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Being dependable is not soft, it's smart :-)

Dan

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Postsedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Being dependable is not soft, it's smart :-)

Dan </div></div>

Thanks Dan, I was joking with Ken.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kwhizz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">.......Running out of things to do</div></div>

My Nova is waiting for when you are out of things to do. I got the new front suspension in (tubular upper and lowers, springs and shocks). Fed Ex stopped by today with the rest of my rear suspension pieces I was missing. Let me know when you get bored and I will load her on the trailer.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 427TJ</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Postsedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Being dependable is not soft, it's smart :-)

Dan </div></div>

Thanks Dan, I was joking with Ken. </div></div>

Bill,

I knew that all along.....just making small talk on behalf of Our LS Guy [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kwhizz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Running out of things to do......
</div></div>


You have time to build another car if you hurry up. What is it only 5 or 6 weeks to the Power Tour? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

Jan

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Jan...........Actually we are going to go thru my friend Gary's 65 Bel Air starting next week for the Power Tour.........All new Ridetech suspension, A/C, Steering Box, Cooling system.....We will start a new thread for his conversion. ........gotta have it finished in two weeks

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Gary Lawlers? Cool!

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That means we will get to work on Kens during Power Tour because it won't be sorted out yet.

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[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img]

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Ever notice that car guys are &quot;Ball Busters&quot;, in a good way [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

Dan

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Postsedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ever notice that car guys are &quot;Ball Busters&quot;, in a good way [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

Dan </div></div>


Uhhhh!!!!!!!!! Most



get it..........and some don't........

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Charley Lillard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">That means we will get to work on Kens during Power Tour because it won't be sorted out yet. </div></div>

Charley, you should fix a &quot;LIKE&quot; button. Your comment would have got many.

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41 days till Power Tour............After switching over to Power Brakes......99% of my issues with the car went away.......LOL.....Now after driving it I found an annoying squeak somewhere in the steering column........I'll deal with that later.......I installed Halogen headlights (no more T-3's) and now at night I can really see everything........I took the car over to a friend for the final touch......a wet sanding of the clear and then final buffing...........here are a couple of pic's



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[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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Wax-On...Wax-Off [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan

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I like the yellow accent stripes...are you gonna keep those on for the Power Tour [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]

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After the wet sanding and Buffing........I have the car all detailed out........and ready to go.......Two things left to do is that I now have a very annoying Squeek in the steering column when turning the wheel........need to take it apart and find out whats going on ......and.....I have a Alarm system that I need to install........Here are some recent pic's


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Great idea on the Alarm.....plus you may want to look into - The LoJack Stolen Vehicle Recovery System.

Dan

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Looks great Ken!

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I wired a kill switch in my cars probably won't stop them but it will slow them down

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The Education continues........LOL........Took the car up to the Wisconsin Dells over the weekend for a trial run before leaving for the Power Tour in a couple of weeks.....A couple of issues popped up........one of the issues was that after putting the vacuum brake system in the car I was having issues with the brake pedal being all over the place ( Low....High...and in between).....and when starting the car for the first time the brake assist was barely there.........I was told that these engines didn't make any vacuum but I thought that if GM ran them this way ........then I could too........LOL........Hydro-Boost is on it's way...........Second Issue was a slight vibration that was in the car.....I thought it was thru the drivetrain but.......I was looking closely at everything today and I noticed that the bolt that holds the brake line &quot;T&quot; fitting on the frame below the master was right against the header pipe and transmitting the vibration thru the frame..........Gonna take the header off and clearance it to eliminate that little annoying issue........anyhow........the car performed perfectly in this 450 mile weekend trip.....the ride and handling are spot on...........and the little extra horsepower is pretty cool also.....LOL......Here's a couple of pictures.......2200RPM @ 80 MPH.........Gotta Love it!!!!



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Beautiful...AND-going by the State Patrol...at 80mph! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

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[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img]

Dan

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While taking a picture.....

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kwhizz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...FBD96AE69A.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...03ED8067_1.jpg </div></div>

&quot;Mr. Stance&quot;

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A little update..........Since the Dells trip I was still very un-impressed with the brakes........I had a situation where the Brake pedal would vary where the brake action started.....sometimes it was just off the floor and other times it was all the way at full pedal........keep in mind everything was new and the brakes were bled many times.......I was getting advice all over the place and nothing worked........so......this is just Brakes and not Rocket Science........So.......I get fed up with this stuff as I didn't know what else to do.......I ordered a Hydro-Boost system takes the place of the Vacuum booster and is plumbing into the Power Steering system and uses the pump line pressure as the power source for the power assist...........Well......It shows up and the unit itself ......well......lets just say it wasn't in the best of shape for a Brand new unit..........LOL.....So.....Now I'm going round and round with them to get the new unit I paid for......(this is a Major parts supplier).........After the Dog and Pony show I still am waiting for a new unit........and time is getting short for the Power Tour.........So.......Saturday morning I couldn't sleep and I'm telling myself that this whole situation is getting so complicated I don't even understand what's going on anymore.......So......I decide to go back to basics again and start from the foundation again and pull the front tires off and Bleed the brakes again (for the 127th time)......They bled normal without any obvious air in the system, so I didn't think it would make any difference.......put everything back together and take the car out for a test ride............Bingo.........I guess there is a Brake God and he figured I was tortured enough..........Everything works perfectly..........Damm......That was hard......Hydro-Boost going back...........

