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Here's a little something I came up with...
I vote for gold with some black accents! Just my 2 cents....
WOW! I didn't even realize that he had finished the Buick!!!! It's OUTSTANDING!!!!
My favorite pic so far!
Man I LOVE this merc! See it for sale every year at good guys. If only my pockets were deeper....
Oh man... a 59 retractable is my dream car!!!! Would love for the prices to drop...
This thread warms my heart...
Is that Ramone??
More please!!!!
Well it seems my other thread, WTF just happened, got deleted. Not a real surprise cause it was off topic but, I just wanted to let anyone...
The grandson and I went to another small show today in Bloomfield. Had a good time as usual, nice cars, great weather and, nice people Anyway...
Well I'll be..... Got mine today. Not gunna lie, I thought for sure it was gone for good. But I sure am glad it's back![ATTACH]
Well guys and gals, I finally got the old Rambler back on the road! No matter what I tried I just couldn't figure it out, so I tooki loaded it...
Still waiting patiently in Iowa...... Damnit!
You know I'm sure it's something really simple but I'm just not seeing it. I think I'll put I'll the old stuff back in and go from there. Still...
So as of right now I'm working way above my comfort level so, I think I'm going to try to find someone that has some experience with these motors...
So here's some pics of the installation and the products I used. Thought maybe I could get some insight from you guys on what went wrong...
So the installation was pretty straightforward even I thought I couldn't screw it up...wrong! Got everything buttoned up and changed the coil too....
Ok I'm just going to keep posting on here for posterity...... Took the bowl off the carb and everything looked pretty clean in there. Went ahead...
Yep, the last year was 65, which is what I have. Wierd little motor....
Hey, I'm ok with them being not so popular. Only problem is finding parts sometimes.... Here's mine I've been working on for far to long![ATTACH]
Looks like a can of worms to me!
Yep that's the one! Having trouble with it, just quit on me, has spark and fuel. So I'm thinking timing??? But can't figure out how to get TDC...
One of the best! Is it still around?
Hey man, love reading about your adventures, and this thread! Don't remember if you mentioned or not but, does the rambler have the old flathead 6...
Next I'm wondering if I should pull the bowl off the carb and see how that looks. Although while checking for spark the plugs were wet and...
Ok I think I figured out that the difference in wire sizes shouldn't matter to much, is that right? Anyway, after changing the plugs and wires...
Hey, quick question guys.... I bought some new plug wires and they're 8mm, while the ones on the car are 7mm. Is it OK to replace them with 8mm or...
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