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Awesome, thank you! Maybe the coil is ok and it is just a dirty connection or something, would be nice to get it working.
Thanks, I put a test light on the coil to distributor wire and it flashed as the engine cranked, so points looked to be working ok.
got it, connected the points to the - side of the coil and ran a jumper wire from the + to the battery. What was throwing me off is I could not...
Picked up another old caddy, this one a 47 that ran at some point in the last year but not now. 6v negative ground system, problem is no spark....
FIXED. No idea how this is even possible, but the factory 87 fuse box had power coming in on the L side of the flasher. Flasher was not labeled...
Sorry for the confusion, turn signal indicators are wired only to the FRONT signals. Here is how I have it wired, the 1987 harness uses common GM...
Thanks, maybe they added the missing wires for the tail lights, but I really want to know what that pink wire to the turn signal switch is for. I...
I am using the 1987 harness which had the turn signal indicators tied to the front turn signal lights from the factory, brake lights are working...
Chasing a turn signal issue on my 55 Buick and could use another set of eyes or ears LOL. I am using an 87 monte carlo harness to rewire the car,...
If that was a body style I wanted I would have no problem with that, they arent making them anymore you know. Plus would not need a "must do it...
LOL I think I have 25 now, not sure, but I am at the point now where if I buy another one I sell one. I only have the 51 F1 as a driver now, but...
lol that was an unexpected find! No year on it anywhere, but I tossed it, condition was worn and well used :D
I must say I am amazed that nobody here has had one of these, this is always the place where nothing is unknown! I need to check the box for a mfg...
Just added a video I took when I got the car, shows the map box and the maps that are inside, plus more interesting stuff LOL.
I just got home late, checked my computer and I didnt take any pictures of the box, but I took a video when I was going through the car. Fast...
Gents, I have one of these cool map visors that I got from my 1948 Cadillac, something I have never seen before. It has replaceable maps and I...
Good thing I work for cheap on my own stuff, I think I spent 4 hours with the tape measure trying to figure out why my front suspension...
[ATTACH] Quick google search shows a 65-66 block in ebay that looks the same, must be normal.
I know my 1993 Z28 transmissions are one year only units, are they even designed to be ran without the computer? I thought it used the computer...
Unfortunately I know, I don't post my builds here even though I do tons of low buck fabrication and stuff I think some would be interested. in....
LOL that wasnt me, my Hudson is bone stock, that guys post got nuked within minutes. Mine starts and runs so well I am considering leaving it...
I would hit it with CLR and scotchbrite and not clear it. I built this one in 2015 and it has not degraded a bit, no clear, just the exterior as...
LOL me thinks that will be your first and last post here, for some reason they dont like the funny looking V8s around here :) Just picked up this...
I built these two cars with identical tuned engine, transmission, and rear axle. Both with cast manifolds, one with a full 2 1/2" system and one...
Nailhead was long gone when I got the car, but will make some 2" tail pipes and see how they fit.
Tail pipe question! Building a 55 Buick that I put a truck arm rear suspension in, and clearance around the axle /shocks / panhard bar is...
It seems anything I am interested in is 90 minutes to 4 hours away from me, so I always try do do the negotiation before hand, no sense spending...
Curious as well, just picked up a pair of 1936 Dodge rear fenders and hoping they will fit my 1937 Desoto.
If you are going to get the header coated you may want to consider splitting it and running duals, the stock straight 8 is pretty unimpressive...
I wipe down the pipes with cleaner and spray with black 99 cent paint from Home Depot. Lasts indefinitely so far, longest one is a build done in 2011.
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