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  1. gingerbreadman

    just won 18K playing blackjack, what would you spend it on?

    Does it neccasarily have to be spent on a car or can it be car related??? hows your workshop/garage setup? Do you have that 20 cfm 175 psi 2 stage air compresser you have your eye on? Hows your tool selection? Id be looking around for a nice metal laith and milling machine etc. you...
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    Turn a 65 Coupe into a Fastback?

    It doesnt usually happen this way tho, well everything except the "make a little money part" -gbm-
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    Rear end problem (uneven)

    The frame rails arnt all rusted out are they? the shackels can get all messed up if the holes there bolted to rust away, it would be obvious tho.... -gbm-
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    Turn a 65 Coupe into a Fastback?

    This has been asked before on this forum, And that pic has been posted aswell, Im not sure if it was before the mass cull of all te threads when they changed over to the new format a few months ago but do a search, there was a guy who asked the same thing and another guy who claimed he was in...
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    roller perches almost done....pretty easy!

    pardon my lack of knolegde, but what are roller perches??? -gbm-
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    electrician needed, wiring up a 220 volt welder

    IM up in canada, it IS! $3 a foot for 8 gauge 3 strand flexable cable.. I dont have the option of putting in a receptical closer to my welding area as i live with my gramma and she wants nothing to do with that, I built my trailer on that 30 amp breaker and it never blew. I think id feel...
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    electrician needed, wiring up a 220 volt welder

    they reccomend a 40 amp breaker to be used, i built my trailer with the welder cranked up on a 30 amp breaker and never had a problem. I dont know how to measure the amp draw of the welder i know the welder at max welds 175 amps but can you use that in the formula since theres a transformer...
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    electrician needed, wiring up a 220 volt welder

    A single 12 AWG ground, with triple 12 AWG hot and commons, is a BAD idea. You're ground aught to be the same size as the hot and common, if you have a short circuit situation you don't want to have a bottleneck at the ground. Just imagine if there was a short with NO resistance, it would be a...
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    electrician needed, wiring up a 220 volt welder

    My new lincoln mig pak 15 220volt welder tells me i need to use 8 gauge wire for the power cord, i need to have a 50 foot cord in order to reach to the dryer outlet. Iv looked around and the cost of 3 strand 8 gauge flexible wire is over $3 a foot so that puts me at $150 for a cable :bs...
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    light rear end got me

    I think most everything has been covered, im glad everyone is ok, but what the heck is with all the classics getting in wrecks lately???? :notnice: -gbm-
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    Well, my car is totaled...........................

    :scratch: Man oh man, I check one thread a month and find this :notnice: can someone explain what I missed??? -gbm-
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    help replacing heater core in 85 f150

    housten we have a problem -fogged up windshield and the pleasant arroama of preston :rolleyes: I kinda thought it was too good to be true, guess it just took a few days :( -gbm-
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    help replacing heater core in 85 f150

    Well its $40 up north :canflag: for a new one :shrug: :bs: and i was out just now for a good spin, i dont see any fluid leaking and i still cant smell any antifreez. :shrug: i think it may have worked, and ya it did take somne patients, p.s. worth, i may have exagerated just...
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    Welder question

    I have a lincoln mig pak 15 (might be only available in canada) its a wire feed welder, 220v it has heat range settings from 30amp to 175 amp, i can run .025,.030,.035,.040 wire with merely changing the tip, I opted on the argon shielding gas as you get a much cleaner weld then using that flux...
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    help replacing heater core in 85 f150

    I also hooked the heater core up outside the air box and ran the truck to operating temp with it sitting on the air cleaner, i didnt see any leaks, i also went for a little drive last night and didnt smell any anti freez.... time will tell ill watch the fluid level, maybe ill get...
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    Well, my car is totaled...........................

    brutal man...... Like you say on a unibody car especially the damage might be deeper then it looks, find out for yourself all the damage and make sure you do all you can with the insurance guys... good luck bro -gbm-
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    help replacing heater core in 85 f150

    Well i got at it today, It turned out the fitting for one of the heater hoses off the heater core came loose :shrug: they are just soldered on so i attempted to re solder it :nonono: ... Well since my soldering gun wasnt powerfull enough i fired up the propane torch :rolleyes: Can...
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    Leaking Coolant from Overflow, but not Overheating

    actually, its best to be safe then sorry, infact while your at it you might wanna dump the fluid out of the trannie and the rear end and look for gerbals cause you just never know :shrug: -gbm-
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    help replacing heater core in 85 f150

    gotta love them $900 trucks :nonono: :( :notnice: heres the symptoms: 1. strong coolant smell in the cab with the heat on 2. windows fog up with heat on and on defrost 3. coolant overflow level droping 4. feel coolant under the air vent box under the hood My guess is leaking...
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    Leaking Coolant from Overflow, but not Overheating

    :nonono: disregard anything this man tells you from now on :nonono: Im sorry bro but either your out to left field or I am. :( Are we talking about the overflow tube that comes out just under the rad cap??? If so i think we need a little lesson on how the cooling system works... the...