I was just talking to a coworker on the elevator about Former
President Ford. He's the first president I remember (which says
something about my age, I guess), but I also know from history that he
did well considering the circumstances surrounding his presidency.
My condolences as well to his fa
Ok, the specifics (if anyone is interested)...
Battery Companion .75 and 1.5 Amp trickle charger with float mode is
what I got. Says it's "ideal" (we'll see) for Motorcycles, ATV's,
Lawn Mowers, and Classic Automobiles. Hmmm. It even comes with two
types of connectors, the clip style and the c
I wonder if these "reporters" have checked the market for older
vehicles. I hate to bring them up, but older Camaros and Mustangs are
worth far more than an older ricer. What I have found interesting
(and may support this reporter's view) is the older Jap rear wheel
drive cars are gaining value
on a
regular car charger, but the .75 amp mode will work very well with it.
Duane
72 Cutlass Convertible
On 12/24/06, spddemun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
--- Duane Parks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Merry Christmas everyone!!
>
> Duane
> 72 Cutlass Convertible <-Santy
Merry Christmas everyone!!
Duane
72 Cutlass Convertible <-Santy Claus is bringing a battery tender this year!
On 12/24/06, Troy Provost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I hope everyone has a special Christmas this year. May Santa be good to
all of you! Troy
I don't usually post these, but I thought this was interesting. From
the "Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Calendar:"
"In 1903 Mary Anderson took a trip to New York City from her home in
Alabama. One snowy afternoon she decided to tour the city by
streetcar, but instead of sightseeing found herself
"Is the world run by dolts where YOU live?"
Ha ha! Unfortunately, yes it is. I think they make their way into
management positions everywhere...it's a conspiracy.
Duane
72 Cutlass Convertible
On 12/10/06, Christopher Witt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 20:58:47 -0800 (PST
Looks like they've pulled the ad...
Duane
72 Cutlass Convertible
On 11/29/06, Kerry Doyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
That tells us that EBay is part of the scam or not in
control of their own sights and not SECURE!
I can't believe EBay is unaware and / or unable to
prevent these scams from bein
Unfortunately the same is true of gmail...the "report spam" button is right
next to the delete button. BUT, once a post is reported as spam, it can
easily be reversed by simply going to the spam folder, selecting the post,
and click the "not spam" button.
Duane
72 Cutlass Convertible
On 11/27/0
Karen,
I bought the 2 (I love diesels, but they take a lot of juice to start)
Optima Red Tops for my truck from O'Reilly's about 2.5 years ago. I
have nothing but good things to say about the store and about the
batteries. When I go to replace the batteries in the Olds and in the
Volvo, they wi
YES! Thank you Greg for all your efforts. I know we have exhanged
more than a few emails lately about my posts not getting through...
This list (and being able to search the last few months' archives has
saved me immeasurable amounts of concern and has provided me with
great information about m
Trent,
I understand your concern, but I don't think Greg is saying that he is
discriminating against AOL users. AOL itself is probably who is
threatening action against chebucto users. So, even if Greg does
nothing you may still have problems with your AOL email getting the
list posts.
If you
What gets me is the selective enforcement within eBay. Chris Witt
puts an item up, describes it as "not bad" and they tell him to change
it (nevermind his feedback numbers!). But saying that something is
"not a 442" seems to fly under the radar. Heck, I still see headers
with "LQQK" and such.
I love all the old iron, but I gotta tell ya, that Lotus Elise is SWEET!
Duane
http://positiveapeindex.blogspot.com/2006/11/on-road-to-la-carerra-day-5.html
Back in the late 70's my mom worked for Westinghouse in Oak Ridge, TN,
on the Clinch River Breeder Reactor Project. Too bad, because as I
remember it was a prototype, and would have been a fundamental
achievement that should have led to more reactors of its type around
the nation.
Apparently Con
ey fob breaks /
dies while driving? At my dad's shop, the office is right by the frontparking area. They have to either move the cars that have this feature, ormove the keys to the back of the shop ... the cars keep opening themselves
up!Bob DeMuth.'69 Cutlass S'72 88 conv.-- Duane Parks
-- Duane Parks
There's a picture of that very car about 1/4 of the way down that page! I had to laugh out loud when I saw it...Duane72 Cutlass ConvertibleOn 11/6/06,
Joe Vahabzadeh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
At 01:27 PM 11/6/06 -0600, Duane wrote:> Heh, they look like something out of a Dr. Seuss book.>>http:/
NMG cars... Heh, they look like something out of a Dr. Seuss book.http://www.hightechscience.org/myers_motors_nmg1.htmI'll stick to my diesel Ram, thanks!
