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We,re all getting OLDER
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So we,re all getting older . And as people around you move on , pass away etc you get left wondering ..WTH do I do now ?? So my painter died . I,m gonna be 60 so he musta been like 85 ish . He painted every car I had painted . since maybe 1977 . he was a master at making a car look straight and shiny . I always got the " c...
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Paradise alley motors
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Hey All , been trying to look up what I think was called paradise alley motors , from toronto but I think they moved beeton area ??. They sell trans am / camaro parts , cars etc . I tried looking them up on internet but man I cant find them The freakin headlight doors stuck again on the nastygirl . old ladys 87...
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Tow straps thru the rim
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Hey all By now we probably all seen those tow trucks using four straps put thru the rims of a vehicle to strap it down to the deck at all 4 corners . I dont neccessarily like owning or dealing with lowered vehicles but unfortunately out of my four hot rods . I,m selling off the two high riding ones and keeping...
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Knockoffs?
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Had a reputable tranny shop rebuild & install an overdrive tranny this past spring. Went to grease the new 'U' joints they installed & both grease nipples wouldn't accept any grease. Upon installing 2 of my fittings problem averted. Offshore junk? Gotta double check every thing !!!!
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4l60 controller
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Does anyone have a phone number or email for Shawn63? We want to order a controller and lost his contact info.ThanksWarren
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truck cover
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A friend asked me the other day where he could get a good quality cover for a truck he just bought. I said there are lots of sites but he is looking for something in Canada and i didn't know, it's been awhile since i have bought one. The truck is a full size 70 chev long box and any pointers in the right direct...
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It's Back
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https://patganahl.com/2022/07/25/its-back-for-real/-- Edited by poncho62 on Monday 25th of July 2022 05:39:45 PM
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1970 G M C Pick-up
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Does anyone know of an AM/FM/Cassette radio that will fit my truck dash , ( without cutting the dash ) -- Thanks in advance -- Fleet 51 / DON
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some car's being sold
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-https://sullivanauctions.com/event/auction-tin-toys-signage-and-vehicle-auction-monday-june-27th-at-1030-am/
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BOB McJANNETT
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Canadians have lost another iconic hot rodder. Bob McJannett, owner of the Performance Improvements Speed Shops, passed away on June 20th. From building his first hot rod in his parents’ driveway to building a multi-location speed shop business, Bob was always willing to share his knowledge w...
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Today ...
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Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there.
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AACA Lindsay Swap meet is coming up soon
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Anyone going to the Lindsay swap meet? They went to a new date seeing it was cold and rain the last two years they hosted it. Should be better weather being a month later the end of May now. ...
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Old parts auction
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RETIREMENT SALE -George Moir Antique Auto Parts 1971 LTD | Rainbow Liquidators & Auctions (hibid.com)
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Jack Langen passed away
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For those of you who didn't know, Jack Langen passed away. I have no idea when but when I tried to contact him for model A parts, his wife just said he passed away. I thought people might like to know if they didn't already.
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Old car drag racing
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and more ... https://youtu.be/a0gtj8dTkBY
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Buick Nailhead story
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https://www.macsmotorcitygarage.com/secrets-of-the-buick-nailhead-v8/
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maybe some interest
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-https://sullivanauctions.com/event/auction-estate-of-robert-dickson-day-2-saturday-may-21st-at-1000-am/
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Stirling Swap Meet
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Anybody else going to the Stirling swap meet at the end of the month? I always look forward to this one, better venue than Lindsay and fewer flea market venders than Barrie. Always seems like the prices are better at this one but I'm sure its just the same group of vendors.
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tire changer
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I bought this Snap On tire changer a couple of months ago seeing it was never in commercial use. I got new nylon protective inserts for the head not to mark the aluminum rims and now set to go. ALL MOST. I am missing the bar to lift the bead so my question is there any out there that someone wants to get rid of?...
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winter storage & mice
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I just had a gentleman from Andy's Pest Control come and deposit 2 mouse traps in the garage. He said this company ranges as far as Bancroft to Bowmanville. I just thought that for those who store their vehicles over winter, they might like to know. I think it cost about $200 to do the house & garage. W...
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In keeping with the situation:
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My utube ad
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Ok so I have a utube ad for my gasser chassis that I have for sale . Its not really getting any attention . I,m not worried about it to much . When we made up the video ad , we put in that it had 4.88 or 5.38 gears , chassis is in storage and thats what I thot I remembered being in it . Well today I put some car skates un...
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Hand built cars
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I saw this on the net and liked the grill right away. Hmm, maybe down the road I'll take a stab at that. But way down the road. Too much to do already. Beautiful roadster though.
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Another car guy has passed
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Chris Stapley a stripper and blogger here lost his brother Steve this morning. No he was not into rods but Ford Model Ts in a very big way. I was in to see Steve a great guy and car enthusiast just a few weeks ago and surprised by the call I got this morning. Sorry to here of your loss Chris. Joe
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members close by
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I was just wondering how many members live within 20 -25 minutes range of Peterborough? I'm just curious to know how many members live near me. I'm 20 minutes south east of Peterborough. Anybody close by ? -- Edited by Cuddles on Thursday 13th of January 2022 10:17:52 AM
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ELTA & Model A Mafia
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We are getting too close to Spring for me to get any sleep so after cruising hot rod sites for hours, I got wondering if there is a group closer to home than the ELTA ? I live in the Peterborough Ontario area. I realize groups like the ELTA have been around for ages and membership must be neat but I am rarely in...
