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Good news at work and fixed a problem with my truck.First my friend Ashley and I were called in by her dad which we work for.He is retiring next year and turned down a buyout.He knows us well,we work together at the auto repair shop he owns.Decided he knew we would run it very well and good to the customers and our co workers.Ashley and I were pick to own it.Going to happen in June of next year.Finally got my truck in,a 2018 Chevy Silverado 1/2 ton 4x4.Started having a torque converter shudder last week.Did not have much to do,did a fluid change in the transmission which fixed it.Used the Mobil 1 hp lv atf flushing the cooler and lines good first.Changed the filter as well taking the pan off.Her dad was cool about it.

Exciting.Ashley and I have been good friends for 30 years.A lot of good memories since we met at 13 years old.That transmission problem,we are allies with a transmission repair shop and told me it was the dexron 6 causing the shudders.Told me change the fluid to the Mobil 1 lv hp blue label atf.

71 my mother in law bought brand new we did a complete frame off restoration matching numbers block waiting on a couple back ordered parts used all NOS parts quarters,fenders, doorskins ,roof ,bumpers ,grille all new dated glass QA-1 coil overs on all 4 corners 12 bolt with 4:56 gears,turbo action 400 turbo with reverse valve body we have a 632 crate motor on back order we’ll probably run that next year exciting times ahead

Reminds of the time me and my best HS bud Jimmy done come across an abandoned Yamaha 250 when we was out plinking rabbits and birds on the BN tracks just down the road a piece from the Waffle House. We wasn’t sure if the old girl belonged to anybody so we took her home piece by piece over a months time til we had it all and no one knew she was even missing. Jimmys uncle Bubba was fresh out of the joint after doing a 3 piece for larceny and learned how to fix dirt bikes, cut hair and tattoo while “on vacation” 😉. He had that bad Oscar purring like Granny’s kitty at bingo night at the VFW before you could say incest. Me and Jimmy took turns taking that Yamaha home on weekends until he got hooked on the booger sugar and traded her for an 8 ball. It sucked going back to my old Schwinn Swinger, but it was better than walking everywhere wearing handy me down bell bottoms donated by a local homeless shelter. Thanks for the walk down memory lane.

I have a pertronix ignition system in Barn Find, 71 402. She has factory gauges and the factory tach is working fine with it. Factory wiring, no filter. I can say, if you are using an HEI style distributor make sure you have a 12 volt source powering it. The factory coil/resistance wire does not supply 12 volts when running.

Nice.... She must have led a sheltered life. If I were to recommend anything at all, I'd stay away from the "Armour All" type products. They're cheaply made, have no lasting effects, and can actually do damage to the new vinyl.

You'll probably get 10 different answers from 10 different people, I don't have vinyl top so I can't really answer.

Beautiful car you did a great job on that. Is your mother in law still around? What does she think of her old car?

Yea and next you'll have me pulling out the a/c compressor and rear seats, not happening 🤣 The car runs what it runs, the driver is the issue 🤣I keep running faster than I say I will and breaking out, got an app for that so now hopefully next year 🤞

Sorry… better late than never…

I asked about those style kick panels a couple of years ago. I think the answer I got was something to the effect of: If your ankles have good hearing, then they'll work fine. I didn't get them.