Happy holidays ! Remember : old trucks are for DRIVING , not sitting in the garage . Working too if you want , I work my rig hard as GM intended .
Christmas Fun So. Cal. style : [IMG] As you can see , we're roughing it here in La La Land (home to Fruits , Nuts & Flakes) :p . I have...
Teenaged Fun I let her drive it but she either chickened out or her mother said no , I dunno . It's a 292 C.I.D. InLine 6 Banger with a Muncie...
federal Companies Big orange Semis with a black shield # 1 in the middle ,vandalized my beloved Moto when I used them then dodged any...
Very Picturesque ! I too , immediately thought ' Christmas Card !' . It has stopped raining in So. Cal. for the moment , it rained again last...
Bolt Tightening Sequence You begin with the two center ones , then one more before and one more behind those two , keep repeating until they're...
Nice Work ! That's going to be sweet when you're done....
To all the reticent old Truckers out there :D . SWMBO & I drove out to Fontana to visit her Daughter and 16 Y.O. Grand Daughter who said she'd...
Carby Fun The hose nipples , cap them all off until you have the engine running then test with a vacuum gauge , the ones that slowly get vacuum...
Door Adjustments The striker in the doorpost is what you adjust and care must be taken to keep it centered else the latch will force it out again...
Noche Buena Is to-night for all our Latin & Hispanic friends , I called my ex wife this morning to wish her a happy one , our son will go to her...
Super Beetle ! That's neat , I never saw anything like that before . I had a few Super's over the years , good little cars IMO , typ 131 .
Ocean Going Metropolitan I'm always amazed by folks who ask me if 'this car goes in the water.....?' Yes , but it doesn't float :D . The...
Wah ! The NWS sez it's going to rain on Christmas too......... :eek: . I've not been able to touch my tools nor ride my Motos..... :mad: ....
Lucky For Us GM was still doing the things that made it (at one time) the biggest & most popular vehicle manufacturer in the world . This...
Wiper Service Yep ; Just like the olden days ! :) . First thing , get some good penatrant , NOT WD40 crap and soak the little nuts & bolts...
YOUR Truck It's NO pipe dream Mike ! you can do this ! . Look into " megasquirt " FI , it's a simple system that works out well , easy to use...
Exhaust Manifolds Mike ; I'm not a SBC guy but I *do* know that NAPA has catalogs of brandy new SBC Chevy V-8 headers going back to 1957 or so...
More thanx As during lunch I went out to the L.A.P.D. garage where I park and popped the hood , I have the long hood with the air grille in it ,...
Door Seals Couple things here : Is the edge of the closed door flush with the body ? . When you hold the door 2" open and try to life it's...
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