Duane72 Cutlass ConvertibleSNIP
A guy down the road here has a NMG car he commutes with"No More Gas"funky looking 3-wheeled electric car, goes
You may have a point there about vehicles being worth more in parts (provided you have buyers) than in one piece. For this reason I worry about taking my 72 out on movie dates with the wife. There's a recent run on thefts in movie theater parking lots around Houston...apparently thieves have figu
Cool! Not sure if this will work, but this was my outfit for a costume contest today, put together on very short notice this morning.http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r285/rowdyram/Halloween.jpg
Duane72 Cutlass ConvertibleOn 10/31/06, James Hernandez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:Just thought I woul
I'm sure they would look nice when you get them done. Before I truly knew better, I ordered a set of all chrome 15x8 SSI's for my '72. As nice as they look, they're obviously not "correct" for a 72 Cutlass convertible.
With that said, I kept the 14" steel rims and hubcaps that DID come on the car
I am sorry to hear about the downswing. Life is cyclical as you know and you'll soon be on the upswing again! My condolences...Best of luck.Duane72 Cutlass Convertible
On 10/24/06, 77w30 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
SNIP WE HAVE TO SELL THE HOUSE 3 FUNERALLS IN LAST 6 MONTHS MY GIRL FRIENDS
FATHER
Not only is it better than digest mode, it threads them together, and you can search the posts...Dadgum I like that. Thanks Karen!Duane72 Cutlass Convertible.On 10/23/06,
spddemun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
SNIP
http://www.mail-archive.com/oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca/msg06466.html
You know, it's too bad we can't bolt up an NV5600 in these cars. They regularly handle 700 ft lbs of torque and ~400 hp in modded Cummins Rams (with an upgraded clutch). That is one BEEFY tranny, but way too big for our Cutlasses.
Duane72 Cutlass Convertible01 Ram <-with an NV4500, 300 hp, 680
Ok, so wife and I were out and about in the convertible this weekend and she says, "I wonder how hard it would be to put buckets in this car when we redo the seats?"Hmmm, says I. "I thought we were going to keep it original?" "Well, yeah, but buckets would be more comfortable, wouldn't they?"
So,
Karen,In another life, I dated a pet sitter. She loved it, and her clients loved her and the care she gave the dogs and cats. She started her enterprise with very little cash outlay, but there are a few "gotcha's" that she didn't anticipate:
Vet bills for animals in her careEmergency room visits
27;s wrong. I'm not affiliated with him in any way...just a happy customer.
Duane Parks'72 Cutlass ConvertibleOn 9/21/06, spddemun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well, I do have someone I trust, but they ain't cheap! But 15-month/20K warranty on parts and labor. Theyknow the Olds a
Sorry to hear that Kevin. I ordered 4 15x8 Wheel Vintique SS1 style wheels through Summit in April and had fantastic service. All 4 arrived safely and it wasn't until I got them mounted that I found a fatal flaw. One tire would not stay inflated. I took the wheel/tire combo back to the tire sto
I do, and thank you for confirming that!Duane1972 Cutlass ConvertibleOn 8/30/06, Infinite Space Systems, Inc. <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Duane,Use a lead substitute in your 350.
Milton Schick1964 442 Cutlass[EMAIL PROTECTED]
As would I for the same reason. I have a 350 engine though.Duane1972 Cutlass ConvertibleOn 8/30/06, Sleeper, Paul H CW3 NGNJ <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:To all,I would like to know this too. I have a 71 Delta 88 with 455 2bbl, and have
been using the lead additive.Thanks.Paul SleeperOCA #36219
Sorry to hear about this James. I wish you could keep it.Thank you for your service though! Keep your head down and come back safe (your ad mentions you're headed to Iraq).Duane1972 Cutlass Convertible
On 8/24/06, James Hernandez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Just thought I would let you know that I
You're not kidding. I will say, the job market has gotten much, much better here in Houston since oil prices are up... Cost of living is cheap for a large city, and pay is good. The downsides are humidity, illegals, traffic, humidity, folks who don't want to speak English, and humidity. Oh, and
To take it just a step further, if I recall correctly, there were two Generals (or Major Generals?) named "Tom" involved with the development of the airplane, one of whom really pushed harder than the other, so it was named "Tomcat" after him (them).
