All things about cars-classic and otherwise
The first thing I wanted to do when I got the car home was decode the VIN tag. Decoding a car can be fun. Funny how some of the simplest and basic tasks can be interesting-at least to me. I know I’m looking right at the car and can tell most of the parts of…
I know what you are probably thinking. He still hasn’t resto-modded and finished the Marlin he has and he’s buying yet another. And this one is not in that great of shape body-rust-wise and it doesn’t seem to want to start. And where is he going to put it? All valid questions. All of which…
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Is that a passenger door mirror. Yes, some Marlins came with the passenger side mirror as part of a trim package but this one didn’t. I like the symmetrical appearance of two mirrors. My Torino came with just one mirror so I found a pair of Cougar mirrors, had them painted and they look perfect….
We all know wheels and tires make the car. The wheels that came with the car were three different colors and two different designs. I had three original rusty and corroded hubcaps. My first reaction was to buy some nice new wheels but stopped when I had to decide the size limits and back-set especially…
So every once and while I do swerve into a good idea. This little idea was just that. Maintaining drivability also includes making sure the lights and other electrical stuff is working. I started a checklist on a white board of little things that needed fixing. Electrical was near the top. I went through the…
This second part of the headliner repair was actually completed six months after I first got the car. The repaired liner went right back into the car and looked fine but it was brown and I knew I wanted to change the interior colors and the texture. I thought adding some fabric would improve noise…
Finding an intact headliner was a real bonus for the Marlin. Usually, headliners in old cars are ripped or have become a mouse-house. Or they are just plain gone. This one was sagging on the sides, the plastic retaining type beading was long turned to dust. On the test drive I had to duck while…
The car was running, driving, and stopping just fine but there were a number of issues that needed to be a dealt with. The gas tank dripped when I put more than a quarter of a tank in. There were a couple of clunks I could hear when I went over rough road, and the…
Once I got the car home, it was time to really assess what I had. You can never get a good idea of what you have when going over it at the dealer. The more time I took to look, the more things I found. It went from a 95% complete car to about 90%….