November 26, 2015 / como / 0 Comments
One of the best things about being an A-list celebrity is that you can afford pretty much whatever you want. Indeed, many of the rich and famous have invested some of their millions in classic car restoration and collection. You would expect leading men like Arnold Schwarzenegger or flashy, charismatic musicians like Kanye West to be very interested in cultivating impressive classic car collections, but the range of celebs who’ve displayed passion for old school automobiles may surprise you.
Kate Moss
It’s tempting to dismiss Kate Moss as a mere pretty face, but the -90s modeling icon isn’t content standing around and congratulating herself for being very rich and skinny. She has also gathered enough classic cars to put some collections to shame. As recently as January 2014, the Daily Mail highlighted her cherished vintage Porsche 911 – one of many oldies but goodies in her collection. MSN reports that Moss also owns a MG Midget and a 1965 Rolls-Royce Shadow.
Brian Johnson
Having sneered out some of the most recognizable hard rock anthems of all time – including -Back in Black- and -You Shook Me All Night Long,- the AC/DC singer of record has made a few bucks in his day. He’s recognized by Jalopnik as one of the coolest classic car collectors in the game. During his downtime from AC/DC, Johnson has written a book and hosted a TV show devoted to cars. John Cena
One of the most polarizing champions in the history of World Wrestling Entertainment and the self-proclaimed -Doctor of Thuganomics,- Cena takes classic cars almost as seriously as he takes putting whoopin’s on his adversaries. On the strength of his 1971 Ford Torino GT, 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator, 1970 Plymouth Superbird and other notables, Complex magazine proclaimed him the seventh best celebrity classic car owner on its top 25 list. Martha Stewart
Without question the leading authority on home economics, Martha Stewart certainly has led a profoundly singular life. Appropriately, she owns a profoundly singular classic car – a campy Ferrari Daytona ride that’s been pictured in several media outlets. She’s also been a special guest on NPR’s Car Talk, where she let the world know that she knows her stuff when it comes to cars. Jay Leno
It’s impossible to deny that Jay Leno’s car collection would trump almost any competition around. Complex magazine devoted an entire -Top 25- list to ranking Leno’s parking lot of automotive treasures. The coolest among them includes a thoroughly suave 1955 Buick Roadmaster, which has undergone some extensive classic car restoration. The late night mainstay originally bought his Roadmaster in the early -70s for $350, but it still appears to be in mint condition.
November 21, 2015 / como / 0 Comments
Driveline vibrations can be tricky to diagnose, because you can’t get under the car and see what is going on while it is driving down the road at 60 MPH. If you have read my first article on the three types of driveline vibration, you have a pretty good way of narrowing down the list of possibilities based on if the vibration is engine speed related, vehicle speed related, or engine load related. Here are some other considerations to keep in mind when diagnosing a classic car vibration.
The first thing to consider is the overall current situation. If this is a new build that has never been run before, then everything is suspect. You may have total faith in your engine builder, but could one of his tools be out of calibration? Is the engine supposed to be externally balanced, and you ordered the correct flywheel but actually received one for an internally balanced engine? Are your driveshaft angles out of spec? Could you possibly have a defective pinion or axle bearing, a bent axle, a warped wheel, or a tire out of balance? Is your exhaust touching the body or another component at any point? Are all the suspension bolts, body to frame bolts, and steering linkage nuts/bolts tight?
If this is a modified car, there are so many more things to think about. If you have 1968 Camaro (my favorite year!) with a Total Cost Involved front end, a late model LS3 engine with home-made engine mount towers, a Keisler transmission, a Currie 9″ rear end, and a Detroit Speed rear spring and shock package, there are a number of different opportunities for incompatibility, not to mention the fact that the car is almost 40 years old and the production tolerances back then were considerably “looser” than they are now. Aftermarket companies usually design their parts to fit a completely stock car, and their parts will usually fit an otherwise unmodified car very well. When you start to combine aftermarket parts from different manufacturers, you sometimes run into problems. The aftermarket front end may be designed to improve cornering ability which changes some geometry that the aftermarket transmission system also changes due to tunnel interference with the transmission, and then the rear end company also takes a few liberties with their design to make the rear end fit several different cars, and the rear suspension company modifies the geometry for maximum traction when drag racing. Each part by itself works perfectly with an otherwise stock car, but when all are combined you can end up with a car where the transmission touches the car body and the driveshaft angles are unacceptable. This of course isn’t always the case, but if you run into a vibration problem on a heavily modified car you need to take this possibility into account.
