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  1. and the Times only cost 15 cents back then. Pretty good deal. And the Daily News was 10 cents
  2. You might check the math on the transformer and wire. IIRC When I did mine in 2006 I found I needed a much heavier gauge line because of the number of lights (around 15 or so). I had some on line calculators that showed a transformer could not generate the required output over a longer distance with the lights I had. I looked at my 2006 bookmark file and had something called Lowvolt forum but is now in oriental characters so I can't look anything up there.
  3. AUinHsv

    Rusted nuts

    Success!!! But dang it was not easy. Bought the 10 piece cold chisel set at Harbor Freight used most of them. The main problem was the bolts were in the curve of the end of the bumper so you couldn't get a really firm backing to hammer. Plus there was just enough slack that the bolt kept turning when hit. Used all sizes of chisel and the pointed chisels to finally crack the nuts. The second one was so frozen that even with the nut cracked I had to hammer the pointed chisel in multiple places to free it up. Never seen a 9/16 nut require so many tools - nut splitter, various chisels and hammer - to remove it. Really glad the other ten or so came off nicely because I would not want to go thru this mess ten more times. I guess I am even happier that the six large nuts that held the two bumpers to the MGA also came off because it was cold and rainy while doing that At least I have the original bumpers and can still get the chromed. It is really expensive now. One my first MGA in 80's it was 150 bucks for both. Now 400 each but the originals are still much better than cheap aftermarket ones that you can buy
  4. AUinHsv

    Rusted nuts

    No reason other than not having a welder and not wanting to go find one. Trying other options first
  5. AUinHsv

    Rusted nuts

    Don't think it will hurt them. The angle bracket that these bolts hold on is between the nut and the back of the bumper. I am concerned that the hole already is messed up because the bolt turns. In any case the bolt has to come out. Even if the hole is buggered I have two choices - have a rectangular hole added via welding before plating or just put new bolt in and get it tight by holding the end of bolt after putting nut on
  6. AUinHsv

    Rusted nuts

    N o real luck with splitter. Angle made is difficult. Split half of one and none of other. However it did lead me to believe that a cold chisel and hammer would be a good choice
  7. AUinHsv

    Rusted nuts

    That is my third choice. Looked again and think I can get a splitter on it. Can't tell if the hole is wobbled or not and the opposite side has the same issue. I had the same thought on replacement if the hole is wobbled but I only have to get the bolt/nut on once. I am not taking the bracket off again - knowing that Dad never rechromed it leads me to believe the bolt has been there close to 60 years. The next bolt can stay there also.
  8. AUinHsv

    Rusted nuts

    tried the vice grips - not enough there to grip and turn the nut. Welding to bumper is not going to happen. The bumper is in pretty good shape for 57 years and I am not going to mees it up before rechroming. Picking up a splitter tomorrow and if that fails then try a dremel.
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    Rusted nuts

    Looking at that now. Not as easy as the picutures because the brackets are kinda V shaped and the nut is in bottom of the V. Plus there is about 1 inch of bumper on the other two sides. Thinking I may get it in at an angle
  10. AUinHsv

    Rusted nuts

    Grrrr... And more complicated than usual. The rear bumper on my 1962 MGA has a metal bracket on the inside that I need to remove to get the bumper rechromed. It may have been removed once in the 1980s' but probably has never been touched since it left Abington. The problem is that there is nothing to grab - The head of the bolt is chrome and flat. It is supposed to have a square shoulder that goes thru a square hole in bumper to provide back to tighten the nut on the bolt inside the bumper. Well it just spins. There is not enough of the bolt extending past the nut to grab with pliers. I am not sure if heat would work because I can't get any grip on the bolt. I may be able to get a dremel with a cut off blade behind the nut but it will be close. I think I remember seeing nut cracker that Dad used a long time ago but wondering if anyone has an idea. Oh yeah - and there are two of them not one that are like this.🙁
  11. You forgot to ask for a room at the White Horse or who killed JFK
  12. On my 1960's house I redid the cabinets similar to his. Mine were black and I wanted white. The doors were sprayed with like 4 coats of oil based white and I did the rest with small rollers. Again four coats. The small rollers made it look like sprayed. I would not do it this way again. Took way too long. With hindsight I would mask everything and use spray gun inside the kitchen. The time to mask would have been less than using those rollers. Spraying the doors was quick - the hardest part was changing the cabinet knobs from a handle with two screws to a single screw knob. Had to fill a hole and sand a lot to make it smooth. Plus I had a ton of doors. The previous owner put about 20 small cabinets around the top at the ceiling. Each door was about one foot and it took a while just to remove them and put them back.
  13. well Troy was south and east of Montgomery. At best this is a draw
  14. Fpr some reason I never liked the Charger that everyone drools over. However my dream Mopar is 70 or so Challenger. Really liked Vanishing Point also
  15. Back in early 90's I had a friend at IBM in Dallas with a genuine Shelby Cobra signed by him. He had bought it in the 60's for something really cheap like 5K because it only had a 289. Used to kid me that it was better than the IBM retirement plan - in hindsight he was probably right
  16. Yeah - customs over there is very hit/miss. Went thru Frankfort in 2013 and it was a drive by at customs - all they were looking for was a hand holding a passport up as you walked by. Same thing in Singapore which seemed really odd.
  17. Here is what I have on my Sub. No idea if they still sell these since I bought a few of them around 2008. Lot's of interesting choices though. https://westcoastime.com/newnatbanfro.html Other bands https://westcoastime.com/accessories.html
  18. It's odd but I wear my vintage Sub on a 10 buck military strap. Basically a NATO but with a traditional buckle. Never liked the Sub bracelet because wrist changed diameters with hot/cold and couldn't get a decent fit.
  19. Know that feeling. Just got back last week from delivering my 1962 MGA to a shop in Michigan to work on it. Was my Dad's and my twin brothers so I am getting it back on the road. It's not going to cost 100K but I am not interested in the cost (yet). Had a similar one in the 80's so i know what I am getting into.
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  21. I will say this - doubt Carroll just decided he had to throw there. That's a lot of decision making in a few seconds. In addition the Seattle player who was now starting for New England knew the play was coming and New England had practiced a lot against that play - which means they were expecting it for any number of reasons - and the DB reacted as expected. Back then someone posted a photo taken from the left side and behind Wilson which showed what looked like a wide open receiver right after the snap. The didn't know Butler was streaking into the photo to make the grab
  22. Don't often see the words machete and grenade in same sentence
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