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Paint sticks work well. I touched up the lettering on my dash knobs with a white stick. A while back I was working on something that needed gold. I found it a Cabelas. They sold it to use on lettering on gun barrels. Dave

Bally made some great games! One of the last ones I let go was "Mata Hari." It was one of the first Bally electronic games, it still had the mechanical bell chimes instead of electronic tones. I kept one game to move to the new house, "Majors of '49" by Chicago Coin. It is almost as old as my Dodge! It is surprisingly challenging for an old, simple game. Dave

We are in the process of selling our house. We are downsizing. We've lived here for 33 years! I'm sure that you can imagine all of the wonderful, potentially useful stuff we had! So far I've sold, given away or thrown out 14 pinball games, 2 arcade games, 2 motorcycles, furniture, the usual accumulation of short 2x4's, partial sheets of plywood and drywall, 20+ partial cans of paint, etc, etc. I don't have a trailer or truck, but I have been filling my Jeep Cherokee a couple of times a week for trips to the recycling center since Memorial Day. I can now use my pool table! I did see one of those "Hoarder" shows, the one with they guy who had a yard full of old cars, metal, and a school bus. Very motovating! Dave

I found a 3 position push-pull switch on the West Marine web site. $19.95. They sell lots of switches for boats. Is this similar to what you are looking for? http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=109368&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=11151&storeNum=10109&subdeptNum=10598&classNum=11288

It looks great! Congratulations. It must be cold working on the car today. Winter has not hit Massachusetts with a vengeance yet, although some small puddles in the driveway had a skim of ice this morning. I know what you mean about getting the rest of the bright work eventually. My car currently has a re-chromed front bumper, but I keep putting off getting the back one done. It seems to be a low priority. Keep up the good work, and keep warm! Dave

It looks like great fun! Thanks for the ride. I'll have to try making a video. Perhaps I can find way to mount the camera, the roads around here are not as straight as yours. Dave

VW used to supply jacks something like that. Back in high school I had a '66 VW bus. It came with a jack that used friction clamps on a smooth post. I don't think that it looked like the one in the picture. It's been a lot of years, but I seem to remember it had a round, cast metal base. I never liked the looks of it, I used a scissors jack. Dave

I was having a problem with the pump holding a prime, and running poorly. I replaced the fuel pump but had the same problems. Finally I discovered that the fuel line had pinholes in it where it went over the rear wheel arch. I replaced about a foot of the line with rubber and it has been fine since. Replacing the metal fuel line is on my "to do" list.

Here is the visor on my D24. It is an aftermarket visor. It is labelled CASCO, Bridgeport, CT on the side clamps. The lower, silver painted part of the clamp, is two piece and clamps onto the drip edge. The chrome part clamps the visor to the drip edge clamp. The arc gives a small amount of adjustment. The center clamp has two pieces that clamp onto the windshield center strip and one piece attached to the visor. Interestingly, I did a quick search for Casco. The company is still in existence. Casco stands for Connecticut Automotive Supply Co. They now make electrical components for the auto industry.

You should pack the bearings with wheel bearing grease before putting the wheel back, then as you snug up the castle nut rotate the wheel to seat the bearings and work any excess grease out of the bearing. If the wheel still feels tight, back off the castle nut just enough to put in the cotter pin. Never run the car with tight bearings. They will burn out as they get hot and expand. It is better to leave it slightly loose.

Yes, I did preview the post and it looked OK to me. But as you say, sometimes what people see on their computer is different. Nice to know that the pics show up the same for everyone.

Here is mine from Photobucket How does it look? Dave:D

I replaced my windshields 3 years ago. I got the rubber from Andy B. It seemed like good quality, but it was from a roll. I found it difficult to work around the lower outside corners. Perhaps that is the same with all makes. Are any of them molded to shape? My son helped me install the glass. It definitely seemed to be a two person job.

I have seen that brake set up advertised before. However, my car has a clutch. Has anyone seen a power brake set up that incorporates a provision for the clutch pedal?

I have an ipad which I can use to read Kindle books from Amazon. If it makes you nervous leaving a credit card on file to buy books, you can buy an Amazon gift card that can be used to buy Kindle books. I was given a gift card last summer, and I am still using it. ( Of course I am cheap, and get the free or low cost books ) Dave

Thanks! I'll put it on my "must see" list. Dave

Rodney, the museum looks fascinating! I pass through Virginia occasionally. Could you give us an address or website for the museum so that we could find it? Thanks, Dave

My D24 Business Coupe

I've seen a couple of these at local bike shows, running, not static, and they didn't come in on trailers. They run pretty well, but not too fast. They have a 45 ci. flathead engine, kick start. They occasionally show up on our local craigslist for sale, but usually over $10k. Too rich for me.

I think the servicars were meant to be used to pick up and deliver customers cars. The curved piece attached to the front wheel folded down to hook onto the rear bumper of a car. The rider could pick up a car, hook the servicar to the rear bumper and tow it back to the shop. It saved having an extra man to make pick ups and deliveries.

This thread got me to go out to the garage to check the age of the tires on my car. They are "Commander" polyester bias ply, H78-15. The DOT code ends in 09-4. I guess that means they were made in either 1974 or 1984! I think that it is time for new tires!

I used Armite Zoom Spout oil on my speedo. It is a light weight oil that is labelled "turbine oil" for electric motors, bearings, etc. It comes in a plastic bottle that has a long ( about 6 or 7 inch) flexible plastic tube. I was able to lube the speedo in the dash by bending the tube to get to the oil cup. I did this 2 years ago, so far it has not gummed up. I bought this at our local Ace Hardware store. Dave

Congratulations! In a couple of years you, Patty and Cooper will have to take him for a ride in the wayback machine. Dave

Congratulations! It always feels good when the job goes well. Dave

I savaged some locks out a junk d24 and after unsuccessfully trying to back out the set screw, I took off the door panel to get a better look. What I discovered was that the set screw was in a sheet metal tab. I was able to bend the tab slightly with a long, thin screwdriver. Perhaps you could bend the tab enough on your door to swap the locks, then carefully bend it back.