68gretchen

The rubber was fine on mine....I just sourced a bearing (there's a number on it) and pressed it in.

$18

Burke Mountain Vt. (first car up this year!) and then onto Lake Willoughby.

Beautiful Spring morning !

Took a spin to Home Depot in Littleton NH, via 93S, 40 mile (or so) round trip.

Cruised at 70 and didn't skip a beat...sunroof open of course !

Yes...Appliance wheels.

Good Eye !

54 minutes ago, bpeckm said:

Fascinating to me, a newbie here.  I just didn't know that "rolling" was so .... actually rolling!  Nicely done!

Thank you...I'm a newbie too.

To be honest, it was harder to "think" about doing it than "actually" doing it 🙃

OK I confess...I had installed my my springs wrong (thanks for your help visionaut).

Now that they're in the right corners and the car leveled (+or-), I had to face the inevitable...the dreaded rolling of the fender !

I agonized over this for sometime because my fenders are original, ruining them wasn't an option.

I chose the "old school" method. Instead of using a baseball bat I used a progression of aluminum, solid stock and pipe (it's what I had on hand).

Looking closely at my fenders one could still see the spot welds that secured the two layers together. This actually creates a structure so I drilled the them out.

Starting with the smallest diameter (5/8") I place it in between the fender/tire at the front and rolled the car backwards, all the while keeping the round stock at an approximate angle of 45 degrees. (in the picture the angle appears less as I was holding the camera). Basically, you want the pipe to bear on the inner part...not the outer edge

I progressively worked my way up to 1-1/2" sched 40 pipe (measures 1-7/8" outside).

I then sealed the drilled holes and inner/upper fender lip with seam sealer.

I started with about 3/8" and now have (approx.) 1"

I am pleased with how simple this method works. Still waiting for the mud and snow to pass for the final "clearance test". I will add that I do live on a dirt road and Vermont roads aren't known to be the best so my needs require a little more space. Further adjustments might have to be made.

To be continued....

And be sure the sheetmetal the clips engage with hasn't bent down (should be a square corner).

Ask me how I know...🙃

Let me know when you're in the area.

I'll keep my eyes open for your 02 !

1 hour ago, Mike Self said:

If you want a shakedown cruise/adventure in your 1600, bring it to Mid America (Eureka Springs AR--a bit of a drive from VT but do-able) or Vintage in Asheville...lotsa folks drive to Vintage from New England so you could probably join up with a caravan.  We have one going to Mid America from SW Ohio...

 

mike

That would be quite a shakedown !

Although I'm fairly confident she'll perform nicely...I'll do a few 100 mile loops locally first !

Ha-ha...wish I could stack up 10 !

I've lived here for 35 years and the only two 1600's (or 2002's) I've seen on the road have been mine !

They are a rare sight in this neck of the woods 🙃

Northern Vermont...also known as the N.E.K. (Northeast Kingdom)

A beautiful section of the state with perfect roads for cruising !

Somehow this got marked as solved by me...the credit goes to visionaut !

Thanks again...you were quicker on the search than I was 🙃

Thanks !

I'll google them...

I googled them too and found nothing.

Is there a way to determine front from back ?

Thanks in advance !

I have a set of lowering springs that I picked up in a parts stash. I think they are H&R but they weren't in a box.

Looking online H&R's are blue...these are orange and the part numbers don't correspond. I bought them several years ago...were H&R's orange at one time ?

Part #

75138 117

75137 127

The 127's have a slightly bigger wire.

Just curious which are fronts/rears ?

Thanks !

There's two good ways to get to know a car..one is a fly and drive and the other is a rebuild.

Several years ago I flew to NC, bought a '68 1600 and drove home (almost 1,000 miles). It had been upgraded with a 2.0 w/duel40's and an LSD. I enjoyed it for a couple of years and sold it.

During that ownership I picked up the '67 1600 in a parts deal. It sat on the backburner for several years until I semi-retired and had time to "go through it".

At the end of November I started and am now ready for its shakedown cruise...once Mother Nature agrees (20 degrees and snowing today).

Story of the '67 rebuild to be continued, I have learned a lot !

These are the two cars.

For some reason (after market perhaps) my radiator doesn't have a drain.

If you've ever had the "pleasure" of draining your radiator from the bottom hose...this may be helpful.

6 hours ago, mccusername said:

The early cars don't even get the love here, much less out in the real world.

...I love my '67 🙃

Mine did (rears only) but with patience and careful shimming (with the end goal to keep the car level) I got it so I only needed to roll the fender slightly.

I had researched it through the forum quite a bit. There seems to be no definitive answer.

Each cars solution is unique.

The original rubber filler neck leaked and there was always a smell of gas in the cabin.

This cap is not vented...the 1/4" line is the vent which is now outside of the trunk.

Fume problem solved.

I use a header w/Ansa and stock resonator...a very agreeable exhaust note.

Replaced the old (hardened) fill rubber tube.

Note : The new rubber hose was a 2"ID and the opening on the tank was 2-1/8" so I flared the rubber by using the anvil cone and a heat gun, effectively heat shrinking the rubber to it.

Mother Nature decides for those of us that reside on dirt roads when we will drive in Spring.

In Vermont we must get through our "5th" season...MUD season !