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Forum: C3 General
09-19-2007, 05:42 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,143
Posted By Sprzout

Well, what years were the blue & gold plates made...

Well, what years were the blue & gold plates made for? I've got a '74, and would LOVE to have black & gold or blue & gold plates on there if at all possible. I wouldn't mind paying the extra to get...
Forum: C3 General
09-19-2007, 05:29 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 907
Posted By Sprzout

A good idea is to put a light coat of WD40 on it...

A good idea is to put a light coat of WD40 on it before you put it in the baggies. It'll help to prevent the rust. My dad said that they use it as a rust preventative in the big fuel tanks on the...
Forum: C3 General
09-04-2007, 11:17 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 5,069
Posted By Sprzout

Really? Cool! I never saw one of the old...

Really? Cool! I never saw one of the old Tarantulas...I'd heard that they were "outlawed" for certain racing circuits because they supposedly gave an unfair advantage, way back when they first came...
Forum: C3 General
09-04-2007, 08:51 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 5,069
Posted By Sprzout

You mean the 502's not a stock motor?!? POSER! :)...

You mean the 502's not a stock motor?!? POSER! :) j/k

BTW, Rich, what caused the carb to be crooked like that? Is it an imperfection/fault of the manifold or something? Or is it supposed to be...
Forum: C3 General
09-04-2007, 06:26 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 905
Posted By Sprzout

But for all intents & purposes, an Edelbrock carb...

But for all intents & purposes, an Edelbrock carb IS a Rochester...Edelbrock bought them out years ago...
Forum: C3 General
09-04-2007, 05:16 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 741
Posted By Sprzout

If you find a place, let me know...We had the...

If you find a place, let me know...We had the same pieces crack on us when we were trying to replace the tach cable. My dad ended up fixing them with epoxy, and it holds pretty darned good now, but...
Forum: C3 General
08-31-2007, 06:05 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,731
Posted By Sprzout

I got a Porter Cable buffer from Lowe's on...

I got a Porter Cable buffer from Lowe's on clearance because it didn't have a wrench or case; we were able to get it for $80.

When we went to the Good Guys car show in April, we stopped by the...
Forum: Southern California
08-29-2007, 03:51 AM
Replies: 117
Views: 4,281
Posted By Sprzout

Looks like you guys had some fun...Did the rain...

Looks like you guys had some fun...Did the rain cause tons of problems for you?

I had a Mustang cruise down in SD that started out badly because of pouring rain, but after 45 min. let up...
Forum: Southern California
08-25-2007, 12:42 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 4,020
Posted By Sprzout

How about I use my F150 to tow my '74 Vette? :) I...

How about I use my F150 to tow my '74 Vette? :) I mean, there's no engine, no transmission, and basically no suspension on the Vette, but hey, it'd be participating!!! :)

One of these days soon,...
Forum: Southern California
08-19-2007, 11:35 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 4,281
Posted By Sprzout

Actually, it just so happens that it's a central...

Actually, it just so happens that it's a central location that was picked out by the Mustang guys from the OC/LA area who are coming down...:) It was completely by chance that you guys were having...
Forum: Southern California
08-18-2007, 11:11 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 4,281
Posted By Sprzout

Hey guys... Wanted to give you a heads up...

Hey guys...

Wanted to give you a heads up that a group of Mustangs from MustangForums is going to be meeting at Krispy Kreme at the Block as well, between 8-8:30.

Quite a few of them are...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
06-08-2007, 06:59 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 647
Posted By Sprzout

Hehe...:) That's kind of the point. We aren't...

Hehe...:) That's kind of the point. We aren't looking for an NCRS build, especially since the motor's toasted already, and we want something with more HP. We've got some replacement metal for the...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
06-07-2007, 05:04 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 647
Posted By Sprzout

I understand that...Which is why we've been...

I understand that...Which is why we've been trying to bend it, flex it, twist it, etc. trying to possibly break our welds, even beating on it with a dead blow hammer. Unless there's microscopic...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
06-07-2007, 02:38 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 647
Posted By Sprzout

Fixing our Radiator Support...

When we went to pull out our radiator from the car (the drain plug disintegrated when we were trying to empty it) my dad noticed rust on the bottom of the support. So he said, "Let's pull the support...
Forum: C3 Tech/Performance
06-07-2007, 01:20 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,247
Posted By Sprzout

Hmm...seeing some of the costs, and considering...

Hmm...seeing some of the costs, and considering that our radiator support brace is rusted and we're Frankensteining a new piece together with square steel tube and remnants of the original radiator...
Forum: C3 General
05-10-2007, 05:38 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 881
Posted By Sprzout

Isn't that 502 a BB? That thing was a MONSTER...

Isn't that 502 a BB? That thing was a MONSTER when I heard it fire over at Good Guys at Del Mar...If so, that means we have to try to fit a BB where a SB used to be, which means possible PS pump...
Forum: C3 General
05-10-2007, 03:06 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 881
Posted By Sprzout

I don't think that'll be an issue. :) The...

I don't think that'll be an issue. :)

The motor's completely out of the car at the moment and in the process of being torn down (Metal chunks were found in the oil) so we were figuring on putting...
Forum: C3 General
05-08-2007, 11:18 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 881
Posted By Sprzout

Need some recommendations on headers

So...

We cut out the old exhaust when we were removing the motor from our Vette, and my dad and I are both going, "We need to get some headers for the car." :)

The question now, though, is...
Forum: C3 General
05-07-2007, 01:45 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,494
Posted By Sprzout

May not be good for his self-esteem, but it's...

May not be good for his self-esteem, but it's good for my stress levels. :)

Touch a kid - in any way - and you can be sued for sexual harassment, assault, any number of things, even if it's just a...
Forum: C3 General
05-06-2007, 04:06 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 402
Posted By Sprzout

Good, bad, and ugly...

Today, after hot and cold weather, and doing massive cleanup work, my dad and I pulled the motor on our Vette!

:)

Last weekend, we spent the weekend trying to make sure just about everything we...
Forum: C3 General
04-27-2007, 04:29 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,494
Posted By Sprzout

The next time my gf is down (hopefully in June)...

The next time my gf is down (hopefully in June) I'm supposed to take her to the Drive-In in Santee...She's never been, and it'd be a LOT of fun. Unfortunately the Vette won't be ready for that, but I...
Forum: C3 General
04-26-2007, 03:29 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 3,048
Posted By Sprzout

My 17 year old cousin just asked my dad if she...

My 17 year old cousin just asked my dad if she could take his '67 Jaguar E-Type to prom with her boyfriend...She would've asked about the Vette, but it's not running right now.

My dad basically...
Forum: C3 General
04-12-2007, 10:28 PM
Replies: 148
Views: 6,339
Posted By Sprzout

You know, I wonder if the same types of people...

You know, I wonder if the same types of people who have this attitude about cops who don't follow the book explicitly are the same ones who spout off when the cop goes strictly by the book because...
Forum: C3 General
04-12-2007, 10:01 PM
Replies: 148
Views: 6,339
Posted By Sprzout

Having done pizza delivery and being chased off...

Having done pizza delivery and being chased off by more than one little dog who was able to leap for my "trouser trout", not to mention owning 2 terrors...I mean, terriers...myself, I can attest that...
Forum: C3 General
04-08-2007, 12:24 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 553
Posted By Sprzout

I bought one of the big ones, and had the thing...

I bought one of the big ones, and had the thing disintegrate on me the second time I used, trying to polish the wheels on my dad's truck. It caught one of the edges of the spokes on it, and just...
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