--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 155 OLD CARS Ref: FA400024 Date: 06/02/98 From: CHRIS DAVIS Time: 06:14pm \/To: JOEL HECKMAN (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Corvettes JH> The "70's" that I mentioned was rferring to the entire decade/bodystyle. JH> Which includes 68-82. The stingrays aren't junk, man. They're the best bodystyle of Corvette. I'm including the 63-67 Stingrays as well. And if they're junk, then why do you see them on the road? --- Join League 94 * Origin: Rangers of Midnight BBS 770-944-8870 Mableton, GA. (1:133/8870) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 155 OLD CARS Ref: FA400025 Date: 06/03/98 From: WES LEATHEROCK Time: 08:26am \/To: JACK YATES (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Corvettes -=> Quoting Jack Yates to Roy Witt <=- JY> The SUV's have been dissed on ABC's National news once again; they JY> showed an Explorer vs Honda Accord in a side collision. The outcome JY> was predictable, of course and once again it was the Explorer's fault JY> for being so big and heavy. The manufacturers are (supposedly) JY> qauietly considering making changes in the construction of the SUV's JY> to scale them down to welterweight size. If that's the same report I heard numerous times over and over yesterday on all three network reports, all three local news reports, CNN, MSNBC and CNBC, and this morning in The Daily Oklahoman and USA Today, the tests were made by the NTSB. They also tested a Chevy Lumina and it inflicted about the same damage as the SUVs, so the conclusion reported by most of them was that it's not clear SUVs are more dangerous to the vehicle that is hit than the danger from a hit from a passenger car. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 [NR] --- PCBoard (R) v15.23/M 5 * Origin: *Beggar's Forum IV - OKC's Finest* (1:147/58) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 155 OLD CARS Ref: FA400026 Date: 06/02/98 From: JACK YATES Time: 11:06pm \/To: TAMI COOL (Read 0 times) Subj: Corvettes CD> When it's 25 you can get a special antique tag here in CD> Georgia. RW> All that proves is the car made it past it's expected life RW> span. JY> Ol' Fearless, our Ford F-100 will be eligible for that JY> honor next year; There isn't a body panel on it that JY> hasn't been damaged..it's hardly an "antique or JY> collectible". TC> I had a chuckle with this, in our Chev club, the cars 25 or older TC> are able to join, show and be judged, OH how the OFFICERS TC> scrambled to figure a way around calling the Chevy LUV's Vintage! TC> Laugh..... We live in a city of 1015 people, the county has about 3500. (this is no counting the population of soldiers on Ft. Benning which is mostly in our county. I can, sitting here tonight, think of no less that 25 trucks in daily use here that would qualify (if they were all Chevrolets) for membership. Pickups, lotsa pickups; a pretty Ford one-ton, about 1963, My neighbors Chevrolet C-50 dump truck, '69; 'nother Chevy dump, a one-ton, '59; (that's right, FIFty-nine) *ALL* of our fire trucks, 3 Fords, 68, 67, and '49, a '67 Kaiser Jeep, a '69 Ward Lafrance; a '74 Chevy C-60 dump that's in my shop to have a new floor welded into the dump box; The county's garbage truck, a '73 Ford...Shucks, about half the county fleet is 25+. I'd like to take a trip back to Upstate New York in Ol' Fearless; I'll bet I'd have all kinds of offers, complete with air fare home... --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: The Gawga Mail! --Messages only-- 706-989-0087 (1:18/177) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 155 OLD CARS Ref: FA400027 Date: 06/03/98 From: ROY WITT Time: 07:38am \/To: ROY J. TELLASON (Read 0 times) Subj: v16? 