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Forum: 66-67 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 10-05-2024, 02:10 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 280
Posted By Ragtop Man
Thanks to all - the longest-ever starter motor replacement is complete

Knowing the date matching original passed the test with flying colors made the decision easy. That, and having no practical way to see engagement from the creeper... good news is that when the engine...
Forum: 61-63 Tempest & LeMans TECH 09-08-2024, 12:58 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,496
Posted By Ragtop Man
At Ford, the two or three digit code was the...

At Ford, the two or three digit code was the "rotation number" which would be the body's place in that shift's sequence. My Marauder's rotation number was clearly visible (29, IIRC) for assembly at...
Forum: 61-77 GTO, Tempest & LeMans Parts WANTED 08-29-2024, 10:08 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 508
Posted By Ragtop Man
Saw what looked like a pair on FB Marketplace, no...

Saw what looked like a pair on FB Marketplace, no idea if NOS or not. Had $2200 on the pair, so no idea if they were the real deal or what condition they were in.
Forum: 66-67 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 08-27-2024, 12:15 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,107
Posted By Ragtop Man
Post Script - the sleeve is on the cable in the...

Post Script - the sleeve is on the cable in the bag, I just needed to look at it more closely.
Forum: Electrical Tech 08-25-2024, 10:50 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,089
Posted By Ragtop Man
Woven heat insulating sleeve for positive battery cable still available?

Question got buried in another forum - bringing to the top here.

Short story - improperly loomed positive battery cable and other wires that pass under the exhaust manifold to starter on my '67...
Forum: 66-67 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 08-20-2024, 08:41 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,107
Posted By Ragtop Man
Left on a high... came home on a stretcher in convertible weather

Soooo... shaking down the '67 a few miles at a time. It was the maker's perfect day, 72 and sunny, dropped the roof to go run some errands in the GTO.

Headed out to the weld shop next ot...
Forum: Suspension TECH 08-10-2024, 11:01 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 659
Posted By Ragtop Man
Thanks for all the input. Some excellent...

Thanks for all the input.

Some excellent points made here, I'll tick a few off due to the vague question (asked to keep the floor as open as possible...)

The goal is to tighten up the ride and...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-10-2023, 09:03 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 894
Posted By Ragtop Man
Thanks to all on this one - appreciate the...

Thanks to all on this one - appreciate the collected wisdom.

Agree that this would be a lot of project for a plain old 4" crank, so it will stay where it is in the garage for now.

Like the...
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 03-24-2022, 12:13 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,748
Posted By Ragtop Man
Keith - funniest thing I've heard in a while. ...

Keith - funniest thing I've heard in a while.

Great story!

Wish one of the '66 Assembly Manuals would surface, sure would make the resto easier!
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 09-04-2020, 11:31 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,298
Posted By Ragtop Man
Sweet Jesus - that is dead solid perfect. Wow.

Sweet Jesus - that is dead solid perfect. Wow.
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 07-21-2017, 09:56 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,911
Posted By Ragtop Man
I love a happy ending....:clap3::clap3::clap3: ...

I love a happy ending....:clap3::clap3::clap3:

Question for the experienced darksiders: is there a factory spec for drum 'drag' (assuming preload is properly set with the wheel bearing?)
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Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 01-11-2014, 01:28 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,951
Posted By Ragtop Man
My father used to say: "looks like it was...

My father used to say: "looks like it was magnetized and dragged through a J. C. Whitney Catalog!"

It hurts to look at it!
Forum: 67-79 Big Pontiac TECH 09-21-2013, 05:21 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 8,674
Posted By Ragtop Man
Call me a heretic, but a Toploader Ford 4-speed...

Call me a heretic, but a Toploader Ford 4-speed will pop right in where that 3-speeder was, just gotta match up the input shaft and clutch disc... the big-input Ford is a 2.32 low; small input is the...
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