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    16lb rad. cap too much for heater core?

    The radiator cap's job is to limit the maximum pressure that the cooling system can develop. The actual pressure within the cooling system continuously varies and is determined by the composition of the coolant and its temperature. The temperature of the system is controlled by the thermostat...
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    I know we beat this to death but....

    The previous posts have good advice. The ballast resistor limits current to the coil at low RPMs to keep it from oveheating and burning out. I've upgraded my car to the HEI system from the Mopar electronic ignition to get a hotter spark so as to be able to run leaner cruising fuel mixtures...
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    Rods & Relics Car Show - Fort Erie, ON - 2019-06-09

    Would it help your to-do list if we had a craft fair for the ladies and an awesome pancake breakfast with pancakes, sausage, blueberries, strawberries, and real maple syrup?
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    Rods & Relics Car Show - Fort Erie, ON - 2019-06-09

    It's hard to find a perfect venue on grass and FECC does a great job of maintaining the grounds. One of the reasons we moved from the Racetrack grounds was because the property owner wasn't doing the grounds maintenance (grass cutting, filling in potholes, taking down dead trees, etc) and...
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    Rods & Relics Car Show - Fort Erie, ON - 2019-06-09

    The 28th annual Rods & Relics Car Show is scheduled for June 9 this year on the grounds of the Fort Erie Conservation Club. Fort Erie is at the end of the QEW and is just across the river from Buffalo, NY. Admission is $10 for participants and net proceeds go to Tender Wishes. This year, we...
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    Electronic ignition conversions

    You will need a computer to run an 8-pin HEI module. The 4-pin HEI module is a standalone ignition system. I converted my 65 Barracuda over to the Mopar EI system back in the mid-80s and, other than couple of burned out modules over the years, it was a big improvement over the points system...
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    Member from Ontario

    Thanks! If you're around on June 11 this year, it would be great to see you at the Rods & Relics Car Show in Fort Erie.
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    Member from Ontario

    Unfortunately, rust never sleeps.
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    Calibrating a speedometer

    I think adding an overlay would be more work than I would want to get into but that would first require that your odometer and speedometer were properly calibrated. The odometer is a mechanical counter and it is calibrated by picking the best speedometer pinion gear for your tire & axle...
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    Member from Ontario

    Thanks for the warm welcome. I went through my old photos and found a couple from the late 1980s. After midwinter car wash. A photo of my newly repainted car and a friend who I was visiting in Ottawa. Notice the lower body stripes.
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    Member from Ontario

    Hello Everyone, I've been a member here since August 2016 and I thought it was time to check in. One of my first cars was 2 door 78 New Yorker, which I converted to propane and still have now as a parts car. My summer car is a 65 Barracuda and I'm looking for some parts to upgrade it...
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