My memory is a little fuzzy and I heard that ov
I missed a lot of things like that...but I don't plan to miss any more than I have to from now on. You know, there's a big get-together every Saturday night up at Spring Cypress and Champion's Forest area too. Supposed to be like 200-300 cars, and I just found out about it Saturday night.
Gonna g
Wife and I took our Cutlass down to Otto's Barbecue in Stafford, TX, Saturday evening and there were a couple of old cars sitting out in the parking lot, backed into spaces. I backed ours in beside a '68 Mustang and while we were eating approximately 15 more old cars showed up. I approached a gro
Milton, do you know if the same thing is going to happen to Chevron's Delo400?Duane1972 Cutlass Convertible2001 Ram 4x4 QC SB CTD <-uses Delo400On 8/16/06,
Infinite Space Systems, Inc. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
SNIP Shell Rotella-T is scheduled to have its zinc and phosphorus additives reduced i
Those pictures rock! Thanks for sharing.Duane72 Cutlass ConvertibleOn 8/13/06, John Pajak <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Fun was had by all.I took a few (170) pictures today at the show:
http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y190/jspajak/2006%20All%20GM%20Show/Enjoy!John Pajak
I'd imagine so, but that's not usually a problem in Houston :) Here's another option though, Karen...when my wife's Maxima sustained antenna damage in a car wash (she forgot to turn off the radio), we took the whole works out and just put a manually retractable antenna in its place. Even with it
The website, I believe, is http://www.exquisitecustoms.com
Watch out for the Louis Vuitton (how do you spell that anyway?) vinyl all over these cars...
Duane (no "LV" logos anywhere) Parks
1972 Cutlass Convertible
On 8/6/06, 77w30 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Did he threaten you're life th
I agree with your point that the vehicle was mis-represented which could lead to someone getting burned, but to some folks, it may not be as important as it is to a true enthusiast. Slick-Cruiser may just want a cool looking car with plenty of power, and may think it's even "cooler" to have a diff
I don't have any first-hand experience with it, but I've heard great things about 303 Protectant...
http://www.303products.com/tech/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=428
Not affilliated with them, yadda yadda yadda.
Duane
1972 Cutlass Convertible
On 7/25/06, Kevin Wright <[EMAI
The leak is right there at the pump and thankfully not back at the cylinders. I replaced the o-rings in the outlets for the lines and the one that seals the reservoir in the pump, refilled it with ATF, cycled the top a few times to get the air out of the lines then let it sit for a week. No fluid
Well, it finally gave up the ghost. My convertible pump has spewed tranny fluid all over the trunk of the car. So, I need to replace the pump...
I came across Hydro-E-Lectric's website through eBay. Does anyone have any experience with them? They had a little over 2900 positive feedbacks on e
I too will speak up for Dashmat, although I bought the regular carpeted dash cover for my Ram. I originally bought it because of reports of the dash cracking, and the fact that the sun in the Houston area is brutal on dashes. It has held up well, fits well, and I was impressed enough with it that
Ha ha! Sound like my last visit to Discount Tire. "All tires HAVE to match on your 4x4, otherwise you'll tear up your diffs." My answer, "Not when you're axle deep in mud..." My 4x4 has open front and rear diffs...so even in 4wd it's really only 2wd...
I will say they had a healthy respect f
Or enormous American trucks. This website belongs to a fellow list member on DiRT, Daniel Bull who works for Alpine Electronics. 1996 Dodge Ram
http://www.frozenmist.co.uk/DiRT/
Duane
1972 Cutlass Convertible
On 7/13/06, Chris Fair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well, we have a lot of Jags, Aus
On 6/29/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
HelloArt has hit the nail on the head,i just had to comment.I will never trust a mech. fuel pump again,,,just because something is
new does not mean its any good at all!What country was the pump assembled?I have seen oil pumps and fuel pump
Freezing actually HELPS the hard drive sometimes. When I worked in desktop support and a hard drive was "going out" we would freeze it, then plug it up (with frost on it no less) and quickly remove any data we could retrieve.
