John348
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47 minutes ago, TAKerry said:
I think there is a difference in the back window?
Sorry, I jumped the gun before I saw the above post.
Both the rear and front glass are the same on the sedans, sport sedans or four door hard tops the windshield is the same as the coupes and convertibles the rear window is unique to that body style
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14 hours ago, Trulyvintage said:
Why the attacks on the person
doing the restoration work ?
The OP set the criteria for the restorer.
Jim
Jim,
I don't see it as anything personal, only a business decision. After all it is a business transaction
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If someone has more time then money and has the skills, and desires a two door this might be the easiest path to get attain one. It is not a simple task to make it look right the front door on a four door is about 6" shorter, there is a lot of work that needs to be done, and then to finish it in black, you have to be a pretty good metal guy for it to come out looking good.
At least he got done! how many similar projects (dreams) end up as "shelves" in garages all over the world, never to be finished!
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On 9/16/2023 at 1:41 PM, Rusty_OToole said:
He already has dollies. Sometimes you can find scrap plywood at construction sites.
Sometimes, but even sometimes you can get arrested for trespassing as well. Most sites now have cameras as per the insurance companies, if something else happens to be "missing" you don't want to be the suspect for those items just for a few pieces of wood
Buy the tires for $400 and be dome with it.
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I remember where I was more then most, I saw the second plane hit with my own eyes. I was on 57th and 5th ave, the Tuesday morning. Thursday I was running a crew to get the stock exchange up and running with temporary cables.
Myself, I try to forget it.
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On 9/7/2023 at 8:21 PM, Porsche 68 said:
I too have 3 cases of 20s 30s headlight lenses I can identify a few so they are going to Hershey I will check old vintage lenses Thanks. John
There is a vendor on the same aisle as me in the Red Field North at Hershey. He sells and buys lenses RNI 97, he is located right across from TIP sandblasters. He bought some lenses from me several years ago.
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Looking around the garage and figured it's time, so I am bringing these down as well
RNI 82-78 Red Field North along the bushes a few rows north of just west of Walt
Car parts are coming,
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5 minutes ago, edinmass said:
What am I bringing? A pocket full of cash………works fine!
That's a given
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I know this could get moved, but I felt posting in General Discussion might be good place for those who can't attend and never bother to look at the Hershey specific Forum, sort of a Virtual Swap Meet. So if the powers to be feel it needs to be moved, so be it.
I am starting to pack thing up and decided it's time to part with a few items. Here is a few things I am packing up today. The scale is not automotive, but it always was a conversation in my garage, and hopefully it will be in someone else's for years to come RNI 85-79 Red Field North
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If they are so hard to find maybe have more then one made? Maybe on one of the specific forums announce that you are going to have a special run made and you are taking orders? Just a thought, maybe a way to get yours paid for and have a spare on the shelf.
I would suggest replacing the front bearing on the tranny as well, excessive play can contribute to premature wear of the bushing.
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On 8/30/2023 at 11:26 PM, joe_padavano said:
All GM transmissions used behind V8 engines use the same input shaft. Pontiac engines use a pilot bearing with a 1.375" OD. Are these the original engine and trans in this car? Pontiac sometimes did not drill the crank for a pilot bearing if the engine was bolted to an automatic. If this crank has been drilled, it might not be the OEM size hole.
Butler is a good source for Pontiac parts:
Good call Joe! GM did this with the Chevrolet crankshafts, the Turboglide transmissions required a different drilling to accept the centering of the torque converter and there is a special pilot bushing to adapt those crank shafts to be used with a clutch. I encountered this once and it was a real ah s!@t moment, but I recall I located the bushing and it was part of the HELP parts line, and it was on the rack at a PEP Boys. All of this was done pre-internet Any speed shops near you? Try calling some of the guys who advertise that rebuild four speeds they had to know somebody who encountered your problem and might know of a direction to point you. There is a guy on Long Island who rebuilds four speeds for years, ships them all over the country Larry Fisher, D&L Transmission (631)351-4837 he pointed me in the right direction with a similar situation a few times.
You have the measurements, you can always have one made with correct material!
I would check the Pontiac parts books to see if there are different cranks offered for different applications, that might answer all the questions, then maybe check to see if GM offered different pilot bushings (I doubt they did)
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On 7/13/2023 at 2:30 PM, BuickTom87 said:
I have yet to see any of these in nyc or Long Island maybe soon. I guess it’s a good thing
They have been on the North Shore of Nassau for the past two months. and in The Bronx as well.
And Elvis you have a very Happy 60th Birthday
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16 hours ago, 28 Chrysler said:
But if the factory warranty calls for an oil change every 7,000 / 10.000 miles I could see a problem.
