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Not everyone has a 240 volt, 50 amp outlet in their garage. I believe that's the standard for electric chargers, although there are some that are different. When I was building my new shop, I researched it and put in a circuit in case I ever needed it.

I'd be afraid to drive it on the freeway. You see a lot of scary stuff when it comes to body work. I'm working on a '69 Fairlane convertible that was hit hard in the drivers A pillar. The body shop, or someone, pop-riveted the bottom of the A pillar to the rocket panel. You couldn't see it until...

I can't say if the ones you are referring to are legit or not without a link or more information. An actual Boss 351 distributor will be Autolite, not Motorcraft, will have a part number D1ZF-12127-DA, a date code in the appropriate range, a dual points breaker plate and a dual vacuum advance...

There may have been plant specific differences in the valve covers. I had a 52K mile California Special, built at San Jose, Ca., and the valve covers were "Powered by Ford" but didn't have the plug wire brackets on them. The car had been sitting parked since 1979 when I bought it in 2003. Steve

I was never an auto tech, just restore cars as a hobby and maintain my daily drivers, but I worked equipment maintenance for my entire career. My feeling is, as soon as you send the majority of your tools away, you'll find you need several of them. I would keep all your tools with you and then...

Chris, call KC Auto Paint on 4th in Coeur d'Alene. I've had good luck with them and they're closer than Spokane. Also less sales tax.  :thumb:

It sounds like you really had your wits about you during the accident. Sorry to hear it happened, and I also with you a speedy recovery with no long term pain. Steve

I have a 4 post and like it. It has removable casters so I can roll it around the shop if I need to. Cost: If you buy a more expensive one, like a Bendpak, you get a quality unit that's well known and used by a lot of professionals. I bought a Direct Lift brand more than 15 years ago because of...

Unfortunately it wasn't NOS. It was used and ugly, but was a real rev limiter, with the "right" date code range. I have a bead blast cabinet so cleaned it with glass beads and re-stamped it. I don't even know if it works because I haven't started the restoration yet, but figured I couldn't go...

It took me forever to find the correct rev limiter for my car, at a price that didn't cause a heart attack. Full disclosure, I did have a stamp made to "refresh" the original that was in pretty poor shape. 

If I recall, there is a bolt that you loosen and the center shaft of the column is adjustable. You may have pushed the shaft in a little when you took it out, and it needs to be extended again. Steve

I think if I was going to do something with a flat hood, I'd go for the '70-'72 Plymouth air grabber hood scoop. I always thought they were kind of cool.

Back in the 70's, I had an aftermarket speed control on my Mach 1. It was the type that came with the 4 magnets you tied to the driveline and a sensor that mounted next to the driveline and picked up the magnets. I thought that was a BS way of doing it, so got a speed sensor for a '70 Mustang or...

Actually, the dual point system should require less maintenance. The purpose of dual point, if I'm correct, is to make the dwell time more accurate over time by reducing the wear on the contact points. They are offset slightly so one set of points gets the arcing from opening/ breaking the...

I'm the opposite. I grew up in a small(ish) town in central Washington and we were dirt poor after my Dad took off. We moved every couple of years and even lived in a converted chicken coop for a while. I worked my tail off from the age of 12 (you could do that back then) and am now retired and...

My Boss was sold new at Foothills Ford in Bellevue, Wa. I went to the county when I was in the area once and got the old plans for the building and site location, along with some pictures from the mid '60's. I then went to the dealership (It's now a Volkswagen dealer) and received permission to...

Interesting. I liked fooling around with cars and became an electronic technician. Steve

It says you can't receive messages. Can you send a PM with another contact method?

Sending a PM now. Steve

Most 460's are truck engines and built more for torque than horsepower, so you probably wouldn't get a big horsepower gain. If you go to a 460, you should also change the transmission to one with big input and output shafts, and the tail shaft would have to be the right length for a Mustang. The...