Forum: Lounge
10-31-2014, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 15,521
Re: Best car story in yenko.net history
Haven't been on here for a while but with my car going into MCACN this year, figured I'd better get with it.
The blue 64 Bel Air that a friend found in a garage in Detroit with a six and three...
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Forum: Lounge
06-28-2009, 11:46 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,957
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Forum: Pit Area - Racing
06-28-2009, 05:15 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 20,430
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Forum: Lounge
06-25-2009, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,770
Re: Eyes on Design - 2009
Ever been to a car show were they had just cut the grass? Tracks inside the cars....pain in the ass. Happens at our races, too. That is a gorgeous mansion. We used to take our puppies there for the...
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Forum: Other Muscle
06-21-2009, 01:02 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 23,502
Re: 1968 Mod Rod 442
Interesting way the stories have evolved. I was there, and worked for Bob Stempel. He hired me out of U of Mich. He used to give me a load of crap for driving Pontiacs instead of Olds..I had a 59...
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Forum: Other Muscle
06-20-2009, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 23,502
Re: 1968 Mod Rod 442
GM didn't "give" Olds or any other division anything back then. There was considerable competition between Pontiac an Oldsmobile (Chev was always in a world of their own inside Mother General.)No...
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Forum: Other Muscle
06-20-2009, 06:02 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 23,502
Re: 1968 Mod Rod 442
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The 65-67 cars would run off and hide from the 68 442. The whole reason why the Ram Rod cars existed was the 68 442 was such a loser on the street and the strip. The 68-69 400 was...
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Forum: Lounge
09-23-2008, 02:06 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,534
Re: GM 100th Anniversary Celebration - Tech Center
That white 66 took a 3rd place at the Oldsmobile Nationals in Dearborn this summer. It really is nice and always has been (from California about 10 years ago). Just freshened up this past year. Even...
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Forum: Lounge
09-20-2008, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,534
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Forum: Other Muscle
09-10-2008, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,377
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Forum: Other Events
09-10-2008, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,464
Re: PURE STOCK MUSCECAR DRAG RACES!!!
You may need rain tires, forecast is very bad for a rainout.
Will be the final race for my Ramrod after 9 great years. Time to stop beating on it.
Tom's a great guy. We both ran F.A.S.T. at...
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Forum: Other Muscle
02-11-2008, 12:32 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 11,955
Re: 1968 Hurst Olds Convertible
All the Hursts built on the assembly line as Hursts at Oldsmobile as part of the group builds were pretty much identical in two major divisions: A/C (W46) and non A/C (W45). The W45 non air ones were...
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Forum: Lounge
12-11-2007, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 13,043
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Forum: Other Muscle
12-09-2007, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 2,662
Views: 16,386,706
Re: ROTTING MUSCLECARS
Jason,
http://i2.tinypic.com/6lvp7is.jpg
Please tell me you're not the one that towed this car with that type of tie down. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif
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Forum: Other Muscle
12-08-2007, 10:21 PM
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Replies: 2,662
Views: 16,386,706
Re: ROTTING MUSCLECARS
Hi TK, welcome to this site. It's a great one. Loved the pics, if you haven't already, you should write up your car now that it's finished and submit it to members' ride.
How many of those did...
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Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion
12-08-2007, 03:39 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 7,712
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Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion
11-30-2007, 02:09 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 29,365
Re: Engine Oil and Muscle Cars
This is precisely the same info I have gleaned as not only do I run Rotella T in all my three Olds W cars, I also have an old Ford PSD with 200k miles and hoping for 500k. It's had a steady diet of...
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Forum: Other Muscle
11-24-2007, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,772
Re: 50's Muscle?
possibly the first big engine, light body: 50 Olds 88
Chrysler 300's. Awesome cars.
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Forum: Other Muscle
11-23-2007, 09:20 PM
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Replies: 2,662
Views: 16,386,706
Re: ROTTING MUSCLECARS
I might have been tempted to wave some $$$ at that loader for that Vette or that 68 flattop wagon. I did that at a local yard on a 67 loaded Tornado that was the next to bottom car in a stack of five...
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Forum: Other Muscle
11-23-2007, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 2,662
Views: 16,386,706
Re: ROTTING MUSCLECARS
Can tell that whoever loaded up this Pontiac was a real rocket scientist. Put a chain over the top of the car to hold it down rather than across the floor. ...
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Forum: Other Muscle
11-23-2007, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 59,548
Re: Repro Pontiac round port/Oldsmobile W30 cyl he
Right on the money, Paul. I feel the emergence of the good repro parts and clones will only make the real ones more valuable, but will be harder to investigate and will take flawless, COMPLETE owner...
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Forum: Pit Area - Racing
11-20-2007, 12:40 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,115
Re: PSMCDR
Nothing to really add other than echoing the comments of Rob and Casey. Next year will be my 10th year there also with my Ramrod. Was content to sit in the stands watching my car being driven for a...
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Forum: Other Muscle
10-30-2007, 02:55 AM
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Replies: 68
Views: 59,548
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Forum: Parts/Memorabilia - For Sale
10-27-2007, 06:02 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,440
Mondello head porting and polishing certificate
I won this at an Olds meet and won't be able to use it. Asking price is $1500 until Nov 1 when it goes on ebay. It applies to any US made 2 valve heads not just Oldsmobile. As you can see on the...
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Forum: Lounge
10-19-2007, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,628
Re: "Bullitt "stunt driver Bud Ekins
I had one of the original spinner wheel covers come off the left front of my 60 Vette years ago and nail an oncoming car in the grille. Glad that's all it did. Scary.
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