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Not into getting yelled at by an old man?

How could I ever forget that meet? A total washout for me as I recall. Kept the car covered all day Saturday in the hotel parking lot. That was like the 24 hours of bench racing, right?

Admit it. The banter convinced you to attend, right? Looking forward to meeting you.

Just what we need. Someone else we have to translate for.... ugh.

Bet 'cha can't

Do they look like this?

We are going to need nametags!

Thats my goal as well Sammy. Everything will have to line up just so, or we will have to wait for Linda to retire before we make a western meet happen. It will happen, just no idea exactly when. You KNOW I'll be driving out. Cross country backroads in the Monte.... heaven. 😎

Functional. That's what is important.

I hear there is plenty of room for the fiero club in Hershey, Pittsburg, and even Cleveland. Those guys can stay there.

I can never remember which fluid type is in which vehicle so i keep the container with a decal which says what vehicle the fluid type is in. Sounds kind of crazy, i know, but I have 7 vehicles all requiring brake fluid and not all have the same fluid requirement. Then when its time to flush and fill I know what kind to purchase.

I get the PBR, but by god man, at least drink it straight from the can! RIP Toby. ☹️

and when you check the levels of the brake fluid, coolant, and even the engine oil, use your fingers to touch each fluid so you can compare the feel against what is on the garage floor. All three fluids feel slightly different when rolled between the fingers. You may even go as far as to perform what can only be described as a sniff check because anti freeze has an odor while brake fluid and engine oil have an entirely different odor. Its almost not worth saying but be sure to thoroughly wash your hands afterwards.

pics would help if you can take them

For the hard to remove fuses I normally disconnect the battery then get the bent end of a scribe under the metal part and pop that sucka right out. This method has never failed me.

The easiest way I have found to check if the rings are bad or the valves are bad is to do a wet/dry compression test. Since the compression test has been done and seems to be within tolerance I would say the valve seals or guides are the issue, not the rings. Check compression on each cylinder, then put a bit of oil in the spark plug hole and recheck. If the rings are leaking the compression will rise as the oil will form a temporary seal. If the reading stays the same the head is the culprit. Easy-peasy shade tree engineering and way less time consuming than waiting on leak-down results.

The jack will also help with relieving pressure on the input shaft making it easier to slide the trans out. I normally put my jack in first, then start tackling the bell housing bolts and all the crazy angles, swivels, and arm contortions needed to remove them. I actually own a trans jack which you can attach straps around the trans, keeping it stable while maneuvering the jack during removal. Regardless of how you do it, be careful. Those things get heavier with age.

Last night it was Romanian moonshine at midnight with some friends of ours, which is far from a tradition. Every Jan 1 we go to the beach and watch the sun come up over a new year, then we find a breakfast spot that is open. This year the weather was perfect, unlike years past.

I went with Richmond gears, but it may just be a personal preference or a price thing that you decide on one over the other.

I want to apologize for starting all this. I wasn't making fun of your pictures Walter, I just really like my boots which happen to be the same as yours. (Ariat) The grill you are selling looks like a good deal for someone with a '70 that needs one. Again, sorry for starting the rest of this. It was unintentional as I normally don't follow the internet back and forth either.

I have those same boots

I just did a quick search of 8 track repair and it seems there are several places that still offer that service fairly affordably. When the time comes there are options.

I replaced a printed circuit for a member about 2 years ago and the new circuit was defective, causing one of the gauges to not function at all. (Dont remember which one) I had to go back in and discovered the new printed circuit had a slice in it across several electrical runs that was difficult to detect. If I recall correctly a pegged meter is indicative of an open circuit, so the way to determine the issue is to take it back apart and visually inspect each electrical run, tracing them to see what is up.