I also got my Alarm system installed and changed the Oil and Filter today.........while under the car I noticed that the A/C compressor belt was eating itself up............I ended up talking to Stielow and we determined that the stretch to fit GM belt was not designed to be installed in a system like mine with a turn buckle arrangement for tensioning as they are designed to have a very defined tension..........So......Here we go again....trying to find an aftermarket belt that will fit........LOL.....I can hear it already........Sir......Year, Make, and Model of car please........So........I don't even try Advance Auto parts...........I drive over to NAPA and talk to a girl behind the counter and I explain my problem and what I'm looking for.........she comes back in a minute with a belt......Humm!!!!........I go home and 10 minutes later everything is installed and the car is running with Ice Cold A/C..........LOL.......Go Figure.........Power tour in starts in 11 days..........

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...........I drive over to NAPA




Well.........................duh! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]

See ya in Iowa!

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: napa68</div><div class="ubbcode-body">...........I drive over to NAPA




Well.........................duh! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]

See ya in Iowa! </div></div> p:

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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GLAD TO SEE....The Brake God and NAPA Angel are on your side [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img]

Dan

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Ken,

Your car looks great. I hope to see you guys in Norwalk on the 10th. I'll be hanging out there all day with some other friends that couldn't make the tour. Maybe next year I can get the time off.

Have a safe drive and enjoy!!

Phil Woj.

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Phil..........We will be in the Dakota Digital Display booth daily..........Charley will be in the Mothers Display.....


Ken

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Thanks Ken. Phil

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Great...take lots of pics and video Ken! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

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The Story continues.......Moral of the story..........one thing touches another and another and so on......LOL..... (But......We are very close).........When initially putting the driveline together........I had an issue where the driveshaft shop installed the rear universal with the grease fitting and bulged area for the fitting towards the rear of the car.......I didn't notice that the raised area of the joint was hitting against the threaded area of the pinion shaft where the nut is..........to go back in the process......I had the car raised up and sitting on jack stands on the frame.........so....I started the engine and added trans fluid .....when I put the car in gear to get the trans fluid pumped thru the trans.....the car scared the hell out of me as it almost shook itself off the stands......took me a while to find that interference issue......Pulled the driveshaft out and took it back and they put new universals in installed the correct way..........so.....Fast forward and as I was driving the car I had a slight rear end howl...........So .......we are leaving in 3 days for the Power Tour and last night I was thinking about how that rear end shook so violently at that time and the rear end howl.........Hummm!!!.......You know when you get that Knot in your stomach???...........Time is getting very short and this little mis-adventure was coming back to &quot;Haunt&quot; me.....So......I called Jimmy at Chassis Service (who did the rear originally) and asked him if he could put my mind at ease and check it out.......He laughed and said &quot;You need it when&quot;???...........Bottom line he fit me in this afternoon.........He just called me and said I was Lucky I didn't take the car the way it was as the bearings had started eating them selves and the Ring and Pinion were worn to a point of him not being comfortable with them...........So........He said he was on his way down to Strange Engineering to get all new parts and he would have it back together tomorrow afternoon.......Sheesh.........One little error by the driveshaft guy is now getting $$$$$$$$$$$$$$.............Cars...........LOL

On another note......I went to a little car show on Sunday and the original owner of the car who restored it was there and read me the &quot;Riot&quot; act for ruining his car...........It was an Interesting conversation to say the least........LOL

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...9C5A195349.jpg

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I went to a little car show on Sunday and the original owner of the car who restored it was there and read me the &quot;Riot&quot; act for ruining his car...........It was an Interesting conversation to say the least........LOL
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HA! I bet his reaction was.....&quot;DAMN&quot; (Inside Joke) [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img]

Dan

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Wow...glad you found it out! As far as the other guy...to each his own [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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I suppose the guy from the Impala would too.................... if he had the balls to talk to ya [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/bs.gif[/img]

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The guy who sold Ken the Impala doesn't give a sh*t. The guy who did the Chevelle does! (He should have kept it then.)

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Got the car back today with new bearings and Ring and Pinion (Again!!!) in the rear axle assy.......That stupid universal problem ended up Brinelling all the bearings and as I understand it......the pressure from it hitting and binding the pinion gear it actually changed the preload on the crush sleeve which then in turn caused a wear pattern on the gears that Jimmy was uncomfortable with.......so......Everything is new again and the car is now quiet...............$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

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Just curious, do you mention this to the driveshaft shop or just call it water under the bridge? I'm not sure what I would do but my ass would hurt either way. Sorry to hear the news Ken.

Jason