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Old 07-30-2011, 05:15 AM
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I posted a couple shots of a really cool survivor 62 421/405 in the PonchVilla section and a real 41 Willys street rod with a 528 Hemi, in the Mopar section. The threatening weather kept a lot of people away but it was a nice place to visit and hang out.
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Old 07-31-2011, 12:28 AM
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Just filled up the T/A with gas after last night's cruise. I actually managed to set a new personal best, mileage record at *11.1 mpg highway, 8 mpg city.


*Remember, use these figures to compare. Your actual mileage may vary. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif[/img]
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Old 08-11-2011, 02:18 AM
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A little test driving this evening. Checking if she's still in tune. (All within the posted speed limit, of course)



(click on the photo) [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]
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Old 08-11-2011, 02:21 AM
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Nice Steve! The sound reminds me of my brothers Formula Firebird!

Awesome... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]
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Old 08-11-2011, 02:27 AM
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Nothing sounds like an angry Quadrajet (when they work properly). The car breaks the tires loose when the secondaries come in. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

If you watch the shaker closely, you can see the flapper open at the same time the secondaries kick in.
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Consider the mail...............hauled.
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Love it! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/Can-I-Have-It.gif[/img]
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Git some!!! Sounds good. Love seeing the flapper doing its thing! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif[/img]
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Old 09-16-2011, 05:06 AM
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Never stop tinkering. One of the honeycombs on the car was just a slightly different shade for several years now. It finally annoyed me enough to do something about it today. This was the result of a later purchased spray can of the now defunct, OEM Paints Honeycomb paint (which at the time was selling at the ridiculous price of $79 a spray can).

A few months ago I had my local Napa dealer mix me up a quart of single stage Honeycomb paint. It took them a lot of searching and a phone call to their supplier but they were finally able to cross reference the PPG DQE 8906 number over to Martin Senour #55-5327. A quart was about $35. (It requires a $25 can of hardener as well). I barely used a quarter of the quart can to paint the four wheels. You can also order direct from these people: www.tcpglobal.com

I ended up dismounting the front half of the tires so as not to disturb the balance weight positions on the backside. I wrapped the rubber in a couple plastic garbage bags per tire and tucked it under the front rim edges. I then mixed the paint, hardener and reducer and used a Preval spray bottle to apply the paint, since I don't have a paint gun. Once it cured, It aired the tires back up to reseat the beads, put the caps back on and all was well again.

The result was better than I expected. Comparing the color with an original paint wheel and it looks pretty much dead on. (even better than the OEM Paint mix, which was a bit too gun-metal colored, or at least the later can was)

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I guess I'll do the Polyglas mounted set next.
Just so they all match. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]
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They look AWESOME Steve! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img]
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