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427CARL · 427CARL

Ontario scraps fee for mandatory Drive Clean emissions tests on older vehicles"Break" is intended to offset average of 4.3 cents more per litre of gasoline motorists will pay as the fight against climate change ramps up, says finance minister. The good news: Ontario is scrapping its $...

427CARL · 427CARL

Bastards...... "Given the environment we are in fiscally, it will leave a bad taste in the mouth of a lot of Canadians that MPs are voting for a 20 per cent hike in their office budgets."

shag766 · shag766

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-business-industrial/belleville/electric-powered-engine-crane-engine-hoist-cherry-picker/1143495826?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

69SS454 · 69SS454

Time to cash in the loose change jar. Normally use the proceeds each year for Daytona Bike Week but will be taking this year off. Just not budget friendly this year. So off to Varadareo, Cuba for a week. Cheap and easy. Been many times and always have a good time. So what's your guess 2.25l Vlasic pickle ja...

Marten · 77

The Fiddy ( 1950 Chevrolet long box 5 window pick up truck ) . With just useable wipers and no heat at all . The Fiddy was being driven every day still till that last cold snap . In the last while its picked up cement an lumber at home depot . transported new winter tires an wheels for the diesel grand Chero...

69SS454 · 69SS454

It has been a while and there are some new members so I thought I would start a new show and tell thread to get the site back on cars for a bit. Finished or project in progress lets see what everyone has to share for show and tell. I'll start. Wild Thing 1969 Nova SS 496ci, AFR 325cc heads, 850cfm AED carb, ful...

shag766 · shag766

i was going through and deleting some old pic's on the laptop and came across these pic's. it has been awhile since i actually went through and really looked at them and when i came across these i had to keep them. i renamed the file, a pair of old truck drivers having a grin. the guy steering in the back, the...

JPB · JPB

earlier,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

supernash · 77

would like to ask riders a few questions about iron heads in the 72 to 78 ish vintage . thanks ..77.

JPB · JPB

Not the first to say, but , HAPPY BIRTHDAY Carl !!!!!!!!!

Rustynuts · Rustynuts

I have a ax-550 and the input switch was not making proper connection for years. So I took the amp cover off and found the metal cover over the switch. I then pried the end cover up enough to spray a pile of contact cleaner inside as I moved the switch . After it was dry reassembled and voala...I now can liste...

69SS454 · 69SS454

Think someone here was asking if denting your headers for clearance = HP/TQ loss. Interesting results Enjoy

teejay99 · teejay99

I have call display , thankfully , but have noticed a lot of out of town calls the last couple of months . If I do bother to answer it's some airline pushing a vacation plan , the usual " duck cleaners " from some Easter country , some survey which could be a front for a product , robot calls etc etc...

Missing Members · Modfather

Ok so I have been lurking for a bit and reading some posts and putting in my.02 every once in a while. And I realized that there were some very active members that have not posted in a while. So I am wondering what happened to Janice, and Dave the Scotsman and anyone else that use to chime in all the time. Ki...

Danielcolburne · Danielcolburne

Hello hotrod and car builders in Ontario , my names Daniel and Im almost 15, I'm very into cars and I am learning how to weld at my house on a 180 amp mig, yesterday I bought my first car , it's a 1982 Porsche 924. I know it's not hotrod or anything but it's a good first project I think , it has every part there but...

DavyJ · DavyJ

http://www.citynews.ca/2016/01/18/selling-used-cars-get-lot-tougher-new-inspection-standards/

Larry · Larry

This question might have been asked before but I'll ask it now....Does anyone know a good soda blaster in Ontario that can be trusted with sheetmetal ? I'm in the Haliburton area but there is nothing up here.I know one person that took his car to get soda-blasted and they used sand instead and warped the...

roid · roid

Anyone know anything about 1932 ford serial #s? .When you Google that it says they all started with 18 01 and went on to 18 236203. I am looking at a 3 window 32 in USA titled as 1932, serial # is B711523. thanks roid

teejay99 · teejay99

....assuming you are retired , of course . I've been retired for just over a year now ....just turned 70 . Nobody really prepares us for retirement , atleast I wasn't . Parents are usually long gone to discuss it with . The reasons for retirement vary : 1. Company Policy once you turn 65 . 2. Illness or ph...

chips · chips

Just a quick question that isn't car related. I've had a TV antenna for the last 20 years and have loved not having to pay cable bills. That being said, just recently (roughly around the start of the new year) I've been unable to get any of the "29" channels (29-1,29-2. and 29-3). Based on o...

teejay99 · teejay99

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/windsor-area-on/very-rare-white-frank-sinatra-edition/1114896455?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

Smokin Joe · Smokin Joe

http://massprivatei.blogspot.ca/2016/01/new-cars-to-record-your-iris.html

RIP Glenn Frey Eagles founding member · 69SS454

http://ktla.com/2016/01/18/eagles-founding-member-glenn-frey-dead-at-67

supernash · supernash

I was looking in my Library for some old mags I based much of the Supernash build on many moons ago. I came across a Super Stock and Drag Illustrated from August 1967. They were testing the new 1966 442Ram Air car. There's 6 pages of a Hemi Blueprint building I found interesting. It was a thing put on by Chry...

69SS454 · 69SS454

Has this courtesy died? Drove past a radar set up the other day and luckily was doing the limit. For the next mile or two I flashed oncoming traffic to let them know. I returned back down the same road an hour later and must have passed 20 cars going the other way and not one of them flashed to say there was a tr...

