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John D's new neighbor
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Moved from Coonrapids to St louis Park. I no longer work at Toyota. I now work at Quality forklift in Shakopee. I gave up the road position and work in the shop. The drive from Coonrapids to Shakopee was taking its toll. Went from a 4 bedroom house to a 2 bedrooom Apt. Less in rent ,less in utilities. So now...
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yellowbowtie
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Power steering effort ? for Chris or Brad Or anyone with PS Rebuild Experience
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Talked to Chris in MO and Lee mfg in CA this morning about a ps rebuilt, ratio change and T-bar change. Chis uses all your original parts and puts in a new worm gear and piston. Does not recommend T-bar change. He feels the change to the quicker ratio will increase the effort. $340 Lee mfg uses all your or...
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Aluminum Header Gaskets
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Looking to run Percy's Header gaskets dead soft Aluminum Seal 4 Good. Anyone ever try them ? Any luck with them ? Got them on order as the other set I was waiting for will not come in till April 5th. Jegs tell me the Percy's are very good and they use them on there blown drag cars. I should have them in on Mon or T...
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Save the planet fuel
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The pixs below show a Holley 750 carb, I bought it new in 2010 used it for three months never felt it idled or ran right; I then replace it with an Eledbrock 750 mechanical secondary’s carb. I drained the carb, and then put in storage were it sat until I opened it up a few days ago. The pixs don’t really show ho...
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CONFUSED
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Confused I became confused when I heard the word "Service" used with these agencies: Internal Revenue 'Service' U.S. Postal 'Service' Telephone 'Service' Cable TV 'Service' Civil 'Service' State, City, County & Public 'Service' Customer 'Service' This is not what I thought 'Se...
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Keep Nagging Your Kids... Keep Them Alive.
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You've told them 1000 times to "look both ways"... Well tell them 1000 times more everyday. One of John Jr's buddies was killed yesterday. WCCO's story
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John D
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Appears my Carb Leaks, any Suggestion as where it Leaks and How to fix?
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Take a look at the photos. One shows oil. Other shows where I wiped up similar pools of oil. I think it is oil from the MO I add to the gas or from the blue stabelizer that I added for winter storage. I think it is leaking and the gas evaporates and the oil remains. Looks like I m should try a new manifold gaske...
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jim larson
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Transmission Talk
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What are the differences/advantages/disadvantages between a 700R4 and a 2004R behind a 450 HP engine? The 3500 RPM highway drone is getting old.
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Jon H
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MISSED THE LAST MEETING
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Hi Everyone: look I said I was going to be at the last meeting when I was still in Arizona for the winter months. But being the forgetful grandpa that I'am. We had a birthday part at my daughters home for my grand daughter. It also was from 1 pm till 5 ish. Now I see theres another one in May. We just made plans S...
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More GM Data
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GM Heritage Center web site, everything you ever wanted to know about your car or truck and it’s free. http://www.gmheritagecenter.com/gm-heritage-archive/vehicle-information-kits.html
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1948 Willys - 4WD... need a "What's it Worth?"
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A co-workers Dad has this truck, and is contemplating selling it. Here's the text he sent me:This is a 1948 Willys 4WD (the actual model number) pickup. It was originally a ½ ton, but the springs were re-arced and another leaf was added, which made it the equivalent of a ¾ ton. (It has leaf spring suspens...
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John D
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El Camino Doritos Add
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Sorry, I just had to post it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li7RVz0i-Tw
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National U.S. Air Force Museum
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I had a rare business trip moment today where a meeting ended early, and I actually had a couple of hours to kill before my flight. Despite what a lot of people believe about business trips, there is hardly every any free time to check out the areas you are in. I was in Dayton, OH today, and the National U...
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MITCH-call me at work
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I don't have your cell #, but I have your parts.
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Credit card thieves got us.
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Bank called Micheles cell phone and our house phone leaving messages on both to call them. Seems someone got her CC number and used it on a few purchases in Florida and once in the UK. Each time getting bigger. Credit card company put a halt on it and they needed us to return the call to verify if we had made a...
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Chris R
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1000th Post
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OK, I just had to be a I saw I was at 999 and had to tip the scales....
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John D
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Rick must be back from AZ
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I saw the forecast for Monday has that nasty 'S' word in it. Rick, you must be back in the Cities for Spring? Everyone get out and take a Chevelle drive today, because it looks like the best day for awhile...
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New Engine Removal Method
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Courtesy of Jon H. Thanks Jon, this is a good one!
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Derek-Need front end alignment guidance, again...
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After putting in the 1" Hotchkis lowering springs and Bilstein shocks, the Chevelle is riding/handling great, but I need to get it in for a front end alignment since the spring install may have changed things. Derek-You gave me some alignment recommendations a couple of years ago for the whit...
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Still Lurking
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Hello, Mike Hayen here (Silver Mullet)... I am still lurking the website. It is nice to see that the club is still running strong; seems like a lot of great involvement and focus. I moved to North Dakota. I was hired by the North Dakota Highway Patrol and am currenlty in the academy in Bismarck. I will...
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John D.-Link Paste Gone?
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Now that I figured out how to use the 'link' button to change the URL to a different description when pasting, it is grayed out. John, can you confirm this is shut off? Thanks.
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Flames on the hood
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I have never been a real fan of flames painted on a car but I like these.
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Hoppy Easter!
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Happy Easter everyone from one of the coolest rabbits ever! Enjoy your families and the day. Going for a cruise with the Chevelle this afternoon to celebrate! 
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SShink
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Looks like enough 57 chevys to go around.
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http://www.mecum.com/auctions/consignment_list.cfm?startRow=13&AUCTION_ID=AR0612&consignday=All&lottype=car
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New car payback on Hybrids
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http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/04/04/business/the-cost-of-higher-fuel-economy.html?ref=energy-environment
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Dave Seitz
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Testing... Testing...
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John D
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Well ill drink to that.
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http://now.msn.com/now/0405-beer-bellies.aspx More beer but I guess less burgers, pizza and snacks.
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Chris R
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Engine Paint
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Dupli-Color has two different Chevy orange engine colors. Chevrolet Orange #DE1620 and Chevrolet Orange-Red #DE1607. http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/DPL0/DE1620/N0487.oap?ck=Search_paint+-+engine+enamel_-1_3287&keyword=paint+-+engine+enamel http:/...
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Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins passed away this morning
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RIP Grumpy... If you dont know who Grumpy Jenkins is please surrender you Chevy card.. -- Edited by Tony Hoffer on Thursday 29th of March 2012 11:15:58 AM
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Tony Hoffer
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Mowed the lawn today
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This has got to be the earliest I've ever done that. I removed the blades yesterday to sharpen them and had a slight mishap. I use my 1/2" impact to zip the nuts off the blades and when the center nut came loose, the torque of the impact spinning at 6,000 rpm threw my hand to the side and the nut must have...
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