Stop in for a cup of coffee
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Borrowed one for a few weeks after a wipe out with the Valiant. But it was more of notchback shape. Loved driving that - did cost me one ticket (non-moving IIRC). and did have to replace the exhaust. Still a great driver - if my friend didn't want t okeep it, I was thinking it would make a fun ice racer - notthat we got ice that thick too often.... Hey I was young...
You need a high compression v8 ..... my old 440 has close to 11 to 1 compression.
Has a distinct high pitch tone that you can only get with real compression that has that echo when you press the clutch in but still have 1/2 gas pedal down.
Dang no wonder I used to smoke clutches
BAAAAAAAAraaaaaaaaBAAAAAAAAraaaaaaaBAAAAAAAAAraummmmRaaaaaaaa
I can tell you that its not much fun havinglittle bits of rust picked out of your eyeballs. Three visits to get it all out.
Reminds me to ask about my friends Sonnet. Wait, thats right, sometimes its better not to ask about things... lol
Would be easier for me now,as up close vision is poor. But when my eyes were sharp, looking into the hollow point of a needle was unnerving.I can tell you that its not much fun havinglittle bits of rust picked out of your eyeballs. Three visits to get it all out.
Me too,hatchback. Nanner yellow.
zkx14
Duster De-ruster
I helped a buddy do a spray bomb flame job on one.
He would buy any car with insp sticker, usually for $100. Run till it ran out or died. That was the only foreign car I recall him having. He knew it would be in the crusher soon so... It was fun
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
I learned a lot working on that old Datsun. I rebuilt the head, replaced the valves, put it all back together to make it run right. That was the first car I learned how to rebuild disc brakes on.
I made tons of mistakes and learned the hard way...but it was all a valuable learning experience.
I made tons of mistakes and learned the hard way...but it was all a valuable learning experience.
I did the clutch in the datsun,riveted patches on top of the fenders. Put taller tires on it and added an extra leaf spring to the back. It was a nimble backroad car. Followed 4x4’s around on the trails...
I did the clutch in the datsun,riveted patches on top of the fenders. Put taller tires on it and added an extra leaf spring to the back. It was a nimble backroad car. Followed 4x4’s around on the trails...
How’d that happen??
Nope. Left is for clutch. Ever go to press in the clutch on a wide pedaled auto? Maybe a few times...
Im having a discussion in the brakes section about left foot driving.....trying to see if I'm off my rocker about this issue...
dukeboy440
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I've done it. I had to learn how to do that with our tractors when I was 6. Then had to do it for about 6 months after my knee surgery cause my right knee wasn't strong enough afterwards to push the brake pedal
dukeboy440
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You knew this was coming...
Every day?
Still?
Only When I power brake!
Well yea....you see the post in the brakes section?
Sorry no. I have been all over the world on the net tonight.
dukeboy440
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Everyday for about 6-7 months. And I still do from time to time if my knee is acting up. There are days every now and again where I can barely press the pedal with my knee not giving out.
As for the tractors, usually only drive with both feet during planting/tilling seasons. You're actually working both hands and both feet all at the same time. One on the clutch, one of the brake, one on the wheel and one on the hand throttle. Doing so is why you don't see tractors cutting giant ruts in the fresh plowed soil. Don't do it that way and the front tires will dig as they turn and cut a rut 2-3 feet deep
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