If it is a recent restoration that was vibration-free before, then first look at anything that was changed, and the relationship all those components have with other systems on the car. If you just swapped a Ford 9″ rear end into your Chevy, the rear end itself may be fine, but you could have altered the driveshaft angles. An angle that was barely acceptable before might be slightly beyond the limit now, creating a vibration.
Sometimes you have to “think outside the box”. I once corrected a “vibration” in a two year old, 25,000 mile Buick Lesabre that had a vibration complaint since day one. It had been to three different dealerships, where they had rebalanced and replaced the tires and wheels several times, had multiple wheel alignments, and even had the shocks and struts replaced. I noticed on a test drive that the vibration was only in the steering wheel. I could not feel it in the seats, the armrests or the dash, or see it in the mirrors. I took it back to the shop and ran over some speed bumps at about 10 MPH to see what happened, and the steering wheel moved about three inches up and down! I was a service writer at the time, and all of the technicians refused to believe that the steering column could be loose from the factory, so none of them would work on it. I dug into the dash and found that two of the four bolts that secure the steering column to the dash were about three turns shy of being even finger tight! It had come that way from the factory, and none of the previous technicians had taken the time to pay attention to what was actually happening with the car. I tightened the loose bolts, and I had a customer for life! Sometimes you have to open your mind a little, and throw all assumptions out the window.
The bottom line is to take your time and consider all the possibilities. Assess the overall situation, drive the car, and think about what is happening. Don’t make any assumptions, and realize that aftermarket parts from different reputable companies aren’t always designed to work with each other. Have an open mind, and with patience any vibration problem can be diagnosed and corrected.
November 18, 2015 / como / 0 Comments
There are several different versions of the Tremec TKO 5-speed transmission available. First of all, there are two models, the TKO500 and the TKO600. The TKO500 is a wide-ratio gearbox, which means it has a low first gear and there is a relatively wide ratio gap between the gears. The TKO600 is a close-ratio gearbox, which means that it does not have as low of a first gear, but there is less of a ratio change from gear to gear. There is also an optional version of the TKO600 with less overdrive than the first one. The ratios are as follows, listed starting with first gear and going up through fifth:
TKO500: 3.27:1, 1.97:1, 1.34:1, 1.00:1, 0.68:1, 3.00:1 reverse
TKO600: 2.87:1, 1.89:1, 1.28:1, 1.00:1, 0.64:1, 2.56:1 reverse (0.82:1 optional fifth gear)
Though both versions of the TKO are made with the same materials and have the same center distance between the shafts, the TKO500 is rated for 500 lb.-ft. continuous power output and the TKO600 is rated for 600 lb.-ft. due to the higher (lower numerically) first gear ratio. Externally they are identical and can only be distinguished from each other by the number on the ID tag. They weigh approximately 105 pounds. The case is 24.07 inches long overall, and the crossmember mount pad is located at 15.8 inches back from the front of the main case.
The TKO is available with either a GM or Ford bolt pattern on the front of the case. All GM TKOs (500 and 600) use the corporate GM 26-spline x 1-1/8″ input shaft. The Ford versions are a little more complicated. The Ford TKO500 can be had with:
1.) a Ford 10-spline long input shaft
2.) a hybrid long input shaft that takes the stronger GM pattern 26-spline clutch disc but has the correct pilot diameter for a Ford pilot bearing
3.) an optional short 10-spline Ford input shaft (sold separately)
4.) an optional hybrid short input shaft that takes the stronger GM pattern 26-spline clutch disc but has the correct pilot diameter for a Ford pilot bearing (sold separately)
The short input shafts are for older Ford engines that use a shallow bellhousing (6.3″ – 6.5″). The long input shafts are for later model engines that use the deeper (6.9″) bellhousing.
