Recent content by Pax2001

LOL, and you still afford to start yours up? must'a won lotto last week :)

Also, if the hinges are very worn and have no adjustment left, you can remove the hinge completely and slot the holes a little using as rat tail file. Using these methods allows you a bit of time before replacing the hinge pins and bushes. Adjust the hinge on the pillar side to raise/lower the...

Loosen the mounting bolts on the pillar at the top hinge and lift/jack up the rear of the door a little the retighten the bolts (use a 2x4 under the door frame and BE Gentle) - never seen a door with no adjustment. If the upper hinge is at the most forward limit then loosen the bottom hinge and...

Lots of great information, CBody67, Thanks again

Yep, I'm going to give it a shot - nice lady at dmv last time 'slipped' that I should not show my receipt next time :) Guess it will depend on the agent I get, or maybe they have hard and fast rules now. I'm from NZ where the process is quite a bit different.

I would've thought so too, but I took a receipt with me that was not in the titled owners name - rookie mistake, I guess :)

I looked into it, it's called a bonded title here and easy enough to get for around $100. Problem is local DMV wants a valuation done my an authorized dealership before they will process it. That means a tow to and from, plus their fees and that's even if I can find one that will/can do it. I...

Finally found some time to do something to the car. Got rid of the ugly gray primer and surface rust. So far I have only sanded it back and used white primer instead, but it sure looks a lot nicer. Thought I had a leaking wheel cylinder, but it was dry as a bone inside the drum. It is...

This is up for auction here in central Texas. 4 days left to bid at time of posting and up to $20,000 More pics on their website at 1969 Pontiac GTO | Online Auctions | Proxibid

I'm not seeing a bottom spring between the shoes...

really hard to tell for sure from the pic, but to me it looks more twisted down at each end - which would also explain the gap difference in the center. I'd be tempted to mount it and then try to raise up each end gently with a floor jack and a piece of 4x4. Maybe someone jacked the car from...

Yep, In NZ there isn't as big a market for parts, especially for older cars so improvisation and rebuilding is pretty much a given. Rotorua born, Auckland for many years and last in the Waikato - Hamilton *edit* My bad, there is a big market, but not a big supply available

Poor choice of words on my part, I did mean honed, as in cleaned up inside. Thanks for clarifying though :)