General Car Talk

will · will

You have seen this fellow and his dog on Barrett-Jackson buying cars. Here is a look at his collection. Awesome! http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=WbN_BAn55a4

MANCAVER · MANCAVER

Bob T · Bob T

Canadian car just won Ridler award at Detroit Autorama.

MANCAVER · MANCAVER

http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-other-5-unrestored-antique-cars-W0QQAdIdZ572307561-- Edited by poncho62 on Thursday 6th of March 2014 06:31:48 PM

sasquatch · sasquatch

Seeing how that race car was cut up reminded me of one stolen many years ago, thieves can be Brutal! Car- Brand new Nova, i think a 69 possibly. 350-High performance , 4 speed car, no miles at all. Thieves had travelled around to the GM dealers. Finding the car they were looking for, they check it out, as...

will · will

Maybe not a good idea to leave your car in the trailer -- just saying http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/24970232/racing-trailer-stolen#axzz2vwsu8rMM -- Edited by will on Friday 14th of March 2014 11:14:29 AM

Chance · Chance

Hey all you rodders out there! Hope ya haven't lost any digits due to frost bite, or got buried in a mountain of snow! Ive been sitting here drooling over all yer rides, and reading all your threads....and I just cant for the life of me figure it out... How can you guys/girls find the money to build and m...

JPB · JPB

Have bought a couple things from members on this forum and traded as well. Neither one knew me from Adam,but each provided what was promised / bought /traded.

I could have gotten the "well I didn't get the package"( been doing e bay long enough) but I didn't. Even worse "I never go...

Ninop69 · Ninop69

Every once in a while crappy tire will put those 20 pack masonry discs on sale and I'll buy a few packs, they work great for quick cuts or in my case all my cuts! I did a lot of fabbing this past week and I went through 10-12 of them. I hate running out of consumables when I'm thrashing!Uh,oh,..... I got...

grease · grease

a while ago there was a chopped model t coupe body on kijiji for around 2000. I cant find it now. I was wondering if anyone knew of the whereabouts of the car?

hemi43 · hemi43

It took over 2 months, but she's finally on the shelf. It was hard work earning it, and it seems there's quite a few more contenders this year fighting for this prestigious award. -- Edited by hemi43 on Wednesday 12th of March 2014 05:54:29 PM

Santos L Halper · Santos L Halper

This is a picture of a 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt (picture sourced from google search). I was leafing through the May 1952 issue of Motor Trend I was just given and spotted an ad in the "Sell 'n Swap" section. I had never heard of a Chrysler Thunderbolt as the only Thunderbolt I've heard of...

hemi43 · hemi43

Great time, good food, cold beer, hot women !! What else does a Guy need?

Cat in the Hat · Cat in the Hat

Had a great time.....and the ELTA cars were fantastic! Did anybody win any hardware? ELTA? Sherwood? Scott? If so who....and for what......and post pictures............PLEASE!

will · will

Made the top eight -- Hopefully another winner from Canada.

teejay99 · teejay99

http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13943827514746&a...

Cat in the Hat · Cat in the Hat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aHSUp7msCIE

Grumper · Grumper

the mail lady, or should I say femailman delivered my latest copy of Canadian hot rods and what do I see but a great article of Mark's trip to Jalopyrama with his ELTA support crew. Way to go Mark you did us all proud!

Grumper · Grumper

http://www.rgilliganauctions.com/4-25%20brown%20contents.html

will · will

A couple of the cars that I liked were 60's drag race cars. This 65 Plymouth Factory light weight was the REAL DEAL -- one of 203 built. Great looking Fast back Ford -- engine upgrade

Cat in the Hat · Cat in the Hat

As some of you know I have been looking for an old beer keg Well Grumper came through And. Delivered. Wow Thanks Grumper

31 Blackrat · 31 Blackrat

What is the oldest car you have driven or rode in....just wondering..jim https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=outlaws&filters=today&lclk=today Shotgun in Teds 21 ford went so fast I almost lost my hat LOL....Jim

