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xr7 replied to the thread xr7 joins the group of 70 year old speedsters today!.Thanks for the birthday wishes. I'm thankful I can still do this. I'm glad I found this great group of people. The bonus of turning 70 is I don't have to chase cones anymore unless I want to. (see full post)-
So the fuel pump/ sending units got here from Alpha Centauri, Delphi is the best I could do, so I installed them. When you are trying to hold the new pumps in and start the retaining ring, it is a PITA. So what I did was to polish/ bend the Tab...
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This Forum is such a great place because it operates like we all do when we are sitting around chatting with friends. Hard to accomplish on most Forums as folks forget about simple common courtesy and respect that is present when you are with...
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xr7 replied to the thread S197 SLA Suspension System from Cortex.My wallet is starting to sweat, you should post a warning, "may cause sudden drop in nest egg" (see full post)
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Very surprised how well it behaved, all 185K miles of it. I did a self enforced rpm limit of 5K though. Love the Blip shift, Hankooks, and stock Gt brakes with Hawk pads.
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xr7 replied to the thread A little history lesson.What an engine, as a kid I remember building several models with this engine in it, lots of little pieces for that exhaust system. IIRC A.J. Foyt bought the Indy car engine rights from Ford. Wonder if AJ has a few of these laying around? I... (see full post)
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xr7 replied to the thread More awesome news out of DC.I worked at the DOT in my state. In the 90's everything was pretty cool, people doing their jobs and management that knew the business. Then politics started to creep in, every new commissioner with their new agenda. Reshuffle the deck chairs... (see full post)
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Bob was my hero
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As a kid my grandfather used to take me along when he sat around with his cronies and had coffee some mornings. I was so pleased he wanted me to go along, but I did get a bit frightened because all they discuss was how the sky was falling. As a...
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xr7 replied to the thread More awesome news out of DC.I owned a 78 Fairmont Futura, an 84 T-Bird and a 91 Probe, all decent cars but didn't seem to have quite the same power as Bob's cars. Thanks for the Memories, R.I.P. Bob (see full post)
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What’s wrong with a Probe 🤔
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Let's look back at the realities of 60s and 70s " Muscle Cars " and remember where the actual meaning of the term came about. The term has morphed into something different , yet initially it meant you needed muscles to drive the machines, with no...
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xr7 replied to the thread S197 Autox.I was going to try the Nankang's but apparently Nankang has a problem with customs, shipping containers are being sent back to the manufacturer. I choose to buy another set of Falken's. I am bumping up to 315/30-18s. Quote from Phil's Tires... (see full post)
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xr7 replied to the thread S197 Autox.Parts are still available, Whiteline has a warehouse in Cali, IIRC. They were very nice to deal with and got the part fast. (see full post)
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xr7 replied to the thread S197 Autox.I thought about reworking the set up for double shear, that's a future project. For now a decent weld will do. (see full post)
