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Advanced Plating in Nashville did my flying goddess hood ornament and both headlight bezels last year. They estimated a minimum of twelve weeks...
Price drop to $75 plus shipping.
Take a look at the Olds carb I have listed here. Mine has larger secondaries, which you should be able to see in the pictures. I need to lower...
Mighty nice welding, there! :D
That's not merde, that's a lot of very good parts!
OUCH!!
Glad to hear your intake leak is resolved. Good luck adjusting the TV rod!
Congrats on helping with a beauty like that!
Now that's a helluva good score!
Ain't nothing wrong with a four-door Caddy. Good luck with her!
Here's another vote for JB Weld (two-part epoxy putty). It fills gaps and cracks well and sands relatively easily.
RIP and enjoy the most excellent roads, George.
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Aw heck, man. A little super glue and that thing will be good as new. :D
For the rear main, get a Best Gasket neoprene 2-piece seal, about $30 tops plus labor. Don't know about the front.
Simplicity works well, always. Great job!
Glad to hear it's a relatively easy fix, Mike!
My other problem is that our "garage" is just a closed-in carport. There's not a lot of room since I also park my daily driver OT vehicle in...
I need to find a local mechanic who's not as pricy as my earlier guy, honestly. He estimated for the worst, which is probably smart on his part....
Nope. I'm holding off on that very expensive valve job for a while. Meanwhile, I'm sorting out a bunch of minor things I want done.
56 is year 62 is model/series 098347 is the engine number, I believe If you look on the front of the engine block this number should be stamped...
Beautiful job!
More importantly, what's under the hood?
My 55 came from Dallas, and I did everything via e-mail, FedEx, wire transfers, and over the phone. Let me check the list of documents I gathered...
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I see a long weekend washing and another few days vacuuming and washing, at the very least. :D
Humidity/condensation under your distributor cap, perhaps?
The beaner is absolutely correct. Windows "Paint" does a great job quickly resizing photos. :D
Thanks for taking and sharing all these great pictures, Mike!!
Holy cow, Mike!! :eek: Beautiful pictures, sir!
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