Add me to the list. My father bought our '66 1600 new in Okinawa. Chrome twisties. I have it now but, it really belongs to the whole family. Everyone has lots of memories. Dan McHatton ______________
Equally long narrative. May have told this story to the list before. Count your blessings. I hit a full grown bull elk (800+ lbs) on a highway near Ruidoso, NM in a '93 Nissan Sentra. The elk came th
Pre-ISO metric screws?? Never heard of such a thing. And I thought the clutch head screws on my '56 Chevy were unusual. This might explain those impossible to find replacement screws. When I disassem
I bought a drain hose from one of the vendors long ago and it never fit right. Too thick and contacts the throttle linkage. Not quite right inside the dash, either. I can't get a good connection with
Please, share the installed length of the stud. I'm running 15" Panasports with stock studs and never really thought much about it. Seemed like I was catching plenty of thread. The nuts are tapered
When I was a kid, I was a huge Lancelot Link fan. I still have the metal lunch box. From an early age, I had this strange fascination with monkeys. I guess I wasn't the only one. Planet of the Apes.
If your clutch fluid is brown, recommend you flush your brake fluid as well. Brake fluid absorbs moisture and detroys your system. I flush out both the brake and clutch fluids on all my vehicles ever
Does that really work? I had a major mice invasion in my garage last year. Eventually caught them all with traps. But, not before the little vermints left a few turds in my Roadster. If there's somet
My personal favorite is from Mr. Mom: Michael Keaton claims he's re-modeling the house, including the electrical. His wife's business partner asks: So, what are you running 220? Michael Keaton: 220 .
My engine has had a long slumber. I marked and then pulled the distributor to spin up the oil pump as suggested on the 311s.org site. I built up pressure and had oil coming out of the tube which lubr
Thanks again to all for the many offers of point sets. I'm going to see how the car runs with the points I have first but, I'm a little confused on the spark plug recommendations. Clymer Manual and N
Thanks Mike. P is for projected tip. That explains why the electrode sticks out more. It sounds like either one will work. Do the aluminum and iron heads have a different combustion chamber design? M
NAPA had both the NGK BP6ES and B6ES. I think I'll give the B6ES plugs a try. Dan McHatton '66 1600 -- Sometimes the B6ES is a little hard to find. keith _____________________________________________
I fired up the Roadster for the first time today in many years. Pulling the distributor and priming the oil pump was a pain but, it sure makes setting the points easy. You just spin it to the high po
I noticed they don't have caps on their wheels, either. I think it looks better that way. I never really liked the Panasport plastic caps. They stick out too far. As long as the dust covers on your f
It's not really off topic, if it saves anyone's Roadster email. I would be If you run a search on "*.dbx", you will find all your Outlook Express folders. For example, "Sent Items.dbx". Copy and save
Stock alternator on my '66 is Mitsubishi. Dan McHatton '66 1600 -- The alternator on the car is made by Mitsubishi. Is that stock???? Phil ____________________________________________________________
I know I'll never win the argument but, I agree with Sid. The reality is there aren't many clean originals left. With the low production numbers and the fact that convertibles left out in the element
Wow! Lots more left hand drive cars than I expected. Cool pics!! -- Hello all, Once again My friend Takeshi has sent me pictures of their most recent trip, Looks like spring is top down weather in Ja
I may need a passenger door and fender for a low windshield car. My last trip to a body shop many years ago resulted in very poor results. Too inexperienced at the time to notice. Now, I'm looking to