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TAKerry

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  1. A few years ago the door sub sills for my car were not available. A lot of them typically rust away. There was a fellow on another forum that was looking for a decent one to use for his template. I sent him a decent one I had and was told that I would get the first set off the line. Im pretty sure that has been at least 10 years ago and Im still waiting, LOL. Another example is the weather strip for the t tops in my car. They are not reproduced in any form. The ones I have are ok and work but if something were to happen then well................ I contacted steele rubber (ha, I always get a kick out of that name) inquiring about having a custom set made. The deal was I had to send them my originals for them to copy, the initial settup and tooling was estimated at several thousand dollars that I would be responsible for then I had to pay for the part. At that point I was no longer interested.
  2. May be old news but I read somewhere that the military jeep had the spare tire mounted on the rear so that it could be turned up on either side for servicing. Also the life span of a jeep in WWII was something like 10 days!
  3. Good Deal, I am sure she was sad to see it go but at least she knows its going where it will be appreciated.
  4. The forum subjects are kinda like a radio dial. If you dont like the topic dont open it! Quite a few topics post I have no interest in, doesnt bother me at all to ignore them!!
  5. 20240202_110502 by Kerry Grubb, on Flickr Took the gas pedal out and cleaned and painted then re-installed. I find these little things are a bit therapeutic when big stuff slows you down. 20240202_134334 by Kerry Grubb, on Flickr 20240223_132740 by Kerry Grubb, on Flickr 20240223_135505 by Kerry Grubb, on Flickr A bit of a search to find the correct vacuum tree for the back of the carb. Finding one with the hard line to the brake booster was the tricky part. 20240303_150313 by Kerry Grubb, on Flickr Just about everything is ready to go engine wise. I had a bit of a struggle with the vacuum lines and finding the correct switches etc. Everything in place now. I got all of the new fluids last week and ready to install and get things fired up. 20240314_165818 by Kerry Grubb, on Flickr Got the steering column installed tonight. First time I have seen this in place as it was out of the car when I bought it. 20240314_171043 by Kerry Grubb, on Flickr Did a quick hook up of the battery, just because and lo and behold the footwell lights work! Thats one step in the positive direction. I tried getting the hurst shifter bolted to the transmission. Previously there was some too small through bolts, so I bought some bigger bolts. Went to install and realized that the linkage on the trans. is threaded. I went through my pile of bolts and could not find one that fit correctly, so its on my to do list for tomorrow.
  6. Almost like dumping an old ship into the ocean to create a reef. Let that sit for another 20 years and nature will reclaim it.
  7. Im not sure the wheels look so bad as it may be parked on a hill and the perception is off a bit. The colour not too bad, but that interior.......woof!! But that should be a fairly simple fix. I dont think the price is horrible for this one.
  8. Steve, I have to disagree with you on the sheetmetal work. That to me is the shortfall. No offense to any iron workers out there but it looks like something an iron worker made, LOL.
  9. Yes, from what I found the difference in the trunk lids are the vents! I know a good trans am complete door will set you back about 300-400. I wouldnt be too tight fisted if you can find a decent door. They might not be that easy to locate, especially if you can find one local. Good Luck.
  10. Can someone explain the significance of this auto? 'In laymens terms, not the technical stuff', lol. It looks to me like the drive shaft spins a friction disc at the rear?
  11. My best friends dad worked at Chrysler, his mom always drove big fury's like this one. Seemed to get a new about every 2 years. I remember them being about the biggest car I had ever seen. I cant imagine this thing gets more than about 8mpg as well!
  12. Do the tr7/8 get any love? I think they are pretty neat cars (one is rotting away a few miles from my house, only 1 I have seen for many years). I still remember the tv commercials of it parking in a wedge shaped garage 'the shape of the future'?
  13. I just did a quick search and it seems that the 71-73 rivieras are very similar in body. I found the only difference in sheet metal between a 71 and 72 is the trunk lid. Did not find anything between the 72 and 73. Knowing a little about gm cars of the 70's (no idea on buicks though) I would hedge a bet they are the same. May be different interior panels but the rest is most likely the same. Hopefully someone with real knowledge will chime in.
  14. Im not all that far off (cecil co.) Let me know when,LOL. I have a few car buddies somewhat local and for years have been wanting to have a summer bbq. Not that I have that much to show but I like the idea of an open house and bbq. Would be cool to have a few old cars parked in the 'hood.
  15. I would give my brother a heads to check out your shop and say HI for me, but I just heard word that he is heading stateside for Easter. I appreciate all of what vendors do to make swap meets what they are. I am amazed when I go to Hershey (and the likes) and see people with tables full of parts. I CANT imagine packing up all of that stuff, unloading, organizing it on tables only to pack it all up again in a day or two and loading it back into their vehicle. Seems like way too much work for me, LOL.
  16. I think there are some 'legit' consignment dealers that will not have access to the cars they are selling. I have seen instances where the selling party will keep the car at their home while being consigned by someone probably across the country. This is where the dealer is located at pt. A and says the car is at pt. B. I still would not trust anything I saw online unless I knew it was from a well known guy. There are quite a few reputable consigners if youre looking for a car, try one of them.
  17. At one time you could argue that its a neat little car, looks like something old but with a modern (pinto) drivetrain. Now even the drivetrain is an antique!
  18. Thanks for posting George, looks like another fun day in FLA. Cant believe Wheels Across the Pond is in 3 weeks! Ive got a lot of work to do.
  19. I may have helped put air in the tire😁 Grundy is my insurance! (I doubt my premium amount would pay for anything else on that car, lol).
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