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10-12-2020
01:17 PM
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I have been lucky. I can stick weld but my father in law could weld plastic to cast iron if asked. Seriously he is one of the best welders I have ever seen. i have an air dam that makes my car difficult to load on a flat bed or in danger if I autocross. I decided to use two stainless plates with six small stainless nut welded to them. This would make it so I could use the places to screw the air dam into on the lower side of the cars nose. Makes a 1 hour job into a 10 min job. He welded these nuts perfect stainless to stainless. And these were not large nuts either. Now we do need a story on what have you fixed with JB Weld. I bet there would be some amazing stories.
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05-12-2020
03:32 PM
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Jack Sommer Chevy Wadsworth Ohio. I had a great uncle who was a retired GMC engineer. He used to buy a new Chevy and Buick every year. He would keep them and then sell the Electra and then give my parents the Chevy every rear. We had a year old new Corvair and or Chevelle every year for over a decade. Then he just went to one car a Buick. What got me hooked is he would order the cars sight unseen in May and the cars would arrive late August. Now this was back when they would hide the cars as they would premiere them on a specific date. Jack would get the cars in but he would let up come in and in the back of a storage area we would get to see these cars for the first time. I loved the walk in the dealer and the VIP treatment. My great uncle was like a grand father to me and a great mentor for my automotive desire. Frank was a part of history as he worked for Goodyear helping design the first tandem truck axles. He went on to White and the Six Wheel Bus company. They were bought by GMC in the 20’s and there he worked for nearly 40 years. His stories of the many GM greats that were his friends like Knudsen, Cole, Earl etc. Even though he worked for GM he got to know Henry Ford. HF even invited him to the dinner for the opening of the Henry Ford Museum. Frank passed as it was raining that night and his car had side curtains. He forever kicked himself for not going as the speakers were Henry, Harvey Firestone, Thomas Edison and oh ya the a president of the United States. One of the greatest honors was the last Buick Frank bought he took me with him to pick it up. On that day he finished the paperwork on the Buick and then handed the keys to me. I had just gotten my license and he let me drive the last new car he ever bought before he even drove it. I still treasure that drive.
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05-12-2020
03:15 PM
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I was offered millions. I had to pass as think about all those taxes! Seriously folks use care as these scams are common and while most of us pick up on the larceny some folks still fall for these scams. If it is too good to be true walk away.
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05-12-2020
03:12 PM
Sorry you only name kids and dogs. Cars, bikes and trucks already have names posted on them. To me it is a bit odd to name an object with a personal name. Do we name out TV or ladder? No.
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05-12-2020
03:04 PM
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Here I my last boosted car. It was a 2008 HRR SS. I was never a HHR fan, I hate FWD and not a Turbo 4 fan. That is till I drove the SS. This car right off the dealer lot was a blast. It just flat out ran. The GM Performance Division got the suspension tight and it was so easy to drive stupid fast. I had to buy a Auto as I am the only one who drives stick. This means less power with the Turbo engine over the stick. But GM did offer a Tune kit that pushed the power up to nearly 300 HP and 315 ft of Torque. It moved boost from 17 PSI to 23 PSI on pump gas. The tune not only added 55 hp but added 1-2 mpg. I saw 25-26 mpg around town and could run 13 sec in the quarter mile yet drive it daily to work. The only real negitive was the FWD as it really was limited on traction. This was the only real issue. I had several times had the traction control kick in at 50 mph and it pop the waste gate. This was just one fast fun car to drive and it would shock many as most never had an idea it had a turbo engine. One Mustang guy between lights saw I stayed with him had to ask what have you got? I sold it and went back to a truck but I still have a soft spot for this car.
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28-11-2020
12:03 PM
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No one has listed Plasti dip. it drives me nuts to see people forever spraying dip on wheels grills and even entire cars. Often it is done to cover damage but even worse it is done over good parts and paint. I just saw where a guy peeled a white car to a nearly perfect red paint! Why? Even back in the day when I was shorter on bucks I would never have done this to a vehicle. I would save to get it painted, new wheels or what ever it needed to do it right.
