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Looking at your pics have accelerated a few things on Robins 33/34-----I'm working on alt and ac brackets to low mount on LT1/4 type engine( opti spark and cam driven water pump) Down beside crank but not lower than crank C/L to clear steering components, etc.

And exhaust------

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

Looking at your pics have accelerated a few things on Robins 33/34-----I'm working on alt and ac brackets to low mount on LT1/4 type engine( opti spark and cam driven water pump) Down beside crank but not lower than crank C/L to clear steering components, etc.

And exhaust------

Glad I could help....I think.

reading about your car is like drinking one of them $5 energy drinks before I go near her car-----
Hope my brand of humor doesn't ruffle any loose feathers!!!!!!

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

reading about your car is like drinking one of them $5 energy drinks before I go near her car-----
Hope my brand of humor doesn't ruffle any loose feathers!!!!!!

No worries Jerry. It's all good.

The other day when we went out for breakfast the 32 started to overheat (parked running at the auto parts store) but was fine while running down the road. Got it home and parked it and had to go to work. Been working like crazy and haven't had time to look at it till today. I got to thinking I have never heard the electric fan kick on every time we drove it. So I pop the hood and the fan shroud is missing a screw at the bottom and the top is broken (all on the passenger side). The shroud had come away from the radiator and was dangling dangerously close to the end of the water pump pulley. I did some checking and found the temp switch and relay were all working fine. I found a blue wire dangling as well. I did a little investigating and found out it was a "Cooling Components" fan (another high end part on this car $300 plus $85 for a relay kit and temp switch). Someone spent a small fortune building this car back in the day. I digress: I found a wiring diagram and the blue wire is a ground. Who makes a ground wire blue? Anyway it's all back together and working perfectly. We cleaned it all up and took it to it's maiden car show and we had a great time seeing some old car buddies and it was well received. We got it home and shut it off and the fan turns on. I was amazed that I could feel the air standing behind the car (yes some 12 feet away from the fan) and not just a little bit...a lot! On the plus side the car actually heated the garage up in just a couple minutes before the fan shut off. It was kinda chilly here today. We are enjoying the crap out of it and drive it as often as we can.

Glad to hear you all are enjoying the coupe!

Nice fix! Enjoy!

I couldn't sleep last night so I crawled under the car to see what the situation is with the rear suspension. The rear bottoms out pretty bad on anything that slightly looks like a bump in the road. Everyone has been telling me "That's the way they ride". So I'm under there and the coilovers have around 3" of travel. I'm thinking that's not enough. I brought the spanners up about a 1/2" to tighten the springs. While I was under there I noticed a knob at the top of the shock. Kool they are adjustable! I went 5 clicks clockwise and let the car down and went to bed. Four hours later I'm up again and we just got back from a 4-5 mile run and WOW what a difference! Bottomed out once on a huge bump (as I would expect) but the rest was near perfect. Maybe bring the spanner up another 1/4" and call it done. Mamma was very happy. HAPPY WIFE= HAPPY LIFE!

I'm not sure that I'm too wild about the fans running with the car off, but keep a good battery in it and it shouldn't be an issue.

Originally Posted by firebird77clone

I'm not sure that I'm too wild about the fans running with the car off, but keep a good battery in it and it shouldn't be an issue.

The fans could be on a thermostatic switch. The fan or fans will shut off once the engine gets under the temp setting.

Jim, very nice! Were you out of breath after a run that far? I know I would be. I hope you get some great cruising weekend this memorial weekend!

Originally Posted by BIG-JIM

So I'm under there and the coilovers have around 3" of travel. I'm thinking that's not enough. I brought the spanners up about a 1/2" to tighten the springs. While I was under there I noticed a knob at the top of the shock. Kool they are adjustable! I went 5 clicks clockwise and let the car down and went to bed. Four hours later I'm up again and we just got back from a 4-5 mile run and WOW what a difference! Bottomed out once on a huge bump (as I would expect) but the rest was near perfect. Maybe bring the spanner up another 1/4" and call it done. Mamma was very happy. HAPPY WIFE= HAPPY LIFE!

Be careful. Coilover shocks have to have balanced (not equal, but balanced) up and down travel. Instructions usually remind you to check that - not just ride height.

Originally Posted by firebird77clone

I'm not sure that I'm too wild about the fans running with the car off, but keep a good battery in it and it shouldn't be an issue.

It only runs for about a minute and a half till it cools a bit. Once it shuts off I flip the main power switch and kill everything as not to drain the battery.

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

Jim, very nice! Were you out of breath after a run that far? I know I would be. I hope you get some great cruising weekend this memorial weekend!

Thanks Ryan. I gotta watch what I say even at work; people seem to take me literally. I probably couldn't run 4-5 yards without dropping.

Originally Posted by Henry Rifle

Be careful. Coilover shocks have to have balanced (not equal, but balanced) up and down travel. Instructions usually remind you to check that - not just ride height.

Well I don't have any instructions and there is only one valve on each coilover (top). Care to elaborate a bit? While kneeling at the back of the car I pushed on the rear spreader bar and the car bounced almost 2 times. I know it isn't rally suppose to "Bounce" at all but rather just come back up to ride height. Now if I push down on it it does just that; comes back up to ride height. If I'm incorrect please chime in I appreciate all the input I can get. I'm off to bed. Gotta get up early and take the driver side wheel assembly off and tighten the steering arm. It has a very slight jiggle to it. I'll be sure to clean the threads and use loctite.