Wow there is a flood of tach drive distributors the last few days. To bad they do not sell. Prices are right on fleabay.
Stop in for a cup of coffee
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They worry about stuff like drum brakes and old technology.
I don't agree because all of that has worked fine for the last 50 years so why should it suddenly not work now?
I agree that drums are not good in repeated panic stops but I also think that if you need more than a few panic stops per trip, then the problem is the loose nut behind the steering wheel.
I like drums, nothing wrong with them. I even drove a dart with a 383 swapped in on the slant six drums. It worked fine, just had to adjust to the car and what made it happy not the other way around.
People need to stop watching fast and furious movies and get real IMO
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The last car show I went to was at the local VFW r American legion, don't remember which. so I participated as a show of support. There were only right at 60-70 cars and they awarded just over twenty people's choice awards. I took the cuda. To Rainey point clearly It is not a perfect car. I.E. roll bar, fire suppression, fiberglass nose, and the steering wheel tossed on the dash. But it is a Cuda and quite striking. Plus only one other old Mopar on the lot. Come awards time you guessed it. I think right at 1/2 a dozen new mustangs and camaros took the awards. Bone stock I am talking less than two years old. And a shiny bone stock corvette got the big iron. A couple of chevelles etc. Cuda got nothing. I figured at twenty people's choice awards I might sneak out with something given only 60 cars there! Nope!
Yet it’s stunning!
Morning mopar maniacs!
Snow didnt seem to amount to much. I think it all drifted.
Schools closed.
Dog wanted out at midnight, didnt bark to come in all night.
Maybe too warm in the house?
Dunno.
Snow didnt seem to amount to much. I think it all drifted.
Schools closed.
Dog wanted out at midnight, didnt bark to come in all night.
Maybe too warm in the house?
Dunno.
Good Morning!
We've seen the same thing with people choice, especially in small towns.
We call it friends taking care of friends...haha.
Nice car by the way!!
I know the feeling. My rat rod is loved by everyone except those with cars. I am not very welcome at most shows. There are a few that don't seem to have an issue, but that isn't why I was entering them anyway. No intentions of winning, just talking with car folks and a good parking spot...
I've seen this happen in the town I live in, about 20K. A guy from work entered a lowered Nissan truck, fiberglass everything, lowered, tricked out paint thumper sound system etc. It won first place over a lot of classic cars I just didn't understand.
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I do the same, zero hopes of winning anything as it is clearly a track car, I enter it just to show folks there's is a whole other side to the hobby. If a kid shows interest I always let him sit in the car strap in the harness and pose for a photo. I mean really, what can they tear up? Toggle switch dash and a racing seat! And you never know that kid might just develop a passion for our hobby.
That exact statement was given to my son at Road America for the classics races a bunch of years ago. He got to sit in the Nicky Chevrolet Can Am car. The guy also asked if he wanted to ride in it through the paddock out to the starting line the next day. Unfortunately we couldn't attend that day. He said to us "He is our hobby's future...maybe this will spark interest in the hobby..."
Just watched a video, electrolysis to clean inside of motorcycle tank.
No reason it wont work on a car gas tank...
No reason it wont work on a car gas tank...
You would think so
Good morning , looks like a 63 degree dayhere today and 55 tomorrow, to wet to burn wind fall and leaves so it will be a day out in the shop putting the fuel pump, alt, and belts on, enjoy a few cold beers and live life like I mean it type day.
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It was the lung pain that hurt yesterday. Just breathing made everything ache.
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Ugh I must be crazy, making a 5 hour round trip for car parts this afternoon
Not crazy, just the sickness Ha Ha. What are you after?
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It’s not the farthest I’ve gone for parts just riding in a truck will be fun that far today lol
Well I hope they're good parts. I drove to Oregon once for a hood for my sons Firebird, that's 5 hours or so.
Really - and that don't sell?
Must be too many people believe the shiny ads in the comic books.
Work with someone who run NHRA stock or ss and they know where to find the last tenths or they're out of the game.
Those are the best for drag racing.
Boy, was i mistaken. We have a LOT of snow!
Mild out so plowing is going to be a challenge.
No work booked, so i have that going for me.
Mild out so plowing is going to be a challenge.
No work booked, so i have that going for me.
The next generation that's why we go. Always love to see kids at the car shows showing interest.
Last summer met a young man, 14, at MOPARS in the Park. His Dad had a 67 Barracuda.
He knew all about my car, how special it was, everything. He went on and on saying he never thought he'd see one.
I asked him if he had anything sharp in his pockets. He looked puzzled and said No. I opened the drivers door and said get in.
First person I'd didn't know that I let do it. He earned the experience.
Told his Dad to get some pics. Told the kid put your arm up there on the door and act like you own it. He was smiling ear to ear!!
Hope he shows up again this year I have an extra Ddaddy calendar just for him.
I was coming home from a breakfast gathering of friends last Wensday and seen this on the side of the road by there trash cans, I ain't to proud, I looked it over, put it in my truck and drove home, did some research and found out the tilt switch can go bad, by past it and this thing works great, never used one before, a friend borrowed it for the bears game last night, he wants to buy it from me this morning, $160 new, but I told him my wife wants it for the deck so ...
I've seen a few they are nice!! Good fine!!
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