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Here are some pics of my new paint that I did.
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I worked at the Atlanta airport for 27 years and retired in 2004 . Moved to a small country town in Alabama with two stop lights . Love it, no...
I am painting base coat two colors that meet each other . I sprayed the base coat and let it dry over night. I taped it with 3m blue fine line...
I am 73 . My Father had a Shell Station in Kent, Ohio in the early 60s. His first employee had a 60 Impala , 348. 3-2s and a 4 speed . White...
I have a couple . My Mom said YOU GET MONEY AND WISDOM AT THE WRONG END OF YOUR LIFE . A sign in a local store reads : YOU PAY ME, I PAY...
I went out to Lowes and bought a couple of paint stripper pads for my 4.5" angle grinder. WOW, I can't believe how fast and good the paint...
Thanks for all the tips!
What is to best way to remove all of the paint from a car ? Down to metal !
I live near Dothan Alabama , from Ohio . 365 drivable days for me. And we have SMOOTH roads and no Ohio Pot Holes !
A 400 converter will work just fine . It holds about one more qt of fluid . I ran one in my 38 Chevy for years without a cooler . I just...
If your new gasket and chrome pan leaks go back to the steel one and use a black neoprene gasket. Do not use sealer . Make sure bolt holes are...
Put a 350 in it with a 400 converter . Gives you one more qt of fluid. Shifts and idles just like the 350 . I didn't run a cooler, just a line...
The Corvair was actually a good car for GM. They made them for 10 years and made 1,700,000 of them . The Truck on the left is mine and I have a...
Explain HOT !!
I second what is in the post above me . I have seen the axle come out of the bearing.
Make sure the bushing in the pump body where the converter slides in is a new one . Makes a difference . Some shops don't install a new one .
I have an old NY license and it is made of leather . No date on it .
I had a polop at the age of 32 . Symptom was blood on T/P when I wiped . I am 72 now and have been checked every 5 years . No problems but I am...
Back in the 60s at Quaker City , I saw a car go thru the traps at about 100 MPH backwards because the driveshaft fell out and went under a wheel .
I always thought the Hudson Jet was the first muscle car . It had the small body and big cubic in flat six with two carbs .
I think that your c/r will be lower with the stock 1.94 heads .
Here is a pic
A friend of mine had dogs. They just shot the dogs and took what they wanted .
40 miles west of Dothan
Facebook has a page on pinstriping. We had a good one in the Atlanta area and a little alcohol seemed to help him !
In the car .
Really good job on the video and the find !
They were neat . You could run the engine without the belt that drove the super charger and the air going thru it would turn the axial...
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