I’m going to miss NPOCP, but I can’t take anymore juvenile whining about the election. Do yourselves a favor and grow up.

I’d drop in a junkyard transmission, sort out the spaghetti wiring system and then donate it to the local VFW post for parade use and take the tax write-off. Win-win!

Yeah, I’m not sure what the problem is there. Rockauto has the compressor kit with the TEX valve and drier for $300. Another $60 if the condenser is leaky or plugged and maybe $30 for an evaporator if that’s shot and that’s it. I just converted my ‘90 F150 5.0 to R134 from R12 and it’s really easy. Now I own a vacuum…

Yeah, I’m not sure what the problem is there. Rockauto has the compressor kit with the TEX valve and drier for $300. Another $60 if the condenser is leaky or plugged and maybe $30 for an evaporator if that’s shot and that’s it. I just converted my ‘90 F150 5.0 to R134 from R12 and it’s really easy. Now I own a vacuum…

I’m wondering why he didn’t simply replace ONE front wheel with a smaller one and just drive it up on there.

This is kind of like the same thing as owning a Range Rover, only in reverse.

Exactly so! While reading Margin’s arguments against parking cars on a driveway, I kept seeing the exact same arguments that people used to keep blacks, hispanics and the poor from moving into their neighborhoods.

I would personally love to have this guy as my neighbor! If he’s constantly working on race cars then he is probably the kind of guy who will come over with a beer and help me work on my cars, too! Also, once we’re friends, I could give Mr. Panther the nickname “Sex” and that would be awesome, too.

I miss my old 145! It was green with a 4 speed manual, and was by far and away the easiest car to repair I’ve owned. The clutch cable broke on me once in Columbus, OH and as fortune would have it, I was about two blocks from an auto parts store that had one. I swapped it out in about 1 minute. Such an easy design. I…

I can get open Soarers from the hookers across the tracks for a lot less than twenty grand. CP.

I find myself saying in my best Edd China accent things like, “Well, that’s all sorted,” and “Job well done!” If I ever hear myself call a heap a “crackin’ motor” I’d like someone to kick me right in the giblets.

Great point! Plus, there’s a third reason: If you shove brake fluid backwards through your master cylinder, you run the risk of blowing out one or both of the piston seals.

“The engine head needs to come off and get a complete clean-up too - 225k miles and sitting for years and I bet it’s all clogged with gunk....”

In the late 50s my dad lived in Ohio and had a Hotshot as well. He mounted train engine air horns on the fenders and stuck the air tank behind the seats. This allowed him to be a wise-ass two ways: When people saw him airing up his tank at the gas station, they would invariably ask what he was doing and he would tell…

“Just aboot got it.” LOL!

Here’s a star for the Wheeler Dealers reference! I love that show! Job well done!

I figure half of the low retail is fair—so $150.

Lisle tool 65900 works wonders fixing up the buggered head on those Triton engines. When my 5.4 L spit the number three plug, I used this kit to put a proper sleeve back into the head. Good for 10 uses, I’ve used it once. (It is now for sale, as I no longer own a Triton motor.)

You know, David, I like the cut of your jib. Don’t let the nay-sayers get you down.

Speaking of James Garner, my favorite thing to do every night after I put the kid to bed is to watch the Rockford Files on Netflix DVD. There are gobs of great cars from the 50's, 60's and early-to-mid 70's everywhere in that show! Serious Jalop car fun. I highly recommend it.