Recent content by Tampa Jerry

Tremec For shimming I used hockey pucks. I cut them down from 1" to 7/8". I froze them and mounted them on a block of wood and cut them on a chop saw. I jacked up the floor pan and mounted them on top of the cross member. You may want to realign the luggage stop inside the car also. It is...

64 Shawn: Where in Florida are you located? I live in Tampa and we have lots of local talent and parts sources here. Good luck with the project. Jerry

Winter, What Winter? I will, at long last, drive the 68 with the T tops off. Gotta love Florida in the winter. Jerry

Alarms I have a Viper GPS alarm in my NSX. The alarm has a battery backup good for days. The car calls up to 4 devices. Mine calls my cell phone, home phone, pager and email. I can track the car with a laptop computer in realtime. If the car is moved and the alarm is not tripped, the car...

Seatbelts If you are looking for a concours resto on your belts try Ssnake-oyl in Texas. Their number is 800-284-7777. Also try Charlie at Stingray Sity, Bedminster, NJ 908-719-2345. Both do outstanding work. I was happy with both. They are not cheap. On my Chevelle I used Seatbelt...

John Z To bad we can't vote on the nomination, or can we??? Best of luck. Jerry

Power steering I got both of my sets from Vette Brakes and Products. They are local for me here in Florida. Their systems are precentered. Jerry

Short Sounds like a dead short in the wiring, alt, or starter. You will have to trace each line one at a time with a test light. Is it possible that the red line off the alt was somehow grounded on a bracket or was the rubber boot missing? One thing you should do, is add a fusible link at the...

Fuel Pump Many times the only difference between a new pump and an original pump is the A/C stamp on the body of the pump. If you have an original, keep it. Some pumps can be rebuilt and others cannot. Sixty six small block pumps can be opened and rebuilt. Sixty seven units are sealed and...

Oh the prices! In 72, my 68 coupe cost $300 to repaint. The job was beautiful. My 66 is now in the neighborhood of $10K to paint. Sunoco 260 was .29 per gallon. My, have times changed. Jerry

Rebuild Love the parts so far. My 66 is a few months ahead of you. Are you going to put the front springs in prior to the engine install? I ended up using 5/8" threaded rod to pull the spring down to connect the ball joints. It is nice to work on the car without getting full of grease and...

Steering Yes, that is the post I was thinking about. It was a great help to me. I just got my Z's mixed up. Sorry. Jerry

Steering I did my 66 a few weeks ago after powder coating most parts. The rebuild is pretty straight forward. There is a procedure for putting it back in the car which must be followed. I remember reading a post by John Z about it. Even though I rebuilt my column, I have yet to put it in my...

Pinelands Glad you had a great day. I have not been through that part of Jersey in 30 years. Everytime I think of the Pinelands, I think of the Sopranos when Paulie and Chris tried to kill the Russian. Both of them spent a cold winters night in an abandon van. I know this has nothing to do...

Rear Go with the above. Change out your (hot) rear end fluid after a thorough drive and add two bottles of GM posi additive and fluid. Lock the wheels and drive in reverse 8 to 10 times and forward 8 to 10 times. I did that on my 68 until I almost threw up. My kid had a blast. Solved the...