Author: swisherred

Took the newport out today for the first time on the highway since rebuilding the suspension and doing the alignment. I’m not positive the shop really knew how to align old cars. At speed the steering seems unresponsive for a moment in the wheel then kinda dives into the lane change a little quicker than I would expect. Any thoughts? It doesnt feel quite normal to me and makes it difficult to relax while driving. Alignment or sector shaft adjustment? Could it be having the 14s on the front…

diving in turns

Fairly happy with the outcome of my tinkering. Minor mods needed to the clock casing…relocated a few components to the back of the board and recalibrated with a known good tach. Now to install it in the dash. Btw…works great.

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I am considering tearing apart an electronic tach and modifying the clock blank to install the tach directly into the dash using the blanking plate as the background for the tach needle…anyone done this? It only means modifying the blanking plate….

1967 newport custom 2drFst.

I replaced my fender/hood bumpers awhile back and they seem to keep the hood up some. I dont know if this is a poor fender/hood alignment on my part or if I have the wrong bumper. I found these two pictures, both listed for…

I love my car. After lots of work the engine is finally acting like a 383 again. It shifts when it should and kicks down…which it has never done since I bought it. Been fighting spark knock and timing issues…carb issues…linkages…previous owner …

Does anyone have the template or at least some measurements for installing the passenger mirror into a 67 newport or similar? The one that matched the remote mirror. I found a NOS mirror and want to drill the holes. I have heard a rumor that they di…

I love these videos…good clear understanding…covers early model briefly, but the concepts are the same for the 71