JohnnyBgood · JohnnyBgood

Was on another site recently and started talkin about old guitars. The guy asked for some pics of my guitars....found out one is worth $3000 on the low side and up to $4500. Now I gotta find out about the other one.. ya never know eh...

fatstax · fatstax

well ive never really been a believer of engine additives and other snake oils but today I was converted. since I started driving my Tahoe I have had this slight lifter rattle when its cold, well today I had a valve hang open and the nasty clacking to go with it, of course I assumed the worst, broken rocke...

teejay99 · teejay99

http://driving.ca/ford/auto-news/news/a-bumper-trip-down-memory-lane/

Ragtop · Ragtop

So who is going? I'll be there Saturday - in the basement with Rochie and Elvis etc. My buddy is putting his '34 Dodge in the show. I'll probably go to help him set up on Wednesday or Thursday too. -- Edited by Ragtop on Thursday 30th of January 2014 03:20:22 PM

Santos L Halper · Santos L Halper

Here is a quote from a poster on this site: "2014 Premium fuel now has ethanol in it, not just regular. There are only 4 refineries in Canada, so you are getting ethanol in your gasoline. And NO the Governments did not serve notice of this". Since this is the first I have heard of this, I dec...

bmw2002e3 · bmw2002e3

So, At the stage where insurance is settling on my car. Of course they are low on their offer. The issue I'm having, I think is either the appraiser did not value the car correctly for its variant. 4-wheel drive BMW wagons tend to sell for more than their sedan counterpart. On kijiji at the moment there is...

JohnnyBgood · JohnnyBgood

Just bought this to keep my battery charged Up. Anyone ever use this kind?

58Chev · 58Chev

Is no longer.. Dead in the water, off the air... Looks like steaming is the only way to get most racing.

MANCAVER · MANCAVER

31 Blackrat · 31 Blackrat

C:\ http://youtu.be/kcAOsRpw4Rg This is the guy who built my engine...Jim

NSSRacer · NSSRacer

I am looking for members names in particular. Thank you to anyone that can help. -- Edited by NSSRacer on Sunday 2nd of March 2014 05:07:39 PM

flatblack55delivery · flatblack55delivery

Some posts on another thred go me wondering. Some people say they would rather drive there car than partisipate in the lawnchair cruisenight .O K fair enough ,but do you . How ofton,how far. I know some of you guys go to a couple of far away shows every year ,some show up every weekend to the local parking l...

hemikev · hemikev

Never shopped for this before,,,carbon fibre cloth or resin , where do i get ?????

oldkoot · oldkoot

With so many members stating that driving a rod is half the fun of ownership then maybe we should be planning a drive to event for this year. There are lots of events happening within a days drive for most of us, maybe we should pick one and make it happen. I'll throw out the NSRA street rod meet in Sept in Bur...

JohnnyBgood · JohnnyBgood

Anyone ever take one of the rocker switch apart. Won't rock all the way to make it work. Looked online and can't get the same switch anymore so I'm going to try and fix it.

DaveM · DaveM

If your car doesn't hook off the line, don't give up. Maybe it will hook at half track. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b37_1393720559

MANCAVER · MANCAVER

A while back I took a BMW to a well known body shop in Collingwood. It needed a rust repair over the back wheel, below the fuel filler door. The estimator came out and looked at it. Then he looked at me like I had 2 heads. He said, we don't do rust work here. Our guys won't do that kind of work. We are professiona...

Fordy Acres Car Farm · Fordy Acres Car Farm

I've been following the drama on another "National" site lately and boy, I just have to say how glad I am to be here and I'm very thankful to Poncho for providing a great cyber place for us to hang out! I've seen so many sites crumble due to various issues, and I'm stoked about how lucky we are tha...

teejay99 · teejay99

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRIgmKGDqFM&feature=youtu.be

JohnnyBgood · JohnnyBgood

The magnets from my wiper motor fell off today. WTF. Never used it once. Turned it on and it seized up . Took it apart and the magnets were stuck to the armature. Sending back 4 years after buying it to see if they will fix it.

