Author: darth_linux

I’m gonna put the ‘66 on 4 jack stands for some brake work and I’m curious about where the best point on the front end is to place said jack stands. Rears are going under the rear axle obviously. Thanks in advance.

So I’m thinking of going to 15×6 or 15×6.5 wheels in the future and I’m curious if the police wheels have the three “nubs” for holding dogdish hubcaps on? Also, are they just like ordinary steel wheels except they are slotted for cooling?

This would b…

I know this is a reach, but does anyone know the size and thread COUNT for the two starter relay bolts on a 66 Chrysler? Trying to replace a missing bolt at the same time that I buy a new starter relay, and do it in one trip instead of two trips. Thank…

Despite upgrading to electronic ignition (HiRev 7500 box and distro kit), rebuilt carb (tuned at idle to 19 in/mg), timing advanced slightly to 15 BTDC @ 500rpm, kick down linkage adjusted to factory spec, etc., I’m not getting better than 8-10 mpg in …

So now that the weather has warmed up, my 66 Newport has acquired a mild smell of butyric acid (vomit) when it sits in the sun for a length of time. Not present when it’s cool or cold.

I’ve had the entire interior out, steam cleaned absolutely everyth…

So it got to 85 today and I wanted to see if the AC worked. Unsurprisingly, it did not blow cold. It wasn’t hot air, but neither was it cool. I drove for about 15 minutes with it on because although it wasn’t cold, it was still nice to get a breeze on…