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You can find fiberglass mat and resin in most auto parts stores or boat supply stores. The mat is like a piece of cloth you load it with resin after you add hardener to the resin. Then you smooth it out let it dry and harden then sand smooth and lay another layer until you get it thick...

What year car are you talking about? If it is the 68 the door to the wiper area can be opened by hand. I don't understand why pulling on the cable won't open the right latch. That is how the latch works. If you can get a hold of the cable it will open when you pull it. Unless it never...

Without the original number of shims you have to do it by trial and error. That is why it is important to make note of what number of shims are in each location. You can add to the back to raise it and close the gap but you have to be careful or you will start cracking fiberglass. Since you...

I am a firm believer in the old adage that you get what you pay for. The cheapest quote or job is not always the one to take. You end up paying for the mechanic to learn how to do the job. After that you can only hope that he has done the whole job and not left out something, or forgot to...

If your car is a BB with no PS no PB and no AC the guy who bought it originally was less concerned with it being a daily driver and more concerned with how fast it ran. My 70 Cpe has a small block 350/300 PS, PB, AC, and PW. It a pleasure to drive but is not near as fast as a Big Block.

What you see there is reality at GM. Due to personnel cuts and out sourcing many of the support positions at GM no longer exist. Outside vendors have taken over some of the jobs that used to be done within GM. If they can not make a profit doing it they will raise the prices till they do or...

If you drive it as it sits the money you save would more than make up for the extra gas you purchase. If you drive it for 20 years you will have spent enough to buy a $15,000 new car but you will have forefieted 20 years of driving fun. Every mile per gallon increase will save you about $100...

The LT1 engine was a small block 350 that put out 370HP. I don't know if the LT1 hood will have enough clearance for a big block 427. It wouldn't be a clone but it would sure look nice.

You need to get an AIM or some type of manual for your car. The vaccuum res. on my 70 is also located under the fender behind the front wheel well. That doesn't mean it is there for a 73 as evidenced by srs244's whose is in front of the radiator. Check the hoses to and from the Vaccuum res...

It is probably a little late to be asking these questions. You are supposed to be looking for problems BEFORE you purchase the car. Well here is hoping you didn't get screwed. Fiberglass cars do rust. 1. Rust-you are in the rust belt. Look at the area in front of the rear wheels this is...

Before you get carried away with your dual exhaust project check with you local DMV on regulations. Sometimes vehicles are exempt after 25 years some states not. Also find out what the emissions testing requirements are for your state. If you can't pass emissions you can't drive legally and...

The one screw that you see is used to set the height of the front edge of the door turn the screw and watch what it does. Behind that there are three bolts if you loosen them you cant move the door forward and backward a little. I am still looking for a way to adjust right and left so if...

Don't trust your ears. Wait until you have a tach to set the idle speed. How did you set the timing without knowing the speed of the engine? A tach is critical in tuning up the car. Do that first.

Don't open them send them back. The time and effort that you will expend is worth much more than the price of shipping. Why do all that work only to have the wrong hoses that will not look or work as well as the originals. Get them from Dr. Rebuild and do it right the first time.

He did indeed get a good deal. Offer him our congratulations. If the car is a very original piece he should look into getting it judged for NCRS Bowtie award or Bloomoington Survivor award. This should be done before anything other than general clean up gets done. This car could be...

I did't mean to be cynical. I could believe a nice 68 Vert for $8000 is a good deal and I believe there are deals like that out there. I have seen them and I have heard of them. The situation is right with a poor widow who doesn't have a clue what the car is worth and probably remembers what...

Come on Guys!!!! Window sticker still in the window? Who keeps the window sticker in the window for more than an hour. Story sounds like an urban B.S.

Unlike to previous poster I would bet that the vette is either stolen or built with parts from several cars. The only reason to put a Camaro vin tag on a Corvette is to create an identity for a car whose original identity is compromised. In either case selling that car to an overseas buyer is...

Before you spend another nickle on this car you need to resolve the birdcage rust issue. That repair is neither simple nor cheap. More than one vette has had to bite the dust because the birdcage was too far gone. Check the archives for threads on birdcage repairs. It entails a lot more than...

If you paid $200 for paint you got $200 paint. All the care in the world won't make it look a whole lot better. A good paint will cost about $1000. The car looks pretty good for a $1000 paint job. You can't expect a lot for $1000 do what you can to improve it but live with it. Drive it...