The Ford TKO600 is only available with a hybrid (long or short) input shaft that takes the stronger GM pattern 26-spline clutch disc but has the correct pilot diameter for a Ford pilot bearing. Custom bellhousings are available from Keisler Engineering to mate the Ford TKO to a Mopar small block or big block also, along with custom Mopar pilot bearings with the Ford pilot diameter so that the Mopar guys (and gals) aren’t left out of the fun!
All TKOs have a Ford 31-spline output shaft for strength. Speaking of strength, both versions of the TKO are reported to be somewhat underrated on their torque capacities. There are a large number of cars out there that are driven hard, running TKOs behind engines that make significantly more power than the transmissions are rated for, and it is unusual for one to break.
The TKO is a super-strong overdrive transmission that can be made to fit into almost any muscle car or street rod, and can be mated up to almost any popular domestic V8, V6, or I6 engine. For more information about the Tremec TKO, take a look at my other articles in this series.
November 18, 2015 / como / 0 Comments
Development in the Chinese market was not always smooth, following the 2008 acquisition of vehicles postdoctoral, SPX automotive services program (SPXServiceSolutions) 2009 in the Chinese market is not as we imagine it, achieve a “blowout” type of development, so the industry also In speculation SPX auto service program (SPXService Solutions) this trend of market speculators Next
Network HC car maintenance every year-end, people always used to look back on look at changes in the past year and bit by bit. Looking back though because often you will see more real. Recalling the 2009 haze crisis in the global economy, many excellent companies seem not regain consciousness, a lot of brands in a crisis difficult. But perhaps it should be a “Yuecuoyueyong” old saying goes, despite the swirl at risk, but they pressed on China’s auto production and sales break 13 million units, up 40%, the 400 million units of Tianrang of Do not, can be said in 2009 China’s auto best comments.ts.
Then at the same time, closely related with the auto industry Automobile market Is also booming. While my car service started late, but the market is developing very fast, especially routine maintenance of motor vehicles has moved from the “repair-based” gradually turned into the “support-based.” According to a market survey shows: more than 60% of China’s current private luxury car owners have done to the vehicle exterior cosmetic maintenance of the habit; more than 30% of private car owners in low-grade form to the vehicle began to make cosmetic conservation concepts; 30% common high-grade cars regular maintenance for external beauty. As the share of private cars increasing, the Chinese auto market after the development of space will be an unprecedented increase, experts predict that by 2010 China’s automobile market Sell Amount will double, to when the market will more than 100 billion yuan. Facing such a huge market, recalling the 2009 car about to occur after the market are numerous, not only left us with great recollection and reflection of space, and interspersed the scenes of swing stack ups and downs, and the surprise and regret, accident and amazed, too hard to say a few words clearly.
As a media professional’s mission requirements I have to make a faithful record. Looking back on the car market after a year, we should think of too many people and things, spring and autumn Auto insurance development The worry about the outcome, automotive tossing the countryside, the joys and sorrows after market business … … I had no way to sort out their brilliant, can not even sort out their future, can not determine the so-called black and white right and wrong, success or failure, but also the real moment of records allow us to better observe the pace of development of automobile market, and better look at the future.
Wang poem: one-year-old addition to the sound of firecrackers, vase into the Su Tu. 1000 10000 Hitomi Hitomi day. The new total replace old scrolls. However, 2009 has again and again to it, it will be another 2010, what awaits us? After the Chinese auto market future we can not grasp, because the Chinese automobile market from scratch, it is just a few years left to surprise us too much. But we can go slowly and try to figure out, and explore. Newton once said: If I can see farther, it is because I stood on the shoulders of giants. Because in this market are already too many companies with their own efforts to gradually wade our way through, and SPX automotive service programs
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November 12, 2015 / como / 0 Comments
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