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graduated HS then couple months later bought this in Sept '79... owned it till '93 then sold it like a dumbass because circle track racing seemed...
looks like it sat a long time in the spot pictured...the only question I have is whats in those old safes? lol
I always hated the "Day 2" designation..brought on by the gold chainers with their quarter million dollar cars that never get driven.
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always wondered what Mark's Chevelle looked like and I'm not disappointed..lol had my Rally Nova almost 20 years now..built it the way I loved...
lol..that shows how much of a Chevy guy I am! it was a year ago but I thought that was what he said..sorry :) I'll blame it on old age.
I'm another who is guilty of looking in the back ground of all your pics catching glimpses of cool stuff everywhere! thanks for taking us on a...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] thinking this fits the spirit of the thread...took the pics last year at a local cruise near Weirton W.Va and talked to...
this..get rid of the cheesy rubber gaskets and run a quarter inch bead of the right stuff or something comparable.
guess I'm not the only one who has gone though that? lol
I have a 9" done like that where it was plated across the front of the ears..instead of gussets a solid plate laid back from the top of the...
Rip.. :(
liked the pic of you headed thru the Liberty tunnel...thats dedication there,lol thanks!
cool pics..thanks for sharing
is that the one that had a tunnel under the ticket booth leading into a moonshine operation under the infield? I remember hearing about that..lol...
I heard that in the old days when rings got tired the owner would dump a bunch of comet cleanser down the carb and the abrasive would put a new...
thanks for the pics.. it was a nice night and a pretty good turnout of cars.
thanks for the reminder on the PID cruise..should be a nice dry night for a change. :)
holy crap..lol nice ride.
looks good with the stock pans in the rear but I still gotta smile looking at those old weight jacks in the "before" pic..someone put alot of time...
I could make you one out of a blank...don't know how legal it would be though. did one for a friend that says 1931 Pontiac but he runs it on the...
wow is Mark young in that pic..lol thanks for posting those,some great history
I've seen that happen when guides were put in crooked then the seats were finished to match. check everything mentioned and good luck with it!
baddest bucket in my area is owned and driven by a guy in his 70's...was built in Michigan I believe. twin turbo small block chevy with factory...
get a longer pilot bushing..commonly used with mid plate mounts. Speedway or some other race supplier should have it.
don't fill it till it runs out the side..leave the level so you can just touch the oil in the hole with your pinky finger. if its too full it...
good stuff..thanks
the wheels,rake and losing the spare changed the whole attitude of that car..cool!
we need an official "I need a *** because I'm stuck with ***that don't fit " thread, I have a set of 10" 3"offset slots that now I have a 9inch...
lol.. < shakes head >
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