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  1. Lebowski, Try this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1960-CATALINA-14-X-6-STEEL-WHEEL-/311726884512?hash=item48945ec6a0:g:7v0AAOSwXeJYDgFw&vxp=mtr
  2. Lebowski, A 14 x 6 small bolt pattern GM wheel should be pretty easy to find. Is there something special about it? WParo in VT
  3. How about any these? https://annarbor.craigslist.org/wto/6113828480.html https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/wto/6098075899.html https://lasvegas.craigslist.org/wto/6120951874.html https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/wto/6117119763.html https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/wto/6109640821.html https://palmsprings.craigslist.org/wto/6077414399.html https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/wto/6099263528.html https://tucson.craigslist.org/wto/6122970326.html https://miami.craigslist.org/brw/wto/6076375633.html https://tampa.craigslist.org/psc/wto/6102877210.html https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/csw/wto/6079322129.html https://rockford.craigslist.org/wto/6127454703.html https://flint.craigslist.org/wto/6109364084.html +1 to what John_S said about fit. There are several variations including different bolt pattern sizes 4 3/4" & 5" If I'm not mistaken the early Riv used the 5" version. WParo in VT
  4. Do they look like these? https://smd.craigslist.org/wto/6031721334.html Not mine. WParo in VT
  5. Last time I transported a car on an open trailer I used something called Road Wrap to cover the front of the car and the open / missing window. It's like shrink wrap with a mildly tacky surface on one side. I put it over the front to protect the car from stone pecks and over the window opening, it was a side glass, to keep rain and other stuff from entering the car. https://www.amazon.com/Road-Wrap-6-x-100/dp/B005UQKPWC/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1494424902&sr=1-1&keywords=road+wrap There was a bit of tape residue to remove once I got the car home. I used Goo Gone to remove the residue. A quick wipe and it was gone. I'd recommend testing on small area to see if it will affect your paint before going all over your car with that stuff. The 20 year old lacquer on this car didn't seem to be bothered by it but your mileage may vary. WParo in VT
  6. I find it interesting that no one mentioned the online version of this magazine, not even H.M.X. This format has been my choice for reading this magazine for several years now. I can read the magazine on my computer or tablet on the day it arrives (no waiting by the mailbox for a damaged issue) and I can view back issues with the click of the mouse. I don't miss the brown paper stack on my desk at all. On top of all that, it's way cheaper. Feel free to reply with your list(s) of why the online version won't work for you; I've heard quite few already like: I've always done it that way. Yup, old habits are hard to break. It's hard to read for my old eyes. The online version can be magnified on-screen. I like the feel of it in my hands. Well, that's fine. I can take it with me. My laptop is portable and I can carry all of the back issues with me. There's more I'm sure so, chose your version and I'll chose mine. WParo in VT
  7. How big, or small is this thing? WParo in VT
  8. Check this out... http://chevyluvrestore.blogspot.com/2007/06/my-nos-chevy-luv-heart-rims.html WParo in VT
  9. How cool is that! My mom saved a few of my early art work as well. Parents are like that. Now, if only I could find them. Any chance you could redo your pix so we could see what you wrote? WParo in VT.
  10. Back when I was a young technician at a Buick dealer I would, at times, do new car pre-delivery inspections. Occasionally, I'd find something interesting somewhere in the car. Once, in a 1985 Lesabre, I found a work glove finger with someone's finger in it. Another time, in a 87 Estate Wagon I had to chase down a rattle noise that turned out to be a bolt with a paper tag that read, "how long did it take you to find this one?" One car, a new 1980 Regal, I was sent to road test because a salesman said it had a wobble in the steering. The car had not been inspected yet so he shouldn't have been driving it. Instead of driving the car, I put it on a lift and found there was no nut holding the pitman arm to the pitman shaft on the steering box. The pitman arm was loose and could have fallen off at any time. When I showed it to the salesman he didn't believe it was dangerous so I gave it a little tug and watched him as the arm came off in my hand. He shook his head and walked away. I later found out he'd sent a perspective buyer out in the car to try it and it was the customer who had told him about the loose steering. Ultimately, the sales manager started to enforce the 'don't drive any car that hasn't been inspected' rule again. WParo in VT
  11. Here's one. It's not a whole car, just one part but it certainly could have been displayed better. It's supposed to be a front yoke but it's hard to tell where the yoke starts and the background ends. Found on everyone's favorite bay. WParo in VT
  12. Warren, Shall we assume you've already checked for vacuum leaks everywhere? Shall we assume you've already checked for sticking mechanical advance weights in your distributor? Any chance this could be something with the transmission, a sluggish shift, maybe? Fuel pressure and volume up to specs? How old is the gas? Any more clues you can share? WParo in VT
  13. Get a hold of Donny Axelrod. He'll tell you. Google his name. He's in Massachusetts. WParo, VT.
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