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  1. zyzzyx

    Minii starter disaster job.

    Well, if the starter won't engage the flywheel that means you got the wrong one! I wouldn't give up just yet. get the right one, install it and Faghetabotit for twenty years! Sorry you're having fitment issues. This one should be easy.
  2. zyzzyx

    FBBO member RJRENTON "Bob" has passed away.

    God Bless you Mr. Renton. The world was a better place with you in it.
  3. zyzzyx

    The cost of a paint job.

    So, in review, there are a lot of $40,000.00 cars out there for sale that can be had for the price of a paint job! Just sayin'
  4. zyzzyx

    The cost of a paint job.

    They no longer make Centari, but they do make a lower V.O.C. version of IMRON. If you use quality base coats and clear coats, they will not peel. bad prep and incompatible products cause problems.
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    The cost of a paint job.

    When I got out of High School, me and a friend were painting cars with DuPont IMRON. OOOOOooooooHHHHHHooooo! 1972, and three quarts of IMRON in a Gallon can and a quart of 192S was $140.00. Once the local guys saw a couple of Firebirds and Camaro's with that stuff on them, everyone wanted it...
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    This is how you rough machine a Crankshaft!

    This is how you finish machine a crankshaft!
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    The cost of a paint job.

    I did all of my bodywork and purchased all of my primer, sealer, paint, activator, clear, and reducer and had a friend that owns a body shop squirt my 68 GTX. He charged me $3200.00 for his one week of labor. All he had to do was mask off the car, wipe it down, apply the sealer, color, and...
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    This is how you rough machine a Crankshaft!

    Kind of Industry standard if you're one of the big six, but as you see this machine can crank them out effortlessly. The castings are very close to finished and very little stock on them so coolant is not needed. Thousands of dollars worth of inserts on those cutters and the steady-rest keeps...
  9. zyzzyx

    Bought a big a$$ air compressor today

    I have a Champion VR5 Vertical coming in a few weeks with an 80 gal. tank. It's replacing my Quincy 230 5 Horse with a horizontal tank. I need the room! Those Champions are great.
  10. zyzzyx

    Bought a big a$$ air compressor today

    Most industrial air cubes run the electric motor all the time and load and unload the compressor because at a dead stop, there is a large current draw thats bad for a motor repeadedly.
  11. zyzzyx

    Bought a big a$$ air compressor today

    I like the text at the bottom of the tag, "Made in United States of America"
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    Bought a big a$$ air compressor today

    That's a Quincy, and it's at least twenty-five horsepower. That's around 80CFM!
  13. zyzzyx

    funny TV commercials

    I think the "Trunk Monkey" commercials are halarious.
  14. zyzzyx

    Working on a 1969 Roadrunner

    Welcome! You need some insulation and Heat! Winter is coming. Nice car!
  15. zyzzyx

    Hi From Illinois

    Yeah, Welcome! There's always room for another "X" in Illinois. Where about in the state are you located?
  16. zyzzyx

    Windows 10 Support Ending - So Sick of Windows

    Not around here! I shop around for the best deal starting just after Thanksgiving. Sometimes I win, sometimes I lose.
  17. zyzzyx

    Windows 10 Support Ending - So Sick of Windows

    And as I stated on another post, Turbo Tax 2025 will not run on Windows 10! My desktop with thirteen years worth of files is useless. I'll have to transfer them to my laptop with Windows 11 to do my taxes. Just sayin'
  18. zyzzyx

    Image quality

    I upload some pretty big Jpegs! When I see someone else post something useful I grab it. I don't see any problems when I go back and enlarge them?
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