Rustynuts · Rustynuts

trying to buy a seat cover and the seller doesn't want to ship it and its too far to drive to get it. Dennis

teejay99 · teejay99

Here's an idea ! https://www.youtube.com/embed/2a1QISYNGHs?rel=0

South Shore · South Shore

I put a subject matter on about "the price of oil". I am able to get access to the first few replies on the site but after the first page nothing! Could someone please explain to me in detail how to access them. I have tried numerous times with no luck..............Thank you

teejay99 · teejay99

..........I've been wearing my hoodie the wrong way ! Doh ! So THAT'S IT !! -- Edited by teejay99 on Monday 28th of December 2015 04:32:07 AM

teejay99 · teejay99

South Shore · South Shore

Remember after the recession a few years back the price of a barrel of crude oil went down to about $50. Then after the recession in the next 5 years when the economy picked up slowly the price of a barrel of oil peaked out at $170 a barrel. During this time period a litre of regular conventional motor oil th...

shag766 · shag766

rationality 101 The fairest Layoff Letter ever!This letter was sent this week to a major employer here in Ontario. I changed the name of the company, Dear Employees:As the CEO of this organization, I have resigned myself to the fact that Kathleen Wynne is our Ontario Premier and that our taxes, Hyd...

Rustynuts · Rustynuts

I don't care who you are get your reindeer off my roof!

teejay99 · teejay99

teejay99 · teejay99

PonderismsCan you cry under water?How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered? Why do you have to "put your two cents in".. But it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to?Once you're i...

teejay99 · teejay99

.....but my dear wife is not in complete agreement when I showed her the plans , for some reason .....

Smokin Joe · Smokin Joe

I had a trapper come in as the beaver were taking down a lot of trees two you could not put your arms around and coons above my shop stinking up the place. John called me to his truck to show me what he caught something I had never seen before. We had 22 barn cats at the high point and down to four right now. He ha...

Smokin Joe · Smokin Joe

Don't Forget to Watch The Appraisers TOMORROW! Many in the hobby have been searching for quality car programming that does not involve "reality drama," wrench throwing, foul language, incorrect information and lack of believability. Thanks to the folks at Chip Taylor Commun...

Modfather · Modfather

Creative to say the least, someone sent me this link so I thought I would share > https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Dxy4n0UT82o?rel=0

Torquewar · Torquewar

http://blog.caranddriver.com/advertising-the-1970s-these-car-ads-define-a-nation-desperately-trying-to-enjoy-itself/

teejay99 · teejay99

A big city lawyer went duck hunting in rural northern Minnesota. He shot and dropped a bird, but it fell into a farmer's field. As the lawyer climbed over the fence to claim his bird, an elderly farmer drove up on his tractor and asked him what he was doing. The litigator responded, "I shot a duck...

teejay99 · teejay99

This is a bit of a different version but I think you'll like it !! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16qsYreBJZE

shag766 · shag766

o....I was talking with one of our customers today.....So....I was talking with one of our customers today..... ...and he said he had just recently celebrated his 70th birthday and he said his wife bought him a SUV for his birthday present. Wow! I said you scored on that!!!! There was a brief moment of...

Rustynuts · Rustynuts

I have had the upright ones and they only last a yr...then I went with a red lion submersible and today It wasn't working. so pulled it and found it was full of water. The end bearing was tight and had burned through is plastic housing.....its only about 2 yrs old. Anyone know of a good sump pump that will l...

poncho62 · poncho62

A senior citizen drove his brand new Corvette convertible out of the dealership. Taking off down the road, he floored it to 80 mph, enjoying the wind blowing through what little gray hair he had left. "Amazing," he thought as he flew down I-94, pushing the pedal even more. Looking in his rea...

Danielcolburne · Danielcolburne

today I took off the bumpers of my 924 and sunk them in so there is just about "3cm sticking out instead of around "20cm being out there before looking huge and clunky, just cut the rods you stick it in to the body down and grinded them down to fit In double the length as before . I'm still using the...

69SS454 · 69SS454

Sounds like he is pretty busted up. http://starcasm.net/archives/334481

JPB · JPB

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3312392/U-S-Army-veteran-father-seven-dies-two-weeks-detained-rebels-Yemen-worked-contractor.html

Sniper · Sniper

. -- Edited by Sniper on Wednesday 11th of November 2015 08:42:16 PM

MarkM · MarkM

I lost my heated storage spot this year and now have the beast at home in the garage. Just wondering what everyone else recommends for storage. Pull the batteries or will a trickle charge be ok? I think I saw something in a flyer from Canadiantire that is used for this purpose.

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	13, 13 (Preview)	teejay99	15	1713	Dec 26, 2015 by teejay99
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	" Political Promises " (Preview)	teejay99	2	1123	Dec 22, 2015 by 51 Styline
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	sump pump (Preview) I have had the upright ones and they only last a yr...then I went with a red lion submersible and today It wasn't working. so pulled it and found it was full of water. The end bearing was tight and had burned through is plastic housing.....its only about 2 yrs old. Anyone know of a good sump pump that will l...	Rustynuts	21	1579	Nov 24, 2015 by DJD
	Old man and a Corvette (Preview) A senior citizen drove his brand new Corvette convertible out of the dealership. Taking off down the road, he floored it to 80 mph, enjoying the wind blowing through what little gray hair he had left. "Amazing," he thought as he flew down I-94, pushing the pedal even more. Looking in his rea...	poncho62	0	1054	Nov 22, 2015 by poncho62
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	This one made me laugh... (Preview) . -- Edited by Sniper on Wednesday 11th of November 2015 08:42:16 PM	Sniper	2	1221	Nov 14, 2015 by Offset
	Pull the battery or trickle charge? (Preview) I lost my heated storage spot this year and now have the beast at home in the garage. Just wondering what everyone else recommends for storage. Pull the batteries or will a trickle charge be ok? I think I saw something in a flyer from Canadiantire that is used for this purpose.	MarkM	11	1633	Nov 5, 2015 by shag766
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