Antique & Classic Cars 2.0

is this a good junkyard to get antique classic car truck parts from?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PTaPuSOi7A

they are all good if they have the part you need

Antique Bakery 4ita

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97 Jeep starts but cuts out—been to a good shop twice :-(?

Okay this is a 97 Jeep Grand Cherokee, always well maintained. It starts up fine, then cuts out soundlessly–no warning. You can, however, drive it (in extreme anxiety) by holding down the gas at red lights and such and braking at the same time. If it were an old car I’d suspect the carburator or idle was set too low– but my own car is practically an antique so I haven’t a clue about newer vehicles. We have a very well respected mechanic who adjusted something, We drive around fine a couple days then it cuts out again. Mechanic then replaced a part for $65 and didn’t charge any labor. Now he’s on vacation for a week and my mate is stuck, Any help would be HUGELY appreciated.

If what you are trying to say is it will not idle, try cleaning throttle body with choke cleaner. spray it while running

Antique Bakery - 05

Antique Bakery episode 5 subbed english

Duration : 22 min 54 sec

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Reproduction of rubber parts.?

I’m trying to reproduce rubber parts for an antique auto. These small parts, which are basically bumpers, are no longer available so I’m trying to make them but once I form them they have a very rough appearance after cutting, grinding and sanding. Is there any way to make them look like molded semi shiny parts that are available for other cars from restoration suppliers other than to apply a coating of Armor All or similar products which only last a short time?
In response to SkyPilot, first of all thanks for your input, my car is a 36 Dodge. Can’t find trunk prop arm bumper repoduction. Also had to shave trunk closing bumpers from Steele Products to get trunk to close. Asking this question also for others I know to see if there is a way to get a nice finish after reshaping or reproducing a part from blank rubber or reproduced rubber parts that won’t quite fit .

You would need to mold the rubber smoothly in order to obtain a satin type finish. What year, make and model are you working on?

Wooden antique car part?

I recently moved into a new house and found what looks to be a wooden box with metal contacts on the top. Upon opening this box i discovered that it has some sort of hard black insulation coating other metal parts inside. With further inspection i found that the part was stamped with the FORD logo. Does anyone know what this may be?

Sounds like an old battery box of some sort..

Wash your hands after you handle it until you know what it is..

And watch out for any white powdery corrosive type material..

Just to be safe…

Cool find….. I think…?

Chinese Antique Furniture Video #10 Determining Age

http://ChineseAntiqueFurnitureShop.com #10 in a series of video tutorials from the Chinese Antique Furniture Shop. John and YuQing review different ways to approximate the age of a piece, as well as methods that won't work.

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Getting Down and Dirty With Car Gearbox Repairs

If your car is having gearbox problems, you need a specialist company to take care of it…

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1974 Ford Pinto Question?

I bought a mint condition 1974 Ford Pinto Hatchback with only 14.102 certified miles. everything is factory down to the tires. it has a 2300 cc engine, 4 speed overdrive manual transmission all power and A/C I bought it about six months ago.

Now to the question is last week I heard what sounded like a car cranking over this went on for about 15 minutes, so i went to investigate and i found out it was my Pinto cranking over with out the key being in the ignition. i had to unhook the battery to get it to stop. I called up a Ford dealer and asked them what would cause this. they said they have no idea that car is an out of market antique. I asked the parts stores I have asked everybody. a wrecking yard told me to ask here. So what can cause a 1974 Ford Pinto start cranking over or try to start with out the key being in it and with no person in it? I hook the battery back up and nothing happens then about 24 to 48 hours it starts cranking by its self. and if i take it out of gear it will start but the starter will keep on cranking, but as long as its in gear it wont start. any ideas?

I had the same problem with an old Ford truck. There is a relay under the hood that connects the starter to the positive terminal of the battery, causing it to crank. The relay has probably gone bad and is sticking and pulling in on its own. You are going to have to find a replacement for this relay. I doubt you will find an exact match but any 12v. HEAVY DUTY will probably do the trick. You are just going to have to keep asking around and be willing to do a little backwoods mechanical work. Those old Pintos were great little cars.