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Old 11-20-2021, 09:18 PM   #701
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The three.
They'd be hard to buy from me, but I trade up or down pretty easy.
No animals.
No jewelry.
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Old 11-20-2021, 10:08 PM   #702
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Well as projects go building some HP out of a 200 Ford six was a fun challenge. Anyone can drop in a V-8 . Although with what I spent on it I could of dropped in a nice 289.

As for future projects. I would love to find a 60's Corvette that is priced right. May have to settle for a mid 70's. Would love to find a 67 Chev. Impala SS. 396 four speed. That was my first car way back when I could not afford to build it right. But sure did have a lot of fun with it.
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Old 11-20-2021, 10:20 PM   #703
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My vette is a giant turd and is used primarily to piss off vette purists.
Its a 59 with a c3(1978) frame and drive train and rear end and all underpinnings. Some of these hybrids are now selling for more than stock c1's.(mine won't)

I begged a guy to sell me a 250 Chevy six cylinder with a 471 blower sitting sideways Next to it and ducted to a side draft carb as a blow-through. On a stand since about 1967, he pulled the standard 'ahm gonna be uzin that thar purt sooon' horse-crap. I'm sure it went to scrap.


I love the six cylinder builds.
I've never built an engine. Too many guys too much talent for me to even begin to do it myself.
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T-bird is an m code with three two barrels.
I've found another 390 and I'm going to have a grand time getting engine goodies to build another m code. It'll be a garage queen engine stand piece of art.
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Old 11-20-2021, 10:38 PM   #704
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Got to love the hobby. Everyone has their own style and vision and they are all good. For me it is the journey of building something from nothing or close to it. Drive it for awhile sell it for a loss and find a new project.
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Old 11-27-2021, 06:31 PM   #705
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Some people aren't smart enough to pour pee out of their boot.
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Old 11-27-2021, 07:15 PM   #706
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So that's where the wire harness is .. Mighty tough shower doors on that one. I'm not gonna ask what 9' 9" means
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I wonder if the owner is still complaining about the loose screws and sawdust.

About that wiring harness.
There's a video on youtube of a guy rebuilding a burned out 24.1.
I bet I took 100 still pictures of what was in the walls as he was tearing them out.
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Old 11-27-2021, 08:01 PM   #708
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Well as projects go building some HP out of a 200 Ford six was a fun challenge. Anyone can drop in a V-8 . Although with what I spent on it I could of dropped in a nice 289.

As for future projects. I would love to find a 60's Corvette that is priced right. May have to settle for a mid 70's. Would love to find a 67 Chev. Impala SS. 396 four speed. That was my first car way back when I could not afford to build it right. But sure did have a lot of fun with it.
I rode to school in a friend's "sleeper" in high school. Kind of a powder blue. The only giveaway was the little 396 badge. I swear in second gear the front wheels would come off the pavement... that car in the hands of a 17 year old... FUN TIMES!!
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Old 11-29-2021, 02:47 AM   #709
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I rode to school in a friend's "sleeper" in high school. Kind of a powder blue. The only giveaway was the little 396 badge. I swear in second gear the front wheels would come off the pavement... that car in the hands of a 17 year old... FUN TIMES!!
I bought a 69 Dana 427 Camaro. Dual 4bbl low rise cross ram. Same as Yenko but Dana was the west coast version.
It came with a 10.98 128mph time slip.
1.8 turns lock to lock steering.
Scared me so bad driving it home that I pulled it in the garage and I removed the ENTIRE wiring harness that very day lest I drive it again.

I spent 6 months launching our very babied 69 z28 a bit harder before I attempted the Dana again.
I Never did get used to that car.
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Old 12-02-2021, 01:19 AM   #710
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I'm cleaning out one of the sheds.
I found a bin with some of my old vw stuff.

Who remembers what stuff is in a Frantz filter?

Up for trade or sale.
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Old 12-02-2021, 01:24 AM   #711
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If I remember correctly (and that's sometimes questionable) it was a toilet paper roll.
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Old 12-02-2021, 01:30 AM   #712
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If I remember correctly (and that's sometimes questionable) it was a toilet paper roll.
Still is toilet paper.
Frantz is Still on the market.
https://www.amazon.com/Hot-Shots-Sec...s%2C293&sr=8-3
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Old 12-02-2021, 01:53 AM   #713
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They made an aftermarket by-pass kit. I put one on a Ford flathead V-8 1936 vintage. It worked real well, I thought. Then on another 1947 Ford flathead- but they worked so well you could go broke just buying toilet paper! If they're still in business, maybe they are the ones causing TP shortages. I just looked at the Amazon ad - - I think I spent something south of $40 for the kit then- of course it wasn't chrome and fancy like that one.
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Beau and I can't be the only ones here with restored old cars.
Whatcha got?

