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

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...

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 :)

I grabbed a pair of rear cylinders from RA, but I haven't fitted them yet. I thought the price was worth not having to rebuild to originals, but as I said, I can't confirm anything yet... If you need to rebore them I think around 1200 is an ok finish - someone correct me if my memory isn't right.

I'm with everyone else here in being very grateful to hear everyone is ok. Imagine if you were in a smaller car, things could have been soo much worse. Back in the day I used to be a panelbeater, body shop technician I think you all call them, and as such I will let you know I have repaired...

Looking at the wear on the pedals and by the way it runs, plus a few other signs, I'm starting to think that 33K miles may just be original. It has been sitting for a while, to be sure.

Okay, I ripped (literally) the old rotted carpet out of my 68 NY'er. Floors look really good. The back floor pans look like they have run over something, or someone tried to put a jack under them - nothing a 2x4 and a big hammer cant fix... The door panels are pretty good and the seats are in...

Contact Murray Park - I couldn't find a filler neck for my '68 but he had one. It wasn't listed on his site so I emailed him at mbpark@cbodies.com I got my filler tube grommet from rockauto, if I remember right as I had to replace my tank as well. Hope I'm not out of line for posting Murray's...

That is some seriously nice work.

Yesterday I replaced a brake line on my truck - replaced the tail light (which had passed inspection for the last 4 years) and sorted out the power steering hose. The drivers side window regulator in my Firebird crapped itself about a bit over week or so ago, and it's A/C decided Tx summer is...

Have you tried checking with local auto upholstery shops? (maybe a boat refit shop, too ). A local autobody shop should be able to recommend a good one. I don't know how it works here in the US but back home we would/had to repair almost anything.

I think my '68 has a leaking heater core that was draining inside too. I bypassed the heater unit for now but the carpet (front and back) is already pretty damaged. I think I need to rip the carpet and padding out fairly soon or I will end up with floor panel issues, if there aren't any...

If you remove the lid to try to bend the hinges they will most like pull right back into the same position when you re-bolt the lid on. You need to bend them with the lid bolted in tight. You want to bend the actual hinge and not just the end of it. I suggest not being too shy and give the lid...

I have used RockAuto for over 5 years and am more than happy with them. I have 4 vehicles and the 'newest' is about to turn 18 years old. I have rebuilt almost all of the front suspension of my 93 GMC truck with RA parts and usually shop for the mid-range quality if there is a choice. Advance...

Thank you to everyone who steered me to Murray Park - I had checked the site earlier and not found one, but after contacting him directly he let me know that has one. Another step closer to getting mobile.