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That is Mike`s T37 Coupe [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]
Steve, it was finally nice to meet you face to face. Best of luck with your Truck Rebuild. Dan |
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Since I am still scrambling to get my broken Suburban attended to:
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbthrea...the_#Post548112 I thought I would post a neat photo from the show. A really nice older gentleman came up and started talking to us during the load out after the show closed. He had heard about the engine fiasco and we were discussing the alternatives. He mentioned that he really liked my car. I happily offered him a seat behind the wheel: Yes, that is the one and only Arnie <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">"The Farmer"</span></span> Beswick, the famous Pontiac racer. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...5-p1010816.jpg This was right before we drove out of the building to the trailer. He REALLY seemed to enjoy seeing the car and sitting in it. Hindsight is always 20-20, I should have had Arnie drive the car out...but then again he might have just kept going to his house. He did have that sly look on his face. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img] |
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That sir was worth the trip to get this pic.
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[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img] Very cool!!
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Oh, and by the way, I can actually say I survived driving on those infamous Firestone 500s. I drove the mile or so to our trailer from the convention center, without so much as a single tire exploding!
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Awesome! Just awesome. I love the gaggle(?) [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img] of SD's [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]
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Since they're birds, I think it would be a flock of SDs [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]
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Totally flocking amazing gaggle is what it is!
Love the Farmer shot too Steve, sorry to read about the 'burban. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img] ~ Pete |
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Hi Steve,
Nice to meet you at MCACN. Sounds like you are not a disposable automotive type guy, so I am sure a re-powering of the Suburban is in the future. Ryan |
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Since they're birds, I think it would be a flock of SDs [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img] </div></div>
That works, too! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img] |
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Steve, that red 73 TA on the cover is my neighbor's car. He is the original owner and of course still owns it. Small world
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I haven't really done anything to the SD since I got back from MCACN. I've been working on the truck and getting that all set. Truck is all done now and running nicely.
Back to the Firebird. I need to get rid of four worm-style, fuel hose clamps that were put on the lines to the fuel pump by the second owner. I need two original red and two green spring-style hose clamps. Anybody have any spares in their tool box? |
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I just found this on youtube - a brief video of my car at MCACN from November:
MCACN video 73 SD Formula |
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I haven't really done anything to the SD since I got back from MCACN. I've been working on the truck and getting that all set. Truck is all done now and running nicely.
Back to the Firebird. I need to get rid of four worm-style, fuel hose clamps that were put on the lines to the fuel pump by the second owner. I need two original red and two green spring-style hose clamps. Anybody have any spares in their tool box? </div></div> I know Firebird Central has them but I don't think they're NOS..... |
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I haven't really done anything to the SD since I got back from MCACN. I've been working on the truck and getting that all set. Truck is all done now and running nicely.
Back to the Firebird. I need to get rid of four worm-style, fuel hose clamps that were put on the lines to the fuel pump by the second owner. I need two original red and two green spring-style hose clamps. Anybody have any spares in their tool box? </div></div> Don't buy the reproductions; they have rounded edges instead of flat, like the originals. I looked for some for my car; took a while to find nice NOS ones. If you can't find NOS, you can always blast some crusty originals and mix up some paint to match. BTW, my car was at MCACN, too - the Pepper Green/black guts 70 RAIV GTO with M21/4.33/dog dishes/bench/manual drums/manual steer, etc. Would have been nice to meet you in person, but I couldn't get away from work. Anyway, gorgeous car and great thread. Just read all of it from start to finish. Thanks Scott |
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Bulletpruf, I did see your car at MCACN - that's one awesome piece of machinery!
I know about the rounded edge repro clamps and have avoided them for that very reason. I need some original sharp edged, "wrist slasher" clamps. (If you have ever cut open your hand working around these clamps under a car, you'll know exactly what I am referring to). [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] I would prefer used clamps since it will match the patina of the rest of the clamps on the car. So if anyone has a random green 3/8 or red 5/16 clamp, I'd love to give them a new home. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] |
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I thought the red were 1/4 and yellow was 5/16?? I can get my hands on some. 2 each of green and red right?
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I may be wrong on the smaller color clamp but I believe the 3/8 is green. Hard to tell what the smaller vent line is or if it was one of those weird in between fuel lines sizes like 11/32?
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I'm on the upper side of 90% sure that 3/8 is green, 5/16 is yellow and 1/4 is red...I guess is really doesn't matter though as you simply need 2 green and 2 red right?
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Might be the yellow if that is what the 5/16 is. So if could be two green and two yellow?
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Will see if I can snag a couple of each this weekend.........if he'll give them up.
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Apologies Steve, he has 2 of each left but has 2 '73s coming in over the next 6 months so he won't part with them. I will however keep you in mind going forward.......
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Last weekend I took the SD out for the first drive of Spring. That was after replacing the worm clamps on the front fuel lines with original old spring clamps (a couple donated from friends and a couple located in my tool box).
