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Maybe under certain "Worthy" circumstances.....Stefano can help wash the Nu Yawk off this "Puppy".....LOL

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Another fine job Ken,mighty fine...

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Ken, I just discovered a photo of your Power Tour car in the Lounge, "OLD STREET SCENES" post #312629 dated 10-31-08.

Dog posted it & it looks to be from the late 1960's in New York City.

Check it out... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

DH [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img]

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Here you go....it appears to a have a AAA decal on the rear bumper...Ken any evidence of this the day she arrived?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...012/NuYawk.jpg

Dan

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What a coincidence..........You never know, but there was no sticker on the bumper.......Nu Yawk cars &quot;Rock&quot;.......LOL....all mine needed was a Wisconsin &quot;Wax$$$$$&quot; job to shine it up a little...

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Must be getting close to the burnout pix????? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]
Peter

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Postsedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Here you go....it appears to a have a AAA decal on the rear bumper...Ken any evidence of this the day she arrived?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...012/NuYawk.jpg

Dan </div></div>


According to the Guy I bought it from.....If that's the same Car....He must have been taking the car to the Heated Garage it was stored in for all those years to keep the car and paint in &quot;Pristine&quot; condition.....
What's the first thing you do after shaking hands with a Nu Yawk Guy......................Count your fingers.......LOL

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

Dan

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Hey Dan, can you tell me how to drag those pictures to a new post, and/or a quote to bring forward for a reference in a reply?
thanks. DH [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img]

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If you right click on the image you get a menu that has a choice for the image link. It looks different depending on your browser but it do the same thing.



Then you paste that link in to your new post, CTRL-V or CMD-V, then its there in your post. To get it to show up you must write the image-tag before and after the link you just pasted, before it is [img] and after you write [/img] then the image will show up.

Good Luck

Jan

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Yeah, that`s the ticket. Thanks Jan [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan

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Thanks guys I will give it a shot..
DH [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img]

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I had the A/C system charged at Jeffery Motors in Kenosha by Dave, Pete and Jeff......they also found a couple of &quot;Rattles&quot; under the car.....Loose Bolts.....Duhhhh!!!.....

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...t/DSC06482.jpg


Then the car went down to Nostalgic Auto Body in Island Lake, Ill where Joe and Kevin worked their magic on aligning the doors, fenders, window glass, added the rocker trim and found more loose bolts......Duhhhh!!!

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...t/DSC06483.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...t/DSC06486.jpg

Drove home and decided to put it up on the lift and check every bolt.....LOL........Now.....I still have the problem of the rear pads being loose in the Seville Calipers.....worked the parking brake like crazy and still loose....so....I wasn't happy with the braking of the car....while on the lift I noticed something on the inside of the rear wheel....looked a little closer and realized that the axle seal was leaking and the rotor was covered in oil........Took everything apart and found that the seal was riding right on the edge of the axle surface that was exposed to the weather and the pock marked area ate the seal...DARN!!!!........After looking around for one of those repair sleeves to fix it, I couldn't find the right size....Darn!!.......so I bought another seal and I was able to install it another 1/8&quot; deeper into the housing so it would ride on a good surface........I also noticed a lot of metal flakes in the drained rear end grease......Double Darn!!!.......Two weeks to Power Tour......Ordered new axles and ring and pinion today...LOL!!!

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It`s always something [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img] But better now than on the Power Tour. Those boys at Nostalgic sure do great work [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

The car Looks AWESOME!

Dan

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Not much of the original car left on it now, is it?

Looking great!

Jan

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jannes_z-28</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Not much of the original car left on it now, is it?

Looking great!

Jan </div></div>


LOL......The only things that were used as is, were the convertible top and the Battery............

Ken

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Wow Ken....glad to hear it's getting sorted...before the Power tour!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

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Made it to the Dells for the weekend Automotion show....the only thing that happened was that the gas gauge moved.........slightly.....LOL

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Great, Take Lots of Pics [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan

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Looks great Ken!

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Postsedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Great, Take Lots of Pics [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan </div></div> Times two!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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Just got home from the &quot;Maiden&quot; voyage....400 trouble free miles.....I'll post the Dells pic's in the lounge....didn't get to take too many pic's as I was Gabb'in all day.....Issues that need to be corrected for Power Tour.....The Digital Gas gauge doesn't work too good....gonna have to check and see if I have it programmed for the GM sender correctly......the Ridetech suspension is awsum when you are going straight, but.....when turning a corner it seems the Ackerman is off as there is some minor tire squeeling..........I'll call Ridetech on Monday and ask for advice on solving that issue......the brakes are O.K.......but not great.......have to hook up the drain lines for the A/C........And need to get a couple of power outlets for the Satelite radio and charging cell phones.......minor stuff.....anyhow....here is a pic from the show.....

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...t/DSC06494.jpg

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Looks awesome!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

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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...t/DSC06494.jpg </div></div>


Typical of a Kwhizz build: .......Subtly Awesome! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img]

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Did you cruise with the Top Down?

Dan

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Postsedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Did you cruise with the Top Down?

Dan </div></div>


LOL....No.....We needed the shade........