02 Jun 98 22:32, Roy J. Tellason said this about v16? to all. RJT> I was at a car show a while back, walking around looking at stuff, RJT> and in the back of this truck I happened to see an engine. Then I RJT> did a double-take and took another look, because what I'd taken at RJT> first for an old straight 8 turned out to be a V-16! Can't say I RJT> blame them for not wanting to take it out of the truck. There was a RJT> price tag hanging off it, but I wasn't particularly interested in RJT> it enough to check it out, since i knew there was no way I could RJT> afford it anyhow. Anybody know what would use one of these? That RJT> puppy was *HUGE*! Back in the 30's, Cadillac and Packard both produced V16s.. Some fire-engines also came with V16s, but were distinguishable because they used dual spark plugs.. Imagine having to pay for 32 spark plugs? ... Life could be worse..you could be Bill Clinton... --- T(W)itt Filter Tossed v1.13 * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been There, WON That! (1:202/909.13) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 155 OLD CARS Ref: FA400028 Date: 06/03/98 From: ROY WITT Time: 07:44am \/To: JACK YATES (Read 0 times) Subj: Corvettes 02 Jun 98 17:39, Jack Yates said this about Corvettes to Roy Witt. JY>> Ol' Fearless, our Ford F-100 will be eligible for that honor JY>> next year; There isn't a body panel on it that hasn't been JY>> damaged..it's hardly an "antique or collectible". JY> RW>> Old Faithfull, my Cheyenne C10, has been elegible. Turned 26 RW>> this year. A little rust under one door and a dinger on the RW>> right front fender, otherwise, straight as an arrow. JY> JY> Mine came with the most of the dents at no extra cost when I bought JY> it in '88; no extra charge. I am not a body man, I would rather live JY> with the dents than fix them. The right rear quarter was badly JY> wrinkled when a Pinto self-destructed against it while driven by the JY> previous owner, he straightened it enought to be halfway presentable JY> and make it driveable again; when I painted it 3 years ago, I shot JY> the paint over the dents. The Cheyenne could use a coat of paint. The factory paint faded in the Arizona and California sun long ago. I was using a cleaner, prepping for a wax job and the cleaner did such a good job of removing oxided paint, the factory primer showed through on the hood. I don't think she was 10 years old then. JY> The SUV's have been dissed on ABC's National news once again; they JY> showed an Explorer vs Honda Accord in a side collision. The outcome JY> was predictable, of course and once again it was the Explorer's JY> fault for being so big and heavy. The manufacturers are JY> (supposedly) qauietly considering making changes in the construction JY> of the SUV's to scale them down to welterweight size. I never have been able to figure out the attraction those things have. JY> I have my eye on a F-350 that hasn't been mowed under in JY> months..... {:) Those are the best kind.... RW>> Can you imagine being 107 years old and listening to this? One RW>> good thing about being 107. One can turn down the volume on the RW>> hearing aid. JY> JY> HEH! Working around machinery all my life has provided me with JY> highly selective hearing.. All I ever got from it was tinitus. I 'spose that's better than Dorothy. She can't hear because she used to listen to her walkman with the volume wide open. ... If you can't take it, don't dish it out! --- T(W)itt Filter Tossed v1.13 * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been There, WON That! (1:202/909.13) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 155 OLD CARS Ref: FA400029 Date: 06/03/98 From: DON DELLMANN Time: 11:41am \/To: ROY J. TELLASON (Read 0 times) Subj: v16? While tripping merrily through the mail, Roy J. Tellason was overheard RJT> I was at a car show a while back, walking around looking at stuff, RJT> and in the back of this truck I happened to see an engine. Then I did RJT> a double-take and took another look, because what I'd taken at first RJT> for an old straight 8 turned out to be a V-16! RJT> Can't say I blame them for not wanting to take it out of the truck. RJT> There was a price tag hanging off it, but I wasn't particularly RJT> interested in it enough to check it out, since i knew there was no RJT> way I could afford it anyhow. RJT> Anybody know what would use one of these? That puppy was *HUGE*! The only HUGE V-6 I can think of would by a Detroit 6V71 or 6V92 Diesel. (426 and 552 CID respectively), Don ... When I want your opinion I'll tell you what it is. --- * Origin: *YOPS ]I[* 8.4 GIG * RA/FD/FE * Milwaukee, WI (1:154/750) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 155 OLD CARS Ref: FA400030 Date: 05/28/98 From: ROY WITT Time: 07:04am \/To: CHRIS DAVIS (Read 0 times) Subj: Corvettes 26 May 98 18:30, Chris Davis said this about Re: Corvettes