Wow Alan,
Now I mean this in the nicest possible way but.... It does sound like the
previous owner of your car was a complete idiot..but....what about the guy
that bought this rolling disaster area from him????
Daniel
> You could do what the idiot I bought my car off did. You drill right through
>the
> trim and then secure it in place with the biggest aluminium pop rivets you
>could
> find, completely flattening the trim while you are at it.
> Other useful tips from "The previous owner of Alan's Fairlady" -
> - If you break the tabs off the back of the Fairlady emblem just glue it in
>place
> with Araldite, then drill through the emblem and secure it in place with a
>wood
> screw with a nut on the other side. (make sure you use too much glue, so it
>can run
> everywhere)
> - Rust holes in the floor can be easily fixed by cutting up old Coca-Cola
>cans and
> gluing them in place. Don't bother painting over the repair to try to hide
>it, that
> would be a waste of paint!
> - If the voltage regularor dies, don't worry about getting a new one, just
>route the
> wires to a toggle switch on the dash. When you find that the car is getting
>hard to
> start, you just flick on the switch and charge up the battery for a while.
>(Don't
> try to hide that toggle switch, stick it right in the middle of the dash)
> - There is no up or down side to a head gasket, it will go on either way.
>(gee, I
> wonder why all that oil is spewing out of the back of the engine between the
>head
> and the block?)
> - If you break a wheel stud don't worry about replacing it, you would have to
>break
> another 3 before you get in any real trouble.
> - On the rear brakes you can use a 7/8 size wheel cylinder on one side and a
>3/4 on
> the other. Don't bother replacing both if only one side needs replacing.
> - Cut your gear stick in half. A 2 inch long gear stick is much nicer to use.
> - If you loose your petrol cap just stick a big rolled up piece of cloth down
>the
> hole to stop the petrol coming out. (turn your car into a giant 4 wheel
>molotov
> cocktail)
> - And last, and most importantly, if you blow a fuse, replace it with a bolt!
> Alan Bent - Queensland , Australia
> 1966 Fairlady SP311 - 1965 Silvia CSP311
> 1966 Fairlady SP311 - 1964 Fairlady 3 seater SP310
> 1964 Fairlady 3 seater SP310 - 1964 Cedric Wagon WP31
> 1963 Bluebird P312 - 1963 Bluebird P312
> 1963 Cedric P31 - 1964 Cedric Wagon 1964
> 1969 Super Six G130
> http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Pit/3823/index.html
>
>
>
> Daniel Neuman wrote:
>
> > Hello All,
> > I jsut realized that I bought a piece of chrome fender trim (the
>'spear'
> > that goes on the front fender ) from Ross at Shasta have totally forgot to
>put
> > it on. I want to put it on before the car show this Sat. How does it attach
> > to the car??
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Daniel
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