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    How often do you drain your air compressor?

    I work in the construction world and we use compressors all the time we drain ours every day but most guys do not. I have drained other guys stuff and they are half full of water and green slime which will not only rust the tank but trash your air tools. My uncle worked for a trucking company...
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    Cams for Dummies ??

    That is a great video thanks for sharing!
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    Method for Starting a Project

    Took me my whole life to convert this car from a Sahara Beigh slant six to the current 360 changed everything added front and rear frame rail caps torque boxes new leaf springs sub frame connectors trunk floor rocker panels basically built it from the bottom up a solid foundation as others have...
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    Hagerty insurance

    So basically they all suck my sister broke down in a snowstorm and had triple A, they told her the conditions were too bad and they would not help her. I also had them at the time and immediately canceled.
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    Hagerty insurance

    I have Hagerty for the duster and a 99 corvette and I am paying less for both cars than I was paying for the vette. That magazine is costing you 45 dollars a year as part of the drivers club...
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    Im convinced there is so much bullshit with these companies Right stuff is a joke

    J B I know this doesn't help you, but it may well help another a body guy. I bought a kit from wilwood to do just the front disc brake conversion on my 74 duster and it turned into a nightmare. Like a dumb *** I didn't get the balls to start it for over a year and when I did I found out that...
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    Metal Building/ Garage…

    That looks great! Nice job Seems like you took you time doing the research and ended up with a very nice shop. I worked on one my buddy had built and I attached horizontal strapping to the metal studs and finished it with vertical shiplap from a local sawmill. He had it all wired first and spray...
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    Metal Building/ Garage…

    That looks nice!! what did they do with the stakes on the inside after it was poured.
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    Metal Building/ Garage…

    I'm planning on doing something similar Did they pour the slab first and then form the curb /perimeter wall and do a second pour? On my current garage I have two standard doors and I find it convenient especially in bad weather If I want to fire up one of the cars the other one is not getting...
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    Anybody receive seat covers from Legendary or Classic Industries lately?

    I had a terrible experience with Legendary pre covid my carpet came with several pulls in the loops sticking up and I had to argue and send pics to them they were trying to say it happened after shipment and then my seat covers finally arrived and I didn't realize until we were almost finished...
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    Disconnect battery when parked?

    I agree with Dana and I have a new pioneer that has memory and will drain my battery so I have it on a trickle charger 24/7 I dont unplug my fridge when I go on vacation..
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    Tire age

    Ok boys good info here I have a set of BFGs that I wont even tell you how old they are... time for some new 17" rims and any thoughts on micky Thomson's ? I here the new bfg are turning brown on the white lettering.
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    We lost another one.

    That is a real scary issue with all these charging devices these days... also there was a story a few years ago about a guy that threw away some regular alkaline batteries in the trash in his garage and they were not completely dead and were touching each other which created a spark and ended up...
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    Cost of Paint and Bodywork?!

    Man I love all these stories I was rejected by all of the local shops to do my duster and it was not in that bad of shape needed a fender and rockers the hood was in rough shape from previous sandblasting with black beauty fortunatly I met my neighbor down the street and he is a professional...
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