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AUinHsv

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  1. Could we get a few more details on this?
  2. has anyone rechromed hubcaps? I can buy knock off of the dog dish caps for 35 bucks but the rechromers want 150 per cap. I know the 35 bucks ones are probably crap but 600 bucks ain't cheap either
  3. That's the problem. British used cellulose paint in 60's and single stage. No one sells it anymore and it probably had lead in it. So you are about 2-3 degrees of freedom from the original. Best hope is to match the original in an odd place - like the back of the dash etc.
  4. Man choosing paint is not easy. I know what I want - the same as we used in the 80's. Unfortunately you can't buy that anymore. After 2 years up north being worked on mechanically it is getting close to paint time. In the early 80's we matched the original paint and got PPG paint in the color below. Unfortunately that is not longer sold. The interwebs are full of stories of matching MGA Iris Blue and it seems like maybe/possibly the 1979 VW Florida Blue is it. Getting samples sent to me. Really wish Dad had left an old can around somewhere to make it easier know
  5. We got Taco Mama and if you try to take that - Civil War starts again.
  6. Well I am just glad you are discussing things south of the Tennessee River
  7. James was proof that heart mattered. He was told his entire life that he was "too small". Dude flat out could play. I think he played 5 years in NFL and at one point had the NFL single season record for total yardage. And it stood for a long time. RIP - you were a player.
  8. Had the same thought. Phrasing shows up again
  9. Look at estate sales. Lots of encyclopedia's show up there
  10. Fred definitely came in 4th place in that group
  11. Sure does And for those who remember it from a few years ago - still haven't got the trigger fixed yet
  12. I have a cheap Maratec on my Sub. It is essentially a NATO without all the extra stuff
  13. I have programmed a second fob for three different cars. Yep - it's a racket with dealers. For the cars I found, that if you have at least one working remote, you can do it. Instruction for both cars were on the web. It definitely involved a lot of goofy crap (turn key three times, lock/unlock doors three times etc) to get into programming mode. In the end the on line instruction saved a bunch
  14. Probably starting a flame war but does anyone use the chronograph function on Daytonas or other chronos? Every vendor seems to have a model but wondering if anyone uses it. On the other hand I haven't used the rotating bezel on my Sub very much either
  15. They said the opposite to me. Mine will auto renew at list price so I get to call next year. I am just glad to get 12 months and both cars on same bill. used to have to call every six months for 2 cars = 4 calls per year
  16. Just renewed this week. 2 cars with platinum for about 225 for both for one year
  17. Can you play thru your own foursome?
  18. I think we need a side thread on how to cheat at golf
  19. On my Sub it was time when it totally stopped running.
  20. Th judges would have accepted vaseline also. Players used it for years to cut down the spin and make the ball avoid hooks or slices
  21. AUinHsv

    RIP Meat Loaf

    This. Steinman is very under rated.
  22. I was a poor grad student and had to use the cheap method - piece of rubber hose in the ear and listening. SU (Seldom Understood) carb's were a piece of work. The manual was no help - it said "turn the adjusting nut until it sounds right". The problem was 3 dimensional. Had to get it sounding right on 2 devices and get the rpm's correct. Getting 2 of the 3 was easy.
  23. My favorite story was driving down I-59 to Tuscaloosa while in college. About midnight where the mercedes plant is now. Dark as it could be and suddenly the headlights turn off and the wipers start working. I was looking around for the UFO. Pulled into the rest stop and everything came back on and didn't happen again.
  24. Some Lucas humor. Those who haven't had a Lucas based car probably wonder why we bash them so much https://www.mez.co.uk/lucas.html
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