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Another M151 crash story. I had a summer job at the 1962 World Sport Parachute Championship in Orange, MA. Mostly emptying trash cans and being...
I signed up for an Alliance membership - I don't feel much guilt for using an ad blocker.
My nomination for quote of the day. Russ
About 1980, our small town car club held informal car shows in the parking lot of a bank. Some members would drop off their car and leave for the...
I was at UMass, Amherst 1962 for 3 semesters (Earning my college dropout credentials - The electrical engineering department did provide me with...
I understand your view-point, I grew up on the Mohawk Trail (Rt 2, North Adams, MA - 1952 to 1961). Not everybody lives where the roads are...
The hot and humid weather should be over then...
One of the checkpoints is in Klamath, OR
The quote of the day! Russ
If the electric fan is on the front (grill) side of the radiator, it is a pusher fan. I'm in Southern Arizona, about 8 miles from the Mexican...
I watched both of Cotton"s video's on installing a 12 Volt under dash air conditioning unit. The $500 eBay sourced unit "worked" (i.e. it was...
Just a quick "Heads up" - Lead Ain't Dead 2026 will be on Saturday, November 7. https://www.straykatkustoms.com/lead-ain-t-dead Russ
No pictures - None of these are memorable.. $25.00 1969 Opel Kadett wagon with the 1,100 cc engine. Threw a used transmission into it and drove...
[ATTACH] I didn't think of that when I accepted the insurance company's settlement check... Actually, in retrospect, cashing the check was a...
Over the years, I have successfully installed these Rostra cruise control kits on the following. 1962 Volvo PV544 - 5 speed manual trans...
More info needed: 6 Volt Positive ground (stock electrical system) or 12 Volt Negative ground (modified electrical system)?
Silas, from the "Adventures Made From Scratch" YouTube channel, regularly uses propane on his cutting torches. This is a junkyard/car crushing...
That is a big clue to the past history - Running and driving this hot rod might alter Ir's historic status. As suggested above, give it some time...
That depends on who's ass is jabbed...
[ATTACH] A picture - It really did happen in 2020. Russ
Semi-grumpy 81 year old man here. At this moment, there is an annual car show in Warren (a district of Bisbee), AZ. That is only 27 miles from...
30+ year survivor of a 7.5 hour open hears surgery here (Surgeon called it a train wreck). I was given the following dietary advice: "It it...
How about a "split-six" (dual exhaust)? Aftermarket headers and Porter or Smithy mufflers. It will sound right! Russ
I suspect that your test light is: 1. Not grounded properly or 2. Broken - I've thrown a couple of test lights into the trash can, the previous...
That should work.
This might not work going from Negative ground 12 Volts to Positive ground 6 Volts. From the link above: "One important note: The product has no...
Well stated.
I got a better idea! Move this thread to the "Off Topic Hot Rods & Customs" forum. We are less likely to attract the usual negative comments from...
The 1934 Graham had a supercharged engine - Nothing but the best for the Chief! [ATTACH] Picture from an internet search... EDIT: The link:...
-6-Volt-Reducer-for-Motors,15824.html That appears to be a 50 Watt, 1 Ohm resistor. It will not reduce much voltage on a low current draw load....
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