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I don't recall if this came up previously on this forum ("Off Topic Forum"), or another, but either way, here's the link I said I would get: Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies

I just got off the phone with a good friend, and ex-coworker, and it turns out Mike Cotten sold all 8 stores "about a week ago or so". No advanced notice or word of any sort was given to his employees, just an after-the-fact email. (Talk about chickenshit!) Done. Sold. End of "Cottens". All 8...

Just received confirmation this morning that one of our dogs needs this. I've had over a dozen dogs over the years, but never been through this, so looking for "been there, done that" stories and/or "tails". Thanks.

I'm trying to get Bazza's VG to MITP next month, but one of the issues with driving it there is that the front brakes are "so-so" at best, and I can't bleed them, as the bleeders are stuck in the calipers. When it was here last summer I ran out of time, and money, but I did try bleeding the...

I've been on the interwebs for a good part of the morning, and right now I'm a bit overwhelmed with options, so I need some help/advice, please. The hood is cracked on my wife's J.D. mower (yes, it's hers), and I'll be using my 100 watt plastic "welder" (with staples) sometime this weekend to...

Seeing all of the "Add Your Own Caption" threads posted by "66340SEDAN" always reminds me of my all-time favorite, so I thought I would share: 40 years old, and this one still cracks me up! Jim

I'm at work, and we had to drill out a stripped and/or seized allen head set screw on a small(-ish) exhaust fan. When we applied some heat to the fan hub (which contained the remaining portion of the set screw and the EZ-Out), we must have overheated things a bit, as here's what we have now...

I am so sick of commercials on the radio, as well as hearing the same 80 songs over & over & over again. All of my Daily rides have Sirius XM capability, and I've been looking into it a bit, but I have a few questions for those who have experience with it, such as: 1. Are there really no ads...

Talk about memories, past and ongoing... This was my very first minibike Back in the Day (same model, color, everything), and because the engine was bad I got it in-trade for a bike from a kid who lived about 2 blocks away. I think I paid around $100 or so for a new engine (Dad loaned me the...

I'm downstairs doing some painting today, and I have (or, HAD!) the Mecum auction playing on the TV in the background. But, my God! The amount of commercials just got to be too much to bear, and I had to shut it off! I mean, it's almost like the R&T network spends as much time on the...

So I bought a used truck recently, and on Wednesday I sent a cashier's check out to Portland, Oregon, from Minneapolis, via the USPS. Signature required, etc, etc. USPS told me it would be there today, Saturday. Just now the person waiting on the check called me; The check is in Hawaii! So I...

Bazza's wife texted me yesterday, saying Bazza would like to take his '71 VG to the Mopars in the Park in Stillwater next year. But she has some questions regarding handicap accessibility, as he's still in a wheelchair. She says, "...the only info I can find on their site says "handicapped...

I just found this....thing: I can appreciate the skill and craftsmanship that went into it, and as a Ford truck guy I dig the '55 cab, but.... Anyway, I almost posted this in the "Nope of the Day" thread, so I guess that shows what I think of it! Link: Mustang Fused Into Classic Ford Truck...

Three of my vehicles have their license tabs due in January, so naturally, being the Good and Happy Taxpayer that I am, I dutifully went online and paid for them electronically about a month ago. New stickers arrived about two weeks ago, so I was good to go, right? WRONG! On Saturday I...

In the summer of 1970 our family went up to the U.P. of Michigan and Sault Ste. Marie area for our summer vacation, and while there we took one of those excursion boats though the locks. I was only 5 at the time, but I can still distinctly remember the HUGE (to me) ship that we locked-through...

So I dropped the fuel tank in Bazza's '71 VG this past weekend and brought it home with me (the sending unit leaks). But I had forgotten that the fuel vent hose was cracked... Does this look familiar to anyone, and if so, what would be the US equivalent (vent hose only)? Dimensions are 1/2"...

Over the last year or so I've noticed that either, A) My ads (as a Seller) don't get the responses they used to get, or B) My responses (as a Buyer) don't seem to go through. Yes, I fully realize that CL is not what it used to be, and that I should try (enter your personal favorite site here)...

There have been some posts of late regarding large ball joints & small ball joints, and I guess I need some help. The front rotors on Barry's/Bazza's '71 VG Valiant are beyond "minimum", and when we took the car back a couple weeks ago I told him they need to be replaced NOW, as I felt the car...

I was out in the shed last night, cleaning the place up and putting things away for winter (the sheds not heated…yet), when my nephew called. His first question: “Whatcha up to?” Me: “I’m just hanging out in the shed…..” Nephew: “Why? It’s friggin’ cold out there!” And his question got me...

I was looking through CL just now for some parts for my "bumpside" Fords, and I stumbled across this in one of the listings: I haven't called them on the truck yet, but I'm pretty sure this is an old, ex-junkyard located about 7-8 miles from our place. Anyone interested in me asking about...

I was (past tense) planning on using this to relocate the oil filter in Bazza's '71 VG Valiant (w/a TransDapt kit), but when I dropped the engine in I found that I still didn't have enough room... This has been installed on an engine, but for less than 24 hours, and it was never run, as per...

Long day yesterday, and my *** is dragging today, but it was worth it. Started loading-up the car around sunrise: Fuel stop in Danbury, WI around 9:00 (almost the exact same picture as when we brought the car home): And the car's temporary home for a couple weeks (we couldn't get into...

I did a "flush & fill" on Bazza's '71 VG Valiant last night, and instead of cutting one of the heater hoses to install the flush tee, I just used the hoses off of this heater valve. The valve itself is stuck shut and doesn't budge, either by vacuum or by hand, and as you can see it's pretty...

I just brought Bazza's car home from the alignment shop (pic below), and during the drive I noticed something I thought was "a bit weird", so I paid close attention to the tach, and the shift points. The 1-2 shift seems nice and firm, and the RPM's drop noticeably, but on the 2-3 shift, not...

Been working on my good friend's '71 VG Valiant for a few months now, and this morning I finally took it to an alignment shop. Had to make a few stops, and turn a few corners, and even though I've had the car for (what?) 2-3 months now, I never noticed this until this morning. Check out where...

It's a "mother______". Or something like that. Finishing-up the punch list on Bazza's ride today so we can take it back to him next weekend, and everything was going great. But then I tried to start it one time too many I guess, and I heard, "Bzzzzzzzz......", and then nothiong. No starter...

This Aussie '71 Valiant VG isn't my car, but I've gotten to know it quite well these past few months. I washed it today, and while drying it off I bumped this trim piece on the trunk lid and noticed it was broken. Did I break it, or was it that way before? I don't know, but I touched it last...

She ain't prefect, but I wish I was in this condition when I was 52 years old! Seriously, she cleaned-up pretty well today, and that's still the original paint on the floor. I removed the interior in order to remove The Mother of All Mouse Nests under the back seat today, and then gave her...