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Dan, are the air cleaner and coolant decals correct for a '66 C Body?

I miss the days I worked at the parts store and we did that. I agree new drums may be crap.

For what? Every car that comes up, you had some excuse why it won't work. Why build an engine when you have no car? You don't need a "race" engine to get into racing. We don't all start out in Top Fuel.

Plenty of people who aren't rich, race. It all depends on what you want to spend your money on.

Wow, digging up some relics! Hand Built Hot Rods (Steve Strope of Pure Vision) done in 2018 Fantomworks done in Jan 2019 Garage Squad ended three years ago in 2021 And the overrated, played out Overhaulin' ended in 2020. They had a five year gap between season 9, and the final season. I...

What? It's the most simple premise there is. It's literally what I do with my cars, improve where I can, when I can. You don't need a ton of money to have fun with these cars, they're simple to work on, and most parts you'll need are still available. It can't get any more basic.

Sure as **** was. I think you missed the point of the show.

Too in depth, I get it.

Thanks! I have an exhaust nut that was soft and decided to round itself when I tried to remove it. Forgot I had those in my stash. Gonna have to go give it a try.

She wearing a one piece thingy (bodysuit?), which I approve of.

So, that's how you hunt...

I package everything as if it's going to a war zone.

I think that might be based on how long it's been since they posted. I've come across that with members who are still with us, but haven't posted in a while.

Damn, I wish that was the case around here! The old guy at the O'Reilly's south of me has an old Ford truck that he hasn't worked on in over a decade, but that's about it in my area. The O'Reilly's west of me, the old manager had a Chevy volt, I haven't even seen a customer in an old ride there...

Back when motorheads worked at parts stores!

My friend worked at the gas station just east of the Champion, most of the time they just walked over for parts. I grew up near Glen Lake, and yeah, it will always be 12 to me too. The HQ was just to the east of the picture, a little past (and still in) the trees.

Where they meet in Minneapolis? Otherwise those roads run mostly parallel. I knew you were from somewhere close to where I grew up.

Yeah, they sold out a long time ago, early 90's I think. A classmates dad was an executive with them. They had a small office as their HQ a few miles from where we lived, no giant building needed. And they sponsored the NHRA races at Brainerd for a long time, as far back as I can recall.

I thought that was odd myself. After I left, my CarQuest was instantly full of idiots. They would hire people off the internet, and parts knowledge wasn't a requirement. It was weird going across the street to the O'Reilly's (still want to call it Champion) and hearing the stories of how bad...

Go get them John!

Yep, I was wrong. It's been a minute since I dealt with SB intakes and got them mixed up. I meant to say what Rob said.

LD4B is an aluminum version of the stock intake manifold. I wasn't sure about the port size.

I never took offense to someone saying our (CarQuest) prices were high, they were. I did work with them on the pricing, until corporate locked us out of looking up our cost, and adding the minimum percent profit they wanted. We sold a lot at that minimum number while we could. I worked the...

Keep saving those pennies.

I use RA when I can plan ahead, it's just easier and cheaper for me. At least when I do have to do something quick, the local shop doesn't kill me on prices for parts, normally a small markup from the parts store price I'd pay. I only use them if it requires a lift or is beyond my skills with...

They are closing 500 corporate stores, and 200 independent stores out of their 5000 locations. Simply cutting the fat in today's economy. I'm sure online buying is a part of it, but I feel most companies have spread themselves too thin. The Dollar General philosophy doesn't work for every business.

When I worked at CarQuest, we had a very slow front end. Mostly the same people too, not many random folks buying parts. They closed when advanced bought the brand. It was the commercial accounts that kept the lights on.

You're right, I was thinking of something else.

That new stand looks like a beast.

Not sure, but it was mentioned to leave his status as active so people can still comment on his threads.