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Vic, Vic, Vic. Poor, sad, delusional Vic. Sir, I would posit to you that folks that handle their business in the fashion that you appear to will NEVER settle for a "Driver". Can you say "scope creep"? I will begin the off-track betting over here on how long until you get disgusted and Mike Holmes this sucker to the frame! Now, it may not go back Full show like the Streak, but this won't be a beater, I'd say! Congrats on the new toy! Got your entry back from WOW yet? Can't wait to see the Streak (and you) there! Happy for ya, man.
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Haven't received my credentials for the WOW yet, but I just sent the entry in last Monday. Also ordered the snap tiles for the floor covering last week but they haven't shown up either. Still plenty of time. The folks at Demon Carbs said they were shipping the carb back to me last week, so I should have it back running very soon. Look forward to seeing you guys there!
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Wait'll the "driver" gets scattered and the Streak has to move out-for safety. Never a good day when Momma's car's out in the cold. However, I heard some positive comments in the new shop direction out of mine the other day after yeller's extended stay. I dig the beater. You gonna polish the existing wheels? 6-lug rotor disc conversion? Any big scheme now that you've had a couple days to stare at it?
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They have that kinda chromey powder nowadays, not a bad idea. Do you like your volt?
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Sorry, brain short. You could have fun with the body stuff, one piece at a time, that's why God invented Epoxy primer. I'm hip on the Fleetside conversion, maybe a CL ad offering to swap? It's kinda fun having a beat down truck, saves a lot of worry. My favorite kind are the kind with a kinda beater body, but you can tell they're a really tight truck underneath. This is gonna be cool.
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Yes, the wife especially loves the Volt! We have a 240V charging station in the garage and it takes about 4 hours for a full charge from empty. In warm weather, it will go about 45 miles on the battery before it switches to gas, in cold weather like we've been having recently, the battery miles drop to about 35, but most errands take less than that. When you calculate the cost of the electricity versus gasoline, it averages around 135 mpg equivalent in nice weather. On gas it averages 40 mpg.
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Hey Vic could you do me a favor and introduce me to this guy because I'm going to need a piece laser cut for the Dakota Digital digital climate controller I'm getting so I can flush mount it into the old factory climate control opening in the dash.
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I looked at the controller on Dakota's site and the piece you need would be easy for me to make on the mill. I have the material and tooling. Steve has a shop (not his) that does all his waterjet and laser work, so it would cost something to have them do it. If I do it, it's free. Might as well save the laser work for more complex stuff or multiple pieces.
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What a great looking truck! You did a really pro job on all the metal work and I LOVE the mod you did to the side markers... I seen that done on an episode of Overhaulin' once but they left the chrome on. It looked good too, but I like how you took that off and left them flush. PRO job on everything.
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While in the process of cleaning up the silver truck for the AutoRama, I was using compressed air to blow some of the dust out of the tight spaces underhood. Lo and behold, the rear alignment shims on the passenger side blew out onto the floor. Apparently the locknut holding that shim pack wasn't tight enough and I've been driving around with it loose. Put the shims back in their spot and applied several rounds to the nut to cinch it up good. What a stroke of luck! Based on Chip's experience with loose parts in the front end, maybe this was contributing to the very tiny remaining vibe I had after reworking the rear axle. Time for a TEST DRIVE!
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Ha, glad I'm not the only one! Boppa had the shims fall out of yeller a couple years ago. Put em back in, drove fine. What are you using for ropes and stanchions?
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Yeesh it sounds like Nylock nuts might be a good idea there, it would be inconvienant if your Control arm fell off while you were driving.
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No ropes or stanchions ...if folks want to walk around it, let 'em have at it. Most people at these events know the protocol and ropes won't stop the ones that don't. I found some of those interlocking plastic tiles like Race Deck online. I'll lay them down in a checkerboard pattern (black/gray) and call it good for display adornment. Kathy's going to be in Florida that weekend, so I plan to be at the show most of the time. If I can setup my lawn chair within sight of the truck, maybe I can corral the slackers. Nah, probably not.
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Right on, we're supposed to be there at 6. Holler if you need help with the tiles! I've never done this before at a big indoor deal. Guess we'll see. Glad you found the shim problem!
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BTW, I'm headed down to see Wesley about your 5.3 this afternoon. I'll let you know how it went when I return.
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Awesome, thanks again Vic I really appreciate this, is the business very far from your house?
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Looking forward to it! Last one of these we entered was maybe 20 years ago in Houston. It's a bit of work, but I've always enjoyed it.
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Time is running short for move-in to the AutoRama. But at the last minute I decided to go ahead and make a filler panel for the hood I've been contemplating for awhile.
Homemade dimple die plus scrap .040' aluminum sheet equals filler panel. Reason for the filler panel is that it covers an area that's tough to get into with the paint gun. Never was real happy with the finish back in there so I thought I'd give this a try. No time before the show to get the panel anodized, so it will have to wait till later. Test drive was good, didn't notice any vibe, but I only went about a mile out on the four lane, so we'll see. Tomorrow on the way to Bartle Hall should be plenty of time to find out for sure.
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Ooooooh! Nice! We'll be over in the dirty truck area!
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