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| Maltese Falcon |
 Dec 8 2005, 10:58 PM
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Just stopping into my favorite coffee stop in the AM and my mechanic friend ('76 w/ pannasports) is working on a Chevelle SS396, 3 spd auto. He's diagnosing a chatter in the floorboard of the Chevelle- recently restored and now owned by Billy Bob Thornton. He puts it up in the air and I tell him to check the bolts on the torque converter-to flywheel flexplate. I guess the restorer never checked these (all loose), and the dust cover was missing also. The window weather strips on the doors were "Inner on the outside" and "Outer on the inside" , nevertheless I'm sure the restorer made bank on the sale.
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| Maltese Falcon |
Dec 8 2005, 11:04 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,649 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Mulholland SoCal Member No.: 2,755 Region Association: None |
...nuther, real clean engine bay...but I can't figure out the (2) radiator overflow bottles-especially the one that's tilted on the L fender (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif)
Torque Thruster wheels -not period correct -but a cool resto rod touch, so why not change the rear drums to discs while you're at it ?? BTDT with muscle cars (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif) Marty Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| Bleyseng |
Dec 8 2005, 11:08 PM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,034 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I preferred them new......to many of 'dem nowdays are made way nicer than new.
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| messix |
Dec 9 2005, 01:12 AM
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AKA "CLUTCH KILLER"! Group: Members Posts: 6,995 Joined: 14-April 05 From: between shit kickers and pinky lifters/ puget sound wa.north of Seattle south of Canada Member No.: 3,931 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
large tank is most likely a water injection for the high compression engine.
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