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Remove plugs Breaker bar until lobes on #1 are up and timing mark should be between 5-10 degrees Post up a pic of where the rotor points at that time or pull the distributor and post a picture of the drive spindle under the distributor

Blocking panels and wet sanding to 600 grit I have a number of them ready for color. Most of them were pretty close to ready before I got pushed out of the shop by the Goon a while back. I may roll the chassis outside tomorrow and shoot some epoxy on it. We'll see

You could also get a remote starter button and bump it from under the hood. No helper needed I avoid asking my wife for help in this area because she doesn't like doing it and sometimes lacks finesse...

I was looking over this today. I am pretty sure I epoxied the middle and spot welded the four outside spots. The same way the factory evidently did it

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I wasn't sure I could push them out. They seemed to be molded on to the rubber

I would love some when the time comes!

So I got the plating back I have the car back in the shop and the goons back outside. I hope to have color on it this fall before it gets too cold

I believe the mechanical pump has that procedure. I don't know about the efi pump

I dont know what the professional was thinking!

It depends a lot on where you live. My current project was very rust free. And only required two small floor board patches. They are getting more rare though

I think your idea is good, unfortunately if someone cranked it down really hard it can damage the body

I feel quite confident the repops are coming from Asia already

I have the xenon air dam too. I'm not overly impressed either. With it on the car properly the flat surface underneath the grill is wavy. Not much to be done about that. I wish they would make them out of TPO like other bumper skins. I could cut it and plastic weld but nothing to be done with the urethane one

John, I may have clips. Do you have any pictures of what you have? C

How are you adding the starter fluid?

Thanks Ferg I agree on the observations If I have another bulk batch, I'll have to try them That was one of my goals for this thread, to consolidate the names of good platers in one location with an easily searchable title

I totally agree! I will probably try to replate some of that on my own and see what I get

Pictures would be better

The four sleeves...

So I got the missing hardware. It looks ok... These bits didn't plate The steering coupler also didn't plate but might have if I had strung a wire through it. The finish on this was very motly Some Clear zinc The finish on this wasn't stellar These also weren't as shiny or even as I would have hoped Overall it's ok and much of the hardware looks pretty good. At this point I'm just glad they found the hardware. That would have been really painful to have lost all of that yellow hardware

The spindle can't turn when it's engaged to the crankshaft. The pump stator will stay stationary in the pump when the outside body rotates

Try a rubber mallet. They may have used a sealant

It is possible the engine is so badly overheated or low on compression that it wont make enough power to get over 5 mph. I suspect all the symptoms are related

I had the same issue on mine. It had the same goop between the pieces. Unfortunately, I dont remember exactly how I resealed it. I know I rewelded it but I don't remember if I epoxied it too