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I'm waiting to order my C7 until I see them in person in the colors I'm looking to choose from. In the meanwhile, I visited my local dealer when I heard they had two in the showroom. I found the seat bottoms in both cars to be uncomfortable with pressure against the outside of my thighs (I'm...

My '72 pulls to the right during acceleration and returns to center when I push in the clutch or let off the gas. It doesn't seem to pull either way during straight and level driving. Any ideas?

I'm going to build a garage in the near future and want to put in a lift. I'm really tired of working under jack stands. Unless there's a strong reason for going with a 4-poster, I'm inclinded to go with a 2-post lift. The one I have in mind is Danmar MaxJax MaxJax Portable Two Post Lift -...

Returning from my weekend drive to exercise everything and get the engine and exhaust up to full temp, I had a fair amount of smoke coming from the left rear wheel well. It turned out to be a leaking caliper putting brake fluid on the rotor. Surprisingly, I didn't notice any weakness in the...

My '72 BB quit while I was driving down the street yesterday. My voltmeter shows 12.35 V across the battery terminals. Other than that, there is no indication of battery life at all including no click from the starter solenoid, no clock, no radio, and no interior lights. I don't see any...

I recently had the vacuum lines replaced in my '72 and now the right headlight will not go down and the wiper door will not open. The relay under the steering wheel will raise and lower the left light but has no effect on the right. The w/s wiper relay under the dash has no effect on the door...

A new thermostat and a flushing hasn't helped the overheating problem in my '72 BB. I see that there are aluminum, copper, and brass radiators available, but I have no idea which would be best or why. I don't have a/c. Any input would be appreciated.

I removed the distributor to replace the bushings. The body went back in and sits in the same position it had before removal. As far as I can tell I didn't lose any parts and there were no parts left over when I replaced the bushings. I'm concerned that the rotor and shaft spin in the...

There's a solenoid located between the carb and the distributor. On one end of the solenoid, one vacuum line goes to the carb and another goes to the vacuum advance on the distributor. What, if anything, connects to the other end? It looks like a vacuum line should attach there, but the...

I'm getting ready to pull the torsional damper to replace my timing set. Are there any tricks that will help? Are there any potential snags to avoid? Thanks,

I changed the motor mounts on my bb. The new driver's side mount went in without a hitch. The passenger side mount was a different story. I can only get 2 of the 3 bolts to align with the block. The mount-to-frame bolts went in fine. I have the front up on jack stands so the car is not...

My 454 has 75K on it and the cylinder walls don't have have a ridge. I set the micrometer to measure the diameter at the center of the cylinder, and it came out of the cylinder without changing the setting. Is that typical for these old 454's?

Over the course of the last 10 miles or so that I drove my car before it died, a barely noticeable miss developed into sever bucking and backfiring. The only things I haven't checked yet are the carburator and timing chain. Would either of those cause a gradual worsening of performance? The...

During my last ride, my car slowly started missing, but it got worse quickly. At the end, I barely made it home, with the car bucking and backfiring. I had been going through a quart of oil every 200 miles or so, and I noticed bluing on the driver's side bumper. So, when the car died, I...

No. 1 cylinder has a compression of 130, the no. 3 cylinder has 135 and the rest are between 149 and 151. The valves are not bent or burned and the head gasket is intact. The cylinder walls and pistions appear to be ok. Before I pull the pistons, is there anything else besides cracked or...

I've tried several spring compressors and, so far, I've gotten the farthest with one of the screw types with the arms that extend down the side of the springs. The problem is that I can't get the keepers loose. I can compress the springs enough to lift them off the seats on the head. I can...

When I step on the brakes, I hear and feel a thunk, seemingly from the left front wheel. It seems to be worse when the car is rolling backward, although that could be my imagination. Any ideas? Thanks.

My steering tends to return to center after a turn, but never quite makes it all the way. Also, it seems to be neutral, that is, if I turn slightly to the right, it tends to stay there. Same for the slight turns to the left. Is this an aligment issue, like the camber setting? I haven't seen...

I'm looking to get Flowmaster 40's, but they come in various I/O diameters. My current mufflers have a 2.5 input and a 2.25 output. It seems to me that the smaller output negates any advantage I'd otherwise get from the larger input, i.e., more back pressure. Does that make sense? Also, are...

I'm beginning to have trouble removing the key from the ignition. In a couple of instances, taking my foot off the clutch seemed to release it. Is the clutch tied in with the ignition switch? Is this likely to get substantially worse over time, i.e., I won't be able to get the key out at all...