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26-11-2020
09:09 AM
It is a cost savings. But I have lost time in the garage washing and detailing that I enjoy. I even detailed my frame on my truck.
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25-11-2020
09:49 AM
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I use to be able to post something but now with working from home my truck remains in the garage a lot more than it once did. I only drive it on nice days now and that is just for my pleasure now.
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24-11-2020
11:05 PM
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If you want to help kids out for Christmas and drive through a Goodyear Blimp Hanger with the Blimp in house here is your chance. https://www.goodyearblimp.com/news-and-events/toys4tots/index.html We have been to this every year since started this at the historic Wingfoot lake hanger near Akron Ohio. They also have a date up at the Blimp base in Florida. The drive you out and around the tarmac for the blimp and then in the main hanger doors of the 103 year old hanger. Inside they decorate the rigs for the blimp and the hanger. The Marines in full dress collect the toys with the airship crews. The old man himself Santa is usually at the controls of the blimp waving as you dive by. You will pass right next to the blimp and under the tail. Also on display is one of the old blimp gondolas and the 1917 Packard Wingfoot Express truck that was built to replicate those Goodyear used to show how pneumatic tires could stand the cross country trip on the Lincoln Highway. The Packard is special to me as I have a family connection. My Great Uncle worked on the tandem axle Wingfoot express trucks that came a couple years later. They were the first tandem axle trucks developed. He was an engineer and worked for the msn who designed them. Note the hanger is over 100 years old but it is in like new condition. It is like a clean room inside. It was a Naval base when the Navy assed airships in 1917. Barrage balloons for WW1 also were built here. Note the photo in the link only shows half of the hanger. This is not the Goodyear Zeppelin hanger at the Akron Airport. Lockheed now owns this site and still uses it for lighter than aircraft. It is rare to get in that one due to the classified work. That one is several times larger than the Wingfoot lake hanger So if you are near either base please come out and drop off a gift. This year has been tough on charities and they can use the help.
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24-11-2020
12:33 PM
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My Nikon my father bought me sits. My dad got it for me for my first trip to Indy as a guest of Goodyear in Gasoline Ally. It was 1985 and I was un aware it was the last year for the original garages. I treasure the photos I took. As for my go to camera it is my I phone 12 pro now. It is always with me and I can rip photos all day or even video. I just with I still had the prints for albums. I know I can have them made but just never do. I think now of how many times I needed a camera and never had on on me at the time. That is the one greatest thing is nothing is missed anymore.
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24-11-2020
12:27 PM
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Many cars have come and gone but my Fiero will remain. Odd as that may sound but it is true. It was my first new car, it has gotten me laps at Indy, national trophies at major events and help me meet some of the most fun people I have been around. But it may have also saved my life. I had a Dodge Van pull out on me and I hit him with enough power to bent the steering wheel over the turn signal. While the body shattered the space frame held up. Even the radiator did not leak. I was beat up but I drove it home. The van had a hard time backing back in his drive. My car is a major part of my history and been with me for more than half my life. I am thankful to have it. I may never get rich off of it but what it has given me is a life time of memories.
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20-11-2020
07:25 AM
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We learned in a VW chassis we used as a go cart. It was a rolled Karman that we pulled the body off of. We learned how to shift with no clutch in a Fiat. I also drove first on the road in a medium duty GMC truck. No one ever asked if I ever was on the road in a manual. I just hit the road,
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20-11-2020
07:08 AM
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Anyone remember the fake Cell Phone antennas back in the 80’s? Then the dangerous trend of wheels sticking out from under the car with negative offset. Spinning hub caps? One we still have are what we call Lund Guys. Trucks with every stick on and bolt on item Lund sold. CB radios! Car Bra’s. Many put them on and could not remove them as they were left on so long they damaged the paint. People thought they were cool but did not understand they were short term use only.
