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**njsteve** · #**1141** 01-01-2011, 04:35 PM

Thanks, Frank. It's the never-ending project...that just won't end. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

**njsteve** · #**1142** 01-03-2011, 01:16 AM

OK, this is insane. I just got through several hours of saving this entire thread as per the directions on the "print an entire thread" thread:

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbt...560#Post438560

So, I went to the "Topic Options" at the upper left side of the thread and hit print topic, which opened the thread into a printable document. I then saved that document in two versions: The Web Archive Single File MHT was 102 MB!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/eek.gif[/img] The Webpage Complete HTM version was a much more manageable 987 KB.

It ended up being a 773 page document. Took an eternity to load. Holy Cow! No way I'm gonna actually print a hard copy. I'd go bankrupt buying ink cartridges! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img]

**Dave Rifkin** · #**1143** 01-03-2011, 02:58 AM

You could probably save ink and money by saving the file on a thumb drive, or CD, and taking it to a local Kinkos for them to print out.

Verne_Frantz · #**1144** 01-11-2011, 12:59 AM

Hi Steve, I've been away for a long time with eye problems and your thread was the first one I wanted to catch up on. I was troubleshooting your electrical/ignition problem along the way and basically came to the same conclusion (as though the coil wires were reversed). You probably dealt with Donny Bock at American Autowire. He's a good friend and knows his stuff. He's helped me several times with my cars. Glad to hear Donny "fixed" it for you.
Verne [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

**njsteve** · #**1145** 01-11-2011, 01:27 AM

So did reading my thread cause your eye problems in the first place, Verne?

After 115 pages I think that would be your doctor's opinion.

(Glad to see you back) [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

I think Donny was the guy I dealt with. I can't say enough about a company that would warranty something 6 years after you bought it. That's stellar customer service.

mazda · #**1146** 01-18-2011, 04:24 PM

Thanks for the info......

**njsteve** · #**1147** 02-25-2011, 12:06 AM

Had to change out the muffler today. Recently noticed that I must have blown out the existing one from all that carb tuning and electrical bug-chasing a couple months ago. I guess if you get enough unburnt fuel downstream, it's eventually going to ignite! Never heard anything, and it wasn't leaking even with the double sized bulging.

I bought a new one from Gardner and installed it today. Went in with no issues whatsoever. Just had to borrow my buddy's exhaust pipe expander contraption to re-round the insides of the pipes so they would fit in nicely into the new muffler. Took her out for a drive while it was still sunny out. It was a nice ride...can't wait for Spring to come in a month or so.

**mockingbird812** · #**1148** 02-25-2011, 03:54 AM

Yikes Steve that was a BOOMER!

**njsteve** · #**1149** 03-03-2011, 04:06 PM

The bodyman stopped by the house yesterday to rivet the shaker flange to the dome. It's a two-man job as one person has to hold the upside-down dome with the rivet inserted, tightly against the flanging "chisel" which has a cupped section that holds the rivet head in place. The cupped chisel is set in a vise, with the shaker and rivet placed on top. The bottom of the rivet is then peened over with a flat ended chisel to permanently set the rivet.

Worked out well, all thirteen rivets went in without any damage to the fibreglass. (NORWOOD, thanks for the rivets, BTW)

Now I have to find another car to set under the shaker. Hmmmmmm.

**njsteve** · #**1150** 03-19-2011, 11:54 PM

Took her out for a drive yesterday. It was record-breaking 78 degree winter day here in Joysey. She ran very nicely. It is quite a kick to hear the secondaries on the Quadrajet kick in and simultaneously watch the shaker trap door open up, doubling the volume of the angry, engine noise.

Still tinkering. Found a near-NOS quality, interior rear view mirror on ebay to replace the de-silvering glass, original. I found it with an hour to spare on ebay and ended up paying only 34 bucks for it. Since it costs twice that amount to get one redone and you tend to break things when trying to take one of these apart, I think it worked out quite well.

Also, the alleged reproduction mirrors all the repro companies offer are completely wrong, as they have a chrome, not textured black, housing. No one correctly reproduces the black painted mirrors.

Here's a shot of the original one:

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