Bonzi Lon

I asked an old timer, old school, mechanic, gear-head this question yesterday and his reply was quick, "Nevr-Dull". Bonzi Lon

My 7/73 is the 3 screw type. Bonzi Lon

Garagegoon, I saw that too, but have no more room. Let me know what you find. Where is Mickey's Zpeedshop? I'll be bringing the Z to Wichita soon and want to stop by. Bonzi Lon

Very nice Mike. Another beautiful blue car saved. I now know what #110 'could' look like. Bonzi Lon

I think the correct air freshener was the one shaped like a gas pump for the smell of raw gas or the one shaped like a muffler for that wonderful exhaust aroma. Bonzi Lon

Heres what they look like side by side on the car. The blue one is a 7/73 and the black one is a 12/69 (#110). Bonzi Lon

Mine was acting up after sitting for 26 years. I removed, cleaned and greased every ball and socket joint from the foot feed to the carb connecting shaft. So much smoother now. Bonzi Lon

I never really had any trouble with the 'clips' breaking as much as I did with the thin area of fiberboard breaking or being mangled that surrounded the clips. Just prod carefully. Bonzi Lon

I've heard nothing but good on the E12-80 module. I'm still running points, but if the change comes, it will be with the E12-80. Bonzi Lon

The part numbers I wrote down the other day from a post on here was: Wiper Blades B6370-E4100. Bonzi Lon

This is what the under side of the seats in #110 look like. I put them in my blue one and I felt like I was sitting on the floor. If I put my arm out the window my elbow was above my ears. Bonzi Lon

This is great news! You can count on cousin David and I will be there. My daughter and granddaughter live there also so will make it a family event. Garagegoon, maybe we can all go out together. I like taking the back roads through all of the small towns, more exposure to the public. I went by a school yard last year and an 8 year old boy yelled out, "Cool car Mr., lay a scratch". Bonzi Lon

And he still wears the headset he stole from McDonalds. Bonzi Lon

26th-Z said, "The adjustment arm to hold the alternator is blue." I can confirm this. The arm and alt. on mine was replaced in 1980 during the engine rebuild. It is blue, has the part number sticker and my name and date taped to it. The new alt. has the cad plate pully and fan blades. Bonzi Lon

Just to yank on his chain a little, I'd write him back and say, 'You'll get my 4 digit bid when I get the 3 digit VIN.' Bonzi Lon

The laquer thinner worked better than anything else I tried. All of the plastic and vinyl had 26 year old overspray primer every where. Just took lots of time cleaning small areas at a time and not getting it too wet and changing cloths often. Just make sure there is no way for combustion and plenty of ventliation so you won't get as HIGH as I did the first half hour. Bonzi Lon

I cleaned my panels throughly with laquer thinner first. When the white cotton T-shirt got discolored I got another clean one. Bonzi Lon

Mine sat for 26 years in the same spot. There is still hope. Took two years to get it road worthy. When I drove it for the first time (after sitting) I couldn't remember if I was 23 or 53. Bonzi Lon

Thats the one. Bonzi Lon

I used SEM vinyl dye on ALL of my plastic parts inside the car, it is called "Super White 15103". I didn't use it on the vinyl as mine was in very good condition. I had to order the rear finisher from MSA and ordered it in the off white. To my surprise when it arrived it was black on the back and sprayed with the SEM Super White 15103 and matched my other plastic parts to a T. I am very pleased how the stuff worked. To find a dealer I googled "SEM Vinyl Dye" and came up with a bunch of suppliers and ordered 2 cans from the least expensive place. One can did ALL of the interior plastic. Bonzi Lon

The bracket in question is inside the car under the dash and to the right of the stearing column. Bonzi Lon

I'll add a little bit (of confusion) to the oil dipstick portion of this thread. My 7-73's dipstick is 15 1/2 inches long and has E3002 stamped on the back side of the stick with the numbers between the L and H marks. The numbers can not be seen if oil level is full. HLS30-00110's (12-69) dipstick (this car now has a L26 in it) is 17 9/16 inches long and has the number E3000 stamped on the front side and above the H (full) mark. This stick could be a left over from the L26 swap from the original L24 like the intakes, carbs and balance tube. Engine #4621's (estimate 2-70) dipstick (just aquired this engine) is 15 7/16 inches long and has the number E3001 stamped on the front side and above the H (full) mark. My 68 Roadster's dipstick is 16 3/8 inches long and has the number 12201 etched (not forged stamped as the 3 above) above the H (full) mark. Also on #110 there is a 2 inch bracket welded to the upper firewall in line with the throttle linkage that looks like it could have something to do with the hand throttle, of course the 73 does not have this bracket. Bonzi Lon

I made a small addition to my garage. Last weekend a friend and I made a 22 hour short road trip to Albuquerque and back to pick up engine #L24-4621. It didn't come with the exhaust manifold, intakes, carbs, starter or alt, but it did include the rotating assembly, factory patch on the oil pan, E-31 head and the 2400 valve cover. This will go into HLS30-00110 when the time and money is ready as I have all of the missing parts on the L26 that is in it now. Bonzi Lon

As of today mine is at 30. A year ago today it was at 14. Bonzi Lon

I did mine that way and also thought the metalic was a bit much, so I covered with a coat of "Light Matt" finish. Toned it down nicely. Bonzi Lon