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trevor'72 · 02-06-2003, 08:14 PM

If those are the wheels I'm thinking of don't let them out of you're sight.

In response to the braces near the shock towers.

The shocks are designed to resist motion and therefore are hard to move and won't pop out. The spring itself sits in shock tower and remains in place even with the braces and shock/shock mounts removed.

These braces were called export braces on earlier cars when they came in one piece. They're not even necessary for driving, however I recommend against driving without them as they offer much structural support to you car.

Your head is in the right place when it come to your distributor. But I don't know if you need to spend that much on a dist. I bought a rebuilt (with all new parts including bushings) 460 electronic dist. with the larger cap. Try something for me... take the cap and rotor off and hold the main dist. shaft by the top and wiggle it form side to side, almost no slop is tollerable, also examine the hexagon that the points used to ride on. I'm not suer about how the ignitor works but on my old points dist. this part was so worn that I couldn't tell the difference between open and close possiton of the points.

To change your plugs you'll nee a 5/8" or 13/16" spark plug soket. I'm pretty sure that it's 5/8". The plug soket is unique in that it has a hex head, alowing the soket to be turned by a 3/4" wrench (for tight places like on a cleveland). It is possible to use a normal socket and rachet and even a simple wrench althogh it took me nearly and hour to change my first set of plugs this way.

Make sure you have a good look at those plugs af they come out, as they indicate the shape of your motor. Very balck and sooty = rich air fuel mixture, while white or deteriorated tip indicates lean, light brown is the best.

Let me know how it goes.

02-06-2003, 08:14 PM	#7
trevor'72 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 35	cool and yes If those are the wheels I'm thinking of don't let them out of you're sight. In response to the braces near the shock towers. The shocks are designed to resist motion and therefore are hard to move and won't pop out. The spring itself sits in shock tower and remains in place even with the braces and shock/shock mounts removed. These braces were called export braces on earlier cars when they came in one piece. They're not even necessary for driving, however I recommend against driving without them as they offer much structural support to you car. Your head is in the right place when it come to your distributor. But I don't know if you need to spend that much on a dist. I bought a rebuilt (with all new parts including bushings) 460 electronic dist. with the larger cap. Try something for me... take the cap and rotor off and hold the main dist. shaft by the top and wiggle it form side to side, almost no slop is tollerable, also examine the hexagon that the points used to ride on. I'm not suer about how the ignitor works but on my old points dist. this part was so worn that I couldn't tell the difference between open and close possiton of the points. To change your plugs you'll nee a 5/8" or 13/16" spark plug soket. I'm pretty sure that it's 5/8". The plug soket is unique in that it has a hex head, alowing the soket to be turned by a 3/4" wrench (for tight places like on a cleveland). It is possible to use a normal socket and rachet and even a simple wrench althogh it took me nearly and hour to change my first set of plugs this way. Make sure you have a good look at those plugs af they come out, as they indicate the shape of your motor. Very balck and sooty = rich air fuel mixture, while white or deteriorated tip indicates lean, light brown is the best. Let me know how it goes.