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I seem to recall that I expressed my formal regret of not being able to sell it to you several years ago. ;) Did you build the thing, was it you...
Yeah, totally. I sold a $400 '66 Coupe DeVille that obviously wasn't in the greatest shape to a local kid in Burbank. I saw it once, then it...
Holy hell, thats it. Has the same license plate. http://w6iee.dyndns.org/cutruck.html Hmm, they haven't improved it much. Painted it rat rod...
I don't know if anyone recognizes me but here goes. There was this "thing" called the "Leftover Special" that I once owned, if it got finished,...
Oh, and has my old '64 Chevy truck made a re-appearance? Thanks.
Pict choors?
No offense, but flux-core is for when your tractor done broke in th' back 40 or you're one of those guys on "Deadliest Catch" and your stick...
No, I mean, who can I buy one from?
Where does one purchase the brannew 97's from?
Lemme make an addendum... if its a 305 or a 350, just get it running nice and beat the shit out of it. If its a 327, sink a bunch of time and...
Get the heads rebuilt, and it'll be like a new engine.
I have a hobart 145, which is just the econo version of the miller 135. Its awesome, and the trailer hitch reciever I welded onto 1/4" plate for...
I keep my PBR in the lettuce drawer, Bass and misc. double bock on the top shelf of the fridge. We get pisswater in a fizzy bottle here and they...
Ok, look here, it shows you all you need: [img] then here: [img] then here: [img] and here too: [img] and here too: [img] There is ONE...
In CA we just have spiders... Black Widows. Usually carb cleaner and a lighter works fine for "tactical" situations, but what about a "strategic"...
PBR, where's a good place to order new parts? I've got two lathes, a mill, two presses, and at least one pair of snapring pliers, I'd like to...
Some people unintentionally make their own wide whitewalls... by an obscure process called "paralell parking." That extra bit getting ground off...
So, I can light em up, and keep 'em burning in second, even with my lil' 250 6? ;)
Pardon me, an ice-cold Shiner Bock.
take wheel off, set on ground Grind with 7"grinder and red 50 grit disk. Make skinny whitewall wide. Dont be lame and grind thru to the black,...
Yeah, I remember a Monza in auto shop class with no engine/trans... we'd have to push it outta the way, and when you hit the brakes, BOOM, that...
And yes, the synchros were non-existant the one lap around the block I gave it... Thats what double-clutching is for!
Turns out my "spare" saginaw in the garage is a 4-spd... hell, thats too good for my new parts-hauler, I needa save that one for the "someday"...
Ooops, wait a sec... The fragged trans in my truck is a 3spd, (also with a fragged main bearing carrier... the one sittin in my garage is a...
Awesome info Ed, thanks! -J
So, a busted pressure plate/ throwout bearing might be a very likely culprit? Either way, trans is getting pulled out! ;)
Well, I have my work cut out for me... My neighbor and i got it running again after removing a sludged up fuel filter, new (reman!)battery. I had...
Uhh... theres a lot of off-topic threads today on the board it seems... Maybe I dont get into trouble bumping this one that has to do with an...
Lemme first say, I would be glad to take this offline, PM me for my email, and we can do the off-topic discussion there... but you guys are the...
Awesome! Thank you much.
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