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"There is a brake lathe at one of the shops where I work. Just machined my drums myse…"

Scott Santora replied Oct 26, 2024 to Do HUBS have to be removed from front drums for turning?

7 Oct 28, 2024
Reply by Norman Silverman

"Thanks Jason,  My car was garaged it's entire life but obviously there is some fade…"

Scott Santora replied Oct 5, 2024 to engine compartment color

6 Oct 5, 2024
Reply by Scott Santora

"Jason,  Appreciate the info on what parts are painted which color, good info. My big…"

Scott Santora replied Oct 5, 2024 to engine compartment color

6 Oct 5, 2024
Reply by Scott Santora

"Yeah, I bought some touch-up paint from paint scratch too. They don't have any listi…"

Scott Santora replied Oct 1, 2024 to engine compartment color

6 Oct 5, 2024
Reply by Scott Santora

" Thanks Dennis. I'm pretty sure the coolant leaks are fixed. Like I wrote, I put abo…"

Scott Santora replied Sep 30, 2024 to My Car is ON THE ROAD!!

6 Oct 18, 2024
Reply by Dennis P. DiBari

"So, unfortunately I had to leave and go work on the car before the last several repl…"

Scott Santora replied Sep 26, 2024 to Water crossover at water pump, leak at O-Ring

7 Sep 27, 2024
Reply by Dennis P. DiBari

"Thanks Matti. When I was reading a variety of older posts, some said use two O-rings…"

Scott Santora replied Sep 26, 2024 to Water crossover at water pump, leak at O-Ring

7 Sep 27, 2024
Reply by Dennis P. DiBari

"So Jason, I thought the same thing that you questioned, "... what happens if you do…"

Scott Santora replied Sep 25, 2024 to Oil pan gasket and rear main seal

9 Sep 25, 2024
Reply by Scott Santora

"That's good to hear, otherwise I might have wasted $200. I bought the gasket set bac…"

Scott Santora replied Sep 24, 2024 to Oil pan gasket and rear main seal

9 Sep 25, 2024
Reply by Scott Santora

"How about the other gaskets made by Best Gasket? I purchased a complete engine gaske…"

Scott Santora replied Sep 23, 2024 to Oil pan gasket and rear main seal

9 Sep 25, 2024
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Dino Diaries - July 11, 2025 - Busted!

Started by Jason Edge in General Discussion. Last reply by Jason Edge 1 hour ago. 4 Replies

So I am starting to crawl around under Dino seeing what I can fix or upgrade and as I was putting the trans linkage in a few nights ago, the rear trans mount caught my eye. I remembered that these 64…Continue

Bleeding brakes

Started by Dave Fehrle in 1963/64 Cadillac Specific Discussion. Last reply by Russ Austin on Thursday. 3 Replies

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 on Wednesday. 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 on Tuesday. 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

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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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