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I run Valvoline VR1 Racing oil in my stuff with solid lifters.My 65 Valiant slant gets it and so does my 75 Moto Guzzi motorcycle. This oil has zinc in it as well as anti foaming additives . Been using it for 15 years now

An update . Well it has begun .The quarters are at my friends house and last night I was looking around on craigslist when I came across this bumper lift for 50 bucks .My old friend Al had one we used for the 20 + years we built cars together but sold it when he gave up working.At the time I...

I run them dry

VERY COOL !

I have my 65 Valiant Wagon set up with a 170 slant and a 1965 A833 with the 3.09 1st and 1 to 1 final drive infront of a 323 7 1/4 sure grip and it is a fun car to drive.I take it on long trips up to the Adirondack mountains and she takes the steep hills fully loaded with all my camping gear...

Only a fool will work for no pay . I'll never use a self check out unless I get at least 15 to 20 percent off for doing so. The greed of these corporations it totally out of control .

Oh yes , the modern ones.I'm more into the vintage bikes.Mostly I collect mid 60's Yamaha 2 stroke road bikes .Have quite a few of them then there is my MG 850-T ,a 1971 BMW R60/5 ,and a 1988 BMW K100RS. Been riding 58 years ,you ? Cars are a secondary addiction

What year and model MG did you have ?

Oh it's a wonderful little car . It puts a smile on my face whenever I get behind the wheel.Took it out yesterday and had 3 or 4 thumbs up in the short time I was out.

Yes it's a 1975 Moto Guzzi 850-T .I have quite a few motorcycles but the MG is my main ride.I travel all over on it sometimes for months at a time.

Yeah I'm old, 74 in a couple months, but I still ride my motorcycle 400 miles up to my camp fully loaded in a day and sleep in a tent .I'll never give up what I love because of age.Everyone I knew who did kicked the bucket real quick when they stopped . You can't stop .

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I know that story all too well ! But,it's still fun even at 6 times the time it takes to do

Yea ,me too.I've had an early A ever since 1973 . 1965 and 66 Barracudas , Valiants ,and a Dart with a few dusters thrown it too

I'm using Barracuda quarters just like last time.I'll never get it done waiting for wagon quarters to appear .I already have all my sheet metal.Been collecting it for the past 20 years. Got some nice rust free stuff to use and it's getting a 65 Barracuda front clip this time. I'm keeping it a...

I'm finally beginning the job of fixing up my little 65 Valiant station wagon. Owned this car over 30 years now and now it's her time. I have this blog where I write about crap I'm doing like car and motorcycle work,travel,making art and so on. Here is a link to it where there are a few posts...

I was looking at Sierra Vista AZ and what was 130,000 is now 200 and the interest rate thing puts me right out of the market . Looks like retirement is going to be up in the Adirondacks in the snow and freezing cold.

I had a 340 chrysler marine in my 1965 Pembrook mahogany hull cabin cruiser . It was a good motor . The boat was a single screw 28 ft and went thru the water real nice.It cruised at around 2500 RPM and drank around 8 gallons of fuel an hour Just gave away the service manual for Chrysler...

I cooked some great Thanksgiving dinners on that stove ! It was an antique when I got it and that was 40 years ago. I no longer use it but I love having it around.

I hace a camp up in the Adirondacks with my bunker(the quanset hut) that I use as a cabin .Way back in the early 80's I did help my friend up there cut logs and build this cabin .It was a 2 story 6 sided thing .Lots of fun work doing it .

This is how I did mine . The car I started with some 30 years ago should have been crushed but I took pitty on it and saved it .Used it for the past 30 years and now it's time to do it again and I'm going to do it the same way. I used 2 door quarters because I could get them. I think they were...

I restore vintage road bikes . Mostly Yamaha two stroke road burners with some Moto Guzzi and BMW thrown in. Been riding 58 years now.I mentored a guy in his 40's when I was in my 60's.Taught him how to wrench on this old early 1970's BMW R60/5 he had. It was a very rewarding experience .We...

That would work .You need a 122 tooth flywheel with the small center hole for the 66 and down crank register. if the motor you are using is a 66 and down . They changed the end of the crank in 67 to a larger size .You can use up to a 10 inch clutch on these flywheels.I know ,I have my 65...

What trans are you using ? A 65 bell may not fit a later A833 .The center hole in the bells are different sizes .

66 is different . 65 Valiant and Barracuda are the same. Not sure about 64 Valiant but 64 Barracuda is basically the same as a 65 so it is more than likely the same

In a 65 A I had to locate and drill my own holes .Also had reinforce the floor under the holes . You may even have to raise one side of each seat with a spacer to make it level. The bench holes may not be the proper location for buckets in early A body . It would be best to get measurements...

I carry a rag

yes , that's how I always did it anyway. Just did one last week changing over from a column shift auto with manual box to a non column automatic / 4 speed column with manual box .There is lots going on up top ,a bearing ,cir clip, and so on and that big coupling on the bottom .It's a 5 or 10...

I found one here Mopar A B Body 62-66 Lower Steering Column End Seal

Does anyone know where I can buy a new lower seal for a 65 Valiant steering column ? Mine is toast and I'm rebuilding a column as part of the resto of my 65 valiant wagon . It's the rubber piece that the shaft passes thru at the very bottom of the outer tube that I'm looking for.