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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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Border / bring a car back to Ontario
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Sounds like the border will open soon..what is the process to bring a car back from Michigan to Ontario ? ( I do realize that l will have to be tested first.) Last time l done it was 8 years ago.Thanks
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Gilmore Car Museum
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All, I was going through some old files and found some pics from the Gilmore car museum in Michigan. If you have not been there, its worth the trip! The have the original "Little Deuce Coupe" on display from the beachboys song and they actually let me bring the Challenger into the outside portion of th...
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51 International Build... update.. Well that got out of hand...lol
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The truck is now in Canada. At the border he (my friend) was able to cross over at Windsor on Sunday at around 6:30 pm so no Mon-Fri business hour only crossing anymore it seems. They did however on the Canada side not believe he only paid $800 USD for it. They took and went through his phone and looked at t...
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What a great bunch
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Such a willingness to share. I should have posted this long ago Warren. More often than not, I need to know how to do something correctly and safely and this is the place I go to. People here share their knowledge. But it gets better. I learned the build never ends. At first I thought, naw, that can't be so b...
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Fuel Cost
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So, a tank of 94 cost just over $130.00 today @ $1.70 per litre. Is it just me, or is this getting out of control?
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Anyone going to the Barrie Market this weekend?
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Just wondering if anyone is going? Much as I'd enjoy a day out, I don't think I could have fun with the "Variant" hanging over. Just me?
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Its Time
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Its Time . Its that time where some of us decide its time to lighten the load , So far I,ve sold off 59 metropolitan body / project . All I have left of that is the vin tag and a onterrible ownership with personalised plates that say 59 MET 74 AMC hornet hatchback body and parts 77 AMC hornet amx body and par...
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Vavavoom Garage
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I just had a shipment of 4 vintage rims arrive this morning from Manitoba. Took about a week all in all. Pretty quick. They were from a wreckers (more of a stock piler I think really) called Vavavoom Garage run by a guy named Bill Harrison. Just wanted to let all here know that Bill was a pleasure to deal...
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Another nice web site
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I just found another great web site. 'Uncle Doug's Hot Rod Garage'. Perhaps you already know about it but if not, enjoy! In one episode, he shows how to deal with the throttle linkage problems associated with putting 3 Strombergs in a model 'A' and that works perfect for me at a perfect time to find it...
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a horzontal vice set up
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I often need to cut or bend material in a horizontal vice but the traditional style of vice doesn’t work well that way. To bulky and heavy to maneuver I think. But this vice is perfect. I hadn’t seen a vice like this since high school shop class. And it looks like that is where it came from. Anyway, I st...
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this may be amusing
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Last week I went to Peterborough Automotive to get paint. The gentleman there brought out a colour sample catalogue to colour match and after about 15 minutes suggested I go to NAPA. He said they might have an exact match there. So I went and was told that the guy who did paint was on a call and I should c...
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Hot Rod - An old Highway Patrol episode
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HELLO ..HELLO!!! anybody there
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Are you guys asleep!!!! Nobody responded to the post in the Events column. Com on down and have a great time on the track or not. We're doing this for you guys ya know
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Looking for Shawn
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Does anyone know a Shawn in the Kawartha Lakes district? His Avatar was a yellow 63 Chevy II and he advertised controllers for 4L60E or 4L80E. I have PM'd him, but he hasn't posted for over a year so he may not be checking in. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Warren
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I was wrong
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Initially I thought the best part of this hobby would be when I finally got my first hot rod on the road. But I was wrong. I later learned that the build was a lot more fun than expected so perhaps the road wasn't best part part. But again, I was mistaken. Then I learned that turning a wrench with the wonder...
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And the good news is...
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https://www.cheknews.ca/northwest-deuce-days-set-to-return-to-victoria-in-2022-834756/
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Stirling and Lindsay????
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Anyone heard if there going to cancel, Postpone or ??? Would think all the shows & cruises that are in May, will be done too?? The way it's going so far, I can see sitting in the cars in garage, pretend to "bang" some gears all summer !! Will save fuel but not alot of fun.
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Tires
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Through a very good friend, I just discovered a new source for the best prices on tires and they deliver them to your door, so he tells me. The site is called Quattro. I just thought people might want to know about it. Good luck.
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Weld shield
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After purchasing my first mig welder ( Lincoln 140) I discovered that I needed a weld shield. I checked online and the ones worth buying don't come cheap. So I took a design I saw in Google images and made one that anyone can for much less using strong thread or fishing line, grommets, a sheet of thick pl...
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Mystery Hubcaps
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So the other day I picked up a couple of old nine inch hubcaps at a fleamarket here in the UK. Been wracking my brain ever since. Just can't think what car they'd have been on. At first I figured they must be British or European but I didn't have any luck with that. When I looked further afield I noticed that t...
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Winter Storage facility
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I am trying to determine if those seasonal storage shelters are worth the purchase ($500). I will need to store a vintage truck over winter and they are on sale at CTC starting tomorrow. Any thoughts ? Are they good or bad ? Do they promote or inhibit rust over winter ?
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Ups brokerage fees
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I found a dealer in Iowa that has axels l need for $ 425 us..they ship ups..how much will brokerage fees and shipping be to kitchener? Thanks
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Got a birthday coming ?
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https://www.themagpad.com/collections/frontpage/products/single-go-pad-8-x-11
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Looking for a trade
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Looking for a Willies coupe with a 426 Hemi or Chevy Dart 427 aluminum block. Must have blower and 4 gear with Dana rear end. Do not want a project but a show quality award winning car. Will trade for a 4X8 3/4 good one side sheet of plywood. Please serious enquirers only. NO LOW BALLERS !!!!!! -- Edited by S...
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