BobW

Replaced the rear main seal and oil pan gasket, motor in the car on jackstands. 3 days, that was fun!

I used these Hella 7" lights and some LED bulbs. Nice bright light with a flat cutoff pattern, I've not been flashed by oncoming traffic. They fit with no modification required. I've used Hella products for years on motorcycles. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005OULUQO/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Hoping for a buyer for my '64 Valiant convertible to finance the Monte going to the painter!

Best of luck to you sir, family first.

Yeah, it's just the rush when the secondaries kick in! Didn't get that with the 2bbl......

Hey Scott, Running the stock TH350. Next project will be body& paint, as soon as I sell my Valiant convertible. Body is solid, but the car has the rear window vinyl top rust issues. Gonna farm that one out. I did finish the carb/manifold swap today, runs great, seat of the pants dyno says Vroom, Vroom!

Thank you! 👍 I suspected as much, didn't want to start ripping and tearing indiscriminatly! 😉

OK, I've ditched the spreadbore manifold and Holley in favor of a dual plane manifold originally sold by JEGS and a rebuilt Edelbrock 600 cfm. I have 2 questions on hooking up the carb. First, does the throttle cable just unsnap from the swivel ball? I have a new ball that bolts on the edelbrock, or do I have to drill the linkage to use the old ball? Second, I see where the kickdown cable adjusts, does it get set so it's at full travel with the throttle at full travel? This is where it was adjusted on the 2bbl carb. The new setup, almost done!

Anyone using/used a RetroSound RetroRadio® motor 4HD AM-FM ?

Went to flush the old brake fluid, it looked like tea! Started the process and was seeing rust particles coming through! New master cylinder and 2 quarts of brake fluid resulted in a clean, good working brake system! I use a Mity-Vac for the initial bleed. An inline check valve attached to the bleeder hose from my motorcycling past allows me to pedal bleed without a 2nd person. Pro tip: a small bit of grease on the bleeder threads keeps air from sucking back. Check valve similar to this: https://www.amazon.com/Motion-Pro-08-0143-Hydraulic-Bleeder/dp/B000MXW2EM/ref=asc_df_B000MXW2EM/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312844081654&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15252157036502052133&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9012392&hvtargid=pla-572002473796&psc=1

These seats are from a 2012 Chrysler 200 convertible. All power including heat, integral shoulder harness, flip forward for rear seat access. I'm going to recover these seats using the material from the bench seat. I'm going to add a suede insert in the seat, Florida is too hot for vinyl! Going to insert the back seat as well. FYI these seats were $120 for the pair! I recovered an older version of these seats for my Valiant convertible, they have worked out well. The Valiant is for sale to finance painting the Monte Carlo.

The bench seat in my '72 has great vinyl upholstery, but the springs on the driver side seat and back are really weak. I weight 180 and sink 2-3 inches down and back! One of the previous owners must have been a bigun! Question: I'm going with buckets, does a bench seat have any value?

Holley spreadbore #80555-1, needs rebuild with a Chevy 350 manifold. $200 shipped conus. Located in central FL, near Orlando.

You must have fun at the parts counter! 😉

Just picked up a Holley 80555 spreadbore to mount on the manifold.

I was just gifted this spreadbore manifold. I currently have the stock 2 barrel on my '72. I had a 1405 Edelbrock on my '37 Pontiac with chevy 350 for years. Always ran great. Will this manifold work well with an adapter, or should I search for another manifold to run an edelbrock.

Excellent Dennis, I can build that, thank you! 👍

If you get a chance can you post somepics with dimensions? Thanks.

So I discovered the missing bracket as I was replacing the dash bulbs with LED's. As usual stuff happens and I popped that tiny glass fuse, and of course I didn't have one on hand. I was close to finishing the bulb replacement, so it was time for some temporary improvisation.... 🤔

I could use one as well if you have them.

Rec'd, replied, $$ sent, thankyou!

Yeah, I saw those. I'll fabricate something before I pay that amount. I'm not cheap, just value driven! 😉

No rush,let me know what you want, thanks.

All that was in there was a simple hardware store L bracket with i screw holding the speaker in place. I did a search and I see what the left mount looks like. Found one for $50, I think I can fabricate something myself......

Pulled the dash cap to replace instrument panel lights and found the drivers side speaker attached to a small "L" bracket with just one screw! Does anyone have the correct driver side bracket? Would a Chevelle bracket be the same? Tip: You guys probably know this, but after retreiving 3 of the dash cap clips, I secured all 6 with Gorilla tape!