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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Xplantdad</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Nice! You should have done the limo tint [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/wink.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] </div></div>

or the Nu Yawk <span style="font-size: 17pt"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #990000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">&quot;gangsta tint&quot;</span></span></span></span>

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Cars back......30% window tint......Gas tank is full.....Just waiting for Friday morning to go to Monmouth for one of the &quot;Best&quot; shows of the year........I just Gotta say......This project was the most disappointing project to start out with.........Took a while to &quot;Really&quot; get the interest going...I knew where I wanted to end up (actually Mark Webster pushed me into the final form that the car ended up in) but......with it all said and done.....This is without a doubt one of the finest cars I have ever owned.....The suspension, LS drivetrain, 4 wheel power disc brakes coupled with the long wheelbase make this &quot;Beater&quot; a dream car for any type of driving........

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...t/DSC00610.jpg

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Lookin forward to seeing it in person Friday afternoon. Hoping to be in Momnouth around 2 PM.

Drive safe! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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We will see you there as well and looking forward to seeing the car in person as well.
Rick and Annie

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One of the things that I knew would have to be improved in the car at some time was the front seat....It was there and looked good, but wasn't exactly the most comfortable thing to sit on for a long stint behind the wheel.....I longed for a contoured foam aftermarket seat like I had in the Chevelle and the 37.......But nothing was available for the big cars......So......I just happened to find a Power Strato Bench seat on Ebay.....as I remember they only installed around 11,000 of these seats in 67 and newer cars.....Neat seats as they had Bucket seat backs, a armrest, and a slightly contoured bench seat base......Hit the Buy-It now button and the seller was right in the chicago area......Picked it up today....It needs to be totally rebuilt.....but......That's O.K......I'll get it dis-assembled and chemically stripped to remove all the &quot;Patina&quot;.....painted ......new seat Buns made with a little more contour than stock...and get new seat covers made with the same pattern and medallions as stock........It never ends with these things.......LOL.....

Seat as picked up....and the seller was brutally &quot;Honest&quot; in describing the condition of the seat in the Ebay ad.....Not one mention of Perfect or Survivor......LOL

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...t/DSC01083.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...t/DSC01084.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...t/DSC01086.jpg

Here we go again.....only on a much smaller scale.......

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Looks like a comfy bench seat! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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Nice score, I see some custom....(his and her) cup holders added to the center arm section [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Postsedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Nice score, I see some custom....(his and her) cup holders added to the center arm section [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan </div></div>

And maybe some bun warmers???? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/shocked.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

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Looks like there will be plenty of room for Paulette's purse [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kwhizz</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> the seller was right in the chicago area......was brutally &quot;Honest&quot;.....Not one mention of Perfect or Survivor......LOL
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It's that good ole mid western nice coming through. Those seats are indeed comfortable and fairly rare as well. I think the last one I saw sell was around $600 and it was VERY rough.

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Someone's porch needs a new couch! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]

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Nice!!!

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Here we go......Seat doesn't look that bad.....the seller in the ad stated there were seat springs that were broken and there was a lot of rust in the track area.....Honest description all the way....

Still couldn't pass it up and it was priced accordingly.....No Complaints.....It's saveable I think....LOL.....Here are the dis-assembly pic's

Starting Point......

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...t/DSC01086.jpg

Before Pic's...........

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...t/DSC01087.jpg

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http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...t/DSC01091.jpg

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http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...t/DSC01100.jpg

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http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...t/DSC01103.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...t/DSC01104.jpg

Another Challenge........LOL

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The thread continues, no pun intended [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan

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hah, you'll have this little project stitched up in no time ken! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 69belair</div><div class="ubbcode-body">hah, you'll have this little project stitched up in no time ken! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] </div></div>


That's the plan......LOL........Gulp!!!

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 69belair</div><div class="ubbcode-body">hah, you'll have this little project stitched up in no time ken! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] </div></div>

You are 'sew&quot; funny! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

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Send in the Clowns.


No, .... I mean LITERALLY; SEND IN THE CLOWNS. These guys SUCK! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/sick.gif[/img]





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

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only 760,000 views left to catch NJ Steve's thread

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I bought a Power Bench seat off Ebay that I will be getting shortly......between the 1st seat, the new Ebay seat, and the seat in the car now I should be able to piece together enough parts to get the Strato back into shape.....it remains to be seen if the seat frames are common.....(I hope!!).....if not it's cut and weld.....LOL

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Will it have heated lumbar supports [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]

nu-yawk [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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Your twin..... but perhaps this one is not from Nu-Yawk [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

http://www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_detail...mp;startRow=257

Dan

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Dan......Nice car....But, I only deal in rust free original paint cars......

