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Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 10-17-2025, 08:09 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,528
Posted By njsteve
Are they doing just the body? Maybe around...

Are they doing just the body? Maybe around $50K...or the entire drivetrain and interior? Maybe $100k? Does it involve dated-coded correct original parts? $150,000. Does the car have it's born-with...
Forum: Lounge 10-10-2025, 12:47 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,246
Posted By njsteve
How long does your long term test run for? Mine's...

How long does your long term test run for? Mine's been going for 30 years now.:wink:
Forum: Ford-Mercury 09-26-2025, 02:59 AM
Replies: 238
Views: 167,058
Posted By njsteve
Well, I think the tradition in my family is to...

Well, I think the tradition in my family is to hand it down every 20 years. So I guess my kids better build a garage big enough by 2031!

I think I’ve driven it more this spring/summer than in the...
Forum: Ford-Mercury 09-26-2025, 12:55 AM
Replies: 238
Views: 167,058
Posted By njsteve
:rolleyes:Lincoln all polished up and looking the...

:rolleyes:Lincoln all polished up and looking the nicest it's looked in 54 years!

I found a couple nice "Continental" script, rear 1/4 panel emblems on ebay that should arrive in a week. Cost...
Forum: Ford-Mercury 09-24-2025, 07:14 PM
Replies: 238
Views: 167,058
Posted By njsteve
Before and after...:grin:

Before and after...:grin:
Forum: Ford-Mercury 09-24-2025, 07:06 PM
Replies: 238
Views: 167,058
Posted By njsteve
I have the Lincoln over at the local detail shop...

I have the Lincoln over at the local detail shop and they are bringing the paint back to life. It's quite the amazing transformation from plain old Gulden's Spicy Brown to Gulden's Bold Yellow. Well...
Forum: Lounge 09-22-2025, 11:14 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,992
Posted By njsteve
I do still have all my old Hawaiian shirts and my...

I do still have all my old Hawaiian shirts and my 1987 GMT Master. (My son stole the shirts for college party use. From what I hear he was much more successful in them than I was). :grin:
Forum: Lounge 09-22-2025, 06:11 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,992
Posted By njsteve
Funny story: 308s are very jealous cars. I sold...

Funny story: 308s are very jealous cars. I sold my 1971 hemicuda convertible in the spring of 1987 and though I was the coolest dude in the universe having been able to say I sold a Plymouth and with...
Forum: Ebay & other seen ads section 09-04-2025, 12:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,488
Posted By njsteve
BTW, the exhaust analyzer portion will be non...

BTW, the exhaust analyzer portion will be non functional after all these years. All the hoses and tubing inside the exhaust analyzer unit were made of a yellow silicone based tubing like what they...
Forum: Ebay & other seen ads section 09-04-2025, 01:46 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,488
Posted By njsteve
I love that "Worked fine last time we checked"...

I love that "Worked fine last time we checked" description. Is that the electronics version of "Ran when parked"???
:haha:
Forum: Lounge 09-01-2025, 12:51 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,540
Posted By njsteve
90% of the drill bits I was sorting were brand...

90% of the drill bits I was sorting were brand new so it was worth the effort. Thirty five years ago Wayne worked for a company down in Florida that made trailers so that was why he had all the drill...
Forum: Lounge 08-31-2025, 08:19 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,540
Posted By njsteve
Thanks! I thought it was cool too. If you look...

Thanks! I thought it was cool too. If you look closely, you'll see that those are all his finger prints in the paint. :beers:
Forum: Olds 08-31-2025, 08:17 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 43,765
Posted By njsteve
The new owners showed up at the local cruise...

The new owners showed up at the local cruise night last night. I gave them the latest shipment of parts we found up at the in-law's house: a set of Oldsmobile bolt-on rally wheel center caps still in...
Forum: Lounge 08-31-2025, 05:32 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,540
Posted By njsteve
Also found these bizarre torque wrenches. I was...

Also found these bizarre torque wrenches. I was finally able to ID them after I went down a mile long rabbit hole trying to figure out what these two unadjustable torque wrenches were that I found...
Forum: Lounge 08-31-2025, 05:25 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,725
Posted By njsteve
Mazel Tov!

Mazel Tov!
Forum: Lounge 08-31-2025, 05:12 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,685
Posted By njsteve
You may want to post here:...

You may want to post here: https://www.garagejournal.com/. They are great at identifying bizarre old tools. I went down a mile long rabbit hole trying to ID a couple of bizarre unadjustable torque...
Forum: Lounge 08-31-2025, 04:51 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,540
Posted By njsteve
And those of you with obsessive compulsive...

And those of you with obsessive compulsive disorder will appreciate this endeavor: Wayne had an actual bucket of drill bits of every conceivable size. I spent two days at the kitchen island...
Forum: Lounge 08-31-2025, 04:37 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,540
Posted By njsteve
Sorting through my Father-In-Law's tools

I've been sorting through the tool boxes and playing a giant game of concentration/Mahjong matching up sets of wrenches, sockets, screwdrivers, etc., to make tool kits for my kids and cousins. Not...
Forum: Lounge 08-31-2025, 04:24 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,445
Posted By njsteve
Had a great time at the local cruise night. A ton...

Had a great time at the local cruise night. A ton of weird, never before seen trucks in addition to all the normal musclecars showed up. Looked what parked next to me: A vintage Mack semi. This guy...
Forum: Ford-Mercury 08-30-2025, 11:52 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,612
Posted By njsteve
Does anyone know any more of the story of the...

Does anyone know any more of the story of the race series the original order-er was going to do? That sounds like a very interesting tale.
Forum: Lounge 08-30-2025, 12:38 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,445
Posted By njsteve
We, the people who were alive when these cars...

We, the people who were alive when these cars were originally built, whose parents drove them when new, and we who drove them in high school, etc., are DYING OFF by the thousands every day.

The...
Forum: Pontiac 08-24-2025, 05:43 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 24,336
Posted By njsteve
Is this some type of "reverse burglary" scheme of...

Is this some type of "reverse burglary" scheme of yours? You sneak your car into climate controlled museums and make them take care of the car for an entire year at a time as an all-expenses paid,...
Forum: Ford-Mercury 08-24-2025, 05:35 PM
Replies: 238
Views: 167,058
Posted By njsteve
Following the "recommended 99 minimum octane"...

Following the "recommended 99 minimum octane" factory instructions in the owners manual, I threw 6 gallons of 100 Octane leaded avgas in the tank yesterday and took the old battleship for a cruise to...
Forum: Ford-Mercury 08-20-2025, 12:02 AM
Replies: 238
Views: 167,058
Posted By njsteve
In case you were curious, here's the before and...

In case you were curious, here's the before and after of the 1/4" deep dents in the Honda's hood:
Forum: Ford-Mercury 08-19-2025, 11:56 PM
Replies: 238
Views: 167,058
Posted By njsteve
I had the paintless dent removal guys come out...

I had the paintless dent removal guys come out today and have a go at the Lincoln and a couple of our other daily drivers as well. Simply amazing is all I can say. It's like watching a...
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