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To the Weaver Family, I am so sorry for your loss. Mrs. Weaver will be truley missed by her "extended family".
Keith

I went through two of these regulator units in the first six years of driving my car. My final solution was to purchase a chrome one wire (internal regulator) general motors 60 amp alternator (don't...

I used a piece of .090 thick gasket material between the frame and the bracket so I would not have metal to metal contact then I bolted it down just like the Weavers say to.

That was in 1993 (OMG...

We went to the Mecum auction in Florida this Spring. We saw a LOT of great cars. The only thing I took away from the event was the knowledge that "Mecum is a great place to buy" provided that you...

Mike,
You may want to drive over and take a look at my latest project.
Here is a sneak-peak....
Keith

My experience is that FE's are not so much leaking as they are marking their territory.

The design of the rear main seal on an FE lends itself to weepage over time. As a result there are only two...

Jim,
General rule is "pump grease in until it pushes some of the old grease out". Of course this only works if you have a visual on the part that is getting greased.............
Keith

Have you checked the ground to the gauges?

WOW! I can't even imagine doing anything like that.
I usually take the cover off, start it up, gas it up, drive it to Gadsden, then give it a quick dusting in the Unique parking lot.
These guys...

Zach
The expansion tank is from a early 60's Lincoln with a 462 motor. The 462 was used prior to the 460 (385 block) motor. The 462 was unique in that the top of the block was machined at a 15...

Buzz,
I really recommend getting a "one wire" GM alternator with the internal regulator. The mods necessary to make it fit the ford engine are not that extensive and it is a lot more reliable than...

Buzz,
The correct wire size for 100 amps at 12 volts is a number 6 (you would need to go to a number 4 if the wire lenght got over 12 feet or so). The alternator wire size in my Unique is a number 8...

Jim,
I believe the noise you are hearing is probably the disc brake pads on the rotors or the parking brake pads on the rorors if you have the Jag parking brakes. Does the sound go away when you to...

I went to my storage building and got the Cobra this morning. It had not been out since December. Brought it home changed the oil, gave it a bath and I am waiting for the wax to dry as I write this. ...

Yes, you can replace the seal by just removing the drive shaft. However, something caused the seal to fail. I replaced my leaking seal only to have it fail again.
In my case the tail shaft bushing...

I replaced the original "sealed-beam" headlights with replacement "halogen" headlamps in 1998. I replaced the "halogen" lights in 2001 with "tri-bars" that I got off e-bay. The "tri-bars" have...

Zach,
Have you tried Mothers Mag Wheel Polish?
Keith

Pete,
Ditto that ground strap. I ran a ground strap from the bracket that the forward brace roll bar bolts to, over to the bottom starter bolt. I used a ground strap from an MGB that is used for the...

Other than running an engine without proper lubrication, running an engine with out a thermostat is the single most damaging thing you can do............
When I was a young engineer at Ford, I was...

I actually ended up installing a relay in the headlight system after I installed the tri-bars as the headlight switch could not handle the load.
Keith

Kelly,
In looking at your photos I would agree that there is no indication of a "lean" condition. I see no erosion or sublimation of the metal. All the damage appears to be mechanical damage from...

You may want to find someone with a fiber optic 'Bore Scope" that will fit thru the spark plug hole and take a look at the top of that piston. It looks to me like things got kind of warm in there. ...

Dave,
I agree it is just a simple swap places with the wires. Just make sure you disconnect a battery cable first, you don't want to make your day any worst than it already is.
Keith

Keith

Juan,
Does not look like much room for suspension travel above the axle bearing carriers. Maybe it is just the camera angle, but it sure looks close to me.
Keith

Walter,
I would take special care not to cover any of the tube/fin portion of the radiator.
The hot air from the oil cooler needs to be deflected under the radiator for two reasons, first to not...