Re: Next Years Power Tour Car
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ORIGLS6</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kwhizz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...t/DSC06494.jpg </div></div>


Typical of a Kwhizz build: .......Subtly Awesome! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img] </div></div>


X2 [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

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one more http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...012/jav027.jpg

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Made in Nu-Yawk....enjoyed in Wisconsin [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WILMASBOYL78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Made in Nu-Yawk....enjoyed in Wisconsin [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img] </div></div>

Yep!!!.......Just needed a Kenosha Wax &quot;Job&quot;!!!!!

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WILMASBOYL78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ruined in Nu-Yawk....Fixed in Wisconsin [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img] </div></div>

There...fixed it for you Tom!

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Update..........I bought the CPP 4 wheel disc brake assy.....it came with Wilwood front calipers and mid 80's Seville rear calipers with built in parking brakes.......Which (In theory) simplify everything.....LOL.....The E-Brake levers that are part of the caliper are key to setting these units up....The way they are supposed to work is to use an internal ratcheting device to keep the pads adjusted as the Parking brake is used........In the initial install set-up I fought with these things to get the pad clearance set-up correctly........Couldn't do it........after a week of messing with them I ended up modifying the arms by cutting and welding to get the hex to time out with the stops so everything was adjusted correctly......
So....we took the car to the Dells for the show up there.....the brakes didn't seem to be working correctly even though I had a great pedal......Hummm!!!.......So.....The other day I stopped at the Frame-up Street Rod shop and talked to Donny and explained my concerns.....He took it for a test ride and hit the brakes pretty hard a couple of times.......got out the infrared temp gauge and shot the front and rear rotors....Front &quot;Hot&quot;......rear &quot;Cool&quot;.......Hummm!!!......I left the car with him and 4 hours later I get a call that the car is fixed.........It seems the supplied factory proportioning valve was &quot;Junk&quot;......They put a adjustable one in and then &quot;Fine&quot; tuned the system...........Can you say &quot;Stopping Power&quot;.........Man.....Instant Stress Relief........My hat is off to Frame-Up and Donny.........Sometimes is best to swallow your pride and just admit that other people know more that I do...........Lesson learned to not assume because it's new it must be O.K........Now I just have a couple minor things to finish up before starting the annual Power Tour thread........

Ken

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ran into this guy had a really cool looking Impala ck it out http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...sin/jav184.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...sin/jav182.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...sin/jav175.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...sin/jav177.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...sin/jav174.jpg

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Glad you finally got the brakes figured out, Props go out to &quot;Frame-up Street Rod`s&quot;

Now both cars are ready for the 2012 PT [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/youguysrock.gif[/img]

Dan

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I had another &quot;Nagging&quot; problem that wouldn't seem to go away.....I have all Ride Tech suspension on the car.....I had the front end aligned three times and when turning a corner the car would lightly squeel the tires ......and the Castor never looked correct.....I had it aligned again yesterday and after pulling out of the shop.....same thing....Tires squeeling.......So......I call Mark Webster to see how his car steers....(66 Impala with suspension)......his car had no issues.....so...I explained what was going on with my car.....as he's thinking about it, he ask's me if I put the original GM bushings from the old control arms into the new arms.......I say what Bushings???......So....he explains that these Bushings take up the difference in the bushing hole and the ecentric bolt o.d., and the head thickness allows for the compression of the unit after setting to lock everything in place........
I noticed the clearance he was talking about when I put the front end together and checked the Ecentric bolt in the old arm and it was sloppy also, so...I didn't think any more about it.....I went home and got the old arms out and noticed that only one side had the bushings in it (obviously I checked the bolt in the one with the missing bushings).....that's why the tire on the original Nu Yawk survivor was chewed up on that side.....Those Crazy Nu Yawk repair guyz......So....I take the old bushings out and measured them and made some new ones.....the car was back at Frame-Up for some other fine tuning...So, Donny took everything apart and installed the &quot;New&quot; missing bushings.......Back to the alignment shop tomorrow......hopefully the problem will now be solved as the alignment will now be in a controlled condition.......All this with one day to spare.......Leaving Friday a.m. for Detroit and the start of the Power Tour..........
Bottom line......I'm glad I talked to Mark!!

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Awesome Ken....be safe and have a blast [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

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Make sure the lug nuts are tight!!

LOL..enjoy the tour [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

wilma

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All looks great, Ken. Happy to hear all of your effort has paid off and you are ready to roll. Nothing like consulting with good knowledgable people.

My old Nash won't be smoking this year...new valve guide seals and a rebuilt carb and once again, she has passed inspection and is good to go, running better then ever. The a/c is charged and blowing cold, so Vicki is happy and was packed and ready to leave several days ago.

Looking forward to seeing you and the gang Friday. Drive safe...

Texas...here we come!

Bashton
MCACN Managing Member

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<span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="color: #FF0000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">.....Those Crazy Nu Yawk repair guyz......</span></span></span>


you're killing me..... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: x Baldwin Motion</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="color: #FF0000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">.....Those Crazy Nu Yawk repair guyz......</span></span></span>


you're killing me..... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img] </div></div>



To many &quot;Cannoli's&quot;...................