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Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
03-22-2014, 10:42 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 16,141
Posted By mechron

Like they all said above. the $$$ are in the...

Like they all said above. the $$$ are in the labor to prep the car. I painted my car myself BC/CC urethane, The prep took 4 years, strip down to bare glass, do body work. I painted mine black so the...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
03-22-2014, 09:03 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,566
Posted By mechron

Very well stated. I saw that show too for...

Very well stated.

I saw that show too for lack of anything else being on. When they rolled that 64 piece of junk out of the garage I was flabbergasted.
Then those morons made a deal to buy that...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
03-19-2014, 11:30 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,301
Posted By mechron

You guys must be talking about (Quadra junks)....

You guys must be talking about (Quadra junks). That tool John Z shows is very thin but is the tool to remove the porous bronze filters or paper filters. on both Holleys and junks It was also used on...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
03-13-2014, 02:01 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,379
Posted By mechron

Clay is right on... I have done many...

Clay is right on...

I have done many gearsets at my shop. You need to establish a contact pattern on both the the drive sides of the ring gear, drive and coast patterne.

The ring and pinnion...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
03-10-2014, 04:12 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 547
Posted By mechron

over from the C2 section. Replace the solinoid on...

over from the C2 section. Replace the solinoid on top of the starter, either the windings are shorted or that big brass washer in the sollonoid is pitted..:thumbs:
Forum: C4 General Discussion
03-04-2014, 04:28 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 3,018
Posted By mechron

No offence, but are you kidding me??? What do...

No offence, but are you kidding me??? What do you consider fun?? Going to college in the late 60s in an auto enginerring program everybody had wierd cars that were outside the box. I did an austsin ...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
02-28-2014, 02:35 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 921
Posted By mechron

Hi Gary, I live in Santa Rosa, not far from you. ...

Hi Gary, I live in Santa Rosa, not far from you.

Fawn, out here we have a chain plexiglass store called "Tap Plastics". They sell a plastic bottle spray product called "film off". It works...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
02-27-2014, 04:12 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,416
Posted By mechron

I have a 64 coupe also. The 64s have two body...

I have a 64 coupe also. The 64s have two body mounts on the frame just outside the tunnel behind the seats on either side of the third member. Thus the 64s do not usually suffer from body sag like...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
02-26-2014, 03:31 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 797
Posted By mechron

If it is like my 64, and i'm sure it is, the...

If it is like my 64, and i'm sure it is, the other end just has a U shaped end sheet metal peice that slides onto that DS firewall body mount (by the way, referred to as the #2 mount in the FAM, the...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
02-13-2014, 02:21 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,694
Posted By mechron

Hi Chuck---TTT:willy::thumbs:

Hi Chuck---TTT:willy::thumbs:
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
10-16-2013, 01:21 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,113
Posted By mechron

Mike is almost right of any in this post. Lets go...

Mike is almost right of any in this post. Lets go to extemes. A 30-30 cam needs .030 lash to acount for the clearance ramps on the solid lifter cams. Hydraulic lifters run at zero lash. They know...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
10-16-2013, 05:13 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 452
Posted By mechron

No offence is intended, but who cares about the...

No offence is intended, but who cares about the color of the bolts.
All starter bolts for any Gm car in the 60s or 70s had a knurl just under the treads. If that knurl was not there it was not a...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
09-16-2013, 04:14 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,782
Posted By mechron

Sorry vettebuyer, please don"t ban me. That...

Sorry vettebuyer, please don"t ban me.
That car is really NON STOCK. I know, I have a 74 since 79 and have looked and worked on many
That roof spoiler is an add on from Hall, I have the countach...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
09-11-2013, 04:40 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,013
Posted By mechron

I see you have a 63, I have a 64 coupe,...

I see you have a 63, I have a 64 coupe, origonally light blue with dark blue interior. All the trim peices are metal and painted dark blue with the exception of the rear window interior trim, it is...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
09-08-2013, 04:18 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 917
Posted By mechron

Hey Ale is right. option 2 is what we did in the...

Hey Ale is right. option 2 is what we did in the shop in the early 70s when we got lots of 60s C2 work. Replacing clutches was the big deal as everybody was beating the snot out of them at the time....
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
08-22-2013, 03:56 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,885
Posted By mechron

Been there, done that many times. The top bolt...

Been there, done that many times. The top bolt has a square head held in to place by a square sheet metal cage, the cage has broken loose allowing the whole thing to spin. It is a pretty easy fix but...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
08-21-2013, 03:01 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,134
Posted By mechron

Another vote for keeping the drums. I have a 64...

Another vote for keeping the drums. I have a 64 vette with the 11 inch drums. They are big and wide. The vettes in 65 came out with discs on all 4 wheels and the brakes, rotors and calipers were much...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
08-18-2013, 04:38 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,462
Posted By mechron

Hi, all the guys above seem to be on the same...

Hi, all the guys above seem to be on the same page, Ironcross says 18 volts also. plaidside in post 7 is describing the same test (bat to 3 at the reg plug = bat to field at the alt) just a different...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
08-17-2013, 04:41 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,462
Posted By mechron

Are you confusing a generator test for an...

Are you confusing a generator test for an alternator test? (gen and alt will be used for brevity) An alt charged car needs bat voltage to evergize the alt. It is normal for an alt charged car to die...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
08-16-2013, 05:00 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,110
Posted By mechron

That is the coolest pic I have seen on the net....

That is the coolest pic I have seen on the net. So true, nobody controls them. Morons for sure. OSHA did good things for safety in the past. But the little weenies they hire now are just stupid. They...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
08-16-2013, 04:01 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,110
Posted By mechron

Correct DZ, only if you have a business. ...

Correct DZ, only if you have a business.

Example:
Out here Cal OSHA HEAVELY regulates body shops for paint booth requirments, VOC emisions and all that jazz. You can't even buy modern automotive...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
08-15-2013, 04:53 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,110
Posted By mechron

I wish you good luck finding one. I had the mac...

I wish you good luck finding one. I had the mac daddy aamco brake lathe i bought in the early 70s for my shop. It turned both drums and rotors and had that shoe arcer all mounted on a big metal bench...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
06-13-2013, 03:58 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,890
Posted By mechron

Joe, please take my advice. DO NOT throw good...

Joe, please take my advice. DO NOT throw good money after bad. Those gears are toast! There is no way to adjust the ring and pinnion after that contact pattern. The contact pattern has to be right...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
06-12-2013, 04:33 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,890
Posted By mechron

Sorry, the photobucket pic tells it all. I have...

Sorry, the photobucket pic tells it all. I have never seen a worse ring gear pattern EVER. The guy who set up the gears is a moron. Look in any old Chiltons or Motors manuals, they all show the coast...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
06-03-2013, 03:10 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,116
Posted By mechron

Hey Turbo, when I drove your car a few weeks ago...

Hey Turbo, when I drove your car a few weeks ago (was that like 2 ??)
Your 5 speed had a for and aft problem in second gear and a slight whine in fifth. You told me Colorado and Utah. What the hell...
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