Recent content by mrhemi

Haha, been there. Made a detour from our trip to visit Invercargill and Hayes Hardware. Even rode the bike on Oreti(?) Beach.

I have been flaring tubing for years. With various flaring sets, including an OTC version for doing bubble flares. Agreeing with KD, they all suck in their own special ways. Requiring much practice to get a satisfactory flare with each type. I just got the one KD posted, from Amazonian though...

I believe no one mentioned this, but a '69 engine with no VIN stamp could be a warranty replacement engine. My '69 HEMI has the partial VIN on the pan rail. Hamtramck Charger. I also have a '68 Hemi 4spd. with a partial VIN as well, again, from a Hamtramck car.

"Free to a good home?"

Post Grape Nuts. Made with barley malt! Problem though, it is no longer available in Canada.:(

I got one from Mancini's earlier this year, not K&N though.

I recently sold my new Jeep Gladiator back to the dealership. I kind of draw the line at "No TV screens in the dash" and must have 3 pedals.

Correct, that is one of the turbine conversions of a P-51. Piper PA-48 Enforcer - Wikipedia

"Do "Tamper Resistant" 120V outlets suck?" Yes, but.... This reminded me of a somewhat comical, if not nearly tragic incident from back in my youth, way back. A guy I grew up with had a physically "forked" tongue (imagine the jokes, ridicule he was subject to). How he got said forked tongue is...

OP mentions an NV3500. That trans does not have a very high torque capacity, especially if the goal is to be installed in a heavy car.

I have used a Tom Tom and maps for years. No experience with the Garmin. I agree that the phone is not the best as it relies on cell service which can be flaky in my travels.

The is one AND a fire blanket in all of mine now.

I run the stock Prestolite distributor triggering a 6AL. It will spin the Hemi to 7000rpm (rev limiter) no problem.

My solution, although not for everyone is to keep the points, used to trigger an MSD (hidden in my applications). Works great with giving some redundancy if the MSD fails, although I personally have never had one fail.