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Frank Elder

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  1. On 9/18/2021 at 4:10 PM, plymouthcranbrook said:

    I only got to drive an original Mini one time on an autocross circuit.  Back in the early 70’s.  As the old song says, “ Fun fun fun til Daddy takes the Mini away”

    I cannot attest to the song, however Mike Tyson said everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth……..back in 1979 my Uncle Norm let me drive his small block Cobra for a 300 mile leg of a Cancer run……man was I stoked……lol, after 75 miles I was beggin’ him for mercy and he released me from my obligation!

    The pass seat was no dream either…….you guy can have that sporty stuff.

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  2. In all my days on this earth never did I think I would live to see Christopher Walken battle Monsonto to the bitter end over seed rights……….as a farm kid I must see this one, as a Mopar guy I must see this one, and as a true believer that my life has gotten pretty boring in the last 20 years……I must see this one…..lol.

  3. Some parade cars I have seen up close have an aux heater mounted under the rear floor boards and the controls are fitted to the highest heat setting to leech  heat out of the dog house.

    Seems to work fine.

  4. 18 minutes ago, Plymouthy Adams said:

    no ...being realistic...you expect to drive in traffic be prepared for the very traffic you will encounter....this means brakes, speed, visibility, ability to hold your lane without massive drifting and everything...I like the older cars...I like seeing them out and about...what I do not like is seeing the 'near misses' occurring involving these older cars only alert and agile cars often prevent.....sure the bobbers and weavers are a nuisance....the 'bagos and the campers, they deserve some finger pointing also.....tailgaters.....learn to chew tobacco...they back off fast then....

    If I could afford an Art  Morrison chassis......discs, ifs, irs, that is my dream anyway. What I do have is a dak front end and a road runner rear end converted 11 inch drums....steers and stops nicely.

    The old ifs with the floaty ride is nostalgic but I live in a 500,000 population and there are no easy ways out of town for a cruise......sweaty brow, white knuckled, hunched over the wheel praying my 1947 brakes won’t fade on me.....do I miss those days?

                                                  NO!

  5. 18 hours ago, Sniper said:

     

    As a sailor I can definitely stated that after about 3 or 4 beers, varies with the individual, they all start tasting the same.  So I drink a few good ones then follow up with the crappy ones.

    Yes indeed, I have used this many times....lol.

  6. 14 minutes ago, 1950 Special Deluxe said:

    When I was just getting into motorcycles, I was 14. In Canada $6.00 could fill a 5 gallon (Imperial) gas can or buy 12 beer. We think we have tough decisions to make now. 

    Here is an even worse decision @1950 Special Deluxe........6 pack of good beer or a 24 of ice cold crappy beer.....lol.

  7. On 6/7/2021 at 3:20 PM, tmorelli said:

    Thank you.  I will take your advice on the brake lines.  I read a very informative post on the fluid drive maintenance on this forum so it might have been James' work.  I have a local firm that does restoration work (White Post Restoration) and I may have them go through the transmission, fluid-drive and differential so that I don't mess anything up. 

    White post will also sleeve your slave cylinders so they never leak or pit in your lifetime, you will never regret doing it.

  8. On 3/29/2021 at 10:39 PM, JBNeal said:

    bed line is applying the brush-on rubberized bedliner in a can...just my opinion, but if the truck parts cannot be seen when assembled, clean them thoroughly and coat with a sealing primer + paint like Rustoleum if they have surface rust, at a minimum treat with something like Ospho.

    Not rubberized at all.....bed liner is a paint product that dries textured and rock hard.

  9. 3 hours ago, MackTheFinger said:

    A friend who taught me much of what I know about paint and bodywork used the DuPont version of this with good results. He'd block through primer, wipe down with this stuff and shoot paint right over it. He was and still is considered one of the best bodywork\painters anywhere near here. 

     

    http://products.axaltacs.com/dcat/us/en/dr/product/5717S.html?desktop=true

    Good stuff even tho I am hopelessly addicted to single coat industrial imron fleet type paints.

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  10. There is no substitution for hard work and elbow grease, put your back into it until you are down to bare metal. If your back can’t take it buy a sander....electric or pneumatic it doesn’t matter, then epoxy prime.

    If you can’t do this you certainly won’t last through the weeks of sanding and prepping it takes to get a decent paint job......much less the months it takes to make a show winner. 

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