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19-11-2020
02:03 PM
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80's paint graphics. Not many held up well over time. The florescent lights under the car The day glow wipers. The Lambo doors will get old fast once the fad is over. There are a number of trends that have limited lives and often they are easy to see. I resisted many after being tempted. Today I am glad I did. Yet I see cars that have interiors that look like someone threw up Crayola's all over it and wonder if the owner is really regretting the move. Pro Street was all the rage but today you see few. I like these but so many were poorly constructed they killed the resale unless it was well documented. Often if I made a change it was always where I could undo it if I changed my mind later. This has left me with few regrets. Also along the way I made a ton of wise choices. Not sure if I am just that good at making choices or just lucky..... I will take either. Yet today if I do something I try to look into the future and decide is this something ten years from now I will not regret. FYI my neighbor has a 47 Jeepster Panel. It is done up as a lowered surf wagon with boards and all on the top. Yes there is surf in Cleveland before a storm. LOL. Anyways he has a TPI 350 Chevy in it. To be honest it fits well, runs well and still looks good under the hood. That was one engine that in the right application still can fit the bill. He did not do it for looks, he did it for ease of install and reliable. No issues like with many Carbs. Hit the key and drive it anywhere.
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18-11-2020
11:23 AM
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My Fiero. While the V6 is not high power it is still enough to have fun. I added a Herb Adams VSE suspension kit to it. 84*87 Fiero's have a bit of bump steer. This is a flaw but one that makes driving the car on back roads with uneven surfaces more of a challenge. Anyone can drive a well tuned car stupid fast but it take skill to drive a less than perfect car. This is why so many older sports car hold such favor and they are each unique in how they drive and handle. Each can reach high limits but challenge the driver. It also makes mega HP irrelevant. You learn to drive a flawed car and when you get into a well tuned car you will be so much better to deal with anything.
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18-11-2020
11:18 AM
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I have a road much like this in WV I run. It is better as it is all locals and no out of town novice for the most part. I have had some great runs here but it is always funny how you can feel you are running fast then some good old boy passed you in a blind curve in a rusted out pick up truck while you are running 60 MPH. I run from from I 79 at Duck then to Ivydale then take the road along the Elk river to Clay. Then take the road back to Wallback at I 79 again. It is a blast to drive. There are drops there that I have been told the vehicles still lie at the bottom as there is no way to bring them up. One corner rivals Charlotte Speedway with banking. The roads are smooth and clean and really would be a good place to run a timed event.
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12-11-2020
07:38 PM
Check in other areas as this is common. if you live near a Goodyear Blimp base they do this in conjunction with the airships. Here in Akron they open the hanger up at Wingfoot lake. It is decorated for Christmas with Marines collecting toys from the cars as the drive past and under the tail of WingFoot One. We do this every year and have driven under all three airships built here. A couple years they were still under construction. A real sight. No matter where you live please give as this year is going to be tough on al, charities.
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09-11-2020
06:52 PM
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My wife let me get the largest Stihl back pack blower they make. It turned a 4 hour job to 45 min. It may have added 5 years to my life! I get them to the back of the property then mow them with the deck up. Then I repeat till they are gone. Oak leaves much up to a dust. As I learned from Tim the Tool Man. More Power errrr.
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08-11-2020
08:14 PM
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I remember growing up and watching all the Adam 12 and Chips chases in the river. I thought it was so cool. Till I got older and was in LA to find it was just a big sewer. Then it got worse when I was in TJ and saw the TJ River. I decided not to swim out there.
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03-11-2020
07:21 AM
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A right hand drive C8 that is coming. I know it is American but it is not being sold here. Corvette Summer with no fuss.
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02-11-2020
03:15 PM
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Advanced the timing too far on a Pontiac with regular gas from the 60's with 10:75 to 1 compression will crack the ring lands one two pistons if they are cast. With a Ram Air 4 cam it sounds ok but it starts to push oil out the breather. Moral is buy Forged if you are rebuilding.
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01-11-2020
06:17 PM
They were actually wheels not caps but yes ugly.
