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I'm curious if anyone as insight on maintaining memory in a stock GM ECU when utilizing a battery isolator. I'd like to maintain long/short term fuel trims when I isolate the battery. I know I can plug into the OBD2 port with a 12V source, but have no idea what current draw will be. Has anyone...

Absolutely no connection with this seller so I have no idea if this person is on the level but...seems like a good price for an authentic Ricardo Tranx...

no connection to this listing, but it seems to my untrained eye a very good value at current bid, aside from being one of the all time bad ass cars out there - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-mclaren-m8f/

Gents, I'm moving my 4 post lift out of my residential garage to another residential garage. Garage doors are 96" wide, and 84" high. Lift is 102" OA, and 75" across the runners, and about 82" high at the top of the towers. Prior to this occasion, I moved it by breaking it down, and hand...

Gents, A friend is trying to source late series 1 seats for a Jag E-type. He's in England, but willing to deal wherever to find a set in black leather. Any leads on vendors etc to look for in the US or Europe? TIA, Tom

Gents, I'm interested in finding a set of those narrow wheels mounted to the car when it is in storage/shop where you don't want to flat spot the "race" tires/wheels. What are they called? My car sits in an unheated garage, and R compound tires are not supposed to be stored below 20 degrees...

Gents, I found the source of a non functional fuel level gauge - a broken green wire, right before the multiplug. Given it's proximity to the plug, it appears difficult to strip the wire back on the plug side to create a butt splice. I've discovered something called a Dolphin Displacement...

Gents, I've had a small weep in my cooling system, which believe came from the WP inlet nipple. It's tucked away in a pretty inaccessible place, and after pulling the coupling apart, I felt a little roughness on one side of the nipple. Getting a remote camera on it, it appears to be...

Gents, I am trying to get my seats sorted out. They are fiberglass race buckets that currently have no padding. I bought some 1" blue Confor foam which I think will do the trick of increasing comfort. Question is how to cover it and with what, and how to secure it to the shells. Is bonding...

Thanks to Jac Mac, I've discovered a problem with my current oil pan set up regarding the adapter plate - there's no structure below the bottom edge of the block to support the torque reaction of gearbox upon hard acceleration. There used to be a stock LS7 pan, which had a bulk head that...

gents, I was maneuvering my car in tight quarters yesterday, and managed to stall it. When I went to restart, I got no rotation, no nothing except a faint click. Battery is charged. After sleeping on it, I decided the pinion must be blocked from engaging the ring gear. I moved the car about 4...

Gents, I'm working on my headrests for my car, with two concerns: 1) keeping heads away from the roll hoop 2) providing enough room front to back when bare headed, or wearing a helmet. The backer plate/support is about 3 1/2 inches behind the seat back. Current thinking is to bond 2 inches of...

https://www.autoweek.com/racing/more-racing/a33426268/video-vintage-car-racer-survives-frightening-crash-at-road-america/?source=nl&utm_source=nl_aut&utm_medium=email&date=072620&utm_campaign=nl21020546&utm_term=AUT_Autoweek_Weekend_Racing_Wrapup_Newsletter_Subscribers Came across this nasty...

Gents, I need to pull apart a 930 CV joint to press a reluctor ring onto the CV body. I took a cursory glance at the area where the circlip retains the axle within the CV, but it's covered in grease so I can't yet get a detailed look. Before I tear into it, it would be useful to know whether...

Gents, not sure if I am on the correct sub-forum for this one, but I have a problem with a LS7 cold starting. Involves lots of cranking, cracked open throttle and sometimes backfires, periodically causing a broken starter ring gear. I'm running an LS7 throttle body converted to cable...

Gents, I've learned that a previously helpful and lenient tech inspector in my state has retired, and his replacement is a by-the-book kind of guy when it comes to lighting specs. i.e. he wants to see DOT/SAE lights in all positions. Does anyone have any recommendations for front turn signal...

Don't know if this is the right forum to ask this, but roughly speaking, how many standards are there for the plug which interfaces with the ECU? Wondering if I ever want to change out the ECU (assuming the harness is wired to all appropriate senders etc), how many different standards are there...

aside from building a T70 reproduction here in the US, I am also an avid cyclist. I've recently started to think about getting some new gear, and found an outfit in Sydney area that is carrying gear at what looks to be a very advantageous price (on closeout). Unfortunately for me, they do not...

Guys, I'm thinking about getting into air tools for an impact wrench. Seems like when I'm working on an old car, what stops me more than anything is bolts I can't break free. I've thought about buying an electric impact wrench, but someone wiser than me suggested looking into a small...

Guys, I've been beavering away on this for quite some time, and it's finally looking like a car. Dyno tuning is finished, car is mechanically almost done (aside from alignment etc). Now just doing body done, will be keeping the car in gelcoat. Anyway, a few photos -