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Mr. Roadkill, Post whore extrordinaire! LOL

Hope yer mum and dad have spoiled ya proper!

I'm glad ya'll liked my contribution.

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Hiya Fieldy mate! Good to see ya here!!!

NO RESERVE!!!!! Thats a $25,000 car over here easy!!!! Makes me wonder....

Quoting: F Body

Well whilst trying to be descreet , it's a problem at the other end

That's called OVERSHARE mate!


Get well soon Jamie!!!

Sorry Philo, I have to disagree! This is the worlds most evil looking car IMO!!

1959 BUICK

Quoting: 55starchief

Correct temp for the SBC is 180F and optimum is 210F

Engine temps are also important for the oil system to function properly

Correctamundo!!

You trying to give me writers cramp Ian?!? LOL Here goes...

1976 Chevy Chevette Coupe (Part X on 84 Olds below)
1977 Plymouth Volare Wagon (sold)
1976 Chrysler Cordoba Coupe (gave to my sister)
1974 GMC Short Box Step Side Pickup (sold)
1977 Chevy Short Box Step Side Pickup (sold)
1977 Chevy Long Box Pickup (sold)
1986 Chevy Sprint Sedan (sold)
1978 Olds Delta 88 Sedan (Part X on 88 Pontiac below)
1969 Chevy Belair Sedan (gave to nephew)
1975 Olds Omega Coupe (sold)
1988 Pontiac 6000 Wagon (Part X on 89 Olds below)
1989 Olds Cutlass Calais Sport Coupe (sold)
1984 Olds Cutlass Supreme Coupe (Part X on 84 Toyota below)
1976 Chevy Monza Coupe (gave to B-I-L)
1978 Buick Regal Coupe (sold)
1984 Toyota Vanwagon (Part X on 91 Dodge below)
1986 Toyota Camry Sedan (gave to other B-I-L)
1955 Chevy Pickup (sold)
1991 Dodge B250 Conversion Van (sold)
1995 Ford F150 Ex-Cab Pickup (totaled)
1996 Ford Ranger Splash Pickup (current)
1995 Buick Park Avenue Sedan (current)
1986 Toyota Corolla Sedan (just sold 2 weeks ago)
1986 Plymouth Reliant Sedan (current)
1981 Olds Delta 88 Royale Coupe (current)
1965 Ford Mustang Coupe (current)
1965 Ford Mustang Coupe (current)
1960 Karmann Kabriolet (current)
1951 Buick Special Sedan (current)

I hope yer happy, now my friggin brain hurts!!!!

Quoting: Roadkill

T'is a pity they don't do the brake cable for the caddy as well as theres is only $50.

Do some checking and see if the cables on full size Chevys (same year) isn't the same. I'll bet they are.

[$66.32 from Rock Auto]

Quoting: Roadkill

Gas Shock (4) $169 $66.32 from Rock Auto
http://www.kanter.com/p52-shox.html#gas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.kanter.com/p52-shox.html#gas

Coils (front) $195 (rear) $230 $290 (4 springs) from PST
http://www.kanter.com/p50-cs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.kanter.com/p50-cs.html

(Air Ride is getting put-off for now . . . . )

Complete brake overhaul kit (less drums) $260 $126.44 from Rock Auto
http://www.kanter.com/p06-bk.html#Cadillac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.kanter.com/p06-bk.html#Cadillac

Drums (front & Back) If required $500 $123.16 from Rock Auto
http://www.kanter.com/drumroto.html#CADILLAC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.kanter.com/drumroto.html#CADILLAC

Stainless Brake pipe $179 cant beat that price
http://www.classictube.com/prodview.asp?idno=682&searchtype=&partno=CD1020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.classictube.com/prodview.asp?idno=682&searchtype=&partno=CD1020

Stainless (main) Fuel pipe $119 cant beat that price
http://www.classictube.com/prodview.asp?idno=714&searchtype=&partno=CDF1014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.classictube.com/prodview.asp?idno=714&searchtype=&partno=CDF1014

New front brake cable $70 cant find elsewhere
http://www.kanter.com/p08-bk.html#bk1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.kanter.com/p08-bk.html#bk1

Sway bar bushes $25 cant find elsewhere
http://www.kanter.com/p54-prf.html#Swaybu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.kanter.com/p54-prf.html#Swaybu

(You also added to your list)
Complete sway bar kit (from PST) $159
Optima Battery (from 1st-optima-batteries)$174.95
Holley Blue Fuel Pump (from JEGS) $99.78
For starters . . . .  

