Picking off one little gremlin at a time.
The car has had a vibration from 50 mph + since I've got it on the road. To make a long story short, I tracked it down to a pinion angle issue.
Since I had to add all those shims under the motor mounts to clear the Milodon pan, the engine and trans are a little more rearward-tipped than they should be. Combine that with the slightly different upper control arm mount locations on the `68 rear end (3/8" further rearward than a `67 housing according to my research) and the car wound up with a lot more pinion angle than it needed.
I picked up a pair of UMI Performance adjustable upper control arms last week and got them in the car today (not gonn'a lie, that job sucks).
After a fairly significant adjustment, I'm happy to report the 50+ mph vibration appears to be gone. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]
I have yet to "traction test" the car again since dropping the tire pressure, but I'll get to it soon.
Lastly, a couple of weeks ago I ordered an assortment of decals for the car; a trunk posi sticker, jacking instructions, GM stickers for the doors, and an array of air cleaner decals...I just couldn't stand lookin' at that nekkid air cleaner any longer! (dopey me forgot to order a Tonowanda sticker for the valve cover though [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img] )
After a little cuttin' n' pastin', I came up with the following:
Admittedly not perfect (there's quite a bit of variance in the font and trim lines between the different decals) and a whisker optimistic (a whopping 9 HP...gimm'e a break! lol!), but it's as close as I could get with the readily available decals.
Does anyone know of a resource who can custom make these decals?
I have two more updates to the car I'm working on, a rear end swap and reinstalling a power steering system on the car.
<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Hopefully</span></span> I'll be able to get them done before I have to put her up for the winter.