Recent content by chief geek

New thread, the old one asked if it should be saved. This thing is too complete and solid to modify it in any way that couldn't later be undone. I'll re-cap what I've done to the car so far: new battery, rebuilt carburetor, replaced fuel sending unit after cleaning out tank...

Sadly, the torsion bar is in two pieces :( Aside from the bump stop, the rest of that corner seems to have survived. Can anyone shed light on how specific (what range of years and models) the donor car will have to be? Any pointers on the best places to look would be greatly appreciated.

Power windows, but drum brakes all around. The factory 383 with this model was the lower compression (yay, pump gas) 2-barrel, single exhaust "Commando". Mine was definitely a lot more complete than yours. I've just taken it for a short test drive, and the list of issues discovered is rather...

I can help with that :) I'm pretty sure this is an "unmolested" example of how your car started. 383 Commando without A/C in a 1967 Sport Fury Convertible.

New Hampshire......"Live Free or Die" No titles required for anything older than 15 years. In fact, you can't even get them to reissue a title for a car between 15 and 25 years old. If the car is over 25 years old, and meets their strict criteria of "antique", you can pay an extra $25 to get a...

Thanks for the warm welcome It looks like I've connected with the right crowd :) Here is a picture of the interior taken this morning. Notice I haven't gotten all the ice to melt out of the driver's seat yet. The cloth and vinyl materials didn't fair so well in the exposure, but things like...

Hi all, New member, and first post. This Winter, I dug this car out of a snow bank (it had been abandoned at the seller's parent's house, and suffered through a rough New England winter unprotected) with the intention of building a street rod out of it. As we clean it up and reveal it's true...