Recent content by 1970 Palmer

I did a 1966 Mustang GT Convertible with their Parchment Pony interior kit, VERY HAPPY. I have also used lots of their VW Bug kits and foam with good results. John

I worked at a Ford Dealership when our Classic Bronco's were still being sold as new vehicles. We had a large body shop, did lots of insurance work. Every body man hated the brand new Ford Body Parts. They never fit without some sort of work/adjustment, and they always had dings and dents...

I have used their seat upholstery in a 1966 Convertable Mustang. It's nice quality and fit very well. I used their seat foam as well. The pricing is a lot more than I remember, but what isn't. I have used TMI on many different air cooled VW's as well.

I used the 3M Panel Bond on my roof rain rails. Used a heat gun to scrape out all of the old sealer, used a paint stripping disc to prep the rail channels, and glued away. Best to only 18 to 24 inches at a time. It also sands well. It's been a couple of years and no seam rust has shown...

#1 Under a cover is a potential issue. Plastic tarps hold moisture and body panel rust and electrical component corrosion are something to check. A cloth car cover is a safe way to protect a vehicle under a carport, but then they hold on to dust and can cause paint abrasion in wind. 2# Year...

Not sure this is a good answer for you but keep in mind we are talking about vehicles with old identification numbers which make them hard to track. Let's just call them serial numbers for this discussion. The vehicle you might consider purchasing has or had two different tracking numbers...

It might be different in Colorado. but they seal up that information pretty tight in the California DMV to prevent the crazies from targeting anyone driving a vehicle with a license plate and finding out where they live. Law enforcement officers can access it if you know of a buddy. This is...

Commercial auto/truck/motorsports dealers deal with this kind of an issue every day on their vehicle trade-ins and lien sale vehicles. They do not go and stand in line at the local DMV with everyone else. They have "DMV Dealers Licenses", and they have their own "DMV licensed" employees on...

Any large metro area will have an industrial metal store. You really need to "will call" this material due to the cost of shipping, not to mention the damage a shipping company will cause to the material. I have two metal stores within ten miles of my home and they offer pre-cut nominal sizes...

Don't confuse cutting a cable with a housing with an AN braided hose, it's an apples and oranges comparison. This is many times easier to fabricate. The only thing to consider is that you need to measure and cut the housing first, not the inner cable wire. Remove the wire from the hosing...

When you cut any braided wire cable it's very important to follow these simple directions. Hold the wire tightly between your thumb and index finger at the point you choose to cut the wire. Use a sharp wire cutter as close as possible to your thumb. This will result in a tight/sharp edge cut...

Disconnect all of the linkages to the carb first. Figure out why it's not returning to idle. Check the choke fast idle cam for proper operation and check the secondaries for full closure with a test light under the throttle plates. Best to remove the carb to check these things. Remove the...

That's one jury I ask to sit on.

Wow...........I'm confused! First, that carb did not come on a "K" code 271 HP originally (or it's been modified by changing the throttle shaft to a kick down style). No "K" codes ever had C4's originally that I have seen. All were either T-10's or Top Loader four speeds. Back in the day I...

Just a FYI. New plugs might be correctly gapped at the factory. But they still need to be checked for the correct gap "Before Installation" because if they are dropped in the box and land on the ground electrode they can close up, even to having "No Gap". So.........Best Practice is to always...