Aug
19
American Tires That Are Not Made By GoodYear
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American manufacturers of tires (not Goodyear). Cooper Tires Findlay, OH Mickey Thompson Stow, OH Dick Cepek Stow, OH Dunlop Tires Akron, OH Nitto Tires Cypress, CA Carlisle Scottsdale, AZ Because Goodyear supports Black Lives, but not All Lives. Corporations are stupid when they wade into support of social media-promoted positions.
Aug
24
1968 Chevrolet C10 Fleetside SWB Pickup Truck For Sale
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$34,000
Aug
5
Hot Rod Trivia Quiz
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Have you ever drilled screws in your car’s rims into the sidewalls of your tires to keep the rims from spinning inside the rubber bead? Here’s a link if you need it: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/mor-90100
Apr
19
Note to Craftsman Toolbox Owners for Paint Color Matching
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Rustoleum”s Sunrise Red (7762) is the color match to use for refinishing or touch-up work on your Craftsman toolbox. I also recommend Klean-Strip Aircraft Paint Remover for surface preparation. Top Box is new. Bottom rolling cabinet is 40+ years old. Cabinet frame was not painted. Drawers were originally painted black. A wire brush and steel […]
Nov
3
Car Stuff: A Good Day
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On a gorgeous Fall morning and afternoon, I had the opportunity to drive all five of my cars. My Lexus 430 SC, two Honda CRVs; my 1968 Chevy C-10 Custom and my 1965 Shelby AC Cobra. The Cobra’s clutch wouldn’t let me put it in gear while it was running until I put a few […]
Jun
29
Jun
3
Headlights: Before and After
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With one 3M Headlight Restoration Kit, a bit of tape, a few paper towels, a couple of glasses of water and about an hour and a half you can make your old headlights shiny again. The Kit: It’s not fancy, just a foam pad with a Hookit™ attachment and some sanding disks. $19. Started sanding […]
Apr
21
Driving a 1965 4-Speed Shelby Cobra
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Possibly the most fun you can have with your clothes on.
Mar
14
Goodyear White Letters!
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This seems promising. If Goodyear won’t make white letter tires, the market makes Goodyear white letters for non-white letter Goodyear tires. Capitalism rocks! White Letters for tires from Wicked Rides on Ebay.com. My Shelby Cobra wants a white letter refresh!
Jul
17
1966 Ford GT 40
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Generous offer submitted for this one: Update: Offer Accepted Update 2: Offer withdrawn.
May
21
Today’s Cool Car: The 1963 Lola GT
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Precursor for the Ford GT-40? I’d say yes!
Oct
16
The gunny way. Drilling a hole directly through carpet will cause major damage as the carpet threads wrap around the drill bit and can ruin the carpet. I’ve read various tips for making bolt holes through automotive carpets: cut an “X”; use a soldering iron; heat a pipe; use an awl, etc. I mounted two […]
Jan
30
1968 Supercharged Camaro SS
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$70K
Jan
5
Engine Pr0n: 435.7 HP
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Dec
5
Field Trip! Gas Monkey Garage
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I didn’t meet Richard or the crew … signs said “Filming – No Entry”. I did get a couple of stickers from the store – and some pictures! The paint job is not two-tone, Cameras lie. Before: History of the Build: 2014 May 12 She Ain’t Purty … Yet: Drivetrain Tweaks 2013 Nov 29 […]
Sep
13
Granite Metallic paint by Ground Zero Customs in Arlington, Texas. 1218 Colorado Cir, Arlington, TX 76015 (817) 226-3574 Under the hood is a Blueprint 383 Chevy Small Block Stroker dyno’ed at 439 HP. The 3 speed manual transmission has been upgraded to a 4-speed automatic with overdrive. The differential is now Posi-Trac (Limited Slip) with […]
Aug
13
Charger SRT Hellcat: The Quickest and Fastest Sedan in the World
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707 horsepower and 650 foot-pounds of torque ought to get ‘er done! Top speed of 204 mph. Nice. If you’re interested in one you had better call your local Dodge dealer real fast. The order books officially open in the next couple of months and deliveries are scheduled to start in the first quarter of […]
May
12
She Ain’t Purty … Yet:
Drivetrain Tweaks
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Drivetrain Tweaks
The ’68 Chevy C-10 truck restoration effort has taken a different direction. Instead of wheeling into the body shop for final finish paint, the original drive-train required some attention. The stock in-line 6 cylinder engine really didn’t like to operate at highway speeds. The gear ratio at the differential is pretty low and the RPMs […]
Apr
23
Iowahawk’s 2014 Earth Week Cruise-In Car Show Is Up!
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… and he has the Traction Control Camaro! Scroll down for the red ’68 Convertible pic.
Jan
27
2014 COPO Camaro No. 001
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$700,000 at Barrett-Jackson Auction. Sweet.
