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General Discussion / Re: My Melanie

« on: March 29, 2018, 08:19:09 am »

 Of the Wonderful Things you Gained from Mel's Strength, Your strength gave her Cause to carry On for Years Past what was Diagnosed,
 I would be Sure God's Plan Includes Happiness In your Future.

  Call On me as A Brother If you need me.

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Club News / Re: A New Formula In Our Stall

« on: March 20, 2018, 03:07:44 pm »

 don't you Mean Frank N Stein, 

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Club News / Re: Club's Formula Fastback

« on: March 20, 2018, 11:20:09 am »

 For me spending money to make a 2.8 a 3.4 is not the way I would do it. check the Heads for a part number. Iron Or Alum.? I really didn't look as it was in the Air. I know the Block is Iron. I think  early B O P C every thing is iron  later V6 is an Aluminum Block and Buick had alumnum Heads w Iron Block.

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Club News / Re: Club's Formula Fastback

« on: March 20, 2018, 08:42:20 am »

 My Choice of Paint Shop's Won't allow you to Drop Off a Car For Macco Money So I Said that,  I can use the Word Frugal But to Mean Cautious /Careful Of ,In this Case Money. This is maybe the Most Under Priced Collector Car Out There,  I don't know the Exact % but 5000.00 today is what 1500 in 1985. Most of us Have More Than 1 Car / parts car's, I think we all Should Immediatly Double There Value Even If Just In Our Heads, Every day there are Fewer of them.

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Club News / Re: A New Formula In Our Stall

« on: March 20, 2018, 08:21:32 am »

when we were Kid's  (20's)I was Holding  a Joe Hunt Magneto,  My brother wanted to Look at It , As he reached for it I gave the Gear Drive a Quick Spin, Yes It Lit Him Up you could hear the CRACK across the Room, If He had Caught up with Me He would have Beaten me With That Mag. Really that Spark Jumped a Foot, Looked Like a Flash Bulb Going Off.  I still think it's Funny, if he was Alive I would call him Right Now Too Remind Him . Lol

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Club News / Re: Club's Formula Fastback

« on: March 19, 2018, 09:03:37 pm »

  So a 300 dollar Macco paint job / we do the prep/ and another maybe 500 for pretty things aka Seat covers. and some details then put it up at 7500 take 5. Do Not Undersell it. there are likely less than Half Produced still Left.
 In 1970 you could buy a Cobra for 2500 bucks and now you can't get one for 100,000,  Not that they are akin to each Other but they are a Limited Production Sports Car. Like Land They aren't making any more.
  Because of just that I wish I could Buy all the Less expensive ones out there, in the last year I have seen a Dozen Complete cars for 100 to 750 .  Now being a Complete Noobie in the club I know Nothing about Finance of the Club and with the Size of our club I think Money can be an issue. If Mike has someone lined up are they a Mechanic or would they Like a Finished Car.

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Club News / Re: A New Formula In Our Stall

« on: March 19, 2018, 08:19:34 pm »

 A Yea Baby Moment!

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General Discussion / Re: Car show?

« on: March 19, 2018, 08:17:00 pm »

  This should be an easy show for the Gwinnetions. It's not spelled right but you know who you are.

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Club News / Re: Club's Formula Fastback

« on: March 19, 2018, 01:09:47 pm »

  Let me put this up front once again.     How Much To Fix this one up and what can the Club expect to get in return upon a Sale.

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Club News / Re: A New Formula In Our Stall

« on: March 19, 2018, 08:36:16 am »

  Yes, you my think that the Whole Coil would cease working, But It's Much More Common to Lose Just one Side of the Coil, And that itself Makes for a Tougher Diagnosis . I'll Use a Spark Tester to Help In this Situation, Fits /Into the Plug Wire and Connects to the Spark Plug. You can Learn to Notice the Brightness of the Spark( Like a Circuit test probe/light) to determin a Weak Or Just plain No Spark.

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General Discussion / Re: It's a that.

« on: March 18, 2018, 09:17:25 am »

 That look's like A Kelmark Body, I've seen them with V W engins alll the way up tp 455 Oldsmobile engins.

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Club News / Re: Club's Formula Fastback

« on: March 17, 2018, 07:51:35 pm »

yes,  In which case the quicker you break the darn Bolts off the faster you Finish! I like my 3/8 Impact for this.

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The Market / Re: Fiero kit

« on: March 17, 2018, 09:41:37 am »

 Hate the wheels totally, Rear Qtrs. look like a 72 Satelite, Maybe round out the rear wheel Opening, Looks like a place for a Mirror on the Door . Kinda Like it Kinda Not.

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Club News / Re: Club's Formula Fastback

« on: March 17, 2018, 08:43:06 am »

  Like most 40 Y O's   Sure there are some. Over all not a bad  Car Too restore.
   Theoretacle Question ?.      so I work On Mostly restored or being restored Cars "American Muscle" ,  I was talking once about what we Pay for a Paint job . And Linda said someone does their's for 1000.00 Dollars,  so it's a LARGE spread from what we Pay.
 Question is, 
    If we added up all the parts to Make (Example) The club Fast back Like a New car to Get the CLUB a Maximum Return , What do the Parts add up to.  The folks I am Familiar with Spend 20 to 50 Thousand on a Fully restored Muscle Car (Make, Model) Lots of that is Labor, But we (Gafiero)do it ourselfe's,
 So In Your mind Go through each part of a Car wnd write down ALL the parts that always Must be Replaced And 20 or 30 Little pieces that mostly get replaced, Map Pockets door latches seat covers,  NOT To Make a car that needs work But a Like New Fiero. I say 10 to 15 Grand.
Now,  What Would you Pay for a New Fiero,  25-35 Or would we lose money on the deal.
 I myself would like ya'll to Submit your List's here so we can discuss, Take a few Day's Think about the Little pieces. First list er start the thread. "Final Countdown" or some clever Title,

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General Fiero Discussion / Re: Has anyone seen your Fiero today?

« on: March 16, 2018, 06:51:32 pm »

If someone has a Fiero in the Driveway  on Google Earth,  Are They a Celebrity. Was Maping my trip to Harold Weeks and when the Address came up A White Fiero was there.