zepher
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And I just thought of something.
Now you need to find a model of that car you can build.
If they've never made a model how about a promo car?
It would look great with the rest of your models.
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I would be leery of Egge these days.
Do a lot of research on their quality before you have work done there.
Egge used to be one of the 'go to' shops on the West Coast but they haven't been the same for over a decade.
Our Rickenbacker had engine work done at Egge in the 70's. That is the reason they list Rickenbacker pistons in their catalogue.
They had never done a Rickenbacker prior to doing ours but since they had to make a piston for ours they added them to their catalogue.
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Congrats on the Caddy!
It certainly is old enough for shows these days although most of us feel like those cars were new not that long ago.
But that is just because we all tend to be a bunch of old codgers around here.
The car looks like it's in great shape.
Have fun experiencing a car show from 'the other side' for a change.
I look forward to the pictures from your first event.
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Pretty neat stuff.
Plenty of cars had been converted to rail cars back in the day.
Even though that T rail car might not have a ton of power or go very fast, it sure beats walking!
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I agree with @rocketraider, the people that have tuner cars are a tiny sliver of the younger population.
On top of that, most manufacturers do not offer manual transmissions in quite a few of their offerings.
The ones that do almost never have a manual trans on their lot to test drive. A friend of mine wanted a manual trans Subaru, he had to order it and waited 6 months for it to be delivered to the dealer.
And, I really agree with not liking that every modern appliance has to be connected to the internet and have an insanely complicated interface.
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Manual transmissions are a modern anti-theft device.
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Rock and Roll icon Sammy Hagar has a pretty nice car collection and drives them often.
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Congrats on the award.
I'm sure it was long overdue given everything you've contributed to Classic cars over the years.
You really are a legend when it comes to your knowledge and contributions.
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And the kid is wearing a tie.
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3 hours ago, wayne sheldon said:
I guess I can forgive you for this. Your car is so beautifully restored and complicated, that cleaning it up would be a nightmare! I have driven model T speedster (most no windshield, no fenders, very little body!) literally hundreds of miles in downpouring rain! A quick cleanup afterwards was adequate.
The worst part about it for me was actually a sort of "catch 22". Although it never actually became an issue, without a windshield I am technically required to wear goggles. But goggles in the rain don't work very well without automatic wipers! After about fifteen minutes of wiping the goggles, one finds that no goggles and squint seems to work better! Bending your head down a bit also helps. An hour or so like that in heavy rain and you know you have done something!
I hope I get to do that again someday!
I've been caught in the rain while riding my motorcycle and a full face helmet with some RainX on the face shield works wonders.
At speed, all you need to do is slightly turn your head to the left or right and the wind will clear the face shield instantly.The helmet also keeps your head dry.
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Many years ago I had a battery tender boil the liquid out of a motorcycle battery so I no longer use them for long periods and never unattended.
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Without numbers and photos, it will be impossible to know what engine you actually have in the car and what pan you need.
You are unsure of what you have in there so you really need to post some photos and numbers off the engine in there now.
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From the looks of the inside, it looks like the water level was low in the battery and exactly like what Wayne said with the gases in there being ignited.
I second, wanting to know how extensive the damage was to your Corvette.
At least the C2 cars still had the battery under the hood and not in the passenger compartment like the C3 cars.
The '78 I used to own had the battery in a compartment behind the driver's seat.
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If you're talking about a Chrysler TC, RockAuto has a few to choose from.
As far as swapping them out, it would be no different than any other car with struts.
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And post a picture of the engine and current oil pan.
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I guess Willwood makes brakes for almost anything.
They saw a market and went for it.
At least you T folks know you're getting a quality product if you install one of their kits.
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I completely understand the importance and need to be able to stop.
I guess I should have put Willwood in bold because that is what I was pointing out.
Willwood makes high performance brake products, which is why I asked if that was overkill.
Any type of disc brake setup would be a massive improvement over stock, I was just asking why it needed to be a high performance setup.
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Either way, total braking capacity is only as good as the tire contact patch on the road.
T tires are not very wide so no matter what brakes you have it is only as effective as the amount of tire on the road.
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Willwood disc brakes on a T?
That is some serious overkill in the braking dept.
Thanks for posting the video.
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With TPMS sensors, you do need to do a bit of research to make sure you get ones that will work with your vehicle.
Often even the same manufacturer will have sensors that operate on different frequencies depending on exact year and model of vehicle they are going into.
So you can't just buy some sensors for a 'GM' of whatever year and be sure they will work.
Of course, having an old sensor in your hand so you can read the numbers and frequencies does help a lot but most of us go hunting for new TPMS sensors before the old tires have been removed from the wheels.
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All those extra fees can add up real quick.
Throw in all of the nonsense fees Calif tacks on and you're way over the initial cost of just the tires.
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I wish I had pictures of the frankenstein that one guy was putting together.
He had the engine from one of these that he was stuffing into a trike he was building.
Custom frame, the works.
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1 hour ago, edinmass said:
Once you go black (wall) you’ll never go back. 😉My Pierce has wide whites while my Rickenbacker has blackwalls.
All depends on the car.
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I would be very curious to see the rest of that Rauch and Lang electric.
They look a lot like the Detroit electric.
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Buying old tires
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My elderly mother had the original tires on her 2017 SUV.
Her car only has about 32k miles on it so the tires had plenty of tread but they were old and getting hard. Her car sits outside due to a lack of garage space.
I replaced them about 6 months ago just because I did not want her even tooling around town with 7 year old tires.