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Vintage race & car show, Mosport
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For those who may not keep up with race cars, etc...Mosport Raceway...ahh...Canadian Tire Motorsport Park will be the site of the annual VARAC race on June 15/16/17. There will also be an all makes car show on Sunday. This is a great venue for a car show with the race track in the background, tons of park...
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Anyone going to the Camaro Nationals?
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The Camaro Nationals are in St.Catherines I beleive it's the 15-17 of June. Ben, Jacob and Me will be there Saturday the 16th. We've never been before but since Ben's now a "Camaro Owner" we've got to go and check it out. I'm looking forward to it. Anyone else going or have been in the pas...
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slab
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Getting the word out.
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Getting a new forum up and running is a lot of hard work, well hard on the fingers anyways. Lots of emailing, PMing people on other forums.....Been pretty successful so far, but would like to get a few more people aboard. We were thinking about handing out some flyers at local car shows, swap meets aroun...
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poncho62
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Road Trip to W.Virginia
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Leaving for West Virginia tomorrow for FOP car Show just outside of Charleston. This will be the 7th year in a row attending this one with the 64 Catalina. Was hoping to take the 52 but ran out of time!!! I'll try & stay in touch on friends computor while there. Pete
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Pictures from Steve Plunkett's weekend
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The following link will take you event coverage at Cruze magazinefeaturing album 1 & 2 from Steve Plunkett's Car ShowAs you will see, the rain did not spoil the whole weekend. http://www.cruzemagazine.ca/eventcoverage.htm
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Graffiti Car Show, and some pics
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On my way back from a late night of partying in TO on Sunday late morning...I was thinking to myself what a beautiful sunny day, maybe I should point the Dakota north and head to Barrie swap. And then I remembered! Oh ya, the Graffiti show in St-Jacobs, so me and my co-pilot agreed on the co-ordinates and o...
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Breaking News.....
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http://ca.news.yahoo.com/canadians-pay-more-americans-canadian-made-vehicles-085902418.html
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poncho62
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Danica
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What do think this driver was thinking about? -- Edited by Bradshaw on Saturday 9th of June 2012 01:15:04 PM
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Bradshaw
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Meet at Barrie for beer!
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Anyone going to Barrie this weekend? I'm heading there Friday, will b stopping for beer at the tent at 1 pm. Drop around and lets shoot the sh**. Will be wearing a grey Dream Machines garage coat I won at their open house a couple years back! Gary
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canucktruck
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My 50 Chevy
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Hey all this is my 50 chevy truck . I bought it from a friend of mine,s estate . He,d owned it about maybe 17 - 17 yrs . The truck came up from toronto an I believe was built late 70,s . I asked over on Canajun rodder , the...
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Unfinished Nationals
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Hey guys is there anyone going to the unfinished nationals this weekend?
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Modfather
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Waterdown?
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Anybody go to Waterdown today? How was the car turn out? Any MOE guys show up?
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Youngoldguy
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bmw starter
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replaced a bmw starter today, what a bunch of bs, had to drop the trans mount just to get at the funny torx head bolts, who has a socket for that? i happend to buy a torx socket set a few years ago. those bmw engineers must have been given free reign to design whatever they felt like, until they realized th...
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Who was in Ospringe today?
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With a primered Bedford van on a trailer. Drove right by ya! Was that Studebraker? -- Edited by VirgilHilts on Monday 21st of May 2012 11:23:16 PM
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Personalized or vanity plates
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I'd like to see it on the car or just a close-up photo of the plate itself? Busted Knuckle Garage
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Fatstax,LightspeedMike,Fastchevy you're famous
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Hey guys I was reading the ktown site and came across an interesting link checkout countylive.ca for a nice surprize. Ed
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flatblack55delivery
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What a great day at the races.
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This was an awsome day at the races.It was the first offical outing of the Ganaraska Ratlers car club.We left the resturant late,surprise,but on the good side found out they are nice people and make a really good western sandwitch.Stopped for gas lost half the convoy,just a hint for nextime lead cars...