Total = $1247 or $1747 with drums. Total $876 or $1001with drums. Add in the other parts it's $1285 or $1410 with drums

Hope you can make sense of all that! LOL

Mind, that's less shipping as your prices were. I'm pretty sure all the suppliers I listed ship overseas so you wouldn't have the extra cost of shipping to me.

I was at Mum and Dads getting me fill of turkey and all the trimmings!! Now I feel like i'm the stuffed one! LOL

Quoting: Titsy

http://www.mkb.cc/forum/index.php?action=vthread&forum=1&topic=3344 Like I said....

Have a good one matey...

Sorry mate, I totally missed that thread. Thanks though!!

Happy Turkey Day ya'll!!

Well, well. Looks like i've got a bit of reading to do!!!

Quoting: HardRockCamaro

1) Be badged by an American parent comany

It's actually close mate. GM owns a fair chunk of Toyota. That's why the Chevy Malibu and the Toyota Corolla are virtually the same car. They rolled off the same assembly line!

Quoting: Roadkill

Quoting: sixpack2639
Plane, Train and Automobile scenes

Cool film - only watched that a week or so ago.

Shoulda specified, they're all vintage Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

Is a cool movie though! LOL

It'd slow me down!

What's "NZ"??

Mine changes every day so I don't have to look at the same thing all the time. It's a screen saver/ desktop program I bought from http://www.azurebay.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.Azurebay.com Has Nature scenes, Wildlife scenes, and Plane, Train and Automobile scenes.

Quoting: Roadkill

(albeit under 4x2bbl).

Dean, If you look at the pics he has them mixed up as the 3x2 listing shows the 4x2 manifold and visa-verse.

Just thought i'd point that out.

Happy Birthday mate!!

Dean, a lot of guys over here are using these kits to get electronic ignition and you don't have to change the dizzy. Carl

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PERTRONIX-IGNITOR-GM-CHEVY-CAD-PONT-OLDS-1181_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33691QQihZ020QQitemZ300049396773QQrdZ1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PERTRONIX-IGNITOR-GM-CHEVY-CAD-PONT-OLDS-1181_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33691QQihZ020QQitemZ300049396773QQrdZ1

Quoting: Roadkill

Their website is cr@p, mind you.

Yes, I know. But their parts are top quality. That's why I said send them a list. LOL

Have had some parts from them for my Buick and their prices on what I got were very reasonable. A lot better than Kanter! Kanter is too proud of their parts IMO. And look at their site, do you see one part number on anything??? No! They list by application only and give vague descriptions.

Take the first thing on your list, SHOCKS $169 for a set of 4 gas charged shocks. WTF!!!! Are they gold plated????

I can buy Monroe-Matic Plus shocks (Nitrogen gas charged) for your 58 Caddy for $16.58 each at Rock Auto. That's $66.32 for a set of 4!!!! And they are EXACT FIT!!

Now, i'm sure Kanter's are exact fit too, mind. They are probably made by MONROE!!!

I have yet to find anything at Kanter I can't get elsewhere cheaper.

Here's another example.

I needed a clutch disc for my Buick ( Flat Diaphragm; 10" Clutch, 10 Spline, 1 1/8" Hub ) and checked Kanter; $120.45 + $75.00 core deposit.

I bought my disc from Parts America for $21.88 (no core).

Now I did have to do some research because Parts America didn't list a disc for my Buick because of it's age but knowing what the specs were I found the disc I needed listed under 1969 Chevrolet C-10 pickup with 292ci I6.

So my hour or so of research saved me over $100 because I didn't have to pay to ship my old disc back to them!!!

Hell Dean, if you want, send me a list of what all you need and let me search my contacts for them.

I'll bet you a fiver I can beat Kanter by at least half!

Mind you, i'm not trying to be an ass. I just think you guys should be able to get parts at a decent price for your Yanks without getting fleeced by these big named places.

And I do realize too that being over there you don't have the access to some of these other places like I do because they don't ship international.

I'll get down off my soapbox now before I fall off. Jack keeps trying to take control of me legs! LOL

Carl

Quoting: 55starchief

Quoting: sixpack2639

E85 is more eco friendly than gasoline but doesn't get the fuel mileage gas does. From what i've read on the subject, E85 only gets 75-85% of the fuel mileage gas does, so over time gas is still more economical.

I think its more down to sustainability than the mileage, E85 and BIO diesel can be grown unlike oil

I agree, but until they can make E85 more economical than gasoline some people are gonna fight it tooth and nail.

Of course, if oil continues to rise in price the way it's going that won't take long.