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    Need a new voltage regulator, any recommendations on brands ?

    quality is #1,, am looking at a Scott Drake repro blue with yellow lettering,, would look good with my blue 429 and yellow plug wires. But looks are secondary the one I have is working but is at least 30 years old and looks rough. I have referb or replaced everything else under the hood...
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    Buying repro transmission cooling lines ??

    I have my motor and C6 out and the current transmission cooling lines are a mess, they are smushed, twisted, and have sections that were replaced with rubber hose.. I want to make them better, am looking at "Classic Tube" replacement lines.  Anyone have any experience with them? as the car is...
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    Can I plug heater core line outlet and return pump and intake?

    I'm trying to clean my engine compartment up some when I get this motor checked out back together and back in the car can I just plug the heater core Outlet on the pump and the heater core return on the intake manifold on my 429 or do I have to put a short Loop connecting the two of them so...
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    Having my C-6 rebuilt, what to watch for?

    My 73 Coupe has a 429 and C6 transmission out of a 1970 Torino in it, has not been out of the car since 1987 has work really well untill the last couple of years now it's not downshifting on its own, I have to do it manually and when the transmission gets hot say I've been running a curvy Road...
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    Installed a Bluetooth reciever/amp

    I already had a custom Autosound radio in my 73 it looks good but sounded like crap, even with pretty good speakers so I got to researching,  Broke down and bought the Kenwood Bluetooth receiver amplifier with a wired remote. Amplifier is mounted in the trunk wired remote runs under the carpet...
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    Back when I could get to Tail of the Dragon

    Setting here at home, working from home, county line closed,, thinking of better times, My son and I ran 129 last summer
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    What transmission fluid for a rebuilt 1970 C6 ??????

    My 73 has a C6 tranny and 429 motor from a 1970 Torino in it,,, I have the tranny pan off to replace the shift lever seals and have also drained the torque converter.   The tranny was rebuilt in 1987 and has about 20,000 miles on it since. Never a moments trouble except for a leaky pan and now...
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    Oil pump shaft fell into oil pan,, well fudge

    So I'm putting the new distributor in my 73 mustang with  a 1970 429 in it,,, old distributor has not been out in 20 years. I'm lifting the old one out real careful and I hear a clank sound,,,, the shaft has disappeared cant see it from the top and cant find it in the oil pan with a copper wire...
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    Advice on Distributors please PerTronix vs Summit

    First thanks for reading,,,, I'm running a 1970, 429 from a Torino in my 73 coupe with a C6 auto tranny and a Holly 4 barrel with vacuum secondarys.  The factory distributor has issues, there is alot of wear on the unit and the rotor shaft will wiggle around with lots of play,  I am thinking...
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    Any interest in painted magnum 500s and trim rings?

    I have a full set of 14x7 and a spare, 1 set of NOS 2-2/3 in deep stainless trim rings and a set of 3 inch deep stainless trim rings,, I ran these on my car for years they are in good shape. Before I go through the trouble of taking pictures, uploading stuff and setting prices I was wondering...
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    14 inch mag 500s and clearance issues brake caliper

    well I have a problem,,,, for the last 20 years I have been running a set of painted 14 inch magnum 500s with trim rings, no issues for the past few years I have been thinking about getting a set of chrome magnums to replace them, this Christmas I was surprised by a set of chrome magnums, 14...
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    Rocketmans Tach conversion ROCKS in renewed dash

    This past winter I did alot of work on my dash,,, First I took it down to the metal dash panel, Then I,,, Replaced my idiot light cluster with a Rocketman Tach,, this was easy to do and I can't believe how much better it looks, the tach functions and looks great. Used replacement adjustable led...
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    What I replaced the dash seatbelt light with

    I asked here about getting rid of the seat belt light last year,,, some people have removed it and others like it. It always bugged me with the way it stood out visually and I was always thinking of a way to get rid of it while adding to the look of the dash.. My car has a 1970 Torino 429 in...
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    Need the interior part of a 73 passenger racing mirror

    My exterior shell is fine, but the mirror will not stay adjusted flops around, seems to be missing parts that keep it from doing this
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    I need a 1973 Deluxe 2 spoke steering wheel

    I need a 1973 Deluxe 2 spoke steering wheel, prefer saddle color if the wheel does not need repairs, mine has several bad cracks and is badly bent from a wreck years ago,, I could paint any color though I have the pad and center emblem in great shape, just need the actual wheel,,, shoot me a...
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    getting rid of seat belt warning light above dashbox???

    I've never been a fan of the above dashbox seatbelt light in my 73 coupe,,, has anybody else done away with the thing??? I did search the site but came up with nothing on removal,, I found a replacement panel but it is plastic? and mine is metal and part of the dash,,, I'm repainting my whole...
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    Correct paint for dash panels ??????

    I am taking my dash apart on my 73 coupe to install a Rocketman Tac and 3 gauge cluster and have a bad dent that I would like to remove from the metal panel under and to the left of the steering wheel,,, The paint is already missing from the dent and I figure I will knock the dent out the best...
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    Help Identify a piece please

    I have a damaged interior piece, part of the dash on the drivers side, it is the metal panal that the light switch and windshield wiper is mounted the dash frame?? Mine has a huge dent from my knee eating it in a wreck years ago,, the knee recovered the dash never has.
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    Source for a 7x14 mag 500 painted wheel

    I need a 7x14 mag 500 painted wheel not a chromed one,,, all I can find is the chromed version,,, I will refinish and repaint, but it needs to be sound with no major rust
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    Need a 7x14 magnum 500 wheel, painted not chrome

    As the Title says looking for a 7x14 magnum 500 road wheel,,, I need one of the painted ones, not chrome,, paint can be bad, no major rust or dings images can be found here,,, I started another thread asking about possible sources...
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