Sledge hammers work well to destroy them (like the printer destroy
Congrats to you and your family Joe! New kids are always exciting, but don't forget to make mom feel special too!
By the way, I just perused your website...that humor section is hilarious.
Duane
72 Cutlass Convertible
On 6/21/06, Joe Vahabzadeh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ok, well, he doesn't
Another option I saw a while back on HorsepowerTV, and was geared toward handling, can be found here:
www.ridetech.com
Hope that helps.
Duane
1972 Cutlass Convertible
On 6/22/06, Dave Cullen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Brian -Check this site for info and parts:www.proper-designs.com
drc
Everett, I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your brother. Our prayers are with you and your family.
Duane
1972 Cutlass Convertible
On 6/21/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
got a call Sunday on my way home from Lansing that my older brother in Colorado Springs passed away Sat
Sorry to hear about your dad Joe.
Duane
1972 Cutlass Convertible
On 6/21/06, Joe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Sorry for the off topic post. My dad past away last week
Thanks,
Joe
Actually, you're not far from the truth there. I wish I knew what to invest in RIGHT NOW, you know, the $1500-$2000 cars that will be worth $gazillion in a few years.
We all have the stories of how we passed up buying the 64.5 Mustang for $800, the 57 Chebbie for $1500...or at least I do.
I'll
All,
Not sure of the best source for these, but I need to either repair or replace the convertible top pump on my 72 Cutlass. It has been leaking fluid for the last 4 months, even after my attempt to repair it.
Here's the deal...the little seals (O-rings?) that go between the lines and the act
Interesting. I wonder what will happen with Shell's Rotella and Chevron's Delo products?-- Duane Parks01 Ram 2500 4x4 QC SB Cummins72 Cutlass ConvertibleOn 5/16/06,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
SNIPSo if you like running an HDD (Heavy Duty Diesel) product like Rotella inyour Olds,
I put 15x8
SSI style wheels and 235/60/15 tires on, and they fill the wheel wells
nicely, which was another requirement of mine.
--
Duane Parks
72 Cutlass Convertible (350 4bbl)On 5/12/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:I
am looking for new tires for my 1972 Cutlass Convertibl
I believe you're right Bruce. Friends of mine use propane injection on their diesel trucks to boost power, but I've never seen it used on a gasoline engine.
-- Duane Parks01 Ram 2500 4x4 QC SB CTD72 Cutty Convertible
On 5/11/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thought I read propan
That sucks! I always hate to hear that someone had something taken from them, especially something of great importance to them.
I'm in the SW Houston area and will keep an eye out for it (perhaps on its way to Mexico?) Aren't too many White/Woodgrain wagons around here with missing windows so i
Yeppers. Check it out tonight. Cool Cruiser, nice shape, blue with wood trim on the sides, driven by "Brian." Had lots of close up shots and driving shots in the pilot episode last night.
I'm not big on the show itself, but the car was cool.
Duane (I was bored last night so I watched TV) Par
The time has come to buy tires for my '72 Cutlass. In combination with tires, I'd like to go ahead and upgrade the wheels too.
Does anyone have any experience or opinions about the 15" or 16" SS1's on Summit's site?
On a related note, I've been leaning toward the 15 inchers (this car is by
Yeah, I checked out his text. Does he ramble or what? Anyway, if that's true (I'm still learning a lot about Oldsmobile), it's pretty darn impressive.
-- Duane Parks72 Cutty Convertible
On 3/19/06, Christopher Witt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/455-oldsmobile-ka-marine-heads
I don't care who you are, that's funny right there.
--
Duane Parks
72 Cutty Convertible
Or maybe a FO FO TWO as like here
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ricky_chiero/detail?.dir=/c4aa&.dnm=5cbfre2.jpg&.src="">Rick
Karen,
I'm going to start looking for a front plate for mine as well.
I'll forward you any links I find that has what you're looking for.
I want a plate on the front that simply says "1972."On 3/3/06, spddemun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Now I need a plate for the front since getting Antiqueplate
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