Blue Ridge Parkway is pretty Epic. Along the Ohio River through Athens Ohio is a pretty ride also. M36 West in MI through Gregory. Roads around Gull lake MI. And M22 up in the Traverse area of MI.   Nitro ... View more

Hope it opens soon and you can make it. Nitro ... View more

Progress pic. Nitro ... View more

Well the Asphalt Gods smiled on me. No rain. Driveway is done.    Nitro   ... View more

Sajeev, after further research and the fact hotter burning ethanol/methanol fuels are common place now, it seems ASME has shifted the recommended ring gap for 3.5 ~ 4.25 Bore motors to 0.012" ~ 0.022" , so 0.018" gap is almost at the Nominal, of 0.017", so i built it last night. ... View more

Tonight's progress. Long block     ... View more

1996 BMW 850CSI. And no as the numbers imported into USA are in the low 200's And collectors snapped them up.   The styling it's going 100 sitting still, No B Pillar and rear glass goes down.   Nitro ... View more

There is a green one on display at Gilmore Car museum in MI Now ! ... View more

Corvette is the featured marque at the Gilmore Museum Right Now ! They have some really Rare cars on display 1 of 12 ZR-2's    Nitro ... View more

Sajeev Looks like your beer fridge is empty, take care of that Please !! 😋 Nitro ... View more

Riding mower lower steering bushing (Unfortunately not a car part) drilled it out and pressed in an undersize bronze sleeve, then drilled to 5/8", to get it back into action. Bushing had wallowed out so bad I lost steering teeth mesh, had no steering just clicking sounds as the teeth skipped. Nitro   ... View more

I own 4 vehicles 3 are manuals. 3 sp., 5 sp. and 6 sp. Just bought another manual transmission yesterday.   I'm doing my part.   Nitro ... View more

You also. And yes 100%. Thank a veteran for your freedom. And remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Nitro ... View more

Guitar74 Bad news at 52 Years, I haven't learned it either. So probably no hope for you in next 5 years atleast. Nitro ... View more

Do you have an old registration in your name. That usually is enough to prove ownership and apply for replacement title in your current state. ... View more

Picture this, a car with 2 teenage boys and their worldly possessions, one Mom on the way home from Boarding school. All of a sudden the compact car (Opel) IIRC quits running.   I know we need spark, gas and air. So on the remote roadside (between Pietermaritzburg and Durban ) I start checking the obvious. Spark Check (Ouch that hurts) Air Check (seems to suck and blow) Fuel, Fuel, Fuel.......... Beuller, anyone seen Beuller   OK, so we got power to the electric fuel pump, but no pumpy. But with power turned on, on every connect and disconnect it seems to cycle once.   LIGHTBULB   Rip a lamp cord from side lamp, run from passenger seat to fuel pump power side (Between terminal and feed) Now sit in passenger seat and arc the other side of the lamp cord. Every arc equals one cycle of the pump.   We made it home, but boy were there some tired teenage arm in that car.   Nitro ... View more

Glad I was able to give you a trip down memory lane.  😁 ... View more

Sajeev Have newsletters gone by the wayside, or just tied up? Nitro ... View more

Looks Like I am building a 327 soon.  😡 😁 😀 ... View more

Final Update, I Hope.   I just installed a second breather on the valve cover and capped the Vac port on carb base. If the intermittent smoking continues it is probably mechanical in nature, cracked block or bad rings. Diagnostically i will have solved the mystery, but the fix will mean engine rebuild (lower half). Anyhow I will kick myself later, for not just doing it the first time, but it was financially a gamble I had to take, in the hopes I got lucky and the bottom end was in better shape than I suspected.   If it gets rebuilt it will become a 327 (as the large journal, redone crank I have, is a 327 crank) and the more square numbers of the 327 just work better for me. Also pistons will be cheaper than the work to redo a crank. (rings will need to be purchased either way 350 or 327.)   Everyone has a 350, not everyone has a 327.   Will let you know the outcome.   Nitro   ... View more

Cover installed, waiting for electric choke conversion kit. Manual choke will not work (Cable too short, and kit didn't fit.   Nitro ... View more

I think for me it's the Audi Quattro Turbo Coupe (EU Spec) The first gen, but late when the power was at the Max. A close second is the Jensen Interceptor (440 ci) of course. I think 3rd is a tie for Ford powered, Shelby GT500KR Convertible and/or De Tomasa Pantera.   I better start getting those Lottery tickets, Champagne taste and 40 ounce money.   Nitro ... View more

I just installed the Comp Cams set ( Cam, lifters, timing set) I used Comp cams breakin oil and followed the procedure to the letter. I really hope it holds up. The oil was a little shinny when I drained it, to be expected.   Hope it holds up.   Nitro ... View more

