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http://bradprestonmusic.com/Photos/Studio.jpg

I'm pretty sure that if I couldn't use headphones, the Mrs. would make me move it out to the garage

I thought mine was getting a little untidy :tongue:

http://bradprestonmusic.com/Photos/96Vette/images/VetteAtHome.jpg

Greetings!

Speaking of C5's, I saw one of these for sale in AutoWeek, so I searched around and found their website - pretty slick-looking conversion (IMO), but the prices are ridiculous:

http://www.crcoachworks.com/

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Congrats! Our 32nd anniversary will be in April. Good lawd, I'm 2 weeks older than dirt :tongue:

After reading numerous horror stories about getting to certain nuts and bolts, I recently added a variety of wobble extensions to my arsenal. I should probably stock up on Band-Aids, too. :sign7:

Sounds like it could be quite a find! Take a look at bogus' Buyers Guide if you haven't already done so:

http://www.c4guru.com/articles/BuyersGuide.pdf

There are lots more knowledgeable folks than me here. With those low miles, it would be nice to know how the car was used, if it sat for a long time, and maintenance history.

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Florida sounds really appealing right about now - have a great time!

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Great setup! Even though I'm a Vikings fan, I'll be rooting for the Pack

That is a kick-ass garage

Coolio! Man, you got those tires cookin' in the last one!

That's gonna leave a mark :tongue:

Reminds me of when I had to use a drill to start my lawnmower when the recoil broke :tongue:

Good lawd, brain-donors - ROTF!

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I had to rent one of those one time on business - I swear I could have gotten out and run faster than that dog!

I just made myself sick. For grins, I searched for a '65 Olds Starfire on eBay - found a 'vert for "only" $27,999. Mine was a coupe - I paid about $400 for it.

Electrical mojo!

If only a guy knew - I had a friend who used to buy '57 Chevy's for $25 to run them in the demolition derby

There's a few I'd like to have back. I had a '65 Olds Starfire - awesome car with a 425 and a carburetor the size of Rhode Island. It got 6.8 miles per gallon, and could burn the tires all day long. The '67 GTO was a tank - no power steering or brakes, but it was fun in a straight line. Had a '69, '70 and '73 Grand Prix - the '70 was my favorite, but the 455 Super Duty in the '73 was an amazing engine. Had a '74 Firebird Formula - that was a fun car, handled like a dream. And I had a '74 Ford van that I converted - we had a great time with that. After the 70's it was all downhill for a long time - cars were pretty sucky. A recent favorite was my '97 Lincoln Mark VIII - loved that car, but it was nickel-and-diming me to death. I remember test-driving a couple that I wish I had bought - a mint '69 GTO Judge, loaded (for something like $2100) and a brand-new '74 Firebird Formula 455. But who could afford $5000? :tongue:

For as much as I've loved cars over the years, I was never very good about taking pictures of them. I did dig up a few:

Here's the '70 Grand Prix, on my wedding day back in '76:

http://bradprestonmusic.com/Photos/70GrandPrix.jpg

a "before" picture of the van (it was a Mister Donut truck - lmao):

http://bradprestonmusic.com/Photos/74FordVanB4.jpg

an "after" picture of the van (before the chrome side-pipes ):

http://bradprestonmusic.com/Photos/74FordVanAfter.jpg

and the Lincoln:

http://webpages.charter.net/bradpreston/Lincoln.jpg

On my '96 the gas-lid emblem had double-sided adhesive all the way around the ring. I just left it off when I reinstalled it. The front emblem had no adhesive. I found a bag of thread-cutting nuts at Checker Auto for a couple bucks - I dropped one of mine into the abyss, never to be found. Now I make sure to lay a towel over the radiator area if I remove the emblem.

Great! Thanks, guys

Yep, they're heated - extension cables seem to be readily available.

I've decided that my other spring projects (water pump, opti, plugs, wires, hoses, brakes, shifter, cross-frame, stereo) won't give my knuckles enough of a beating, so I'm considering getting some Stainless Works long-tube headers for my LT4. I understand that O2 sims are not legal anymore, so they're hard to find - I did find a couple of sites advertising O2 sims, but no idea if they are still accepting orders. I plan to just hook up to my stock exhaust with the extensions and bullet cats - is it possible to have bungs added for the after-cat sensors, and if so, are there any issues?

LMAO!

Sounds terrific - congrats!!

I lucked out with my '96 - had it happen to me twice last summer, but I have 2 sets of keys, and switched to the other set, and no problems after that.

For future reference when there are differences of opinion

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Now you just need more postings in the Parts for Sale forum - that stuff is like crack - LMAO!

This is another timely subject for me, as I'll be replacing all the hoses and flushing the cooling system as well

Yeah, my compressor has a little valve at the bottom that you're supposed to open to remove moisture after evacuating the compressed air.

Thanks for the responses, everyone - bogus, your article timing is perfect


I saw an "auto bleed" procedure in the FSM that opens the ABS valves, but I doubt if the meager OBDII code reader/resetter I have is sophisticated enough to engage it.

Interesting point about moisture in the pressurized air, too - wonder how shops deal with this?

Thanks! Speed-bleeders are part of the plan - they'll be going in before I start. I want to flush 'em good - for all I know, the brake fluid could be vintage 1996.

I've been boning up on this recently, as I haven't done it myself in decades, and am going to be doing a little brake work when my car comes out of storage. One article I read mentioned that before starting, you should first depress the brake pedal as far as it normally goes, and to then put a block of wood under the pedal so that it doesn't travel further during the bleeding process. It mentioned that you could damage the o-rings in the MC if there's any corrosion in there beyond where the normal operation occurs. Anybody ever do this? Any other tips?

Outstanding!!

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Interesting! I haven't installed them yet (car's still in storage), but will definitely keep an eye on 'em.

You might want to get some speed bleeders - everybody says they make the job much easier. I just got some, but won't get to try them for a couple months.

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I can't recall love at first sight (automobile-wise) anything like the first time I laid eyes on one of these. 45 years later, nothing's changed.