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01-11-2020
10:09 AM
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This is my present hauler. In the past my favorites were a now rare 1972 GMC Sprint SP (ElCamino SS) and a HHR SS with 23 pounds of boost and 300 HP. Between I have had a number of S10 and GMC Sonoma models including a ZQ8 Sonoma that was fun to drive.
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01-11-2020
10:05 AM
01-11-2020
09:52 AM
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1985 Pontiac Fiero 2M6 SE Portage Lakes Ohio Here is my little car. You know you are small when you are I level to a Mini door handle. I bought my car new in 1985, drive it for over 3 years Summer and yes Winter. I was hit by a Dodge van that was more Ram than dodge so I had to rebuild it from the accident. Once done with the repairs I added more custom body panels, T tops and updated the interior with leather seats, cyst glove box and my own custom gauges that are now reprogrammed and refaced. I added the then available Herb Adams VSE suspension and larger tires and wheels with custom center caps I fabricated for a more factory look. Some rare items are the Indy scoop. It is a original DGP scoop like used on the Indy pace car in 84. I also have a nose emblem from the canceled 1990 Fiero. I got with GM to document it and was given the engineering drawing for it. I also acquired a few more from the MFG of the emblems for GM. The car has lapped Indy at 100 mph, parade laps at Mid Ohio, been used by GM for display at a GM event at a plant. It has been on the turn table at Summit Racing Equipments retail store. It also has taken the top 5 award at the Pontiac Tri Power Nationals twice. Once was 25 years to the day I bought the car. The car is still 50% original paint and I still wax the floor pan. Because of the car it has gotten me in at events I never would have expected and it has opened the door to meet some really great people. I have had more rare vehicles and more valuable but none as fun as this one. Just because a car is small does not exclude it from big memories!
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01-11-2020
08:49 AM
30-10-2020
05:56 PM
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Nitro my appreciation of history and just dumb luck. I really don’t want to disclose what the item was but it was something at the time really was not much value but did hold historic significance. I kept it for years and got married moved away and my mother threatened to toss it out. By that point I brought it to my home and a friend said it should be worth something. Well I checked and got an estimate of $25k. At that time they had created a collectors market for the items similar to it. So we went to auction and did much better than early estimates and did what the auction house expected. It was a cool once in a life time experience. The side benefit is now when I drag home a top fuel funny car short block and headers or the hood off Greg Picketts Trans Am Jaguar from a race for my man cave she says little about it.
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30-10-2020
01:07 PM
I was called a hoarder by family. Till an item I dumpster dived and brought home an item I sold at auction for over six figures. Now I am a collector......... True story. Made the news in LA and Forbes Magazine. I would have done better if not for the taxes! Anyways it built my man cave! I still regret the BFG Comp TA aluminum signs I tossed out. I had maybe over 200 of them. I kept a few and tossed the rest. Back then no one collected signs. These were the good black and silver ones too! What companies used to toss out.
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26-10-2020
01:30 PM
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Our injectors were all clogged up. The car was parked with 1/4 tank of fuel that turned to sludge. The tank rusted up too. We put a 1988 Tank in and replace the pump and sender. The injectors were not hard to change so we put them in. It lighted right off and no smoke or issues. We are going to watch the water pump seal. I replaced the regulator with out even looking at it as with age and sitting they can dry out. The clutch and all work just fine. It was stored inside so that has helped. I had the same issue on an old Corvair we put back on the road. It only had like 7500 miles and was crashed in 1968. It just sat. The carbs were full of silt. Rebuilt the carbs and it ran fine. It did leak some oil but they all did back then with some miles.
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26-10-2020
10:12 AM
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I sent some of my vacation time bringing a car back to life after sitting for over 20 plus years. A friend I met back in 1985 and lost touch with met up about 5 years ago. He had parked his Fiero and he wanted to get it back on the road. We replaced the brake system and then the fuel system. Then it fired right up. We drove it a couple weeks ago and it drives like a new Fiero with low miles. It was worth it for the smile on his face. Now we need to get rid of this pesky virus and get the auto events going so he can enjoy the car. Now that it is running I will do some paint correction and detailing to see if we can bring him a trophy next summer.
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