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I used a floor jack and a spacer to lift the rear of my sedan, then two bottle jacks under some forward cross members. My goal was to remove the body so I removed the body bolts, but if you are only going for the front fenders then consider leaving some of the rear body bolts in but very loose...

Maybe my club is an exception, but most of the active members actually did restore their own cars, albeit maybe 40 years ago. In the last couple of years we have attacted a few new, young members - young being anyone younger than my 73 years - but our predominant demographic is retired. Far cry...

Don’t forget that you’ll need a spring spreader to install it, and that would probably be a good time to refresh the shackles and bushings.

I’ve found within-club sales to be more “fair” because in general, you are dealing with a more knowledgeable group that the seller will have to live with after the sale. People tend to disclose more about the cars, warts and all, so that wharever the transaction, it tends to be more transparent...

According to the 1999 Marco Tahtaras spring chart provided by Tom Wesenberg in 2012, the Victoria used an 8-leaf spring. In the 2023 thread noted by Joe K in #19 above, I offered a high-res version of a catalog cut. I remember having that, and using it when I rebuilt my springs a couple of...

Rusty - I have used paste shoe polish to fill light scratches. Buff it well with an old t-shirt. If you are not happy with the result some paint thinner and a toothbrush will remove it.

You could look to see whether the shackles are resting on the differential housing, that would point to a breakdown somewhere in the rear suspension. Also, do you have a lot of weight under or behind the rear seat? Like a jack, heavy toolbox, keg of beer,… Nice looking car. Nice looking...

Thanks, Ryan. Quite straightforward, although I have to admit, I'm not going to lose any sleep over it. I'll let the "influencers" (has there ever been a more BS pseudooccupation) worry about Reactions and Trophys.

In the old Barn (old = last week!) there were I think three categories of member based upon number of posts: "New Member", "Member" and "Senior Member". I see that we have apparently picked up another category of "Well-known Member". Does anyone know the criteria for these? I've moved from...

This document is the one I used when I cold arched my front and rear springs (after replacing the three broken leaves in the front). The front was much easier to do than the rear. When I reassmbled I ground bevels on the undersides of the leaves to preclude gouging, I ground out the gouges that...

I thought of going down that path but rejected it...

Yes the springs can be re-arched. If you are adventuresome you can try doing it yourself. I’ll look for a write up I have somewhere. But from your description I’d be inclined to think maybe you have some broken leaves or perhaps excessively worn or broken shackles. But the more usual wear...

Not necessary to preset to micrometer precision. 2-1/2" will get you close to the desired length upon final adjustment of the lash. You still need to use feeler gauges to set the final valve lash. I found my lifters out of the box were well less than 2-1/4", and inconsistent +/- 1/8", so...

Thanks, Ryan. Good luck with the upgrade and thanks for all you do.

Not exactly a direct reply, but why do you want to remove the pedal shaft? That's not really a wear item. If your pedals flop around on the shaft then it's likely that the bushings in the pedals are worn, not the shaft. I'd check those first. Having said that, I have seen worn shafts, and that...

When I purchased my Weber and fuel pump from Sammy at Arizona As, he told me that on 6V his fuel pump did not need a regulator. On 12V it did. My $0.02 worth.

As mentioned above, each lead-acid cell is 2.1 volts. Normal charge on a 6V battery is around 6.3V. If it's at 4 volts then that indicates a shorted cell, and it's toast. I get my 6V batteries from NAPA, they stock them for tractors. I get my 12V batteries at Costco. I've found over the years...

I had one of those - Motorola 500. Tuner dial went upstream (steering wheel side) of the gas tank bracket, but downstream of the dash-mounted bracket (the later bracket, added to my car). Finally sold it to a guy who wanted to convert it to a Bluetooth Speaker.

I echo the advice about figuring out whether the seller knows what he’s talking about. The old “I’m selling this for a friend” is a huge red flag. More importantly, tune up your BS filter to highest intensity. Here are a few cars I’ve walked away from: Seller would not let me test drive, just...

I'll echo everyone else - thanks for all your work and your concern for data integrity. We will survive, even us old farts.