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Mike VV, Now that is some beautiful work,,,,,,very impressive ! Tommy
Now that is real craftsmanship there,,,,,looks just like original . Beautiful work ! Tommy
The top is rounded like a bullet ,,,,,locates the heads just like new ! Tommy
My DeSoto had the original stepped dowels in it,,,,,I was able to reuse them too . Here are a couple of pics . Tommy [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Oops sorry man . I just saw your avatar pic and realized you were in Minnesota,,(,,I expanded your pic after that and realized it IS a Buick ) ....
BJR , Isn’t that your beautiful ride in post #9 ,,,,,,looks really good ! Anyone else in there anywhere,,,,,not counting Marks stuff,,,,,,he has...
Mark,,,,I always thought this was an invitation only event ? Beautiful cars,,,,and neighborhood,,,,,,not one picture of any hot dogs though . I’m...
Man,,,,those were the days,,,,,,reminds me of laying under my car swapping out a transmission or a clutch at home . I always did the engine stuff...
Hey Jim,,,,what do you do to get them to stop on your IPad ? Every time I start to read a post it jumps up and I’m out of place for a while . Tommy
Yeah,,,,they were slipping him all the inside good stuff to try . There’s nothing like a real test bed to try new stuff ! And they had some young...
Actually Swade41 has it right,,,,the original Mustang II’s were Pinto Sports . Almost the same body style,,,very close dimensional ,,,,but they...
lol,,,no,,,,the aluminum is cast around the steel spokes . Then,,, the steel is welded to the rim . You have to look at one from the...
Sounds to me like some valves are tight in the guides . Most modern machinists feel that the guides must be super tight,,,,,and use seals that...
I was in here yesterday and a few times it was ads with men kissing,,,,,,I clicked out and didn’t come back till now ! If it keeps happening I...
A lot of beautiful Mopar rides up there in Kentucky,,,,,,but I have to admit that those AMC s look really cool,,,,,some real beauties in there !...
Thank you Cob for bringing this up ,,,,,,it’s really frustrating to not be able to get your bearings while trying to read a thread ! Tommy
So,,,,are you saying that the industry doesn’t trust the technicians to solder correctly in the field,,,,,so they only allow crimp or screw...
I notice them,,,especially when they shift the page down while you are reading it . Or,, Shift it up,,,or sideways,,,, or anything .
Brazing can fix that right up,,,,,almost like it never happened . Use a good filler rod and a good torch tip . It mounts the water pump,,,,not a...
Oh yeah,,,I know ,,,Lol . I could go RB,,,I have about 6 of them (440 s ),,,,well 7 RBs,if you count my 426 Hemi ,,,,,I have many B engines...
Man,,,,that’s a clean looking Belvedere wagon,,,,,,looks pretty darn tough too ! I like that a lot ! Tommy
You’re a smart man ! I’m gonna swap the rear out for a nice 8-3/4 . The transmission for a well built 727 . The engine will be a low deck...
Here is one . This was about 2-3 weeks ago,,,,I drove to Indiana to pick it up ,,,,,73 sitting on body color steels with Dog Dish hubcaps . The...
Hey Pacecar , You wouldn’t happen to know what year that pic was took ,, would you ? That looks like me staring into the Hemi Bird ! Tommy
Yeah but Billy,,,you can go to Hawaii anytime ! The Fest only comes around once a year ,,,lol . Take one of those beautiful Bandit specials and...
Pacecar , Does that read Checkmate on the door ? Tommy
^^^^^ Not here,,,,,,Center Hill dam has had the flood gates open for a solid week now ! The reservoir behind it is still over capacity . Normal...
How many engines had a front mounted distributor,,,,leaning to the left side ? Looks like a GM cap there on the distributor . Tommy
I’m sure it was not as big as usual,,,,,,we have had a lot of rain the last two weeks . It rained again early this morning,,,,I live about 50...
In 1980 I was a junior in high school,,,,and drove a 1969 Camaro,,,,really loved driving that one,,,,I was pretty darn hard on it,,,,at least in...
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