From Forbes:" Banning the sale of new internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles is not a new concept in countries and municipalities outside of the US. Beginning in 2016, European countries and cities began to make commitments to ban the future sale of ICE vehicles. Countries like France, Norway, and the UK have all set dates for these bans, with Norway’s being the most bullish—all new car sales must be zero emissions (battery EV or fuel cell) by 2025. Several cities within Europe have announced similar bans on ICE vehicles, including Rome and Milan, which ban ICE vehicles from entering certain parts of the city. In late September 2020, California governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state will phase out the sale of new gasoline and diesel-powered cars to reduce California’s demand for fossil fuels—the first policy of this kind in the US. The executive order requires that all new cars and passenger trucks sold in California be zero emissions vehicles (ZEVs) by 2035. Plug-in hybrid EVs (PHEVs) are included under current ZEV mandate definitions, but what the exact 2035 regulation will include in terms of powertrains is not yet clear. Countries like France, Norway, and the UK have all set dates for these bans,   And Greenies was not intended as derogatory, It was a lighthearted reference, My derogatory terms are not PC or family safe.   Nitro ... View more

Well if the Greenies have it their way ICE's will cease to exist. Then all ICE's will be relics of the past, Model T or 2021 GT500 Supersnake. Then we will all be in the same pickle. ... View more

When I grew up in the suburbs of Detroit, it was alive and well with cruising Woodward before it became and official event. And Gratiot was a hot spot for racing. As well as a few spots down by the Airport.   Then I moved out into the suburbs, well actually past the suburbs into rural MI. I was surprised to see more classics and local car shows out here than I expected.   But yes, it has evolved.   I myself have a much larger digital footprint than I ever expected, but still go hang with the guys on Tuesday Night ( Informal car show) and Thursday's the formal show.   Nitro ... View more

Thanks, I agonized for days on what to do.  😀   ... View more

Final valve cover version. I hate faking stuff, so just couldn't do the 327 high torque stickers. Nitro  ... View more

Decals, 350 decals stuck in transit.    ... View more

Solution to my PCV problems.   ... View more

Well it runs. Cam is broke in.   Two remaining issues:   1. Need to build a PCV system as the newer block does not like the non vented script valve covers, really wanted to keep them because they are a big visual part of the engine. New vented covers will get same grey paint and script stickers. Amazon lost my package of PCV bits and pieces, so I am delayed right now.   2. The old Ram's Horns exhaust had a heat riser pipe, new headers do not, so need to convert heat riser choke to manual or electric. Still investigating options.   The side effect of the PCV is a little bit of smoke when the oil haze gets injected into carb, hope the new system alleviates this. If it doesn't then rings may be worse than i hoped, may have to rebuild the bottom end.   It never ends.   I guess it keeps me out of the bars.   Nitro ... View more

I need one too, been suffering sticker shock. Good thing I have 3 cores to trade. Mine is gonna have to wait a little longer. My Diesel needs 2 big ones, gonna need a second mortgage.    Nitro ... View more

Sajeev Great result, I don't currently have any logo embroidered mats. Just plain carpet ones. Nitro ... View more

Sajeev   T Minus 4:18:30   Nitro ... View more

Sajeev   Glad you were able to save it. I have rebuilt the tracks and wheels and seals on several of my doors over the years. My shop has 5 doors now, all in good working order. Nitro ... View more

Motor in, check. Everything hooked up, check. Dual stainless exhaust built, check. Oil pressure, check.   Tomorrow is a big day, cam breakin.   Pic of exhaust is not great. Nitro ... View more

Yes, the last couple of years we have lost, Jessi and Sabine. Both fine ambassadors of our sport and hobbies. Both passed far to young.   Nitro ... View more

Jon This guy is hell on anything furry, he slays the chipmunks and mice. I had $6K damage done to my camper by chipmunks. Not anymore, not a chipmunk in a 100 yards of the house now. He was a rescue,  but has quite a personality.    Nitro ... View more

It's in except alternator and bracket. Got to protect some wires and tidy the routing.  Then build a dual exhaust.  Nitro  ... View more

Sajeev It's cast, I can't believe it didn't crack first time. Nitro ... View more

With Ebay's money back policy I would hope I would have eventually got my money back. This is pretty bad. ... View more

Had a little set back, the Alternator bracket off a C3 Vette, head mount for tube headers, was so twisted the alternator was pointing into space, second hand ebay parts sometimes are a bust. Guy is sending me another, but I am stalled for now.   Uhggghhhhh  !!!   Nitro ... View more