Thursday at A&W.

[MercuryMac]

Thank you, Guys.
OI, yes that's lacey.
Eman, I was going to sneak the '36's picture in with the red T-bird but there were too many people milling around. Dang gawkers, eh; ---- oh wait,---- I went there to show off.

 

[smallfoot]

That's a beauty!

 

[bob w]

Yessir, a keeper for sure.

 

[earthman]

oops! Saw that pickup and thought it was yours.

 

[MercuryMac]

The season is winding down up here in the Great White North, so there were not as many vehicles at A&W tonight. I certainly like the yellow '59 retractable hardtop. The second last and last picture are of a very nicely done Warlock, [a black li'l red express with a big block in it].

 

[redidbull]

Love the pickup. Must really move with the 6 pack big block. Jim

 

[Old Iron]

We go for another couple months around here.

 

[bob w]

Nice line up. Were pics taken with a phone?

Roadster season is rapidly coming to an end around here although a warm weekend is forecast.

 

[MercuryMac]

Yes Bob, pretty well all of my car pictures have been phone pics. Up until recently my 'in shop' pictures have been from a camera, but it died about a month ago.
We'll likely get a couple more Thursday nights out of October, but I don't know.

 

[05snopro440]

Any shows or meets we get from now on in Alberta are a blessing.

The typical last show of the season near me is this Saturday. It's Pumpkin Fest in Smoky Lake, Alberta, which is a pumpkin weigh-off and there is a car show and many other events in conjunction. Always the first weekend in October, sometimes it is snowy and cold, sometimes it is hot and sunny. The forecast this year is +23°C (but the overnight lows are near freezing). Should be a good day for a show.

 

[05snopro440]

The season is winding down up here in the Great White North, so there were not as many vehicles at A&W tonight. I certainly like the yellow '59 retractable hardtop. The second last and last picture are of a very nicely done Warlock, [a black li'l red express with a big block in it].

That's a nice set of cars!

 

[offroadrolls]

Love the pickup. Must really move with the 6 pack big block. Jim

What caught me eye was the lack of a power brake booster[S

 

[MercuryMac]

I had to go back and look, ORR, 'cause it hadn't caught my eye.

 

[Old Iron]

I use that master cylinder on all my builds. It has a 1-1/32 inch bore and I set the brake pedal ratio to 7 to 1. I get them for $28 to $38 from the parts store or on Amazon, the Willwood master cylinder is the same one that they get $135+ out of.
Unless my customer insists on power brakes I never use a booster.

Willwood

Dorman M98894 & Raybestos makes one too

 

[MercuryMac]

The second one looks like what I put on my '36 truck, but I jambed a booster under the floor too.

 

[offroadrolls]

I use that master cylinder on all my builds. It has a 1-1/32 inch bore and I set the brake pedal ratio to 7 to 1. I get them for $28 to $38 from the parts store or on Amazon, the Willwood master cylinder is the same one that they get $135+ out of.
Unless my customer insists on power brakes I never use a booster.

Willwood

Dorman M98894 & Raybestos makes one too

Well, that's different then. I was having flashbacks of trying to stop my 66 396 Chevelle with 4 wheel drum brakes and no power brakes, back in the day.

 

[gene49]

Well, that's different then. I was having flashbacks of trying to stop my 66 396 Chevelle with 4 wheel drum brakes and no power brakes, back in the day.

I believe that was a pretty normal braking experience of most of the performance era cars back then. The go increased much better then the whoa did.

I remember many times with both feet pushing on the brake pedal, and both hands pulling on the steering wheel hoping it got stopped before I hit something.

I thought disc brakes were the best invention ever, I put them on everything I drove! I caught a lot of flack because of it. It was easy to prove my point though. I asked them if they "Ever tried to stop one of these cars from 100 mph? This one stops easily." That always ended the conversation.

 

[MercuryMac]

Tonight divided up the tough hombres from the non-tough hombres. There were a lot of the latter. It was cold and very few guys came out. About 5 or 6* C; or 43* F. The sun was shining, though.

 

[earthman]

Love the panel and what is that coupe next to you?

 

[MercuryMac]

Eman, that's a 1929 Plymouth coupe, completely stock except for signal lights.