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    76 hood insulation

    I also have a 76 and the insulation is old and dirty. Is the reason you are replacing your just for looks or is there other reasons? I also have seen the one on Corvette Central.
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    Headlight Frame Detached!

    There are 2 things possible here: 1. the long strip of metal that runs all the way across the front of the car has delamed from the fiberglass--- big bucks OR 2. this is what happened to mine. There is a metal frame that holds the head light assembly. Mine was broken, so I took it out and...
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    Brake bleeder valve is broken off

    I was going to bleed the brakes and find out the 2 rear inside bleeder valves are broken off. Now how do I get them out? How do you prevent it from happening again?
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    Spare tire

    All in place but I had to buy a tire when I bought the car just to drive it home. That tire is now the spare with 4 new.
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    Replace brake pads

    Thanks, I just ordered a pair of the clips. I could not bubba up a solution.
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    Replace brake pads

    I have seen the piston holding clips in the catalogs but is there any other ideas for holding the piston in while I put the new pad in?
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    C-3 tire suggestions

    BF Goodrich Radial TA are on my 76 and seem to meet your list. Muscle RWL 225 70 15 on stock rally. I like them!
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    Brake Problem Diagnosis

    Mine has started doing the same thing only with a slight click in the pedal just before the break light comes on. Does yours do that? MC is full but I have not tried bleeding yet.
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    Tornado

    I have not personally but a friend put one on an El Camino and he saw no benefit at all.
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    headlight asm ajustments

    The rear (near hood) outside bolt of the 4 that attach the assembly is tight but the assembly is broken all around that bolt. You would have thought I would have seen that earlier. Any way to fix it? I just looked in the Mid America catalog and it looks like they call that piece the Support RH...
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    headlight asm ajustments

    Got home, loosened the six screws and pushed up on the assembly and the one side still sits about ¼ inch in the hole. Would a combination of adjustments make the difference or like you mentioned the bushings. Thanks – I have learned a ton from all the stuff that is on this site.
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    headlight asm ajustments

    I have been under her, I have read the threads on headlights, I have a assembly manual but I can not get the whole headlight assembly to sit higher in the hole. Someone please tell me how to raise the whole assembly or at lease the outside part so it does not scrape when opening and closing.
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