I even drove it on the Firestone 500s!!! I only went 5 miles or so to clean the moisture out of the exhaust pipes. Warmed her up in the driveway for a good half hour before. Just waiting for more real Spring weather and heavy rains to wash the rest of the salt off the roads. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] |
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Nice, I'm looking to do the same
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I spoke to the original owner Rick last night. He is a funny guy with a great sense of humor. All this time he has been looking for original photos of the car from back in the day and has been scratching his head wondering where he put them...until he noticed that he was standing in front of the collage that his wife Lenora made for him years ago. In the center of the collage are the two photos of him and his wife next to the car when it was brand new. It was when he brought the car to the BMW Fall Fest in 1973 just after it was delivered and just after the BMW dealer refused to sell him a 1973 2002 TII for anything less than full sticker.
He is trying his best to get a close up of the photos (they are sealed in the framed collage). https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...6-dscn0648.jpg |
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How cool is that.
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Rick came through with a better close up of the photos. They are behind glass so they are a bit fuzzy. Neat photos from the Summer of 1973. You can see the original polyethylene valance in place, the New York 956-LYS license plates, and the ubiquitous stainless steel mudflaps. And the really happy, really tall couple. :-)
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Very cool!!
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Went to my friend, Al's shop to add some R12 to the a/c system today. The system was a little low. According to Rick, the original owner, the car has never had its a/c serviced, so after 41 years it still had 75% of its original R12 fill.
I had a couple extra cans in the garage and my buddy Al is an expert at reading a sight glass in these old systems. It was 85 degrees today and now while driving, the test thermometer in the center outlet read 40 degrees on max a/c. Nice! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...photo_1_1_.jpg |
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Steve, I guess Al's is the place to go for classic repair, your SD, olds, mustang, C-10 and a Plymouth/Dodge on the rack? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img] Just the one modern SUV in front of your to run the pic [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/laugh.gif[/img]
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Yes, he really knows his stuff on the older cars. He's a great guy to know!
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My son and I drove the white car out to PA to the Performance Years show in Hatfield. It is about 40 miles but takes over an hour as it is in the middle of no-where. We had a bunch of fun. He has been looking for a 1998 to 2002 Trans Am and spent most of his time touring that area of the show. Nice to see that he is getting in to cars at a young age - gives us hope for the next generation of carguys!
Here's the white car on display in the field: https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...-p1030128a.jpg https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...55-photo_1.jpg |
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And on our way home we stopped at the local cruise night in Flemington, NJ. Another eclectic bunch of cars showed up last night. What's the odds of parking next to a white Karman Ghia and a white L79 Chevy II?
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Cool pics Steve! Car looks great [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]
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Had to actually work on the white car the other day. It was having a weird brake pedal - when you pressed the pedal it would initially be hard and then creep down to a certain point, about 2/3 of the way to the floor and then become solid again. I bled the system a couple times but it still persisted. No leaks anywhere. The back brakes were also running very hot. I was thinking maybe it was the combination valve internally leaking, or the original master cylinder that I had sleeved, internally leaking. I even swapped to a known, good master cylinder but the same issue was there.
I told my mechanic buddy Al and he said it was the rear wheel cylinders. Of course he was right. Turned out that they were sticking in the engaged position, thereby dragging on the drums. Since who knows how long it has been this way and how hot those springs got, for safety sake, I replaced all the return springs, along with a new set of shoes. (I photographed, labeled and packaged all the original parts for posterity) and installed the new cylinders, and shoes. With the help of my son, we re-bled the system and now it works fine. Pedal is firm and doesn't budge. |
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Well, it was one year ago today that Performance Years website member BentwheelBob gave me the heads up on the ebay listing for the SD. And then he blackmailed me into selling him my black 72 455HO. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/wink.gif[/img]
We have both been enjoying our cars in the intervening 365 days. Here's Bob's thread if anyone wants to see what he has done with the black car - a lot, actually! http://forums.performanceyears.com/f...d.php?t=736820 It has definitely been an entertaining year! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] |
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Saw Bob's car (a.k.a. Steve's old Bird) at the Trans Am Nationals. It drew a heck of a lot of attention. The car looked great! A black 72 Formula, with that beautiful Formula hood, and a 455 H.O. 4-speed combo, well, it has to be one of the coolest Pontiacs ever made. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]
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Oh, go rub salt in the wound! Never should have let that one go...or any of the others I sold over the past 35 years. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img]
P.S. Enrico just sent me a Happy Anniversary email. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] |
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Just traded emails with Rick as he was wishing me a belated happy birthday. Here is an excerpt from his email. He is such an amazing mensch: [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]
<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">"On December 10th of this year I'll be 80 years old. On December 19th Lenora and I will be married, to each other, 49 Years. In August of 1973, when I took delivery of Samarkand, I was 38+. In March of 1963, my team and I finished 4th overall in a Grand Prix motorcycle race at the Daytona International Speedway. We ran against the likes of Mike the Bike Hailwood who handily blew us into the weeds. Incidentally, he was personally a great guy and undoubtedly the greatest motorcycle racer who ever lived. His accomplishments are legendary. At that time I was 28+. In 1964 we set the record for the circumnavigation of Long Island by a single engined outboard race boat. As far as I have been able to determine, the record stands to this day. Many bloggers, to this day, say our rig was dual engined but can't seem to find the second engine in any of the plethora of photos that were taken at the time. The picture taken as we crossed the finish line headed up all the ads for the Teleflex Corporation for over a year. At that time I was 29+. In 1965 we won first overall in the Lake Michigan Regatta running a Glastron V-234 powered with a pair of 409 Chevys running thru MerCruiser Sterndrives. At the time I was 30+"</span></span> |
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