That is a vent tube from the battery case, to keep acidic fumes from corroding your paint and battery tray. It should dump out the bottom of the car somewhere.

BTW, I really enjoy your mysterious avatar gato.

(I also have an Alfa Romeo - 1967) cheers

You should fiddle with the exhaust and see if it can sound like a 911.....

(EDIT - I didn't see the post above when I posted - those look really handy. I have some short ones like that) I used a very long needle nose to get to those squeeze clamps and it wasn't too bad, but hard to see what you're doing. I replaced with the colored IPD hoses mostly so you can trace them an...

Maybe you saw this blurb on FCP Euro's blog - Built by Yamaha "When someone speaks of Yamaha, what do you think of? Is it two-stroke dirtbikes and jet skis or their record of building more than a few of the best production car engines in the world? I wouldn’t blame you if it were the former, no...

Volvo Amazons have raced the Carrera!

This is good (and lots of Studebakers!)




Did you also know this is where Porsche first used the word Carrera on their cars? From racing tiny little 1300s and 1500s across Mexico in the early 50s.


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We'd love a pic of this Ruby Red girl!

Is this rim repairable, and then safe to drive? Something bad has happened to that wheel. The bead will hold air for now, but note the crack is traveling down from the lip into the bead. Is this aluminum? There are wheel shops that can restore alum wheels to new. No idea the cost compared to findin...

, the P3 bug has bitten me. You should have that looked at. Kidding. But I think Neil from Calgary (Scott850) has received some mechanic's opinions on P3’s. https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=27415 I did some reading some time ago that led me to believe t...

Because if you tighten the bolts with the wheels drooping, then set it down, the arms rotate, twisting the rubber bushings. So the rubber is already in tension and under load when sitting level, and they will wear out faster.