So this was the dilema...jump to page 2 for the solution...
OK, so it may be a bit daft to admit in my first post here that I have fallen out of love with my '66 Convertible....but I have.
The back story:
I am in England, but 22 years ago lived in the USA for a while where I bought the car.
'66, 289, standard auto, convertible.
The car has been nearly problem free for all these years.
Modifications:
Stainless Steel Disc (edited after 120mm's post) Brakes (front only)
Electric fan
Electronic ignition.
Replacement (reconditioned) Carb'
Other than those it is very original: matching numbers, original radio, A/C (Disconnected as I am in the UK!)
So...toying with the dilemma...sell it, or fix it and thereby rekindle the lurve?
The interior needs redoing and the chrome too. Body is rust free.
I don't want to spend a fortune, and I am not looking or powerrrrr!
I do want a car that is tighter and more responsive. I live in a countryside of narrow twisty roads, this is not a place for cruising.
So for a tighter and more responsive solution...guide me...advise me!
I would really appreciate some of your expertise and experience.
I am not a mechanic, but I can do quite a lot (but if it is proper engine stuff I would get a mechanic to do it).
Over to you...?
OK, so it may be a bit daft to admit in my first post here that I have fallen out of love with my '66 Convertible....but I have.
The back story:
I am in England, but 22 years ago lived in the USA for a while where I bought the car.
'66, 289, standard auto, convertible.
The car has been nearly problem free for all these years.
Modifications:
Stainless Steel Disc (edited after 120mm's post) Brakes (front only)
Electric fan
Electronic ignition.
Replacement (reconditioned) Carb'
Other than those it is very original: matching numbers, original radio, A/C (Disconnected as I am in the UK!)
So...toying with the dilemma...sell it, or fix it and thereby rekindle the lurve?
The interior needs redoing and the chrome too. Body is rust free.
I don't want to spend a fortune, and I am not looking or powerrrrr!
I do want a car that is tighter and more responsive. I live in a countryside of narrow twisty roads, this is not a place for cruising.
So for a tighter and more responsive solution...guide me...advise me!
I would really appreciate some of your expertise and experience.
I am not a mechanic, but I can do quite a lot (but if it is proper engine stuff I would get a mechanic to do it).
Over to you...?