to Roy Witt. RW>> I thought you wanted to talk about -old- Corvettes? CD> CD> Well, in 2 more years my 80 will be "classic" so I'd say it's CD> "older". Sure, it's no '53 but I am not really crazy about those CD> either. I don't believe any of the 77-81 Corvettes will ever be a classic. They don't have any HP because of the smog motors. And they certainly don't have a classic look. CD> Well *I* certainly didn't take them off. It was that way when I got CD> it. Besides, Georgia just got real big into this emissions crap. Any place with a big city full of automobiles will be following right ong... CD> Well, the city of Atlanta and the main counties around it have had CD> it for a while. But I live on the southside in the suburbs so I've CD> never had to worry about it. I think emissions is a crock. The only CD> reason we're doing it here is so the state can get federal funds for CD> roads. And clean air. The skys around here used to have a yellowish brown tinge to them. Today, they're as blue as I can ever remember seeing them. CD> Yeah, like they ACTUALLY use it for that! I can't buy my tag for the CD> next year if I don't pass the sniffer test. They use it to keep the roads in shape, they use it to build new ones. If they didn't, you couldn't afford the tax they would have to charge for the gasoline you burn to go down those roads. Not to mention the tax they'd charge for registrations. CD> So, is your 63 a drop top or split window? Twin tops. Hard and Rag... ... Never sleep with anyone crazier than yourself. --- T(W)itt Filter Tossed v1.13 * Origin: Bow Tie Racers, Been There, WON That! (1:202/909.13) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 155 OLD CARS Ref: FA400031 Date: 05/29/98 From: MODERATOR Time: 12:10am \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: Rules of the OLDCARS Echo Rules for FidoNet's OLDCARS Echo *** Revised 3-18-96 *** The following are the rules for the OLDCARS FIDO-NET echo conference. This conference is carried on the FIDO-NET backbone and is moderated by Gerry Calhoun at 1:2004/200. These rules will be subject to change if a change seems needed or is requested. Enforcement of the rules will be handled in the echo and/or via net-mail. Repeated violations of the rules may be considered grounds for the offending node to have its link to this conference cut. Rule #1: Please try to keep your language suitable to all ages. Remember this message base is open to all age groups, and some may take offense to foul language. 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If there are any questions or comments about these rules, address them to me, Gerry Calhoun, via net-mail ONLY at 1:2004/200. --- * Origin: PETS R US! 805-946-8345 - Lancaster, CA (1:2004/200) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 155 OLD CARS Ref: FA400032 Date: 05/28/98 From: JACK YATES Time: 06:08pm \/To: DON DELLMANN (Read 0 times) Subj: Howdy Hi! JY> oil to the equipment it served. THe oiler is long gone, of JY> course, DD> DD> I wouldn't be too sure about that. Back in the 70's when I DD> worked for a manuracturer of Industrial Vacuum loaders we DD> put a "Marvel Mystery Oiler" on our LP conversions, (It was DD> automatic though) to provide "upper cylinder lubrication". Not wanting to sound ignorant, But what's an "Industrial Vacuum loader?" --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: The Gawga Mail! --Messages only-- 706-989-0087 (1:18/177) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 155 OLD CARS Ref: FA400033 Date: 05/28/98 From: JACK YATES Time: 06:09pm \/To: RAYMOND COOL (Read 0 times) Subj: Howdy + Packard RC> The RC> intake vacuum hooks straight into the manifold, but I do RC> have a fuel pump with a vacuum pump under neath it. I don't RC> know if it works. We'll find out and run the wipers off of RC> it. If after all this we still don't get enough wipers, RC> we'll consider an auxilliary vacuum tank like you suggested. RC> The pump inlet should be tee-ed into the wiper plumbing somewhere; i.e. there should be two sources for wiper vacuum, the manifold and the pump. Usually the manifold vacuum does the job and the pump takes over when the manifold vacuum is too low. --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: The Gawga Mail! --Messages only-- 706-989-0087 (1:18/177)