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That's a nice car. My 65 had the teakwood steering wheel too. Another highly desirable option. When you open that link if you click on display at the top right of the first post and change it to linear it will be easier to read. Tom

Welcome to the CAC Trim tag says 65 437 which is 1965 Coupe. S is St Louis assembly plant. 119154 is the build sequence number which is also found on the engine stamp pad so the engine matches the car. Engine build date code is F for Flint engine assembly plant. 05 for May. 11 for the eleventh...

That looks pretty thorough. You could record just about any information about your car under one of those headings. Document all casting numbers, casting dates, engine pad, trans and diff stampings, date stamps on gauges and other components as you find them, factory chalk and crayon markings...

Should not be a problem. I think that power steering systems are much more forgiving than transmissions. I once used Shell Rotella T Deisel truck motor oil in an Olds Ciera power rack and pinion that was leaking severely. After using all of the magic in a bottle stuff to no avail I needed to add...

I didn't know that was possible. That's fantastic. Too bad my 59 is too old to be included in the Historical Document Service from NCRS. I'd like to know the original selling dealer of my car. All I know about the history of mine, other than the owner I bought it from, is that it had a...

Glad to help when I can.

Kind of hard to do these days with the privacy laws like they are. There are some professional services that advertise in Hemmings Motor News and the NCRS Driveline ect. that seem to get good results. If you know someone in law enforcement, they might be able to run the numbers and find some...

Hi Steven, Welcome to the CAC. It appears to be a dirty broken surface so I would suspect it may have been cracked before the bolt was removed. The tight bolt was probably holding the piece in place. The head can't shift because the dowels in the deck surface are holding it in place. Since it...

It sounds like you are better organized than I am. Most of my photos are all filed in folders in my file cabinet, not necessarily sorted but need to be. Digital photos are in files on the computer by car with notes. These are also backed up in at least three places. Not that I am paranoid, it's...

I have a couple of old Sun tachs that I used on points ignition. I have seen comments online before that state an old tack won't work with HEI. I have also seen posts that state a new tach works fine with points. Listings for new tach don't say anything about points or electronic in their specs...

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My 59 is an early car too. The original posi is long gone and I should have been looking harder back when they were not so hard to find. Tom

Welcome to the Corvette Action Center. The side bearing adjuster threads were machined with the caps on and torqued in place. It would be very hard to find a cap from another carrier where the threads would align perfectly once installed. Unless it's a number and casting date match to your car...

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Welcome to the Corvette Action Center He told you right. AN is a 3.55 posi out of a 327 car. The same rear end for a 427 would be stamped AZ. My 69 coupe 427/390 had a 3.36 and it was plenty fast for around town and didn't spin the engine to death on the interstate. About 3000 rpm @70 mph...

Look for leaks up top like a valve cover that could be running down and blowing back. Pressure washing the underside will allow you to watch for fresh oil afterwards. Tom

It seems we quite often don't see things in the road until too late. I missed seeing a dead deer in the road one night due to a vehicle coming towards me with high beams on. Tore out the exhaust system on my work car and some other damage. Tom

Can you bend that rod a little to make it shorter without interfering with something else?

Mine doesn't have power locks. Key lock works easy, but the inside lock button has always worked a little hard since new. Have you tried removing the rod from the power lock solenoid, then cycle the power lock switch to check for free movement? Then check the key lock movement to check that all...

Thanks for the information and welcome to the Corvette Action Center. Tom