Here is my '73 Thunderbird-all work has been done by myself, except the C-6 transmission rebuild. About 62,000 original miles on this land yacht that is a lot of fun to cruise on down the road. Needs some bodywork and paint (original factory), but cannot decide whether to sink more $$ into or sell to someone that will use more often and enjoy the ride as I have!
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I enjoy junkyard searches more than I enjoy the cars.
Send me a dream list of rust free Arizona parts you want.
It doesn't matter how small or how big. HEAVY is limited to reasonable.

Looking for stuff for your 73 will be a joy.
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Old 12-02-2021, 03:17 PM   #716
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I'm cleaning out one of the sheds.
I found a bin with some of my old vw stuff.

Who remembers what stuff is in a Frantz filter?

Up for trade or sale.
I was an Engineman (Diesel / Gas / Turbine) mechanic in the Navy. Back in the late 60’s and early 70’s, we were tasked with removing these filters from all vehicles and mission critical devices.
The rationale given to us was that the filters had two issues that were called root cause to failures -
1) They were extremely restrictive and reduced available oil pressure dramatically.
2) They were actually too good of a filter as they were actually removing many of the additives required for viscosity index improvers and detergents.

In their defense, I will say that you could run tar black oil through a few passes with a clean cartridge and the oil turned a medium brown and looked/felt fine...
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Old 12-08-2021, 07:56 PM   #717
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https://www.amazon.com/KING-KF1000-A...01&sr=8-3&th=1

This is a WiFi directional antenna. It will do you little good in a crowded rv park as far as the parks Wi-Fi goes. 20meg into the camp, 50 people streaming...you'll not get much speed or reliability no matter how good the connection.

Below are cell phone boosters.
Some work with data, some don't.
So some will boost Wi-Fi and some won't.
I don't remember which does which.


The white one will lock onto a cell tower and sometimes not unlatch because it's very powerful. This locks that channel out of the tower until they reset. Of course you're down the road on another tower with no consequence. It can add four bars where there are none. It requires specific antenna and placement.
I've had it for years as a portable unit between cars. All our cars have their own antenna set up, so it's just cable twists and USB power to move it. It uses pig tail omni directional antenna and a credit card sized directional antenna on the dash. We seldom use it because cell service is seldom missing for us anymore.

The rectangular black one will take a signal from -200 to 0. Unbelievably strong.
So powerful. I haven't tried it with an omni directional anntena. But with an app and a direction twist by hand, it'll lock into a cell tower 40 miles away. It requires two antenna.
We used it before we had internet service here at the house. This is why I know the meter readings and about adjusting the antenna. It will supply better cell service to anyone within a 500ft circle of you, the whole camp. Now that we have Wi-Fi here this system is unneeded and might maybe possibly wind up in the rv.

The last one, the WeBoost, is cold crap on soggy toast. Even Physically touching my phone to it does almost nothing.
It came with the RV.
It sucks.
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Old 12-09-2021, 01:07 AM   #718
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Another favorite tool.
I just plopped it on my mod table and whacked these new supports for the battery access/under desk door on axis/Vegas dash. Then put it back on the shelf.
I made a ryobi battery adapter for this, but it didn't work the first time and I didn't try it again.

https://www.amazon.com/Stout-Tool-ST...+&sr=8-1-fkmr0

Countersunk all the holes. Drilled them part way with a bigger bit because I was too lazy to look twice for the countersink tool, then pounded the holes into shape with a sacrificial bolt of the right size. Bolts and nylon insert locking nuts are used, not screws.
Sits flat.
I stopped short of routing the wood for the thin metal.
Gotta stop somewhere....
A little too complicated for my taste.
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Old 12-09-2021, 08:53 PM   #719
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I fired up the console stereo to listen to my birthday present from a neighbor while
Readying the shop for the christmas party.
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Old 12-09-2021, 10:41 PM   #720
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I fired up the console stereo to listen to my birthday present from a neighbor while
Readying the shop for the christmas party.
The Rat Pack!
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