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- Sat Jan 23, 2021 9:56 am
- Forum: General Talk
- Topic: Toronado Tour proposal
- Replies: 5
- Views: 19663
Re: Toronado Tour proposal
great idea! let know the time! it´s a long way for me but to meet another toro-guys an my another friends in USA that would be great for me
- Tue Jan 19, 2021 5:01 am
- Forum: General Talk
- Topic: Rear Horizontal Shocks (1st Gen Toronado)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 47548
Re: Rear Horizontal Shocks (1st Gen Toronado)
Jup… you are right! , I got from USA two just new (in very good condition) four-leaf-stack to replace the original for only 230$ :) and I´m very happy about that. Know I´m very excited, if it would be better than old Setting? - new bushing etc. Old parts I want to "make like a new" :roll: ...
- Mon Jan 18, 2021 9:10 am
- Forum: General Talk
- Topic: Rear Horizontal Shocks (1st Gen Toronado)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 47548
Re: Rear Horizontal Shocks (1st Gen Toronado)
wow... good job ! i want to change the horizontal shocks together with leaf springs in about 2 months, what about the front screws of leaf springs ?? I didn´t take a look on them, is that easy to remove them? In Germany we have know a very bad weather with a mix of snow and salt :( , so I put the To...
- Fri Jan 08, 2021 11:17 am
- Forum: General Talk
- Topic: Hello from Germany!
- Replies: 210
- Views: 749722
Re: Hello from Germany!
Hallo everybody!
I found hier something to read in the winter, everything about Toronado 1966:
http://aeronautic.dk/Oldsmobile%20Toron ... 201966.htm
I didn´t know that till now
and two pictures of my car after wellness for the winter
I found hier something to read in the winter, everything about Toronado 1966:
http://aeronautic.dk/Oldsmobile%20Toron ... 201966.htm
I didn´t know that till now
and two pictures of my car after wellness for the winter
- Sat Nov 07, 2020 5:17 am
- Forum: General Talk
- Topic: Hello from Germany!
- Replies: 210
- Views: 749722
Re: Hello from Germany!
Welcome Roland and congratulations to the car !!! sure I contact you in Germany
- Mon Oct 19, 2020 4:54 am
- Forum: General Talk
- Topic: Anti-Theft Measures
- Replies: 14
- Views: 35028
Re: Anti-Theft Measures
According to study and police-report in Germany the most important are first 10 min. , so we have as the best solution a simple cuttoff-switch hidden in der car. The thieves do not have so much time and motivation to remove it or to make a Bypass
- Tue Oct 06, 2020 11:03 am
- Forum: General Talk
- Topic: Hello from Germany!
- Replies: 210
- Views: 749722
Re: Hello from Germany!
....."Of course the entire drive train was assembled first and then had the body dropped on it".... yes... thats of course right! :oops: so another question.. I would like to change or "repair" my rear leaf springs couse thay are really not good. Does know somebody a good solutio...
- Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:28 am
- Forum: General Talk
- Topic: Hello from Germany!
- Replies: 210
- Views: 749722
Re: Hello from Germany!
wow! thats really cool ! but ...PEX plumbing crimp rings, the special crimping tool has to have contact to all surface of crimp and there is no so many place to do it ???... very interesting
- Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:27 am
- Forum: General Talk
- Topic: Hello from Germany!
- Replies: 210
- Views: 749722
Re: Hello from Germany!
Yes this is a very strange and I asked a lot of mechanics , nobody known how it is made...
you can´t use a hot temperature couse of rubber, there is no method to do it another,
perhaps know somebody from GM how was it made ???
you can´t use a hot temperature couse of rubber, there is no method to do it another,
perhaps know somebody from GM how was it made ???
- Sat Sep 05, 2020 3:31 am
- Forum: General Talk
- Topic: Hello from Germany!
- Replies: 210
- Views: 749722
Re: Hello from Germany!
Hello Guys
I replaced the outer CV joint boot in my Toronado last time and I wonder about the the copper-clamp - see the picture. There was any connection, any solderind, nothing etc. How they did it 50 years ago? I had to cut the clamp tu a new one.
I replaced the outer CV joint boot in my Toronado last time and I wonder about the the copper-clamp - see the picture. There was any connection, any solderind, nothing etc. How they did it 50 years ago? I had to cut the clamp tu a new one.