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Forum: Chevrolet 02-28-2024, 09:24 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 7,287
Posted By Keith Seymore
I have been wanting to make a few comments about...

I have been wanting to make a few comments about the vehicle audits and process:

As mentioned, some number of production vehicles were pulled and given a rigorous once over. These were done by...
Forum: Ebay & other seen ads section 02-24-2024, 01:56 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 366
Posted By scuncio
'71 Bronco Pop-Up Camper

Cool truck...would love to know its history. Wish the rear wheel arches weren't cut, but I see this pretty commonly.

Link to 1971 Bronco eBay auction...
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 02-16-2024, 02:03 AM
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Views: 627
Posted By Steve Shauger
Forum: Technical & Restoration 01-29-2024, 10:26 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 669
Posted By thehornworks
camshaft failure update

This is a update to my post about all the camshaft failures. A guy came to my booth at MCACN and we were talking. He said he grinds his own cams. I asked about the failures, he said yea I know some...
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 01-23-2024, 12:16 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,187
Posted By mprice
I owned this car before and during the...

I owned this car before and during the restoration. I bought it in Houston Texas while doing consulting work for a customer there. It was advertised on Craigs list. It is a X77 , no tach or gauges...
Forum: Lounge 01-18-2024, 04:19 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 11,303
Posted By CC Rider
Another well cared for, “quality” consignment. ...

Another well cared for, “quality” consignment.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Barrett-Jackson-Scottsdale-2024/i-DF5sj2F/0/3ca6a24f/XL/IMG_9517-XL.jpg

This was at Pavilions during the summer
...
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 01-17-2024, 02:25 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,345
Posted By GailHeartRN
Rodocker Camaro

This Yenko Camaro belonged to my Uncle Roger Rodocker. He was the driver. He won a lot of races in that car. He passed away a few years ago. The Camaro was talked about for many years in our family.
Forum: Lounge 01-15-2024, 03:46 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 11,303
Posted By CC Rider
https://photos.smugmug.com/Barrett-Jackson-Scottsd...

https://photos.smugmug.com/Barrett-Jackson-Scottsdale-2024/i-GNPCVxV/0/b626031b/XL/IMG_9395-XL.jpg

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Forum: Technical & Restoration 01-14-2024, 11:35 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,888
Posted By Keith Seymore
That's the way the regular production vehicles...

That's the way the regular production vehicles were painted, too.

Often the body was painted at one end of the plant and the front end sheetmetal painted at the other end of the plant (or, in the...
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 01-13-2024, 07:50 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 49,479
Posted By Z282NV
It's pretty simple to me. Just disclose exactly...

It's pretty simple to me. Just disclose exactly what was done to the car and let prospective buyers decide for themselves what it is. This is possible where builders and or restores are still around....
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 01-12-2024, 10:55 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 49,479
Posted By GMC_Typhoon
Rebodied cars are fake. If I put a rusted out...

Rebodied cars are fake. If I put a rusted out Typhoon VIN on a 4x4 Jimmy, I got a fake Typhoon.
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 01-12-2024, 04:22 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 49,479
Posted By Formula455SD
I would rather have a "real" car missing its...

I would rather have a "real" car missing its original drivetrain than a rebody with a numbers drivetrain. IMWO a rebody is a clone with a drivetrain and a vin swap.
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 01-11-2024, 10:35 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 49,479
Posted By RichSchmidt
IMO if the VIN on the dash don't match the hidden...

IMO if the VIN on the dash don't match the hidden VIN the car is a fraud and should receive a new government issued VIN as a reconstructed vehicle. You can't stop someone from grafting an original...
Forum: In Memoriam 12-27-2023, 04:23 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,096
Posted By 60sStuff
Tom Smothers

Half of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Duo has died at 86.

Here they are sitting on 1965 Schwinn Super Deluxe Stingrays.

They were Hilarious.
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 12-23-2023, 04:42 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,124
Posted By Ralph Spears
Forum: Mopar 11-30-2023, 04:55 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 11,305
Posted By tom406
AAR’s R US

Cool pic and story seen on FB
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 11-29-2023, 07:43 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 21,438
Posted By Keith Seymore
I always enjoy reading John Z's write up at CRG. ...

I always enjoy reading John Z's write up at CRG.

I went back just now to read about the front end sheet metal and noticed a couple things:

1 - about shimming:

What we used to do for fender...
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 11-29-2023, 07:37 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 21,438
Posted By Keith Seymore
I was just thinking the other day about an...

I was just thinking the other day about an incident we had on the Volt program.

In the Hamtramck plant the first place the new content would hit would be the IP line, where the dash assembly was...
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 11-29-2023, 11:49 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 21,438
Posted By Keith Seymore
See Mitch's post above ;) Pulling a whole...

See Mitch's post above ;)

Pulling a whole build (either body or chassis) is pretty rare; like a body would have to get dropped out of the clamshell, or speared with a forklift. Sometimes build...
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 11-28-2023, 11:27 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 21,438
Posted By Too Many Projects
In October, 1972, I started working at the St....

In October, 1972, I started working at the St. Paul Ford plant. As the low man on the seniority list, I got moved all over the plant. I, eventually, got settled starting on the F line in the morning...
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 11-28-2023, 10:31 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 21,438
Posted By Kurt S
Thanks Keith! Our plant converted from block...

Thanks Keith!

Our plant converted from block floor to cement. Some millwright decided they would be great firewood for his cabin up north. A few months later, the plant is in deep shit with the...
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 11-28-2023, 03:19 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 21,438
Posted By Keith Seymore
Nope; nothing to do with the model number. ...

Nope; nothing to do with the model number.

1980 Blazer model number would be K10516 btw.

And - would have been built in Flint. I might have seen it go by ;)

K
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Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 11-27-2023, 02:44 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 21,438
Posted By Keith Seymore
Working in "the pit" was not great. If you...

Working in "the pit" was not great.

If you were very tall at all you had to be perennially hunched over, or you would bang your head on every sharp corner passing by (perhaps I should have said...
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 11-27-2023, 02:33 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 21,438
Posted By Keith Seymore
You guys remember “pocket protectors”? I...

You guys remember “pocket protectors”?

I don’t think I have any of mine, but I do have this one of dad’s on display.

Part of our daily arsenal, including these VIN cards we carried everywhere...
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 11-27-2023, 12:41 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 21,438
Posted By Keith Seymore
You can see the build sheet hanging here, telling...

You can see the build sheet hanging here, telling the operator(s) which parts to put on.

People like to talk about "finding THE build sheet" (which is remarkable, no doubt) but there wasn't just...
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