69SS454 · 69SS454

Amazing how quickly it gets to 200mph. I think this will be a short lived record as the Koenigsegg One:1 makes its run at the speed title in a months time. Enjoy

comrick317 · comrick317

I know it's a bit early , but anything to get past this crap drawn out Winter. Me getting blown up......... Just for fun!

Gazoo · Gazoo

Recently a new member signed in, stating he had a '71 Capri. I think it's a neat car, I used to own one, and you just don't see them around anymore. By the time I turned 20, I had already bought and sold 20 or so cars, many of which you just don't see regularly. Like this Firenza, I figured it would make a great...

comrick317 · comrick317

And i thought all it was was a bad backfire. I don't think this one will buff out.

69SS454 · 69SS454

There was an episode on Daily Planet last night about Ernie Adams and his hand built Dwarf Cars. They are pretty cool. I could not find the Daily Planet episode online so here is a couple of youtube links. Enjoy [video=http://www.youtube...

Rustynuts · Rustynuts

thought the new fuel pump and relay fixed the intermittent starting problem on my 90 chevy . Started it repeatedly in the garage for 2 days to be sure. Yesterday I went to go to work and.........it turned over but wouldn't start. So last night after work I replaced the cap,rotor, wires, plugs and ICM. It...

34guy · 34guy

Dan was going to make my upper trailing arms adjustable for me but now I cant seem to find them

MANCAVER · MANCAVER

http://money.cnn.com/gallery/autos/2014/02/14/classic-cars-bear-market.fortune/index.html?xid=ob_febtest

