Recent content by alps66

Jane Ann, Who knows how that happened... Thanks for tidying up behind me. Freddie, I just went out to the garage to see, and wouldn't you know they changed the design of that as well. The old and new nozzles do not appear to be interchangeable.

As we continue making progress (albeit slow) in making the Phoenix whole again, I've been having increasing difficulty locating Krylon 1613 semi-flat black paint (an often used blackout paint) and discovered that it is no longer listed on the Krylon website. I e-mailed Krylon this morning and...

FWIW, I bought a new Challenger 340 in 1970. The first time I filled the tank, it only registered 3/4 full. I didn't think much about it. The next time, it only took a quarter of a tank, at which time I looked under the car, only to find that the gas tank had collapsed as the result of a...

So, it’s Halloween and I’m standing outside the house wearing my crossed flags Corvette cap (a close as I get to a costume…) handing out candy to the over 200 munchkins who come around. One observant young man, about 13 years old, comes up and says, “You own a Corvette?” to which I reply “yes.”...

As you research this a bit you'll find that the terms "original" and "affordable" are mutually exclusive when it comes to knock-off wheels (there was a used set of original Kelsey-Hayes wheels for sale at Carlisle at a laughable price well over $10K!). I'm in the process of putting my '66 back...

Herb, What were you thinking?? You missed Oktoberfest by a month! :beer Let us know if you hear from your overseas brother. Jeff

I hope that both of you and your cars were unscathed by the storm that came through Carlisle on Saturday evening. And what about the palm trees and pink flamingos at your Carlisle Caribbean Cabana? Please let us know. Regards, Jeff

Well, that stinks! But it could have been a whole lot worse. From what I've read, there are only two manufacturers of correct fiberglass panels - Sermersheim's and Corvette Image. I'm told that they supply the other vendors. Sermersheim's number 812 424-4701. As I recall, I had to leave a...

Paul, FWIW, although CAC may a bit 'quieter' that some other forums, I find the overall attitude here to be much more civil and focused. Far fewer diversions into political nonsense and personality bashing, which really doesn't belong on a forum devoted to our mutual hobby. It's far more...

And, they're all owned by an overseas conglomerate , right? :chuckle I wasn't aware of the Hagerty/Encompass connection until I called Hagerty after the fire last year and was told that I would be contacted by an Encompass adjuster. The adjuster explained the relationship. Encompass was very...

What kind of gearing do you have on that bench? 75 mph at 1500 rpm is pretty impressive :D. Beautiful work! But then again, you raise the bar unreasonably high for the rest of us... Cheers, Jeff

Herb, The paint and chrome look perfect. Can only hope I'm as lucky when we get to that stage... Great work! :cool Jeff

I was thumbing through the Paragon catalog and it appears as though the numerals on their manual shift pattern are accurate. Those for the automatic, on the other hand, are too thick and look like Ron's example. And then there's the issue of the accuracy of the finish. Who knows what that...

Don, ;shrug Good point. Guess I'll find out on the glove box. The thin coats should hold up, but who knows? Maybe I shouldn't clear coat the boot surround or the shift pattern. On the other hand, the buffed clearcoat on the glovebox panel helped me achieve the 'look.' At least I didn't...

Don, Not knowing whether anyone out there had any acceptable console or glove box door repair kits, I decided to keep the ones I got (albeit, with great disappointment...) and refinish them myself to the correct luster. I practiced on some sheet aluminum before I attacked the 'good' ones. I...