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The Brits had the solution. I had a Sunbeam Tiger in the late '60s with a Ford 260 shoehorned under the 'bonnet.' To get to the left rear spark plug, they provided a knock-out in the fire wall. The plug could be removed with a socket wrench and extension from behind the clutch pedal. Now, if...

Mark What a neat idea! Just for the record, I measured the head of my 6 pound hammer. It's 3 3/8" long x 2 1/4" diam., a tad smaller than the internal dimensions of a small Campbells soup can (inside dimensions roughly 3 3/4" x 2 1/2" diam.). A large soup can filled with lead would make one...

John Didn't expect you to chime in on something this technical! :L Thanks for confirming! Jeff

Kid, You obviously have a lot more confidence in your aim than I have with mine. Raising and swinging 25lbs of anything over a fiberglass fender would scare the daylights out of me! :bang But, if I was a spinner, I know I wouldn't resist... Thanks for the clarification. Jeff

Ok, I'll bite... How do you use the 25lb block of lead??

Just when I thought I had it all figured out... Ken Do you mean (I hope) that the AM and FM letters light up a pale green? My understanding is that the AM and FM letters are backlit on a black background from very early '65 through '67. Prior to '65, the AM background itself was green and the...

67c2ny That's pretty much what I had deduced, and on a leap of faith, I landed one on e-bay the other night for $160. I'm assuming that it's not in working order and that I'll have to have it rebuilt. But since reconditioned ones seem to go for upwards of $500, I have some wiggle room to get...

I'm looking to replace the aftermarket radio in my '66 with a correct AM/FM. I've checked the archives here and on NCRS and the more I look into this radio stuff, the more confused I get. I need some clarification on some conflicting info regarding the color indicators behind the AM/FM bar. MF...

Welcome to the CAC. I'm no expert on much of anything that comes up on this forum, but I've learned a lot by following the various threads. These guys are the best! ;) A word of caution before you go smacking the daylights out of the spinners to tighten them. You need to check whether your...

Joe Afraid I don't have any sage advice other than to do whatever makes you happy. Should you decide to go high tech and replace the radio, I'm in the market for an original replacement for my aftermarket cassette model. E-mail me if you're interested in selling. I have a '66. I just need to...

Geek, I'm pretty patient (in fact, the older I get, the more of a patient I become :rotfl), but I probably won't be patient enough to keep everything apart until the right radio comes along. It would have been a convenient time for a radioectomy, and I may get lucky and find one, but there's no...

Barry, I'm leaning towards keeping the radio original as an NCRS 'just in case.' I know that may not register with a lot of folks out there, but the car is pretty much original and I want to keep my options open. Yeah, those radios are pretty primative by today's standards, but as far as I'm...

You might want to be careful of any e-bay ads that have the words ( IT WORKED WHEN IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE CAR ) . This is the universal phrase used to describe, or justify any defective part, and get away with it without getting any negative feedback from the buyer. Stepinwolf Stepenwolf, It...

Geek Thanks for the advice. I was on e-bay last night and that thought crossed my mind. The operative phrase seemed to be "it worked when I pulled it" but who knows whether it'll work in my car?? From the archives I came up with a list of radio repair sites. You're obviously satisfied with...

Now that it's winter, I'm finally replacing my leaking radiator with the DeWitts I ordered at Carlisle and figured why not replace the heater core while I'm at it. And now that the firewall is open and the glove box is out, why not replace the aftermarket radio with an original (that NCRS devil...

Paul 67 - I love the Reserved Parking sign! I got two Vette related books but best of all was a clock that has vintage Vettes in place of the numbers. One o'clock is a '53, Two is a '57, Three a '58, Four a '63 SWC, Five a '67 L88, then on to the C3s through C5s. On the hour, the clock roars...

Might have known you were having a bit of fun with the Mid-America guys! Re: the C4-6s, I agree. No disrespect intended (to any respectful owner who will wave, of course...). :w I wouldn't mind owning a Z-06 someday, after someone else takes the hit on the depreciation, that is. Cheers! Jeff

Barry I stopped by to see Baby Sat morning. Real nice to meet you (and her) after reading so many of your posts. At the time, you had her fired up checking the idle. I didn't hear no stinkin' C-5/6s behind you - only the sweet thunder of Baby passing gas... ;) She's a beaut! My car has a...

Whoops! Nothing like being the new kid on the block and sticking your foot in your mouth. Your car is a beauty and I didn't mean to offend! Afraid mine wasn't done so meticulously. I was just thinking in terms of NCRS, should I ever go that route. Now that I've become a bit more familiar...