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    truck driver 110 year sentence reduced to 10

    For comparison sake in Canada. The guy that hit the hockey team bus and killed 16 people and injured 13 got 8 years and might be deported Truck driver in Humboldt Broncos crash awaits deportation decision | Globalnews.ca Another recent one the trucker lost his dolly and it killed a woman no...
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    Is Hotrodding dead?

    It's not dead at 29 I've had 2 cars, but I will say in much of my experiance it's an old guys hobby, not because young guys don't like or think the cars are cool but because the hobby has mostly priced itself out of reachable limits. Hotrodding started because it was cheaper then buying a new...
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    Not a good time to be in egypt

    As of yesterday Canadian news is reporting at least 62 people.
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    Beers Thread

    If you can find it there are some good Aussie imports, VB -Victoria Bitter- and XXXX -yes that the name- Rickards White for somthing cheaper is good. Can't forget MooseHead either the only major independent brewery left in Canada
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    feelings about trade schools?

    Just a question, I don't fully understand how you become a mechanic in the States, in Canada to be a licenced mechanic requires you to find an apprenticeship and 8 weeks of school every 4 years during your apprenticeship with written and practical tests etc. As well as a provincial exam. At...
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    Weird pipe in the trunk

    Just going over old topics, my 71' Duster being a canadian car had all the evap system but ws removed long before I got it. This leaves me with the issue of venting. I ended up drilling a small hole behind the handle on my fuel cap but this isn't the answer. I had thoughts on finding a...
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    Overheard at a car show

    My biggest annoyance is people look the car over and I've had a few who stop and point flaws out. "Hmm I see you have a little rust there" "Got a few chips hey?" Really? Cause in the 6 plus years of owning and washing the car I had never looked at those spots, thanks for pointing it...
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    Any Punk Music people????

    Like a lot of the old school stuff and newer horror punk Misfits, Samhain, and newer stuff being Zombeast, Calabrese, Biltzkid and a few others. Like a lot of the psycobilly punk cross over too, Tiger Army and Koffin Kats.
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    Fastest Model A

    That one probably handles a lot better. They never did give a top speed though
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    Fastest Model A

    Non mopar but the ultimate sleeper. 250hp cosworth engine in to the naked eye a bone stock 1929 model a. Even has a switch to make it misfire and sound like an old flat 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFSGSL3Nrmc The builder http://www.mat.fi/project1929fordmodel-a.htm
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    Fun with guns. Yeah Im bored so you all have to suffer... again!

    I still laugh at my GF's dad, rather then make a dummy round when reloading to check for lrngth etc he uses a live round. Trigger locks on the rifle which was holding the trigger just enough. Chambered the round .338mag by the way and sent it out the front picture window.... opps. Then...
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    Happy Canada Day!

    July 1st 1867 was Canada's Confederation for those of us to the south who are curious. -We didn't have a war just asked the British nicely- I unfortunatly worked today but I did have friday and monday off instead. Went to a car cruise on friday and had a bunch of people over for a BBQ on...
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    out of the norm,for Mr. Norm

    poor dog looks a little uncomfortable in the back
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    Dealership workers, are you

    I work as a tech in a Ford dealer -least till the end of the month- We are busy as all hell all the work we can handle. Booking about 1-2 weeks in advance. two things help that. #1 The 6.0 Diesel is a lump of **** #2 The oil patch is booming and they run about 80% Fords
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    Dedicated Mopar Son

    69Signet Theres usually hours of gravel roads to some of the rigs, they try and make a race out of it some days I think, I've seen many a rolled truck a few others that missed the single lane foresty bridges. The latest death a friend of my brothers drives a truck hauling oil, he wa son the...
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    Dedicated Mopar Son

    The oilfield is rolling and they have cash! I'm 2 1/2 hours west of edmonton and the OilField only showed up her in the last year and a half and they did it with a bang. Or sleepy town is like a city and the dealership I work at is overwhelmed with oil trucks. Busy busy and money to be had...
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    street racing stories..you know ya do it..

    Sort of a canabalistic story as its an other mopar... I live in a small town and when I see a nice mopar cruiseign I have no second thoughts of chaseign them down to chat with them. Ended up talking to a guy that had a beautiful 74' 360 Challanger. Lots of cash spent on this car. And me...
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    coolest junkyard find!

    It wasn't my find but one of the guys in my Mopar club was in a Pick and Pull and found someone had just dumped off a 79' Aspen R/T with a 360 T-tops the whole works. Black car red interior. He bought it for about 300 bucks tossed some wheels on it a good cleanign tune up and carb and brought...
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    Small Block shootout on speedchannel

    He can sure drive the hell outta those cars though. It wasn;t a fair test as even he said about the hemi that the clutch was slipping bad... Plus I'd be suspect at the state of tune in all those cars... the 1/4mile times for the hemi where sorta slow I thought.... toss a good tune on it...
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    My wagon burned up sunday

    On the light thing I can tell you in all professional shops you CAN NOT have the old school trouble light. Insurance company's will not let us... and now I know why even more!
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    Lower Gas Prices in the Future?...

    I'd like to see how much of the gas you put in your car comes from american oil and how much american oil is sold offshores.
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    Lower Gas Prices in the Future?...

    If you read much on it there is NO suuppy shortage, we are actully makeing more oil now then before. Its all fears. Fears that the Chineese will eat it all up and fear s of problems in the middle east etc. Dont need to destroy a park for the stuff there slots to be found. The...
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    whats the odds of this happening ?

    Sorta reminds me of the one guy in my mopar club with his Barracuda. Theres a lot of people in he club big on the stuffed animals. Roadrunners in the passanger seat, Wile Coyote under the tire and elephants and then this. http://www.edmontonmoparclub.ca/Crosstwn2004/DSC06954.JPG
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    The ultimate OWNED video!

    Thank god for natural selection.... Some of these people really needed to be taken outta the Gene pool. Like the 2 guys who decide it'd be cool to exit the vehicle while driveing down the road. Wow.... just trying to think what they thought was going to happen
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    /6 mileage??

    Never owned one but didn't the Feather Duster rate up around 28mpg? Of course thats a Feather Duster but just lets you know its not outside the relm of possibilitys.
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    Calanders. lets get them rolling

    October is Mine Fastback
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    Soon time for hibernation!

    When? Been in hideing now for over a week. Snows already flying here, not a lot -Not by Alberta Standards- But its here and temps are dropping. She wont see daylight untill May. Drivieng season is pretty short at times, but I found a garage this winter. A salesman from work doesn't use his...
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    I need opinions. Please all with one answer.

    I had a set of 3.91's in my first 741 Case they where fun in town but useless for any highway drive over 20mins. I had another 741 rebuilt with a set of 3.55's and no regrets.
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    HEY ANY CANUCKS OUT THERE

    Hinton Alberta Here, My Duster al though an original Alberta car came out of Abbotsford.
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    Rallye Clock??

    I've got the tach, jsut at home on my console, my dad mad eme worried about looking for a clock. Back in the day when he was pullign wrenchs for Ford the clock went out in his Torino twice within 2 years. Makes me wanna shy away from them. Just want somethign to look at rather then a plate in...
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