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    "calling upon my years of experience, I froze at the controls"---------Sterling Moss

    "calling upon my years of experience, I froze at the controls"---------Sterling Moss
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    Attempt to Eliminate PreIgnition

    I hear this from older guys alot (no offense, Sir)...and the idea of water flying across the ignition plane just creeps me out.
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    Is my 66 riding low?

    I think the only 14" choices are Hankook or Coker, right?
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    Is my 66 riding low?

    Update. Well, seven weeks later, my *** is out of the dirt....ish I ordered the seven leaf springs,new shackles, new u-bolts, bushings from ESPO.. They were good about being accurate with delivery times,and communicated well.The kit was $660 delivered . Everything fit correctly. The quality...
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    New to the c-body club

    Oh good! I'm not the DFNG anymore! nice ride! saw your wishlist of upgrades. Everybody on earth told me to get disc brakes. Well, did my research, and as of now anyway, I'm staying drum. Mine work very well, and upon further research it turns out that going to disc (15") leads one down the...
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    Question about the differentail. If it ain't broke don't fix it?

    Done. Oil was old, but clean and no sludge. wheel bearings done, upper and lower ball joints greased. Discovered all my wheel cylinders are either leaking or seeping. yay me.
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    Need help naming and replacing this part

    great. So I own a 66. Is there any way to prevent this from happening? any maintenance that can be done?, or is it just a case of a 50 year old piece of nylon drying out and getting brittle?
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    Wanted to share my new ride with group. 68 VIP

    Stunner!..what is a VIP? ..(Yes I'm a newb)
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    Question about the differentail. If it ain't broke don't fix it?

    Great analysis, Dave. Quite logical. Yes, the car stayed in a garage for nearly three decades, undriven. But in Wisconsin...as in butt-*** cold. While that may exclude the issue of rust, the sheer amount of time sitting surely would degrade any dino-oil. Do you guys have a favorite for this...
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    Question about the differentail. If it ain't broke don't fix it?

    '66 300 w'/ 38k on the clock. Running now, but prior to the re-awakening, it sat for 27 years.' Is there a compelling reason to change/not change the differential oil?. ..so far (digits crossed) everything runs fine. ...but .....27 years.
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    1969 Newport tail lights for sale

    Mercari app. They look really good.
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    Rock Auto crap parts

    This is the real pandemic: **** Chinese pot metal masquerading as American quality iron.
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