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  1. Walt I agree with you a better area description is needed on many post as some names are just locally know. I know Gig Harbor is a little NW of Tacoma WA or SW of Seattle WA because I took a trip out there a few years ago. At first I thought Maine but realized that’s the gig harbor lobster boats not the city. Always thinking first of a good seafood meal I guess. dave s
  2. Will make a great parts car you just have to dig the model. dave s
  3. The only thing more impressive than the tools is Dandy Dave’s ability to use them so beautifully. dave s
  4. You can also fine cheap boxes of all brands at an auction house called “ everything but the house”. When people move and downsize a lot of tool boxes ( some with tools in them) go up for auction. I’ve seen some go for $50 or $75 up to $300 but not much more than that. Sorry I don’t have the actual site name but it should be easy to google. dave s
  5. As a MB owner this thread has been very informative and interesting. Would my 2011 350E 4matic with a six cylinder engine and 120+ thousand miles on it also have these timing chain guides that fail? I know it has a double chain but no idea about the guides. If no one can answer does anyone know of a good MB forum for a 2011 car? I ask as this one is so darn good I don’t want to get on with a bunch of tractor mechanics as our master wizard Ed calls them. Thanks dave s
  6. I had a similar problem on my 38 Studebaker after rebuilding the carb, fuel pump, new electric pump, plugs, plug wires, points, rotor and cap. The master wizard ( of course I mean Ed better know as edinmass) took pity on me and had me send him my distributor. Fifteen minutes later he had it fixed. It was a bad wire in the distributor. I didn’t even know there was a wire in the distributor! He sent it back it runs great, cooler by 10 degrees and 3 more miles per gallon. Follow Ed’s and Pete O’s advice and I’ll bet you will solve the problem. Good luck. dave s ps edit correction miles per gallon not gallons per mile ! Thanks Grony for catching it.
  7. Looks like it was longer than he could haul so he cut that part off and stuffed it in the car. dave s
  8. Don’t you mean you are 26 with three times the experience! dave s
  9. I don’t know about “Dating an AMC front end” I would rather find a complete young lady! dave s
  10. I like the car! Doesn’t matter if the picture looks bad because or angle or distortion. It’s a beautiful car. I guess my humor is distorted! dave s
  11. But Kerry you drive a Firebird not a Mustang!! They may make you pay for admission because of that. dave s
  12. I recently did my first true body repair on my 38. Some of you may remember that process I documented in a thread. It took at least twice as long doing each step of the process partially because I had never done it but also each dent was just harder to do correctly. There are some that still need to be redone to be decent. I did have experience replacing rusted sheet metal on my 49 pickup and feel that is so much easier than repairing sheet metal. Time in a body shop must be a major concern as you can’t ever get it back. The top pic was my 49 bed the middle shows the 49 after rust repairs on bed and fenders. The last was the 38 repairs needed. The 38 took a lot longer than expected even with all of your warnings and help
  13. I certainly wouldn’t kick it out of the garage if it was mine! That would be worse than kicking my wife out of bed! dave s Ps if I did I’m afraid she would take her revenge while I slept!
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