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Car Collection Like No Other (Preview) You have seen this fellow and his dog on Barrett-Jackson buying cars. Here is a look at his collection. Awesome! http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=WbN_BAn55a4	will	7	1650	Mar 17, 2014 by GhostPost
	what's your 2 cents on this caddy? (Preview)	MANCAVER	23	1347	Mar 17, 2014 by Fordy Acres Car Farm
	J F Launier wins Ridler (Preview) Canadian car just won Ridler award at Detroit Autorama.	Bob T	16	1549	Mar 16, 2014 by poncho62
	bulk purchase (Preview) http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-other-5-unrestored-antique-cars-W0QQAdIdZ572307561-- Edited by poncho62 on Thursday 6th of March 2014 06:31:48 PM	MANCAVER	10	974	Mar 16, 2014 by Dubya31
	Concerning Wills post-Race car stolen: (Preview) Seeing how that race car was cut up reminded me of one stolen many years ago, thieves can be Brutal! Car- Brand new Nova, i think a 69 possibly. 350-High performance , 4 speed car, no miles at all. Thieves had travelled around to the GM dealers. Finding the car they were looking for, they check it out, as...	sasquatch	0	513	Mar 15, 2014 by sasquatch
	Drag Race Car & Trailer Stolen (Preview) Maybe not a good idea to leave your car in the trailer -- just saying http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/24970232/racing-trailer-stolen#axzz2vwsu8rMM -- Edited by will on Friday 14th of March 2014 11:14:29 AM	will	14	1332	Mar 15, 2014 by sasquatch
	Time and Money... ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) Hey all you rodders out there! Hope ya haven't lost any digits due to frost bite, or got buried in a mountain of snow! Ive been sitting here drooling over all yer rides, and reading all your threads....and I just cant for the life of me figure it out... How can you guys/girls find the money to build and m...	Chance	120	3961	Mar 15, 2014 by Chance
	"acknowledgement" (Preview) Have bought a couple things from members on this forum and traded as well. Neither one knew me from Adam,but each provided what was promised / bought /traded. I could have gotten the "well I didn't get the package"( been doing e bay long enough) but I didn't. Even worse "I never go...	JPB	7	914	Mar 14, 2014 by janies dirty 37
	How many zip cut discs do YOU go through this week? (Preview) Every once in a while crappy tire will put those 20 pack masonry discs on sale and I'll buy a few packs, they work great for quick cuts or in my case all my cuts! I did a lot of fabbing this past week and I went through 10-12 of them. I hate running out of consumables when I'm thrashing!Uh,oh,..... I got...	Ninop69	40	2642	Mar 14, 2014 by slim
	help tracking a "T" (Preview) a while ago there was a chopped model t coupe body on kijiji for around 2000. I cant find it now. I was wondering if anyone knew of the whereabouts of the car?	grease	11	2062	Mar 13, 2014 by slim
	Grumpy award makes it to it's final destination (Preview) It took over 2 months, but she's finally on the shelf. It was hard work earning it, and it seems there's quite a few more contenders this year fighting for this prestigious award. -- Edited by hemi43 on Wednesday 12th of March 2014 05:54:29 PM	hemi43	12	1541	Mar 13, 2014 by Cat in the Hat
	1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt (Preview) This is a picture of a 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt (picture sourced from google search). I was leafing through the May 1952 issue of Motor Trend I was just given and spotted an ad in the "Sell 'n Swap" section. I had never heard of a Chrysler Thunderbolt as the only Thunderbolt I've heard of...	Santos L Halper	2	827	Mar 12, 2014 by Chance
	Wish you were here! ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Great time, good food, cold beer, hot women !! What else does a Guy need?	hemi43	52	3014	Mar 12, 2014 by Gazoo
	DID ANY ELTA WIN AT DETROIT? (Preview) Had a great time.....and the ELTA cars were fantastic! Did anybody win any hardware? ELTA? Sherwood? Scott? If so who....and for what......and post pictures............PLEASE!	Cat in the Hat	17	1088	Mar 12, 2014 by Chris58
	Ridler Award Winner - we hope! (Preview) Made the top eight -- Hopefully another winner from Canada.	will	24	1495	Mar 11, 2014 by Fishhooks
	Another Autorama photo post ... (Preview) http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13943827514746&a...	teejay99	7	988	Mar 11, 2014 by Fast Elvis
