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"A cause for starter lag when the engine is warmed up is bad battery cables. Even tho…"

Russ Austin replied Aug 28, 2024 to Heat Soaked Starter

1 Aug 28, 2024
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"THise rubber tits are the oil pan gasket as pictured below. For the rear main seal,…"

Russ Austin replied Aug 25, 2024 to Front cover leak

5 Aug 27, 2024
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"If it were my car, I would buy a newer version of the originals. Better output and y…"

Russ Austin replied Aug 15, 2024 to 1964 AC Compressor

2 Aug 15, 2024
Reply by jerry atkins

"Check the coil, it may be going bad. Also the condenser. "

Russ Austin replied Aug 14, 2024 to No power under load

8 Aug 18, 2024

"Thanks Jason."

Russ Austin replied Aug 13, 2024 to Bucket seat mount brackets

2 Aug 13, 2024
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"Does the accelerator pump squirt after the engine is shut off?  Is the choke closed…"

Russ Austin replied Aug 12, 2024 to 64 with Rochester carb

3 Aug 12, 2024
Reply by jerry atkins

"I would assume so."

Russ Austin replied Aug 11, 2024 to End play on '63 390" distributor?

4 Aug 12, 2024
Reply by CHRIS CARLSON

"There is alot of play in the distribs, but they work fine. "

Russ Austin replied Aug 10, 2024 to End play on '63 390" distributor?

4 Aug 12, 2024
Reply by CHRIS CARLSON

"The 2 adjusters are for idle only. You will need to swap out the metering rods and p…"

Russ Austin replied Aug 8, 2024 to No power under load

8 Aug 18, 2024

"The carb is running lean, bump it up 2 steps for cruise and power. "

Russ Austin replied Aug 7, 2024 to No power under load

8 Aug 18, 2024

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Bleeding brakes

Started by Dave Fehrle in 1963/64 Cadillac Specific Discussion. Last reply by Dave Fehrle 2 hours ago. 1 Reply

I have finished replacing all the rear suspension and am at the last item, which is bleeding the rear brakes. I am using the Jason Edge vacuum pump method and all went well with the rear passenger…Continue

Front grill

Started by Phillip Hill in 1963/64 Cadillac Specific Discussion. Last reply by Dennis P. DiBari 17 hours ago. 8 Replies

Hi everyone im currently restoring my my front grill due to some previous clown painting it with silver frost paint and doing a dodgy job I would like to know what parts of the grill are anodised.it…Continue

Getting hot when going fast…

Started by Mack in 1963/64 Cadillac Specific Discussion. Last reply by Dennis P. DiBari yesterday. 6 Replies

So… I do have a few of 63 Coupes, all have same setup with carbs, Pertronix, shroud, new US Radiator radiators etc … but only one of them gets a bit hot when I am hauling faster than 60mph and car…Continue

Rainstorm out of nowhere!

Started by Logan Robb in 1963/64 Cadillac Specific Discussion. Last reply by Dennis P. DiBari on Monday. 1 Reply

After dinner last night, we went for a quick cruise as the weather was cooler and the sun set was looking really good!Out of nowhere, a pop up shower appeared overhead and down-poured as we were…Continue

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1963 RHS A/C kick panel - photos needed

Posted by SK on June 2, 2025 at 2:20pm 2 Comments

Could someone post front and back photos of the 1963 right-hand kick panel with A/C?

My car didn’t come with the original kick panels, so it's a bit of a mystery to me how I should cut the backing board and carpet to fit around the A/C.

Many thanks,

-Samu

Edelbrock Carb Block off Plates

Posted by Chase on March 12, 2025 at 2:05pm 14 Comments

Hey guys,

I have installed the same Edelbrock carb and have done everything the same as Jason’s carb and intake project. In the spring and summer months the car starts, runs and idles great! In the fall and winter months on a cold start, the car starts awful and wants to die until it warms up. I have to keep my foot on the throttle until it warms up or it will idle just terrible and try to die. Once it’s warm, it runs fantastic! Whats going on here? I was thinking of removing the…

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'63 Tailfin Tales

Posted by Mark Mata on February 22, 2025 at 5:00pm 9 Comments

New old stock seat material

Posted by Ray Schick on August 22, 2024 at 6:25pm 2 Comments

I bought this seat material thinking that it’s…

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