I have a friend in a wheelchair who sneers at my dad's 1973 Porsche 914, calling it a "poor man's Porsche," and always talks up his VW R32. Personally, I don't ever want to drive a car with an automatic shift, since I think it doesn't take much to put your foot on the pedal (I love standard...
I installed a 12v after market Voltage regulator in my Vw beetle yesterday I think i got all the wiring right but.... when i start the car my generator light is on and my battery light is on they dont turn off when i start the car, they never used to do that before i just had to change out the...
Hey, I have a Toyota Celica 1973.
It was reconditioned 10 years ago and all of a sudden the cooling system in the car seems to have gone bad. I replaced the water pump and hoses but the problem persists, the car is now not drivable.
I am not too mechanically minded so i was wondering if i could...
i just purchased a 73 dart swinger. and im not sure if its the slant 6 195cu or the slant 6 225cu. is there any easy way to figure out which it is?
how do i decode it?
No power steering on that oldie! you probably have a seized steering cable or helm. Remove the cable from the tiller arm on the transom plate, and see if the wheel turns. If it is the cable or helm the steering will still be stiff. Replace the helm and cable as a package. a good replacement...
my 73 bus started no problem. a friend had a pointless distributor and it didnt fit so he took it apart and interchanged them. now it wont start. i put a new coil, distributor. is a voltage regulator the problem or something else? thanks.
Thanks to the posters on this forum, I am rebuilding my 429 in my 1973 Country Squire to a 460 with around 450 horsepower. Do I need to change or upgrade the stock automatic transmission, torque converter and or rear end to accommodate the new build? Or will my stock automatic transmission and...