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I found an old Craig under dash cassette player which I can stick a Bluetooth cassette adapter into. I feed this to a modest 100W Pioneer amp with 8 ohm, not 4 ohm impedance, so I can use 8 ohm speakers. This conforms to 1970s stereo sound anyway, w the pair of 6x9 Kenwood triaxial speakers I...

A Motorcraft 2150 probably will do alright on a 383, if the copy was decently put together. That's a good 2 barrel carb, favored in addition to Ford by Jeep. I would certainly be game to try it in preference to the Carter BBD from the 1968-71 period. I have two of those, one worthless, the...

I rejoice that you've solved the problem! Tightening loose nuts on that ammeter made a good connection, eliminating ONE source of jumpy current. GOOD! Later, I can tell you how to tie both of those leads together, and lug a nice fat #8 wire from the battery to them. Run the alternator...

Nah, new limiters don't fix anything but the gauges... DIRECTLY. BUT, if the old thermo electric ones combined with a circuit board short play up, you will see it all over the instrument cluster. I ground all the key stuff on my vehicles with bonding jumpers run back to the negative post on...

Yes, pls clear your inbox! I too am interested.

Having a '66 which we drove 5.5 yrs, I'm sufficiently familiar with those for the '66, and the different one for my current '68. So long as it isn't introducing any random current to the LIGHT bus on your instrument cluster, well and good. Those old boards certainly oxidize. If, as seems...

Very likely. Damn things get old, short out, and the Fun starts. A solid state one or any other 5V DC converter of sufficient ampacity would improve things. Suffice to say, the OP should check that bulkhead connector first, and possibly the circuit board on the instrument panel as well. THAT...

Nooo ****! Looks like they've all been bought up, damnit! Just 2 yrs ago, I saw a couple for just 1 C Note. THOSE DAYS HAVE GONE! Whether the Saginaw fac made things cross compatible between GM and Chrysler or not, the damn Saginaw steering columns require more expensive plastic. I'm...

A little warning to purchasers of newly made turn signal switches for Saginaw steering columns: BE WARY OF DIRECT SUN! About a month ago, the right turn signal on Gertrude ceased function when switching for it. Yestereve, so did the Left signal. I checked the flashers, and the lights all...

Yes, the headlight switch on most C body and other model cars from that era controlled ALL the lighting in the car. I experienced exactly the same symptoms and cure on my '66, and my '83 Dodge D150, which uses a very similar switch. (I could easily adapt it to the same truth be told.) Some of...

Here's a quick little test for you: Get a TEST LIGHT, something you can still score for $10 or so. Remove your dome light bulb, then attach the ground of your test light to a SURE ground. Test the light first, to be SURE that when its on a good hot 12V supply, it lights up properly. Now...

Yah. There IS power TO that switch. I suggest cleaning it well. Contact cleaner and q-tips if necessary, making sure to remove every cotton fiber after using them. Mine does decent thus. Won't hurt to put LEDs into the instrument panel also. Reduces current demand all around. The dome...

I have a '68, and have worked on the instrument panel lighting a bit myself. If you have the map light when you click the dimmer all the way, then the dimmer is still good. NOW, you will need to remove the instrument panel for deeper analysis: Download the FSM if you haven't got one. The...

Good on you! Pity I can't just walk across the Big Pond between us to help you get those old Mopars running.

Right on Kirk! Use my method on the NYer then. The old push-button momentary contact switches all rely on some little spot-welded ring mount which the switch is stuck through, held in place by spring clips or a nut and thread arrangement. Being plenty agile enough to stand on my head for...

I'm using that clutch on our '68 here in Tucson. It turns an 18" 7 blade Mopar fan, and in this town, having plenty fan during the summer is a must....

ESPO sold us a very nice rear spring upgrade about 4 yrs ago, with an extra 2" of lift for the rear. I used that on our '66, then transferred them to the '68 when Mathilda got murdered nearly 3 yrs ago. Gertrude rides great with the ESPO stuff too, and THAT car had had one of its original...

KYB Gas-A-Just shocks make a GREAT bang for the buck! I use bailing wire to tie the front ones down short until I get them installed, then snip it and ride smooooth! I noticed a VERY OLD pair on my '83 D150 too when I first got it.

Capitan mon Capitan, I feel your pain, and have a Modest Proposal for you: If you just want an easy to install brake light switch, do as I do, and get a good quality hydraulic switch which you can feed off the front brake line out of your master cylinder. I adopted this approach after my...

I can solder electrical connections, but never put my hand to plumbing or brazing. I'm fairly apt with LARGE electrical wire though, and also learned to solder stained glass window frames with copper foil. (Great patching material for radiator tubes I reckon. Tape, then solder over it...