Dec
13
Seen on Craigslist:
Highway Star – 1968 Supercharged Camaro Convertible
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Highway Star – 1968 Supercharged Camaro Convertible
Here 1968 Supercharged Camaro Convertible – Highway Star This 1968 Supercharged Camaro Convertible was restored from the frame up with frame and body finished in red with black powder-coat finish on the posi-trac rear end and leaf springs. The 383 engine (350 block / 400 crank blueprinted stroker) is supercharged with a B&M Forced Induction […]
Dec
6
Two Lane Blacktop RT @dschachenmeyer @iowahawkblog Best car movie of all time? — David Burge (@iowahawkblog) December 6, 2013
Nov
30
Supercharged 1968 Camaro Convertible
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She’s a Cutie. Bids under $60k will not be displayed in comments.
Nov
29
Click to embiggen view. 1968 Chevy C10 SWB • New Wheels • New Suspension (control arms, bushings, ball joints, tie rod ends, Pitman arm, idler arm, springs, shocks) • New Fenders • New Bed • New Carburetor • New Brakes (power-assisted disc brakes replaced stock drum brakes on the front) • New Windshield • New […]
Nov
18
Camaro Stuff: Found Some Rally Wheels and BFGoodrich Red Line Tires!
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Old School Nice. Click pic to embiggerize.
Nov
17
Camaro Stuff: 1968 vs 2011
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1968 Camaro’s are my favorite!
Nov
17
Camaro Stuff: Leno’s Garage
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State Farm has a cool car to illustrate the difference between stock and awesome Camaros!
Nov
12
1968 Camaro Convertible on the Dyno
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[Click picture for AVI movie clip Dyno, 5.4 mb] Dyno measured 389.57 ft. lbs. of torque at the rear wheels at 4800 rpm and 107 MPH at 5200 rpm. Using the formula (Horse Power = Torque x RPM / 5252) 389.57 ft. lbs. of torque translates to 356 Horsepower. Assuming 15% loss through drive train, […]
Nov
5
1968 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible with Supercharged 383 Small Block stroker engine (350 block / 400 crankshaft = 3.75 in stroke compared to 3.48 with stock crankshaft). Fun times!
Nov
4
New Fun Thing To Do
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You know I like trucks and the 1968 Chevy C10 is progressing quite nicely. But the latest seriously fun thing I did today was a trip to the Texas DMV to register another 1968 Chevy. This time is was a Camaro. A convertible Camaro. A Camaro with a totally bad-ass supercharged 383 stroker Chevy-powered engine […]
Oct
23
Zippomobile
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I’ve actually seen this in ‘person’ at the Woodward Avenue Dream Cruise! Cool!
Oct
15
2014 Camaro Z-28 runs 7:37:47 Lap at Nurburgring
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Pretty good showing for the normally aspirated Camaro. Motor Trend has more details, including comparison of this lap time to other cars.
Oct
6
It’s a beautiful thing. For those who want to know these things, the bed’s front panel, two sides, tailgate, fender wells, splash guards, brace rods, latch handle, cross sills, wood pieces, wood stain, and all attachment hardware runs at about $3,500.
Oct
5
Thanks to Rockler Woodworking, the 3″ Forstner bit is set to arrive arrived oday. It is indeed a thing of beauty. I’ll use the 1/2″ drive 3″ diameter bit to recess the fuel filler cap into the pickup truck’s bed floor, and another 1-1/2″ Forstner bit to make the hole all the way through for […]
Oct
2
A Corvette Station Wagon?
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Called the AeroWagon Corvette. Not an idea I would have come up with. Hmm. A Corvette Pickup Truck Edition maybe? Details at Fox
Sep
30
Wood bed floor installation is almost done. That’s a lot of bolts, nuts and washers! I’m wondering now whether the Weathered Gray board finish will go with Lexus’ SC 430 Millennium Silver Metallic paint? The wood finish seems a little too ‘blue’ in comparison. For now, it’s good that everything goes well with black!
Sep
23
She Ain’t Purty … Yet: Day 27 Pix
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Day 27 Cab mounting bushings and other pieces needed to do the full cab-off frame and body finishing … so, we’re waiting on parts once again. Pictures are updated. Taken at roughly the same angles as those on “Day 5“.
Sep
21
Funny License Plates
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Seen at Pleated-Jeans.com h/t IOwnTheWorld.com See all 18 at Pleated-Jeans.com
Sep
18
She Ain’t Purty … Yet?
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The first day on the road after the State Inspection, I got a Thumbs Up signal from the passenger in this car: Pic from CORVETTEBlogger.com not the actual car, but real close in appearance. The ol’ 68 truck may not be purty yet, but she’s a long way from homely. Current status: The kiln dried […]
Sep
18
Day 25: Bumpers are on and, except for one backup light, the lights are in. All the new front end pieces were happy to get their full chassis lubrication treatment as well The alignment process was a success! Green is good! Best news of the day was that she’s now legal! Passing the Texas Safety […]
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