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Restomod!!!! Turned to the dark side he has. Charles

So did the new battery fix the overcharging problem? Charles

Roger: Did you get your electrical/battery/temp gauge problem solved on your "newer" car? Charles

Placing a resistor in line with the temp sensor wire will add more resistance thus lowering the gauge reading. I placed a 100 ohm variable resistor in line with my gauge so that I could fine tune it to read correctly at 190 deg, which is the operating temperature of my thermostat. Once you...

Voltage Regulator Roger: If you should determine that the excessive voltage is the cause of your problem and you open up the voltage regulator, be sure to check the points for corrosion/oxidation. The problem may just be that one (or more) of the the points are stuck together. Even if they...

Temp Gauge Roger: Well for one thing your charging system should not be outputting 15.8 volts. The shop manual says 13.8-14.8 volts. Was the engine at idle while you were taking the readings? I don't know if the excess voltage would cause that much of a difference in the temp gauge...

Temp Gauge Roger: What happens if (engine cold) you just turn the key on (do not start engine) and leave it on for a few minutes? Sounds like your gauge is working properly, just getting wrong grounding signal. Do you have an OHM meter? Charles

Temp gauge Roger: The original GM temp/ohm curve is as follows. 160F-140ohms 170F-125ohms 180F-110ohms 190F-100ohms 200F-87ohms 210F-75ohms With the engine warmed up, engine off but switch on, does the gauge still read 220? The temp gauge receives power from a pink wire from the fuse block...

It connects to the ballast resistor on the same connection as the brown wire from the ignition switch. Charles

SACC-Carolinas SACC=Solid Axle Corvette Club. A new chapter has just been formed to cover NC and SC. The Carolinas Chapter of the Solid Axle Corvette Club

The rivets holding the front weather stripping on are actually threaded with a very course thread. To remove them take a small sharp chisel and tap the head as if you are trying to unscrew a bolt. Once the rivet moves you can probably use a pair of pliers and remove it by twisting and pulling...

Does this primer require any special surface treatment when used on fiberglass? How smooth is the surface after the primer cures? Does it need a lot of sanding? Do you paint directly on top of this primer? What type of paint will you be using (base clear, enamel, single stage urethane)? I have...

Larry: I am using an Ididit column in my '59 with a stock steering wheel. I just wired up their connector and the horn worked fine. Charles

Tell us more about this Epitech product. I did an internet search but could only find "Epitech" listed as a company that made fiberglass products, nothing specific about a pool coating. Is it a gel coat, epoxy primer, acrylic coating??? Brush on or spray on? In your pictures the coating looks...

I thought I had sent you an email or PM last year saying that I had decided to go another route on the injection and did not want the manifold, but I am having another change of thought. Just thought I would check. No problem. Charles

572 intake Bob: I know I discussed this with you some time ago, but I am again leaning toward putting an injection system on my engine, so do you still have the 572 intake manifold for sale? Would you be able to bring it to Carlisle? What is your vendor space number? Charles

Bob: Are you bringing your 572 to Carlisle? If so, do you know where you will be parking? Charles

Bob: Did you make the "band" clamps for your exhaust? When I built the 2.5" stainless exhaust system for my '62 I used the same method using mandrel bends. I used some commercially available wide band type clamps at the joints. After I ran the car for a while I noticed that there were some...

Thanks Rich: I was thinking that I might take my '59 project down to the Maxton Mile (http://www.ecta-lsr.com) and see what kind of speed I could attain, that is assuming that I might actually finish it one of these days. I know that the '68 L88's reached about 190mph, but I was just curious...

Interesting pictures. I assume that the spoilers were an attempt to help with high speed front end lift? What type of speed did these cars attain on the Mulsanne straight at Le Mans? Charles