	NASCAR NEEDS TO LEARN A THING OR 2 (Preview) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aHSUp7msCIE	Cat in the Hat	17	1355	Mar 10, 2014 by TA462
	ELTA at Jalopyrama! (Preview) the mail lady, or should I say femailman delivered my latest copy of Canadian hot rods and what do I see but a great article of Mark's trip to Jalopyrama with his ELTA support crew. Way to go Mark you did us all proud!	Grumper	7	895	Mar 10, 2014 by Fast Elvis
	How much will it go for? GT500 (Preview) http://www.rgilliganauctions.com/4-25%20brown%20contents.html	Grumper	9	916	Mar 9, 2014 by Fordy Acres Car Farm
	Detroit Autorama - personal favourites (Preview) A couple of the cars that I liked were 60's drag race cars. This 65 Plymouth Factory light weight was the REAL DEAL -- one of 203 built. Great looking Fast back Ford -- engine upgrade	will	4	634	Mar 9, 2014 by Fordy Acres Car Farm
	GOOD GUY ALERT! (Preview) As some of you know I have been looking for an old beer keg Well Grumper came through And. Delivered. Wow Thanks Grumper	Cat in the Hat	14	1290	Mar 9, 2014 by slab
	outlaws (Preview) What is the oldest car you have driven or rode in....just wondering..jim https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=outlaws&filters=today&lclk=today Shotgun in Teds 21 ford went so fast I almost lost my hat LOL....Jim	31 Blackrat	11	995	Mar 9, 2014 by TA462
	Good things come to those that wait... (Preview) Was on another site recently and started talkin about old guitars. The guy asked for some pics of my guitars....found out one is worth $3000 on the low side and up to $4500. Now I gotta find out about the other one.. ya never know eh...	JohnnyBgood	15	1121	Mar 8, 2014 by Shop_Rat
	sea foam engine additive (Preview) well ive never really been a believer of engine additives and other snake oils but today I was converted. since I started driving my Tahoe I have had this slight lifter rattle when its cold, well today I had a valve hang open and the nasty clacking to go with it, of course I assumed the worst, broken rocke...	fatstax	29	1473	Mar 7, 2014 by GhostPost
	I love stories like this (Preview) http://driving.ca/ford/auto-news/news/a-bumper-trip-down-memory-lane/	teejay99	2	616	Mar 6, 2014 by sasquatch
	Autorama (Again) - so who's going? (Preview) So who is going? I'll be there Saturday - in the basement with Rochie and Elvis etc. My buddy is putting his '34 Dodge in the show. I'll probably go to help him set up on Wednesday or Thursday too. -- Edited by Ragtop on Thursday 30th of January 2014 03:20:22 PM	Ragtop	22	1577	Mar 6, 2014 by Gwillyville Kid
	Ethanol Free Fuel (Preview) Here is a quote from a poster on this site: "2014 Premium fuel now has ethanol in it, not just regular. There are only 4 refineries in Canada, so you are getting ethanol in your gasoline. And NO the Governments did not serve notice of this". Since this is the first I have heard of this, I dec...	Santos L Halper	17	21852	Mar 5, 2014 by Gwillyville Kid
	Could use advice re insurance settlement. (Preview) So, At the stage where insurance is settling on my car. Of course they are low on their offer. The issue I'm having, I think is either the appraiser did not value the car correctly for its variant. 4-wheel drive BMW wagons tend to sell for more than their sedan counterpart. On kijiji at the moment there is...	bmw2002e3	22	1161	Mar 5, 2014 by Gwillyville Kid
	Battery charger/ tender (Preview) Just bought this to keep my battery charged Up. Anyone ever use this kind?	JohnnyBgood	15	978	Mar 4, 2014 by JohnnyBgood
	Speed Channel -- Rogers Cable (Preview) Is no longer.. Dead in the water, off the air... Looks like steaming is the only way to get most racing.	58Chev	13	2006	Mar 4, 2014 by 2drpost
	Looky here! (Preview)	MANCAVER	7	597	Mar 4, 2014 by MANCAVER
	My Engine (Preview) C:\ http://youtu.be/kcAOsRpw4Rg This is the guy who built my engine...Jim	31 Blackrat	8	1101	Mar 3, 2014 by sasquatch
	Does anyone have any information regarding the Mill Masters Car Club from the Oakland area of Brant County? (Preview) I am looking for members names in particular. Thank you to anyone that can help. -- Edited by NSSRacer on Sunday 2nd of March 2014 05:07:39 PM	NSSRacer	2	812	Mar 3, 2014 by Chris58
	How often,how far. (Preview) Some posts on another thred go me wondering. Some people say they would rather drive there car than partisipate in the lawnchair cruisenight .O K fair enough ,but do you . How ofton,how far. I know some of you guys go to a couple of far away shows every year ,some show up every weekend to the local parking l...	flatblack55delivery	23	1521	Mar 3, 2014 by Santos L Halper