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

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

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The education continues...........I bought a Power Bench seat out of a 4 door car off ebay.....and my thought was that maybe the bench seat bottom would be close enough that I could modify it to work with the Strato seat back.......went and picked it up and it was in pretty good shape with just minor surface rust.......and as a bonus the seat motor and mechanisms worked.....so...I took it apart and realized that the seat frames weren't even close.....Oh Well!!! At least I got a good Power unit and some spare seat springs that might come in handy later.....And I found another Strato-Bench for a 4 door car (Non movable seat backs) ......So I bought it as I should be able to piece together one seat out of the three....LOL......Don't ya just Love it when a plan comes together..........Time for plan &quot;C&quot;......

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...t/DSC01109.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...t/DSC01117.jpg



http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...t/DSC01120.jpg

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&quot;Ken's Seat Restorations&quot;...quality you can feel! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Xplantdad</div><div class="ubbcode-body">&quot;Ken's Seat Restorations&quot;...quality you can feel! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img] </div></div>

seriously, the only place I know with so many seats available

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Still waiting for the third seat to be shipped..........But.....In the mean time another one of those nagging little issues got corrected.......Now....I have a Dakota Digital dash set-up in the car and I've been chasing a discrepency in the voltmeter readings displayed in the dash and what I was checking at the Alternator and the Battery terminal.....the dash display would fluctuate between 12.1 and 12.7 volts......with everything on......(I have a new 140 Amp Alternator).....I couldn't understand why the Alternator couldn't keep up.....I would check at the Alt and it would be approx 14 volts......at the fuse panel I would be showing the 12.1 to 12.5 number...........Hummm!!.....I checked all the grounds and everything I could think of.....Didn't make any sense.....I put the Battery charger on for a couple of days and when I went to start the car the starter clicked like the Battery was dead (terminals were clean and tight)....then it started right up on the next try.......Humm!!!
We were getting ready to go to Beloit and I was uncomfortable and swapped out the Battery with the 66 Nova (New Diehard).......Drove out to Beloit and the Voltmeter showed 13.5 to 13.7 all the way out there.....Don't know anything about Batteries but it seems that even though it started fine till the end, it seems that's where the trouble was all along...........I'm getting smarter every day.....LOL

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Wow...good catch Ken!

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I was just discussing something similar with some guys the other night. Seems a battery can have an internal short and behave just like you said Ken. It is a hard one to catch.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pxtx</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I was just discussing something similar with some guys the other night. Seems a battery can have an internal short and behave just like you said Ken. It is a hard one to catch. </div></div>


Yep!!.......Even for a Voltmeter guy........

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6300 trouble free miles in 4 months......gotta love those LS engines.....

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Nice...drive it to AZ [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Xplantdad</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Nice...drive it to AZ [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img] </div></div>


or Nu Yawk (the scene of the crime) [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Re: Next Years Power Tour Car
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: x Baldwin Motion</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Xplantdad</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Nice...drive it to AZ [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img] </div></div>


or Nu Yawk (the scene of the crime) [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] </div></div>


LOL....I'll bet the guy that sold it to me wouldn't know the difference.....

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He'd notice it immediately: .......... &quot;you changed the tailpipes!&quot;

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ORIGLS6</div><div class="ubbcode-body">He'd notice it immediately: .......... &quot;you changed the tailpipes!&quot; </div></div>
[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img]

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Another little Nagging issue got resolved last week.......After the lower control arm bushing fiasco......and after having the front end aligned 4 times....even though the car rode and handled perfectly, when I would be turning to the right.......the tires would squeel ever slightly.....in one direction only.....humm!!......So....I finally decided to call in the troops as I am finding out that I'm not as smart as I think I am.......So.....I called RideTech and talked to Mike....(one of their Tech guy's)......I explained what was going on and he told me that something is wrong as there should not be any tire squeel.......As usual.....I told him everything was set up and installed as per their instructions.........He said that's fine, and not that he didn't trust me , ......But!!!.......He asked me to take some pictures and send them to him......So.....I put the car up on the lift and started taking pictures.....As soon as I really looked at what was going on I found the problem right away......what an Idiot!!.......When I installed the front sway bar the car didn't have any weight on the car......as the weight was added to the car during assembly, what I didn't notice was as the weight was added obviously the frame lowered to the ground and as a result, the sway bar moved up at the link end and the Arc caused the link to now hit the lower control arm on the passenger side ....so as the car was turning and the sway bar did it job, it was pushing the lower control and causing this issue........I remounted the sway bar forward about a 1/2&quot; and the links are now straight up and down with no interference........the car now is quiet when turning.........LOL....Getting Smarter everyday.........(the Instructions said to do it that way)

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...onvert/012.jpg

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Part of the fun is sorting out issues. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/youguysrock.gif[/img]

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If that's true then Ken is having more fun then any of us.
Nice car.