One brake light...

    I think all electrical items on my car are working after putting it back together. Except for the passenger brakelight. The passenger tail light works ok (dim though) and the passenger flasher works ok with emergency flashers on. But no brake light. (I haven't checked the regular turn signal on...
  17. 66 Restomod

    iPod, amp, speakers, and maybe sub... But which amp?

    I'm running a good fresh Orbital battery, fresh stock wiring, and just bought a 95amp 3G alternator. My car has a small electric fan, MSD dist and ignition, heater fan, halogen lights with relays. Would 95amps cover the amp power requirements? What model is it? Thanks.
  18. 66 Restomod

    iPod, amp, speakers, and maybe sub... But which amp?

    I've decided to put a small stereo in my car. The stock AM radio works but it's unhooked. But I want to leave it in the dash. So instead I'd like to base a system around an iPod. I want to add an amp, 4 speakers, maybe even a small sub if I find I need it. I figured I'd leave the iPod on the...
  19. 66 Restomod

    Turn signal indicator on solid...

    Fixed Thanks Tim! The lights are fixed. Both new front parking light assemblies were defective from the factory, with the brown and blue wires being reversed on each. Two new, correctly wired lights are installed now and are functional.
  20. 66 Restomod

    Flowmaster vs Magnaflow mufflers

    +1 Had flowmasters on my mustangs back in my 20s. Now I'm 40 next month and have installed magnaflows. I'm sure the neighbors love the magnaflows too.
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