Nice Dean Now a cruise up to Ed’s house on the 18th.You up for that?

And don’t forget the Anti-sieze.

If you’re stuck driving in the rain, you’ll appreciate the discs.

There is always the adjustable propotioning valve.

Thank you, Stephen. Seriously.

If your car had the federally mandated 17 digit VIN then, yes, the 10th digit would designate the model year and the 8th would designate the powerplant. Reconstructed vehicles do not follow that system. Every state designates differently how these get titled.

VW pan and a Subaru engine can be fun.

The answer to your question is yes. A couple people on this board have used a hole saw on it, and a plug, painted body color, that fits perfectly in the hole. It’s hardly noticeable when done.

Summit Point this weekend. I’ll post photos here later, but there will be a few on my Facebook page.

Sorry for your trouble, John. 

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Finally! A GREEN one!

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Ah, the inevitable TRASH80. Remember those fondly.

Welcome to you, Beth. These are fun cars, as you’ll discover. And they’re also pretty old. We’re here to help. 

Good ta meet ya, Tom.

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Vicenc says he’s a lock. Dickk says he’s coming. Also my neighbor, Dan, who runs a 406-small-block powered, fully-caged, mini-tubbed Malibu drag car out of his driveway, where it is parked, uncovered, pretty much all the time. He changed his ring and pinion in the driveway last winter.

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Tires under is always a good practice. I do that too (or did) unless they’d be in the way of what I was working on.

10w-40 if you can. 20-50 if it’s really tired, or really hot out.

Welcome to the club, Bryce. Your true story is pretty close to the bogus one I made up for my own BCW, purchased 7 years ago.

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10 lbs per 1000 rpm is the going standard. But don’t assume what you see on the gauge is accurate.

That’s where the Kepi came from that I wore at Carlisle.