Many of us have discovered little things over the years that could help others, post em up! Here are a couple:
1.) When removing a starter from a 65-66 with 289/302 and long tube headers, it comes out and goes in much easier if you un-bolt the idler arm from the frame so that the steering linkage can be swung down out of the way.
2.) I had a new running horse fender emblem that I wanted to install in a 66 grill ala Shelby, but no hardware. I considered fabricating some from sheetmetal similar to what comes with the Scott Drake units, but thought of a clever alternative. Wanted to create something that could turn the pins into threaded studs. I considered drilling little piece of 1/4" all thread and epoxying it on. Then I had another idea. I took a scrap piece of brake line and a #6x32 tap and created threads on the inside of the tube. I cut it to length (7/16" long +/-) First I thought I would epoxy that over the pin, but then found the little barrel nuts that come with the emblems fit snugly in the tube. I did cut about 1/8" off the pin so a #6 screw could go in further. Making two of these and adding a couple screws and small fender washers and voila. Works perfectly. The pins slide snugly into the end of the tubes just as if they were going into a fender. No epoxy and totally removable.
1.) When removing a starter from a 65-66 with 289/302 and long tube headers, it comes out and goes in much easier if you un-bolt the idler arm from the frame so that the steering linkage can be swung down out of the way.
2.) I had a new running horse fender emblem that I wanted to install in a 66 grill ala Shelby, but no hardware. I considered fabricating some from sheetmetal similar to what comes with the Scott Drake units, but thought of a clever alternative. Wanted to create something that could turn the pins into threaded studs. I considered drilling little piece of 1/4" all thread and epoxying it on. Then I had another idea. I took a scrap piece of brake line and a #6x32 tap and created threads on the inside of the tube. I cut it to length (7/16" long +/-) First I thought I would epoxy that over the pin, but then found the little barrel nuts that come with the emblems fit snugly in the tube. I did cut about 1/8" off the pin so a #6 screw could go in further. Making two of these and adding a couple screws and small fender washers and voila. Works perfectly. The pins slide snugly into the end of the tubes just as if they were going into a fender. No epoxy and totally removable.
