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    I think I'm a dying breed

    in The Off-Topic Lounge

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    I am no expert on car emissions, but I don't think any 1975 car can run cleaner than a 2013 car. You might be able to tune it to periodically run clean, but wouldn't it take continuous adjustments to keep running clean all the time? I grew up in the 70s and I can remember well the smell of car exhaust - sitting in traffic or on cold winter mornings waiting for the windows to defrost. Kids today have no idea what that old exhaust even smells like.

    I am no advocate of "throw away" technology, and I think the ability to work on your car is a noble endeavor, but I also am pretty realistic when I say today's cars are a lot more reliable, safer, and cleaner than cars 40 years ago.

    well, would pass emissions test kinda thing...when they stil tested..lol

    I think I'm a dying breed

    in The Off-Topic Lounge

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    when did it become cheaper to just 'replace it' as opposed to 'rebuild it'?? being an old Parts guy, I remember pulling parts to rebuild most anything[well, GM anyway]... diode trio and a regulator for your alternator.. .brushes for the starter, wiper motor parts, carb's, transmissions, etc, etc....

    I've always said that if you can SEE the plugs/plug wires, you should be able to change them!! lol

    IMHO, 1980 was the worst year for autos[again, GM anyway]... the ECM!!! it all started from this...who would have thought that to do a proper tune-up on a car nowadays, you need a $5000 multi function tool!!!

    and another thing...what's gonna happen to all this 'trickery' down the road?? back in the day, a window crank was around $3.00... a power window motor was about $180, now power windows are nice, but, when they quit working... cars now have up to 10 different computers in/on them to control EVERYTHING...

    dunno, gimme a mid/late 70's car that I can work on and i'll guarantee it'll run as clean as a NEW car does...

    Paint Brushes?

    in Model Building Questions and Answers

    Posted · Edited by weasel

    and, don't disregard the cheaper ones at places like Hobby Lobby and Michaels as you can trim the bigger ones to what you want...

    also, got any old margarine bowls?? the deep plastic kind?? drill holes in the top to store the brushes...add some of that 'green stuff' in the bottom to hold them steady, and just stand them up..

    The Take-A-Turn Torino Project

    in Community Builds

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    in my club[Cincinnati Auto Replicas] when we were 'doing' group build, we'd go by the direction sheets..ie: engine, chassis, interior and body...

    make copies of particular sections and include the parts that are only related to your 'choice'...

    we weren't supposed to 'talk to each other', but, I had to let the engine guy know I was making 'dumps' for the exhaust and running the cheater slicks and scratched some traction bars, kind of a weekend dragger thing...

    ours, 1966 Charger, came out excellent...nice green/black two tone paint, white pearl interior, Hemi of course, and the excellent chassis!![MY part!]

    at the end of the year we would 'bid' on all the projects we had done over that year!! I ended up with the Charger for the princely sum of $20!!

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