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Bethany car show
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Got home from att. this show, well over 200 cars showed up & weather was perfect!!! Have been going to this one for yrs, & have had "SNOW" hail rain & fog & some good days as well!!! But today was AWESOME!!!!
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dualquadpete
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background
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I have to say that this new background if very easy on my old eyes. Thanks for the change.
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ganaraska ratlers
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ok, our little club, the ganaraska ratlers is growing and it is time we gained more members and stuff. grumpy is doing some things to promote our club as well. we would like to make this club bigger and bring in some more members and possibly organize some events and cruises. the rules of admittance a...
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fatstax
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Addicted to Zinc
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I need Zinc...NOW!!! My older (40's vinatge) flat V8 was designed when oil had a hefty content of zinc. (An additive that is known as ZDDP). This topic of ZINC additives has been beat to death on most auto forums and the conclusions were as numerous as the threads themselves. One way or the other f...
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426 Hemi owners manual
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Found this , while not correct for my car still interesting that hemis had their own owners manual ,
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4th Battle Cross car cruise
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Saturday May 12, 2012 we had our 4th Battle Cross car cruise to Hamilton airport. Here's the video, sorry it's a bit windy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC3R426sOts
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Ghetto Garage
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i swung by the ghetto garage today and low and behold. grumpy and flatblack are holding the rear of flats delivery still while fatstax is perviewing the broken clutch linkage.
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wagon broke down
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Well we left home on our way to the Kemptville show and about 2 miles down the road Bernice and I smelled gas so we pulled into the golf course. There was a puddle under the car and I found gas seeping from a hose to steel line connection. I tried to fix it when the pliers arced from the steel gas line to the valv...
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Need someone to paint my parts?
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I have a complete new bed for my truck that I need painted and (I should get this out of the way now) I'm cheap. The truck is only a driver but I would still like it without crackling or runs. I'm using JohnDeere Blitz Black (TY25669) to match the rest of the truck. The paint is a Lead free Enamel, it's n...
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Bugs on the windshield?
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Hey everyone got a question for you.... I went for a cruise in the truck today... had a blast, what a nice day!! However I ran into the same problem I get almost everytime I cruise... BUGS! There were so many bugs that exploded on my windshield I almost couldn't see! Then when I got home I spent like half hou...
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So you Like to Read
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I may be blowing my own whistle here (that doesnt sound right!) but here are a couple books you all may be interested in. I wrote these while living in Cambridge starting with Grumpys Toys in 2008. The book was released a year ago January while the Junior Stock book on the right will be released August 15t...
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Mini Kenworth
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http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/3IVF9x/www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DPQVsNG4uaL8 Alot of work went in to this Baby!
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Bradshaw
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Ford and Mercury truck owners club
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Hey guys Dont know if you've heard of us, Southern Ontario Classic Pickups, aka SOCP truck club. We've been around since 1988 and have anywhere between 40 to 70 members across mostly Ontario but also Michigan, Ohio, and several provinces We have a very new website at link below, be sure to check out the...
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ran the Sonoma out of oil
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The remote filter oil line blew off my Sonoma 4x4 today. Drove about 2 miles from where it let go to when the engine quit. Whats the chances the bearings/crank are not screwed?
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Anyone going to the Ancaster Swap meet next weekend?
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Ancaster is next Sunday - anyone going? I believe Varney is the Saturday. I am going to try to make it to both.
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newcastle recycling earlier this week
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was in newcastle recycling earlier this week with rarechev and spoted these old behemoth
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Drag Strip Memories - Hamilton Airport Today
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The organizers of today's Drag Race Memories show did a great job. There was just a ton of old drag racing pictures and memorabilia Way too much to see at one show, but just great that people have been collection and saving and are now sharing. Great Memories. Sure was great to see a number of the...
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will
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Grumpysbodyworks and Devilish
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Stopped by their shop yesterday for the first time and met up with some new friends met on OnRod. I felt like a giant in there with all their cars so low to the ground. The new Rod they are working on is 37" ground to roof line! These guys are true Hot Rod hobbiests and definetely live by the "b...
