Been reading your story here. I have been wondering how many 63 4 speed cars are still out there and on the road. We just purchased an original, rust free survivor 4 speed out of California that was recovered by Sierra Auto Restoration that had been in storage for 33 years: & I managed to sweet talk them into selling it to me as is. Anyway:…[Read more]

Wow, just read both of you posts: Found a 4 speed… and this Restoration one! Excellent documentation work Eric. Interested about that Manganese coating you are doing, is that from Eastwoods? Also wonder HOW you successfully removed the trunk liner: I assume yours was glued in too?
Sandy G

Decided to pull apart the transmission this morning. I found the slightest hint of orange paint still beside the speedometer boss. The orange paint there in 62 means 15 inch wheels and 3.36 rear gears. I checked the end play on everything and all was well within specs. With 44,000 miles I figured it would. I will reuse all the thrust washers as…[Read more]

Oh yeah, see that.

DVAP may have one they can pull and send you that you can use as a core.

Thanks, but that $463 center link you see is for 61/62. The 63 is a different animal.
Still looking… but if anyone has a 63 core they wanted to offer up, I would be interested.

Hmmm. Another Jetfire unique part, like the brake line. Cool.

I have extra of these for 61-62 and also have an extra for 63 if anyone needs one.

Still slowly chugging along. Mostly cleaning and phosphating parts but it gets so boring that now and then I have to stop and put an assembly of some kind together. I pulled the insulation off this hood and it has the 147 with a circle around it just like my automatic car did. I will do the same thing before I install the new hood insulation.

No, I still have the original four wheel drums. I used the Fox body disc M/C. The only difference is that the disc M/C doesn’t have a residual pressure valve in the port to the front brakes. I figured that if that became an issue, I could always just plumb an external PRV into the line. So far I haven’t seen the need for it. My lines are all stock…[Read more]

Its either AAC or ACC They are factory direct

Oops, see your discs now.

Joe you running discs? I have ss flex lines front and rear and pedal is still low. I am running discs up front which does take more fluid=more piston travel. Put self adjuster system on rear and they are working well too. But I live in the twisty Santa Cruz Mtns and the brakes work great low pedal and all.

Baer makes a 15/16” and 1” MC that is…[Read more]

I guess you talked to them but they show a new one with all “internal components” for ,gulp, $463 retail. If you can buy as a shop you can probably save 25-30% off that. Or is it you only want a rebuild core exchange?

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You can see the line behind the carb.. No idea what that goes to…Doesnt the dash pot have a vac. line?