Author: XenonJohn

I couldn’t find a video anywhere on how to do this on a C Body, in my case a 1965 New Yorker, so here goes, I made one in case it helps anyone in the future.

The two professional fitters did not mind me filming them do the main steps. As these skills may die out as people retire I thought it might be good to get this down on video, especially the various clips used to hold on the metal trim and how the trim is released.

They did the job over 2 visits and did not need the work as they were…

C Body windshield replacement

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Under my steering column is a big cast alloy cover plate held in place with about 6 small bolts. Over here everything is metric. I am missing some of the bolts, can anyone tell me what size they are to save me ordering the wrong ones?

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I live in the UK and so while I can get a pressure bleeder quite easily, the standard screw-on reservoir cap adapter that comes with it will be useless for an old American car. I have seen clamp-on ones for the commoner rectangular American old-style reservoirs but on the ’65 New Yorker the reservoir is circular.
The solution was to cut a roughly circular slab out of a sheet of thick plastic with a matching circle of thick rubber sheet, screw the pressure hose fitting into the center…

DIY pressure bleed adapter for circular reservoir on ’65 New Yorker

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As I live in the UK I am working out the best way to create yellow flashing turn signals as red ones are not OK here. I have the one-year only 1965 clear rear lenses, which have the inner red glass domes covering the bulbs. However, I have noticed …

Hi everyone. Just acquired a ’65 New Yorker. The power steering pump seems to be working OK but I notice it vibrates on its mount quite a lot on startup and also if you look at the pulley/belt from above it looks as if the pulley is actually at an angle relative to the belt, which would be bad for belt wear presumably.
I’ve read that you can buy a stronger mount for this pump which suggests that something was wrong with the originals.
If you look at the photos has the mounting
i) actually…

Twisted power steering pump

Owned many old cars in my youth (no money). Built VW based road legal sand rail in my 20’s and started owners club. First American-ish car was an Australian Chrysler VE Valiant 273 barn find. Have just upgraded to something a little larger – a ’65 New Yorker.

Location: Swansea, United Kingdom