Author: Shamu70

Hey guys. Last fall I put on a new master cylinder on the 70 Newport. It’d been converted to front
disc brakes before I got the car, so I knew about the different sized resovoirs. Things have been fine
until my last 2 drives; it’s only when I back into…

Hello again. Refresher on vacuum advance? My car runs stronger with it disconnected, but I don’t want to hurt anything.

When bench bleeding my new one, I notice that the piston stroke is quite short, like a bit less than an inch; normal?

Hi guys. I overfilled last time I changed the oil by about a quart. Didn’t notice until yesterday that there’s some under the car. It’s off the road while I fix the brakes, but I still start it every week & let it idle/small revs.
Is it bad (obvio…

So I have to get a new one; no experience with brakes. Is it just a matter of unbolting, unscrewing lines & reversing the process? And where are the bleeding valves on the wheel?
Thank you for any advice.

So I’ve always liked the look of raised white letter tires with the poverty caps; what do you guys think about the factory hubcap?

Hi guys. When I bought the Newport years ago it had already had a stroked RB put in. And a little while later I’d noticed that was driving it with the distributor dash pot unplugged. Previous owner had jammed a bit into a vacuum line going to ported si…