[64speed]

OK I see where the cable actually goes thru the firewall but the end of my parking cable and the actual clevis on the pedal are a mile apart and I cant pull the cable out. How do I get it attached?

[64speed]

ok I got it.

[64speed]

It’s gonna take me a long time to save up the money to do my chrome and paint since this last batch of bodywork depleted my funds. In the meantime I have several things I’m gonna do and one of them is rebuild my front end. Anybody got any tips or techniques for doing the springs without the weight of the engine? I want to do as much as I can while everything is off the front end. The reason I am retired from the military and police so young is because of rheumatism and I can only do so much bending leaning and stooping before I start hurting.

[hurryinhoosier62]

Originally Posted by 64speed

It’s gonna take me a long time to save up the money to do my chrome and paint since this last batch of bodywork depleted my funds. In the meantime I have several things I’m gonna do and one of them is rebuild my front end. Anybody got any tips or techniques for doing the springs without the weight of the engine? I want to do as much as I can while everything is off the front end. The reason I am retired from the military and police so young is because of rheumatism and I can only do so much bending leaning and stooping before I start hurting.

I feel your pain. I was medically retired on disability at age 47 ( bilateral foraminal stenosis). That is why I put anything I do on sawhorses. That way I don’t have to bend or stoop. Both Lowes and Home Depot sell sawhorses rated for 1,000lbs each(2,000lbs per pair). When I finally get the Cat’s frame home( hopefully this fall), it will be going on two sets.

[64speed]

In my attempt to either build the worlds nicest 64 Tempest or light cash on fire depending who you ask I have stumbled across the rockland standard gear t56 magnum. Basically after talking to the head of the aftermarket sales division he told me that nothing I could ever do to it would break it and he would warranty it for life against everything except an improperly setup (engaging/disengaging) clutch.
It’s basically a blueprinted T56 magnum with even more robust parts installed and the shifter mechanism reworked to make it shift like glass. It’s exactly 900 bucks higher than SST just for the transmission. SST wants 3200 for their magnum and they want 4100 for Tranzilla. Thoughts?

[HWYSTR455]

I know a few people who have that trans in high HP cars and they are surviving abuse. The one is a Stage 1 70 GS, and has a professionally built 455 in that 10 sec car. Another is a 2006 Z06 with a pro built engine with a supercharger, just a hair below 1000HP.

I don't agree with the clutch setups Rockland recommends, but they are fairly indestructible. Neither of those folks have issues with their' setup, and have been driving them for over a year.

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[64speed]

Just installed my 9 inch and it was really easy but I am kind of bummed because my UMI shock tower brace won’t clear the trunk floor and frame. Called tech support and they told me they run into that from time to time and to loosen the bushings up and jack the body up. Already done that once so I guess I will just go without. If anyone is interested I will take 100 bucks and pay for the ride

[64speed]

I got all my wiring harnesses for my car and was looking them over but I don’t see a lead for the dome light. Does anyone know where it hooks up and how to hide the wire? Is this something the average upholsterer can do for me? I want it to work but electricity and hiding wires is not my thing that’s why I bought the M&H harnesses. Plug and play

[HWYSTR455]

The dome leads run from the intermediate harness that runs from the fuse box to the trunk. It goes up the C area in the quarter panel on the driver's side. Orange and white wires I believe, and has to be installed before the headliner goes in.

I suggest a service manual and an assembly manual, both are valuable references and worth every penny spent.

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[64speed]

Also there is a thread in the 64-65 section about LED taillights. Can you just plug them in or do you need a special flasher to get your turn signals etc to work

[HWYSTR455]

If a set of springs 'rode like a buggy', then there was some other factor than the springs, most likely. 2 most common factors, incorrect installation (OE bushings tightened incorrectly) and shocks.

I know not many would run as much spring rate as I do, and it doesn't have a bad ride quality.

LEDs, yes, you need to run the correct flasher unit. Not a big deal though. It's best to not mix LEDs with incandescent bulbs, and I can't say for sure what the impact would be if you do.

I will have more first hand knowledge within the next couple months though, will share.

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[Formulajones]

Originally Posted by HWYSTR455

LEDs, yes, you need to run the correct flasher unit. Not a big deal though. It's best to not mix LEDs with incandescent bulbs, and I can't say for sure what the impact would be if you do.


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Haven't found an issue with that, at least on one vehicle anyway. My father runs LED's in his GTO. All the tail lights and side markers etc... But when he installed yellow LED bulbs in the front lower running/turn signal lights, something wonky happened and signals wouldn't flash, some of the lights would stay on and some wouldn't.

I had a feeling a ground wasn't being completed somewhere. However once he reinstalled standard yellow incandescent bulbs just in the front signal lights only, everything returned to normal and works as it should. So he just left it that way, still running LED's in the tail lights. He does use a different flasher in it to work with the LED's.

Kind of weird but his car didn't like LED's in the front market lights.

