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skk0819
Guest
Hello,
My first (ever) post to this group. I actually went to Celina in
2002, met a lot of nice folks, and got a ride from Dave the Wave...
My Car;
I have a red 1962 amphi that my father bought in a junkyard (in MI)
for $40 in 1973. According to Hugh Gordon (way back when) from the
VIN, it is a pretty early car...first 100-200.
My dad got the thing running in the late 70's, and then in the early
80's while still in high school, we actually started a real
restoration. About 75% done and three years later, it was shelved
when I went off to college. So it basically sat for 15 years, and
my father has moved (retired) to Sun City Az. He took the car out
of storage about a year ago, brought it to Sun City, where he and a
buddy have been tackling the car, which hadn't been started in 16-17
years. It had all kinds of electrical issues, the gas tank had
holes in it, etc. They have fixed that stuff, got stuff working
that never worked (wipers, heater) We still had a lot of stuff we
had purchased from Gordon Imports that we had never used...Heck
after we sunk the car and basically wrecked the tranny around 1980-
81, my dad Had to buy a new tranny for about $700, he was pretty
bummed at the time. I see that they cost a heck of a lot more now,
and I still have all the parts for the old one....
Anyway, the car is about 95% done now, a few upholstry/trim items
and a couple of others, which leads to my questions:
1. My Dad is confused as to how to change the oil. I remember a
plug in the bottom which he has found, but then a bolt in the bottom
of the oil pan, right? I don't think it should be that hard (i'm
not around the car, though), but is there any secret/trick to it?
What size wrench (metric?) do you need on the inner bolt? The car
does start, but he's afraid to run i for long, since the oil has not
been changed in 17 years or so...
2. Anyone have a recommendation as to where to get a good
replacement interior upholstry kit, one that includes the
side "panels"? My car is red, so I think I remmebver the upholstry
being dark grey and white....
Thanks!
Scott Kenewell
My first (ever) post to this group. I actually went to Celina in
2002, met a lot of nice folks, and got a ride from Dave the Wave...
My Car;
I have a red 1962 amphi that my father bought in a junkyard (in MI)
for $40 in 1973. According to Hugh Gordon (way back when) from the
VIN, it is a pretty early car...first 100-200.
My dad got the thing running in the late 70's, and then in the early
80's while still in high school, we actually started a real
restoration. About 75% done and three years later, it was shelved
when I went off to college. So it basically sat for 15 years, and
my father has moved (retired) to Sun City Az. He took the car out
of storage about a year ago, brought it to Sun City, where he and a
buddy have been tackling the car, which hadn't been started in 16-17
years. It had all kinds of electrical issues, the gas tank had
holes in it, etc. They have fixed that stuff, got stuff working
that never worked (wipers, heater) We still had a lot of stuff we
had purchased from Gordon Imports that we had never used...Heck
after we sunk the car and basically wrecked the tranny around 1980-
81, my dad Had to buy a new tranny for about $700, he was pretty
bummed at the time. I see that they cost a heck of a lot more now,
and I still have all the parts for the old one....
Anyway, the car is about 95% done now, a few upholstry/trim items
and a couple of others, which leads to my questions:
1. My Dad is confused as to how to change the oil. I remember a
plug in the bottom which he has found, but then a bolt in the bottom
of the oil pan, right? I don't think it should be that hard (i'm
not around the car, though), but is there any secret/trick to it?
What size wrench (metric?) do you need on the inner bolt? The car
does start, but he's afraid to run i for long, since the oil has not
been changed in 17 years or so...
2. Anyone have a recommendation as to where to get a good
replacement interior upholstry kit, one that includes the
side "panels"? My car is red, so I think I remmebver the upholstry
being dark grey and white....
Thanks!
Scott Kenewell
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