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Thanks for the responses. I have the 70 and up VR and the 2 field alternator. I will see if I have a spare VR and start from there.

Couldn't find a thread dealing exactly with this issue. The ammeter gauge (Stewart Warner) intermittently pegs out on the charge side while at cruising speed (2000rpm). As the rpm's decrease, the needle moves back towards center than climb back to to fully charging as the rpms increase. Then as...

There is a very thin narrow flat ring (like a C clip) of spring steel at the edge of the mirror head and glass. It has a split in it that I grab with a dentist pick to pull it out. Be careful that your glass doesn’t fall out once you remove the C clip. There is also a regular spring in there...

Just an update on the mirror post. I see that my mirror started to loosen up again so I took it apart and realized that without flattering the two rivets it didn’t matter how tight the black metal brace was. Using the same method I compressed the rivets and now the mirror is very tight. Again...

This is how I tightened my two post mirror head. After pushing in on the glass I removed the locking ring and then removed the glass and spring. I then used a pair on my welding vice grips as shown in the pics to compress the black plate on either side of the ball. Worked like a charm. I didn’t...

So.....Well I appreciate the input for sure and I actually just installed the belts today so I can't say they will be getting much use till the spring. In my opinion, anything was better then just lap belts. I'm sure that at a reasonable speed crash they would help but I get the point. I don't...

Compared to just lap belts , yes,yes I am

I got mine from Laysons and they were pretty snug but they did work with the help of dishwashing liquid and some persuasion. I also got the threaded end one from them.

Sorry about the multiple doubles of pictures, clearly a boomer trying to use his phone!

I have searched this topic but couldn’t find a post on how I wanted to do a shoulder belt install so here is how I addressed the shoulder belt issue in my early A body (Barracuda). I wanted to do the early 3 point system that I once had in my 68 Barracuda. The belts are PG Classics reproduction...

Originally I was going to do bent Half inch electrical conduit as seen in the first picture. Then I contemplated doing the traditional trick of reversing the wheel opening from a pair of front fenders. I finally decided to go with these 55 to 57 Chevy gasser patch panels from eBay. It took a...

Thank you

Thank you. Lace painting with a curtain panel

I think with the door jams and under the trunk lid around 16 cans. Then another couple cans of white for the lace painting. The car was then wet sanded and I shot it with two part clear from a spray gun.