You beat me to it, I was thinking the same thing. Explain that to the service manager when he says "sorry it is not covered, the manufacturer recommends that BOTH the oil and filter be changed at 7-10,000 miles"
So at that point you would have to pay for the repair and take it up with Penzoil.
It's cheaper to pay for the oil change, because they will find a way out of it.
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I don't really drive my cars all that much but when I do I like to keep things cool. Everything was new when they were restored and the blocks were bored so, living by the quote "cooler heads prevail" I like to use a 160 degree stat and I use the Robert Shaw high flow thermostats in all of them.
Plus we are not running the same quality fuel that was used in the 1960's, which I was told is a leaner, and hotter mixture. I had used a 180 stat and things got a little touchy in traffic. Once I advanced the timing a little and went to a 160 stat things were a little less nerve rattling. Not a good feeling leaving the show field at Hershey and watching the gauge climb
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22 minutes ago, Pfeil said:
And what did she say? How about, " Honey you know where the couch is".
Two separate bedrooms has been the answer for years now
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On 8/3/2023 at 11:25 PM, Lahti35 said:
Didn't Haggerty send out letters a year or two ago urging people to increase their coverage?
I wish someone would tell the owners of a few cars I'm watching advertised at 2x their value that they need to drop the price, maybe I'll send along the Hagerty info and see how fast it gets me shut down. 😁
The insured coverage to repair a vehicle can easily exceed insured value with the cost of materials today. That was basis behind the letter. A vehicle is insured for $15,000 and might require $20,000 paint job which is common and it will end up getting totaled because of the difference. The insurance company then owns the vehicle and will auction it off to recoup their losses. Nothing personal, only business.
Not about what it is worth, its about the agreed value to repair
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12 hours ago, Frank DuVal said:
Wow, Bryan, first picture shows AC in a three speed manual shift Chevelle.👍
John, great Cool Pack! Don't you have R-12 in it now?
Thanks Frank,
No, I am using R-134. When I restored it 20+ years ago R-12 was hard find and I felt it was only going to get harder, so I set up for the R-134 oil. I am sure it makes a huge difference using R-134, because of the higher discharge temperature at the evaporator and there is no way to compensate for it by narrowing ducts to increase air velocity, the evaporator is right there.
So when I use it, my feet are pretty cold, can't say that about my upper torso. Many other contributing factors, Biscayne had a rubber floor mat and not a carpet, very little insulation, sedans have a higher roof line, thus having more glass surface, and I don't have tinted glass. When I restored the car I came upon it, and put it in as more of a conversation piece. My goal was to build a show car that would be driven (which never happened) then a driver.
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5 hours ago, rocketraider said:
John, does the Cool-Pack ducting tie into the Biscayne's heater defroster?
No, it recycles the cabin air in the car. The two systems are independent of each other. The artist rendering in the brochure shows the entire system. It works, better at night and on cloudy days, and it is fairly loud.
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The Chevy Cool Pack in my 1962 Biscayne. Would work much better on R-12, because of the lower temperature of R-12 at the evaporator. I restored the unit and it was a cool experience, and learned a lot.
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When testing, for a 6V power source I would suggest using a battery charger they over current protection, if there is a internal dead short using a battery direct could become real ugly real fast
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On 7/29/2023 at 11:30 AM, 46 woodie said:
If you think finding a Willys coupe is hard, try finding a station wagon. There have been a few "re-creations" but original, Willis station wagons are as rare as "hen's teeth".
Very true! they were rare when they supposed to be easy to come by!
I never seen too many hot rodded but rather true out and out 1/4 mile point and shoot drag cars, and far from street legal. I never considered a street rods or hot rods track cars.
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I can understand as to why maybe there is a market "dip" with banks offering 5%+ rates on 6 moth CD's maybe possible some potential buyers at auctions are sitting on that discretionary income a little longer. I personally know a collector who sold off 17 car at Harrisburg this past week, (he said it was time to thin things down) I prefer not to say what lots they were, he is a rather private person and I respect that. He used that above logic for the sale. He was getting nothing out of those vehicles sitting in a warehouse., so he felt that might as well take advantage of the guaranteed high interest while he was rethinking his collection.
I myself don't have that luxury to think like that.
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Thanks for sharing the photo's, I was there but only really got to see the 10 cars that the team I was on judged. We went inside to go over the worksheets and forms and then the rain started, so we really did not get see any of them.. Hats off to all of the owners who showed their vehicles, I especially want to commend the owners of the early open vehicles who showed them in the rain.
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4 minutes ago, zepher said:
It's a neat looking wagon just as it is.
A car is only original once.
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What are you bringing to Hershey this year?
in Hershey Meet
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Also list your spaces would be a great help if someone is interested