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    Just point the car downhill ,, a small hill..... After she understands about the clutch... close your eyes ,, wait for the BOOM... no BOOM ,, success.. I had to learn uphill...
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    I have seen many generic center console that would fit .. I have several from cars that I have junked out ..try a junk yard ..they might have just what you are looking for ..
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    i saw little oscar quite a few times back in the early 60's .. had a few whistles.. inside wasn't all that impressive ..
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    Cool pictures......SCAREY......
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    I have been re-keying my own locks for years... my 63 carryall,, old motorcycles,, the shed,,and a few I don't own anymore ,, all takes the same key ..made life simple ....take old locks apart ,,put parts in small box with dividers,,by playing with pins like a game ,,it goes together pretty quick.
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    But ,, I liked the boots ..
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    I was given the name "C-Bob" from 2 club members ,, A- Jim & his brother B-Bob ...my wife almost got me the name choines..
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    Just make the pumpkin into pie ...I'm sure you can find some friends to help you get rid of it .......
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    Wow, they put colors in your bushes?? Cactus is only green or brown ..
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    Had a car shipped from Disneyland area ,,to just outside Casa Grande AZ. AROUND 400 miles.. cost $200.00
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    Wow ,,, plowing a driveway ,,snowshovels,, splitting wood,, things that made my dad leave Chicago 58 years ago ..spent a winter in Washington state ONCE....I'll stay in the southwest from now on ....
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    choptop town sedan
    Update ,, car still sitting in back yard ..still trying to find some parts .. Need .. front and back wind wings .. And glass for rear window .. then the usual Stuff ..have to make steering coulm from scratch ..
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    I had been told,, way back ,, that older motors needed lead in the gas to run without ruining valves,,(stellite valves in newer engines ) ?? Also something about detergents in oil washing away too much stuff in motor ...anyone have any problems ???
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    Still 103 deg. Feels like a sauna ..if I'm not outside by 6:00 am ,,,not going to get outside ... A few more weeks ,,temp will drop to 70's then I CAN work outside all day ,, if I WANT to ...
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    Canada ,,Indiana ,,it must get a little chilly up there ...we love winter here .. cold is 40deg ... Only use defroster to knock fog off Windows ..sure could use air conditioning for most of year .. I have family in Canada ,,Chicago,, and Washington state ...tried it for a winter ,,, way too cold ... do these cars work in that cold of weather ??.. I know that my 63 chevy carryall suburban ,, was like a refrigerator ,,froze near to death....
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    It's too bad that there aren't more schools that have some funding .... I was a tractor -heavy equipment mechanic for over 45 years.. it's hard to get Kids who want to learn to grunt and groan over heavy equipment ,,making relatively A lower wage than most ... Everyone wants to program video games .. But,,,,,, I NEVER liked laying on top Of hot metal when the temperature hits 110-115 during summer... Yes,,,it gets unbelievably hot here during summer ........
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    this stuff would be a lot more interesting with pictures........
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    What do you need all the firewood for?? ..50 isn't that cold !! Oh yeah your on the other coast ..and north ..guess you don't have many people trying too cross the border there..
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    Clockwise ??..after a few,, she spins too fast ..
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    The radio shack is still open in your town??? They are called electronic supply out here ...
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    Old people & old cars ....who wudda thunked it ... kind of like peanut butter & jam ...
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    running around in circles ,,, all by myself ... going crazy .... getting old sucks .. having brainfarts..

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    I have read every post ..boy ,,you can sure learn a lot ...and I have been a mechanic for over 45 years now .. I thought that I would have to go to some junkyard and grab another wire harness ,,or 2 ...time is money ,, and I'm running out of both .......
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    That's really cool ...coming from south west ,,never really see anything like that. ....
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    Little hot here in Az. Also ..was outside at 6:30 this morning ,, had the tools put away and back in the house by 9:00 am ..hot and humid too much for me right now ....more flooding and wet weather by Wednesday ... some storm coming in off coast of Mexico ...hope we don't get another 5" of rain in just a few hours .. more rain so far this year than we have all season ....
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