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Forum: Lounge 10-20-2023, 01:18 AM
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Posted By L16pilot
Thanks Lee, I calculated for a stripped down...

Thanks Lee,

I calculated for a stripped down L34 Camaro in 1970 to be:

3278 based V8
+244 L34
+10 Power brakes
3,532 total curb weight

But....considering the weight of the cast iron L34...
Forum: Lounge 10-19-2023, 08:48 PM
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Posted By L16pilot
I'm curious where the 3550 lbs came from for the...

I'm curious where the 3550 lbs came from for the L78 Camaro?....the 1970 specifications published in February 1970 provides the curb weight by model and weight to be added by option, but does not...
Forum: Lounge 06-01-2023, 01:02 PM
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Posted By L16pilot
Finally!...a 70 Z28 with the 1-pc rear...

Finally!...a 70 Z28 with the 1-pc rear spoiler....without the obligatory (but incorrect) front spoiler. Love it!
Forum: Lounge 04-14-2023, 09:29 PM
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Posted By L16pilot
...not completely true Lee. The front spoiler...

...not completely true Lee. The front spoiler was part of the COPO 3-piece spoiler package that was added later in the '70 model year and was shipped inside the car and then dealer installed. What...
Forum: Lounge 12-07-2022, 01:34 PM
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Posted By L16pilot
Or, they tightened all the suspension points with...

Or, they tightened all the suspension points with no load rather than letting the car settle before tightening the bolts. Not sure it would completely fix the tippy-toe stance for this car, but...
Forum: Lounge 10-26-2022, 12:05 AM
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Posted By L16pilot
Thanks for posting Lee. This was taken at Wright...

Thanks for posting Lee. This was taken at Wright Patterson Field in 2012 for the 70th Dootlittle Raiders reunion with "Panchito" front and center. What an amazing assembly of B-25s to honor an...
Forum: Lounge 07-10-2022, 09:54 PM
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Posted By L16pilot
I just finished a Forest Green with std green...

I just finished a Forest Green with std green interior 70Z about this time last year. I love the color, but before I added the white stripes, all I could think was "that's a whole lotta green!"
Forum: Lounge 07-02-2022, 12:06 PM
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Posted By L16pilot
I had never heard of a Bengal Charger, so had to...

I had never heard of a Bengal Charger, so had to Google it...cool story and definitely striking color combo!
Forum: Lounge 03-25-2022, 12:50 PM
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Posted By L16pilot
I eat/sleep/breathe early 2nd Gen Camaros....but...

I eat/sleep/breathe early 2nd Gen Camaros....but this car is freakin' awesome at tops my list of Mopars I'd love to own.
Forum: Lounge 02-11-2022, 06:12 PM
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Posted By L16pilot
Are those four-lug wheels????

Are those four-lug wheels????
Forum: Lounge 12-15-2021, 03:02 PM
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Posted By L16pilot
I was heading up I-55 to Chicago for the MCACN...

I was heading up I-55 to Chicago for the MCACN show on 11/18/21, probably somewhere near Joliet and going the South on I-55 was a T/T with a flatbed hauling an SBD fuselage. Even though it was...
Forum: Lounge 12-13-2021, 10:38 PM
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Posted By L16pilot
Scott Kiehne's 70 SS-396 L-78...absolutely...

Scott Kiehne's 70 SS-396 L-78...absolutely gorgeous car inside and out...and Scott is one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet.
Forum: Lounge 12-01-2021, 02:59 PM
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Posted By L16pilot
No, it's not...but if you go through the photos...

No, it's not...but if you go through the photos on BaT, this is one of many items that are not correct for the 70 model year.
Forum: Lounge 10-22-2021, 07:35 PM
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Posted By L16pilot
not a myth, although the P-38 didn't actually...

not a myth, although the P-38 didn't actually break the sound barrier....came close and as it did so, it encountered compressability which caused the airplane to tuck. The tail did depart, but not...
Forum: Lounge 09-28-2021, 11:24 PM
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Posted By L16pilot
Not sure, but keep in mind this was a 40s design...

Not sure, but keep in mind this was a 40s design and aerodynamics and wind tunnel testing was still very much in it's infancy even considering the huge leaps in technical advancements born from WWII....
Forum: Lounge 08-06-2021, 04:31 PM
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Posted By L16pilot
As noted earlier...Rockwell B-1B on the left. de...

As noted earlier...Rockwell B-1B on the left. de Havilland Mosquito on the right. Beaufighters were designed/produced by Bristol.
Forum: Lounge 07-21-2021, 03:55 PM
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Posted By L16pilot
I had always heard that both the AAR and T/A...

I had always heard that both the AAR and T/A hoods would distort like that over time due to the hood spring pressure. Not sure if there's a process to fix that, but it's certainly one of the worst...
Forum: Lounge 06-11-2021, 08:58 PM
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Posted By L16pilot
Oh....I cannot un-see that....

Oh....I cannot un-see that....
Forum: Lounge 06-05-2021, 12:40 PM
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Posted By L16pilot
Interesting note for car nuts....The low thin air...

Interesting note for car nuts....The low thin air intake on top of the cowling indicates the Holley carburetor is used. Many/most B-25s were retrofitted with Bendix pressure carbs post war which had...
Forum: Lounge 06-03-2021, 02:55 AM
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Posted By L16pilot
Based on the hood, I'd say '34.

Based on the hood, I'd say '34.
Forum: Lounge 05-21-2021, 01:15 PM
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Posted By L16pilot
Very cool...a brand new Boss 9 for less than $300...

Very cool...a brand new Boss 9 for less than $300 more than a used Boss 302....
Forum: Lounge 05-05-2021, 01:32 PM
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Posted By L16pilot
Awesome...the MAM is an extraordinary facility...

Awesome...the MAM is an extraordinary facility and should be a bucket list item for anyone who loves old military aircraft.
Forum: Lounge 03-13-2021, 12:23 PM
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Posted By L16pilot
Wow....awesome story!

Wow....awesome story!
Forum: Lounge 12-13-2020, 12:51 PM
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Posted By L16pilot
Beautiful!....In Panchito, that's Paul Nuwer...

Beautiful!....In Panchito, that's Paul Nuwer (brother) in left seat and Calvin Peacock SIC.
Forum: Lounge 12-13-2020, 12:51 PM
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Posted By L16pilot
Beautiful!....That's Paul Nuwer (brother) in left...

Beautiful!....That's Paul Nuwer (brother) in left seat of Panchito and Calvin Peacock SIC.
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