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SBC350 Suffix Code Question
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Hi guys, Doing a spring cleanup and was looking at the Chevy 350 - Casting# 3970010 - 4 bolt main engine my Dad has been storing out back. It came out of the '70 C20 he parted out a few years back. Out of curiosity I got looking at the Suffix Code and having a hard time figuring out what the last 3 digits mean...
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hemi for my grandson lol
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Gonna steer him in the right direction , i almost want to keep it ...
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hemikev
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my baby is sick
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knew the 55 gmc just wasn't feeling to well. so i did a compression check a couple of days ago. reading were from 95 to 115 with one cyclinder at 30. the old 283 was rebuilt 10 years ago so i was a little surprised about the results. i'm figuring to re-ring it this year in my spare time. i had a rebuilt 70 lt1 350...
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ultra rare clock 34 chev
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Finally after years of searching I have found the clock and glovebox door for my 34 chev coupe 34 was the first year with a glovebox. The clock and door were an accessory and the only year with this style of clock and door. I have had the door for quite awhile and just recieved the clock today from clock repa...
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1st. run in the 64 Catalina this yr.
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Nice day but cool [34 F] but the roads have been washed & salts gone SSOOOOO I fired up the 64 Catalina & went for a short ride. "MAN" I forgot how this thing hauls like a freight train, & when both AFB's are wide open, what a RUSH!!!! Hoping the 52 will perform just as well or better...
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dualquadpete
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yahooooooooo the delivery lives
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Today was a great day, after pulling a motor out in the alley so Fatstax could scrap the car tomorrow he suggested we try to get the 55 running since Armdrop is coming up soon.Great i thought but I just put the third distributer in and still no spark I couldn't think of what was left. New cap and rotor ,mod...
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took the 55 gmc out for a spin
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took the missus out for a spin to get a charge on the battery and a load of caffine for us. dropped by the alley and found fatstax and flatblack55delivery and his junior benchracing. saw no rods but did see a couple of astrovans and a s10.
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friday cruise night at 7 00 pm
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ok let s be real we can call it virtual cruise night it may be fun , just bring a pic of your ride that your going to drive or pretend lollllllll at 7 00 pm or after to post on this thread , and we can talk about cars and enjoy looking at cool rides , if your project ain t ready just take a pic of your regular daily...
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flatduck
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Car club
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Looking to join a car club in the niagara area. Haven't had much luck finding one. Is there a place where the clubs are listed or do you have to be invited to join?
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Bill 'Grumpy' Jenkins passes
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if you're a drag race and chevrolet fan, you know this legend rip mr chevrolet
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Oldsmobile Tribute Events for Blair Rendell
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Wednesday Evening Cruise Night at Rideau Carleton Raceway on June 27, 2012 will be having an Oldsmobile Feature Night.The lower lot (between the main building and the track) is reserved for Oldsmobiles, Olds powered cars, etc.My thanks go to Graham MacInnes and Crew for allowing us to have such a ni...
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Furtrader
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Oldsmobile Feature Night at Rideau Carleton Raceway
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Wednesday June 27 is Oldsmobile Feature Night at RCR. Bring out the Oldsmobiles for a tribute to Blair Rendell. Let's pack the lower lot that night! Olds people, spread the word.
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Furtrader
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London Speed & Custom Car Show
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The following link is to my Picasa web album of pictures from the Speed & Custom Car Show in London last weekend. I am hoping you will be able to open this link. Enjoy Johnhttps://picasaweb.google.com/109815230870828045915/LondonSpeedCustomCarShow2012?authkey=Gv1sRgCLb957v9jb2...
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will
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1950 Chev truck brakes .
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Has anyone put an under hood style power brake set up into a 1950 style Chebby truck ..77.
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Sunday morning car shows on TV
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Sitting here drinking my coffee, watching these car shows on Speed......If its not some over advertised pitch for certain car parts companies, its some weird touchy feely host, that I wouldnt let near my grandchildren. Not to mention that they are all reruns which we have seen 100 times before. At le...
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