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Well, I am sittin here surrounded by the good ole San Bernard River. We had something like 25" of rain here and further upstream, some had more than that. Hurricane Harvey and resulting flood waters, have pretty much wrecked this whole area. Most of the county is still under mandantory...

Old Iron, yessir, that's right. The r and p is behind the VW axle now, so to keep the steering where it is, on the Jeep axle, I'd have to move it out front. That ain't gonna happen. I've got about eight inches from the center of the VW axle to the very front of the car. I just came in from...

I picked up a front axle out of a '90 Comanche and I'm just in the planning stages right now, on the best way to get it under the Ghia. I really need to get the steering behind the axle so all the crud isn't hanging out front. And, so I can still use the rack and pinion I've already been using...

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One more time. Hey guys and gals. It's been over a year since I've checked in. The Ghia is doing great. I'm getting it out every week or so and running around. I've gone to working in the local auto parts store and really enjoy not being out in the refineries anymore. I'm making about a third...

Hey, I made it back again. I had to go off on one of those job things again. The Ghia's been resting quite a bit the last few months. It's getting summertime now and if the rain ever co-operates, I can get it back to going places. There's a couple of weekly get togethers up toward Houston, I'd...

It's taken another month to get back here. I got laid off the job after about 10 weeks. I think it's something to do with gray hair they don't like. They won't actually say that but, when I look around, I'm at least 10 years older than the rest of the workforce. Oh well, all I got to make is...

Hey everybody, thought I'd stop by and get back to normal. I've gotten most of my Dads' stuff taken care of and have moved most of my stuff to his place. The Ghia is resting in an enclosed garage now and is staying dry for a change. I had to get a 40ft shipping container to put Pops tools and...

Thanks Doc. I knew it would be an easy one. Pop had a '43 Jeep but, that's the first spare part I've run across. It may be the one that was in it when it threw a rod back in '69, and he might have kept it for a souvenir. Thanks.

I found this in some of my Dads' treasures. Can't read anything on the tag but, it's got an Autolite rotor. This oughta be an easy one for yall. It's before my time. Thanks.

Thanks for the kind words, guys. I ran across a picture of the 38 Buick my Dad wrecked back in 42 or so. I'll find it again and post it. It's a miracle anyone survived. Him and my uncle were into swapping motors, bodies, frames, and trying to get the fastest car. I guess he was one of the...

YT, I hope you get it lined out. Years ago, I built a 428 CobraJet and used SpeedPro chrome rings. I couldn't ever get those things to seat. Then one day an old racing friend, of my brothers', came by with a can of BonAmi silverware polish. He said "fire it up. I'll fix it." I did and he did. He...

I've run into that type ring before. Didn't have any problems with them sealing. Something you may look at though, is the oil rings. If the rings themselves or the expander behind the rings, are not positioned correctly within each other, it may not get the correct tension on the rings, to keep...

Well, besides the little car show, I've been out at my Dads' place sorting thru his stuff. He passed away last week at the young age of 91. He'd been feeling a little weaker the last few weeks and was saying he was ready "to go see your mother".(she passed in 2000) He'd recently heard that his...

yep, it was a great place to have this show. Even had 5 dollar dry hamburgers. Next year, I'm going to put my Dads' 1974 model Honda Trail bike in this show. I ran across the original sales receipt yesterday. Should be fun competing against the Harleys. Later.

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