	where to get carbon fibre cloth or resin (Preview) Never shopped for this before,,,carbon fibre cloth or resin , where do i get ?????	hemikev	9	1853	Mar 3, 2014 by Santos L Halper
	Ontario Rodders Tour (Preview) With so many members stating that driving a rod is half the fun of ownership then maybe we should be planning a drive to event for this year. There are lots of events happening within a days drive for most of us, maybe we should pick one and make it happen. I'll throw out the NSRA street rod meet in Sept in Bur...	oldkoot	4	700	Mar 2, 2014 by 34guy
	Air ride switch (Preview) Anyone ever take one of the rocker switch apart. Won't rock all the way to make it work. Looked online and can't get the same switch anymore so I'm going to try and fix it.	JohnnyBgood	15	965	Mar 2, 2014 by JohnnyBgood
	Drag Racing 101 (Preview) If your car doesn't hook off the line, don't give up. Maybe it will hook at half track. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b37_1393720559	DaveM	6	761	Mar 2, 2014 by sasquatch
	Is this the norm? (Preview) A while back I took a BMW to a well known body shop in Collingwood. It needed a rust repair over the back wheel, below the fuel filler door. The estimator came out and looked at it. Then he looked at me like I had 2 heads. He said, we don't do rust work here. Our guys won't do that kind of work. We are professiona...	MANCAVER	31	1437	Mar 2, 2014 by sasquatch
	Happy to be Here! ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I've been following the drama on another "National" site lately and boy, I just have to say how glad I am to be here and I'm very thankful to Poncho for providing a great cyber place for us to hang out! I've seen so many sites crumble due to various issues, and I'm stoked about how lucky we are tha...	Fordy Acres Car Farm	50	1856	Mar 1, 2014 by janies dirty 37
	Jeff Gordon hoax part 2 (Preview) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRIgmKGDqFM&feature=youtu.be	teejay99	7	1015	Feb 28, 2014 by 427CARL
	Wiper motor busted (Preview) The magnets from my wiper motor fell off today. WTF. Never used it once. Turned it on and it seized up . Took it apart and the magnets were stuck to the armature. Sending back 4 years after buying it to see if they will fix it.	JohnnyBgood	25	996	Feb 28, 2014 by janies dirty 37
	World's Fastest: 270.49 mph Hennessey Venom GT (Preview) Amazing how quickly it gets to 200mph. I think this will be a short lived record as the Koenigsegg One:1 makes its run at the speed title in a months time. Enjoy	69SS454	7	1053	Feb 28, 2014 by 31 Blackrat
	Are you going to Ford's in the Park 2 in Milton Ontario? Ford's in the Park 2 (Preview) I know it's a bit early , but anything to get past this crap drawn out Winter. Me getting blown up......... Just for fun!	comrick317	11	1449	Feb 27, 2014 by 31 Blackrat
	Cars you just don't see anymore! (Preview) Recently a new member signed in, stating he had a '71 Capri. I think it's a neat car, I used to own one, and you just don't see them around anymore. By the time I turned 20, I had already bought and sold 20 or so cars, many of which you just don't see regularly. Like this Firenza, I figured it would make a great...	Gazoo	32	1909	Feb 27, 2014 by sasquatch
	My Comet got blowed up real good! (Preview) And i thought all it was was a bad backfire. I don't think this one will buff out.	comrick317	3	774	Feb 27, 2014 by Knight
	Dwarf Cars (Preview) There was an episode on Daily Planet last night about Ernie Adams and his hand built Dwarf Cars. They are pretty cool. I could not find the Daily Planet episode online so here is a couple of youtube links. Enjoy [video=http://www.youtube...	69SS454	9	766	Feb 27, 2014 by fatstax
	problem solved.....hopefully (Preview) thought the new fuel pump and relay fixed the intermittent starting problem on my 90 chevy . Started it repeatedly in the garage for 2 days to be sure. Yesterday I went to go to work and.........it turned over but wouldn't start. So last night after work I replaced the cap,rotor, wires, plugs and ICM. It...	Rustynuts	5	662	Feb 26, 2014 by JPB
	cant find my trailing arms (Preview) Dan was going to make my upper trailing arms adjustable for me but now I cant seem to find them	34guy	22	1322	Feb 23, 2014 by hemi43
	Dum da dum dum (Preview) http://money.cnn.com/gallery/autos/2014/02/14/classic-cars-bear-market.fortune/index.html?xid=ob_febtest	MANCAVER	13	1175	Feb 21, 2014 by 427CARL
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