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    SSHS9 Southern Super Heavyweight Shootout 9

    Just talked to Mike on the cell. He is at the track and was taliking to JP when I called. Sounded as if they were having a good time even though Mike had broken a blower belt. Aric (the guy that built Mike's blower setup) is supposed to bring a new belt in the AM. One of these days I'm gonna...
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    coolant system drain

    Thx JP, I guess it was because the coolant system is laid out so different than most other cars that I never even thought about pulling the thermostat to drain! Most cars place the thermostat in the outlet from engine to radiator and on ours it's on the inlet to engine, which on most cars is...
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    coolant system drain

    Unity, You just confirmed my suspicions that the thermostat was holding back a good bit of coolant. Tomorrow I'll pull the bottom off the housing and we'll see what happens! I'm quite impressed withj the coolant I had in it. Had the Prestone Extended Life (same as GM Dexcool) in it. Ashamed to...
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    coolant system drain

    Stopped by the shop for awhile this afternoon and pulled the lower radiator hose and got about another qt. of coolant out, maybe a little over that, as I spilled a little and couldn't measure that which spilled. Hose is still off and a drop falls every six(6) seconds. This is about an hour...
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    coolant system drain

    Have my '94 up on 4 ramps to replace front bumper cover and do a good bit of neglected PM, including a drain of coolant and refill with new. The owner's manual says 16 qt. capacity. Opened the drain on pass side radiator and only got out 4 qts., leaving 12 qts in rest of system. Need to get out...
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    How I made my new V8

    No doubt, no doubt, I'll be 70 next Nov., and I'm nearing the younger end of the old time machinist's ages among those who have dealt with those old machines. Manual machining on these big old machines is about to become a lost art, and the last survivors should be in much demand, both as...
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    5/8" Chome body moulding avalible.

    So please, what is the problem with what you got on what year, and where on the body? I'm doing a refinish on the front bumper cover now and the chrome striping needs replacement. Dave
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    How I made my new V8

    Bud thx for posting that. Having over 40 years in the machinist trade under my belt, it's of particular interest to me. Amazing how CNC machines have advanced in the past few years. That's the first 6 axis I've seen in operation. Could have done without the "drumbeat" though! Driller, in actual...
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    '94 Mark VIII Service Manual, etc. for sale

    Why can't this guy at least come back and either tell me the dang manual is gone or tell me how to reach him to buy it? Dave
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    '94 Mark VIII Service Manual, etc. for sale

    WTH did he post a for sale ad for if he can't even come back and answer whether or not he still has the dang manuals? Dave
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    '94 Mark VIII Service Manual, etc. for sale

    Do you still have these manuals? Location?
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    USMC National Museum

    Last Friday, while in VA for the Thanksgiving holidays, I visited the above museum in Quantico, VA. Folks, this place is the absolutely most powerful experience I have ever had at any kind of museum, display, or reenactment of any kind. I spent 7 hours touring and looking and feeling, and tears...
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    american air suspension rocks

    EDDIE RULES1111111 Dave
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    just a caution for all DIYers

    Found this link on another forum I visit called Practical Machinist and I felt it worthwhile to help spread the word: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=194915 Dave
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    Value

    Appears to be a fiberglass body, maker unknown. Several of the body builders offer a concealed roll cage as an option, and that may be the case here. Hard to pad a concealed cage, and different tracks may have different rules on this as not all are NHRA sanctioned. This could have been much...
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    97 base model for sale

    OK yall, let me make it clear straight off, I have no connection with this car or it's owner. I don't know him, never met him, just talked on the phone today. He sounds young on the phone to me, but what the hell, everybody IS young to me! Sounds as if he buys, sells and trades vehicles as a...
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    GM to Slash 30,000 Jobs, Close 9 Plants

    Oh, so now we get down to the truth of the matter! It's the unions that are bothering you! So Dave, are you anti-union? Well, my friend, if that's the case, tyhen maybe it'sbecause you never held one of those jobs where the foreman stood there and hollered at you " hey, you better get ALL THAT...
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    GM to Slash 30,000 Jobs, Close 9 Plants

    Well Sleeper, I'll apologize about the guys in the break room, as I was unaware of the "jobs bank program". It started after I left the auto industry for good. But if you bothered to read the whole article, you would have read that these guys had time working like 36 years, a long time to be at...
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    A Portrait of My Industry , GM wants a level playing field, not a bailout.

    Sorry Mike, I disagree. What I read was a forthright statement of the challenge facing every major manufacturer in the USA. And ultimately it's going to affect us all in the back pocket. Ford and GM have and are continuing to downsize their production capacity and this will ultimately hit us...
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