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    new gto maker?

    in Body Kits & Paint

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    Here's a crazy one for ya....

     

    Back in '93 when I was trying to track down a GTO kit, I found a guy that makes the bodies out of PLASTIC???! Price was $1500???

     

    Then I hooked up with Mr. Simpson, so I foorgot about the other one.

    rumbling at speed on freeway

    in Brakes, Wheels, Suspension and Chassis

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    My 78 280Z-

    At speed (~60 mph) on the freeway, I hear & feel something like rumbling. I was thinking that since the car was sitting for who knows how long before I got it, that the wheel bearings might be flattened? I will be replacing the rear tires in a month or so ($ flow is slow) so maybe the dried up tires are making the ride rougher. Front tires are new and the ride is nice w/ no crashing over RR tracks.

    anti-seize,, experience and when to use

    in Miscellaneous Tech

    Posted

    I've used it on exhaust manifold bolts, and a year later, they came out reasonably easy. Intake bolts too. Any bolts you might want to take out later (within reason.) As an R&D chemist, I've worked on several kinds of anti-siezes. I've liked the copper kind best. Try to avoid the kind with Chlorine in it.

     

    Where do you get your anti-sieze?

    Ferrari 250 GTO replica for sale on Kitcars.com

    in Body Kits & Paint

    Posted

    All I have is the stock engine, but the odometer says 6970 miles! 106970 miles that is (swimmmin' pools, movie stars...)OOPs, wrong number. :D

     

    I thought the same thing about the MG locks. You can easily replace the lock barrel to key all alike, too. Only problem i found out is that there are at least 2 types of door lock mechanisms; the one you describe, and the kind I got. Both use a kind of pushrod, tho.

    Ferrari 250 GTO replica for sale on Kitcars.com

    in Body Kits & Paint

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    TomoHawk-

     

    I sent you some pics of my MG trunk (boot) latch. It has a flat bottom and flats on the sides to key it into the hole. Sounds like it should work perfectly. Barrel pushes in about 1/2 inch.

     

    BTW (changing the subject,) I just finished making some plywood pieces to replaces the ones under the hach on the sides of the door over the (mini) spare. I took the tire out and put a piece of angle ove the area so I can put a full-size spare in the back (like real GTOs have.) Had to fill in the sides with the plywood pieces that have basically the same shap as the stock ones, but stick in farther and have a round cutout to fit the tire. I plan on carpeting the area later, with a round, sunken 'tub' to fit the tire.

     

    I Also re-did the deck behind the seats so it hinges. You can make use of the tubs behind the seats or just hide stuff under the tilting deck. I just reversed the supports under that deckpiece and screwed strap hinges to the supports & deck after trimming it to fit the larger spare tire. It needed more trimming when I found that there was contact when lifted. I re-used the edge moulding at the front of the deckpiece by attaching it with 3/8 inch blind-nuts and screws. Also put rubber bumpers under the screws to prevent noises/scratches.

    Low fuel light doesn't come on

    in Trouble Shooting / General Engine

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    I tried feeding the bulb from a 6V NiCad I had and it glowed, so I think the bulb and the wire are ok. Then I checked for power at the dash with the test light, and it goes on with the key (way low on gas right now, don't know if it'll go OFF.)

    So when it quits raining, I'll go put some more gas in there, and see if the light will go off. If it does, then the connector is faulty.

     

    Is there some kind of conductive grease you can put on the pins in case the contacts are too loose?

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