[HWYSTR455]

Originally Posted by Formulajones

Haven't found an issue with that, at least on one vehicle anyway. My father runs LED's in his GTO. All the tail lights and side markers etc... But when he installed yellow LED bulbs in the front lower running/turn signal lights, something wonky happened and signals wouldn't flash, some of the lights would stay on and some wouldn't.

I had a feeling a ground wasn't being completed somewhere. However once he reinstalled standard yellow incandescent bulbs just in the front signal lights only, everything returned to normal and works as it should. So he just left it that way, still running LED's in the tail lights. He does use a different flasher in it to work with the LED's.

Kind of weird but his car didn't like LED's in the front market lights.

I wired separate grounds for the front light harness, so fingers crossed! I also did use the load resistors, though it was said they weren't needed in my case.

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[64speed]

Well I have had some unexpected expenses come up that are gonna slow my progress for a while so in the meantime I am making use of the things I have on hand. One of the things I want to do is replace my steering column with the ididit version I bought. I have done this many times on 58-64 chevys and they just fall out. I can’t figure out how to get the retaining ring off the neck of the shaft for the life of me. Does anyone have any idea of how they come out. As a side note take care of your teeth kids.....dental work is expensive even with insurance. It’s gonna cost me thousands of dollars out of pocket to save two teeth

[64speed]

Well as I posted the the body shop looks like I am gonna have between 7500 and 8000 in total paint and final bodywork. Another American Legion member turned me on to a guy that helps disabled vets so he is doing it for 4000 plus cost of materials. As I have said before the outside will be silvermist gray and the inside will be dark blue. I have to save because I want the chrome done so I can get it back fully assembled and my recent dental trips have depleted my savings. I have a lot of stuff I can be doing in the meantime so my resto won’t go stagnant. I financed the AMD work with a credit card and I won’t go down that road again so cash is king. Hard to make headway though with two kids a mortgage and a disabled vet and wife’s teacher salary LOL. I am very fortunate that my wife supports my passion and even lets me hang car related things in the House. I have a Texaco restroom sign in our bathroom and a beautiful painting of a drag strip tree hanging in our bedroom and all she says is at least it matches the colors.

[64speed]

Well after the debacle with my dental bills earlier in the year and a few other expenses that I hadn’t expected, work on my car slowed to a crawl. I got all new brake lines run and the master and booster mounted as well as my pedals hung but that’s about it. Well my wife hates borrowing money for any reason but we had used a Lowes card to do a kitchen renovation last year and had another card I had put my dental work on etc. and of course the card I had 7000 dollars on from AMD. Anyway I finally talked her into consolidating all that into one payment with the agreement that I wouldn’t use the cards to buy car parts anymore and would pay cash for everything. The consolidation freed up a lot of money so it looks like I am back on track until the next big crisis. Anyway I sent my first load of trim out to be chromed, I know the window moldings on the side are stainless and are supposed to be polished but someone had pop riveted a few of the pieces on so I had to have the holes repaired which left me with getting them chromed. I found a local guy that is going to polish my grill and headlight bezels as well as my trunk trim in exchange for deleting the displacement on demand system from his 5.3 2008 Silverado. I found the guy that is going to do my bodywork and paint for 3800 plus materials so now it’s just a matter of putting money back which should go at a steady clip after June. June we got Pontiacs in Pigeon Forge plus our annual trip to Folly Beach the next week so June’s money is pretty much spoken for. If any of you are gonna be at Pontiacs in Pigeon Forge let me know cause I want to see your cars. Well that’s where we are at right now. Still got a lot to do but hopefully I can do it sooner.

[64speed]

Well I lucked up again! I found a retired gentleman that used to do aluminum and other metal polishing here at hi tec plating in the town over from me. He still has all his equipment and he agreed to polish my trunk trim, headlight bezels, and grills for 300 bucks plus an old Ruger single six pistol that I haven’t shot in 20 years anyway. I figured the price was two good to be true so I took him one of my headlight bezels and let him demonstrate and after about 30 minutes he had a section of it looking better than I could have hoped. I’m sure Paul’s plating could do better but it’s not worth 2000 to me for something I am gonna drive. I have a place right here in town that anodized metal but I don’t think I am gonna reanodize them. I will just polish them as they need it. Now if I can just put together the money for the paint and bumpers I will really be rocking along. Going to Pontiacs in Pigeon Forge in June so hope there are a couple of early a bodies there to take some q’s from.

[64speed]

So I got one side done except Summit sent me the wrong dust cap. I guess I will try to work on the other side tomorrow but the heat here is so awful that I don’t know how much I will get done. I will post when I get it all buttoned up

[nmoreilly]

Looks good, what wheel / tire combo are you thinking or is it too early for that ?

[64speed]

My neighbor came over earlier to see what I was doing and he was checking out my shell of a car and complimenting me on the work I had done so far. When he got around to the very front he was looking down the trans tunnel and stopped and looked and asked me what rear end I was running. I told him and he said it just looked “nasty” under there and you could tell it means business. Guess I am gonna be one of those guys that brings mirrors to car shows. Just kidding I would never do that.