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I had a similar symptom, ran for 30 seconds and then died, every single time..... I played with ignition and finally cleaned out the carb well and it ran just like it should. Reminded me that 90% of ignition problems are fuel related. I thought it was electrical because it was so consistent...

Having just gone through trying to value my car because of a wreck, I found older restorations for 12K, newer ones for 15-18K, and solid bodies without a frame for 6.... What I finally came up with for mine and the insurance company independently came to the same number was 9500. My car is a...

If your willing to go a little wider, there are lots of 215/85/16 tires, from mud tread to highway ribs... They are probably heavier since they are a LT designation (about 40lb each that I saw) but list out at 30.X" tall and about 6-6.5 wide. I haven't run them, but it may be an option if...

I have found this state (NM) to be kind of backwards with respect to some things, I mean, what can you hit in an accident for 10K....... I have made made several people rethink their coverage and find out that the difference between the min and 4-5X the coverage was small, one person found it...

As an update I finally settled the property damage portion of the insurance recently. In the end they valued the car above the $10K policy limit he was carrying, so since they were going to have to pay out the policy max I finally convinced them to treat it as a repair not a total loss. It...

I'll keep you in mind when I start working on it, sadly I have to finish up a Jeep project and then repair my coupe after it was hit by a drunk driver and put on it's side. Will be a while until I get to the Speedster project. I am thinking more of a boat tail look, almost a 30's indy car type...

I can probably date myself by saying I spent hours as a kids with his books, and now am reading them to my kids..... Definitely an imagination to come up with all that he did.

But...but.....but that would be easy and make sense....... :D

Cool looking project, I been working on a speedster design in my head for years, neat to see the two person seating. Keep us updated, or let us know where the updates are. My newest mental plan is working out a 4 seat speedster so the 2 kids can go along too.....

That is the answer, it isn't the insurance company who wants to mark the title salvage, it is state law in NM that any vehicle that the insurance company makes a total loss payment on must be marked salvage. This is an NM insurance commission thing, if they don't do it they are in violation...

We started looking at repair, their guy who said he knew nothing about old cars came up with 6500 to repair, but ignored the brake hardware damage, a lot of the steering system and the fact that the body is racked to the side (car came to rest on drivers side) I found an older gentleman who...

Well, I found the official definition of "non repairable" from the NM motor vehicle code section 66-1-4.12: A. "nonrepairable vehicle" means a vehicle of a type otherwise subject to registration that: (1) has no resale value except as a source of parts or scrap metal or that the owner...

That is the $64,000 question..... Currently my Insurance company can't insure a vehicle in my state with a salvage title..... I am looking into what a reconstructed designation means. I have co workers who do have insurance on salvaged vehicles in NM, so it appears someone is writing...

NM appears to be very strick with ins companies and totaling cars, the state requires a form to be filled out and a copy of the title with a salvage stamp submitted with the form. I am not sure what the state would do to the ins company if not submitted, but the one I am dealing with made it...

I do have my car insured with my modern, can't beat the price, and I only have liability and uninsured motorist. I figure if I personally at am fault I will fix my car (may change one I fix it and it is in better shape). Problem here is I have to deal with the ins of the guy who hit me and is...