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Post hole digger , Thanks Shag
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Bought this post hole digger a few years back from Shag ,just thought you may have wondered time to time what became of it
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Safety's by yearly
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Anyone hear about Ford is going to implement safety's every two years??? I guess this will replace renewing your licence. This will really hurt the rat rods that were built before the safety inspection changes a few years ago. If true will not be official until after elections.
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bleeding a hydraulic throw out bearing
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I recently attempted to add the brake fluid to my clutch and I cant get a "good pedal " Does anybody have a good tip or trick to get the perfect bleed for a good clutch pedal feel? The thing that puzzles me is the fluid goes through the system fine... it did spit a bit of air at the bleeder, but then it had a nic...
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Canadian made Chevrolet truck identification (1950's)
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Hello Everyone, I have a topic that I cant seem to find any good information on... over the pas year or so I bought a 1950's style pick up truck that is a Canadian series 1300 not the popular 3100 American ... everything seems to be the same but I'm wondering about the other series of trucks also... othe...
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Licence fees
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So the Ontario Conservatives are buying votes by cutting license fees as of March this year. Wonder what programs will be cut and what assets will be sold and what user fees wil l be enacted to cover the billion dollar a year loss to the government.In my family 4kids+spouces +grandkids + my own collecti...
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car stands
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I think this or stacked 2 x 4s might be a necessity soon.
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Make it Kustom
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I have been watching Make it Kustom on U tube lately Nice to see a Canadian on there who is a very talented metal worker He also has a very wicked rat rod truck. Anyway check him out if you haven't already!
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Just wondering what this is
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In my ever present effort to learn about this field of endeavour, I often wonder about what certain things on cars are. One thing I wonder about is a flat piece of metal mounted across the front of a racing car, usually a few inches wide sitting parallel with and very close to the road surface. It always h...
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1952 Chev truck vin tag
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Ok so for a few years I been kicking around the idea of building a clone of my 50 chev truck as a 4x4 with a diesel motor . Like mount body to a dodge cummins 4x4 chassis for year round driving and extra towing capacity . I went to look at a 52 5 window chev truck nice shape , missing a bunch of mechanicals , its par...
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Billet Buttons
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Lazer etched buttons. Just thought I'd post the site in case someone needed to know about these: https://billetautomotivebuttons.com -- Edited by poncho62 on Friday 28th of January 2022 06:04:01 AM
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I'm kinda wondering.....
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........if there's something in the water lately. I've been watching vintage cars and trucks for sale on marketplace awhile. It seems lately some guys are losing their minds because the prices for a piece of absolute crap are astronomical. Is it just me, am I a cheap b@st@rd or have some of you been thi...
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Happy new Year
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To one and all - Happy new Year to you and yours - may you all have an amazing 2022!!
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UPS rate drop
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I just ordered a rear view mirror from Third Generation Auto in the US and she told me that UPS rates dropped after the Christmas crush so shipping was actually cheaper with UPS than USPS. Never had that before. Thought you'd all like to know.
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Searching 4 someone to do my car
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Of all the places(hotrod shops) i sent proposals to in Ontario Quebec and East Coast there is no one who is interested. I am starting to think that these places have forgotten how they started out and have become to big for the small guy. Maybe someone here can help me out or not. Thank you
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#$!%&:? Drag Car %$*&^% ":*& garage floor mats
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Hey all , just spent some fun times out in the #$@^%$%^ garage trying to move around The Little Gremlin , my drag car , which is on *^%&*&*% skates on diamond plate textured flooring mats . Like the stuff looks good on the floor but oh man when your trying to push a car around on skates on it . Holy Wow...
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For your entertainment
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https://fb.watch/a173I_BOlF/ I always wondered what 6:71 and 8:71 meant on those superchargers (blowers)
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Selling my ride
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Well, for the third night in a row I'm not getting any sleep. My wife asks me why and I reply (like a fool) honestly and I tell her it's the rod. I go to bed at 9:30 and get up shortly after 12 and start cruising the net for prices on car parts. I'm up all night looking at parts. So she said we have to sell the rod...
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Speedway giveaway
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https://www.speedwaymotors.com/pages/12daysofgiveaways?utm_content=hero&utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_3306765-- Edite...
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still a novelty
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Boy oh boy, what a treat to see the postman leaving a package in the mailbox. Then rush out like a kid to a Christmas tree and find a Speedway parcel in the box. Yippee ! My new brake line finally came. Now to see if I got the right size ???
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Maybe I bought an outdated shop tool ?
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I jacked the car up today and continued working on my transmission shift linkage. All went rather well until I tried getting up off my (I think it is called a) shop crawler. It wasn't that difficult a year or two ago. But today, I had more of a struggle getting off my crawler than I had working on my shifte...
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Steering
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https://www.therangerstation.com/tech/toyota-electric-power-steering-eps-conversion/-- Edited by poncho62 on Monday 29th of November 2021 05:14:41 AM
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Sign Of The Times
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I was at Standard auto wreckers in Scarborough and they have a new section for the "oldies". Looks like they are getting a lot of half finished projects lately. This Cougar convertible looked pretty sad, it was originally a 4spd car and there was a 390 rocker cover in the trunk. Ironically, the floo...
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A new experience
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My wife & I went to a craft show in Douro today and someone liked my truck enough to ask if I could bring it to her wedding in June. I was just climbing back in and they were passing by. Never saw the crafts. The roadside was packed with cars as far as I could see & there was a 45 minute line-up to get in....
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Tilt Column
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I have a 1970 GMC half ton . Does anyone know of a " direct replacement " TILT column to replace the original . Appreciate any tips - THANKS , DON / Fleet 51
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