JDoe
New Member
Hi All-
New owner of a 1973 Newport Custom. Right now it's off the road, but very close to being road worthy.
To do-
Sitting since 2006. Tank seems empty, but need to inspect.
Question: Is that worthy of pulling the tank, cleaning & sloshing, or pop in a gallon & flush it to see what comes out OK?
Need to do a brake job. Has a sticky caliper anyways & who knows how old they are in general.
Also may need to pull the transmission to correct a fluid leak from the torque converter area.
As it is the 2 barrel 400, I was also considering changing that to a 4 barrel if it would provide gains short of doing a cam as well?
This is a car that was babied by the original owner. It's completely original & apart from some very minor spots is rust free - a miracle when it comes to salted winter roads here, so I'm seeking to keep it as original as I can.
Also- I notice in the service manual a fair number of 'special tools' needed to work on them. How many of these actually are or can be substituted? Any I should just buy now?
I've helped restore two cars in the past with my Dad, a 1953 MG TD and a 1962 MG-B, but these are very different things.
Any advice from those who've done this - Would love to hear your thoughts now as to, "Gee, I WISH I did that when..." Hindsight is 20/20, so hopefully I'll grab a bit of the future..
New owner of a 1973 Newport Custom. Right now it's off the road, but very close to being road worthy.
To do-
Sitting since 2006. Tank seems empty, but need to inspect.
Question: Is that worthy of pulling the tank, cleaning & sloshing, or pop in a gallon & flush it to see what comes out OK?
Need to do a brake job. Has a sticky caliper anyways & who knows how old they are in general.
Also may need to pull the transmission to correct a fluid leak from the torque converter area.
As it is the 2 barrel 400, I was also considering changing that to a 4 barrel if it would provide gains short of doing a cam as well?
This is a car that was babied by the original owner. It's completely original & apart from some very minor spots is rust free - a miracle when it comes to salted winter roads here, so I'm seeking to keep it as original as I can.
Also- I notice in the service manual a fair number of 'special tools' needed to work on them. How many of these actually are or can be substituted? Any I should just buy now?
I've helped restore two cars in the past with my Dad, a 1953 MG TD and a 1962 MG-B, but these are very different things.
Any advice from those who've done this - Would love to hear your thoughts now as to, "Gee, I WISH I did that when..." Hindsight is 20/20, so hopefully I'll grab a bit of the future..