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  1. mowerman
    Don’t forget condensation and surface rust buildup in the cylinders as well it’s a good practice to oil everything if nothing else to be on the safe side… bob
  2. mowerman
    Oooooooooooo pre oiling everything never hurts piston rings on dry cylinders always makes me feel like finger nails on a chalkboard… Bob
  3. mowerman
    I would also oil all the cylinders and the turbo bearing..: bob
  4. mowerman
    Well you know they expect us to do all the conserving while they do what they want …. Hey dumb dumb how about you start running the country and get your nose out of everybody’s business there is an idea… bob
  5. mowerman
    Any glass shop can cut them I got one for an R model right there in the valley somewhere but that was almost 40 years ago they actually had one already cut .. bob
  6. mowerman
    This guy just seems to have disappeared and frankly I forgot all about him and the truck
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    mowerman replied to Onyx610's topic in Odds and Ends

    Sometimes my brother you just got to do what you got to do obsolete parts not much we’re gonna do about the prices… Bob
  8. mowerman
    Not only that but most people running R models Don’t get rid of them until they’re completely done
  9. mowerman
    Yes last 64 galaxy I looked at was in 1973 guy only wanted 35 bucks the engine was smoking now they want 20,000 for the same car unrestored needing attention crazy prices
  10. mowerman
    Yes Ohio might be a pretty good spot to find one I don’t know
  11. mowerman
    Fleet side that’s the best I was never really crazy about the stepside they look better on the older stuff
  12. mowerman
    I’ve been watching reruns of the A-Team lately and thinking to myself man we are used to have so much cool shit back then you could buy real cheap
  13. mowerman
    Oh yeah man those things were really nice looking thanks for the post I’m sure lots of us are going to say the same thing. Bob
  14. mowerman
    Truck trader is all I can suggest there’s quite a bit in there good luck… bob
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    And TJ this is the only photo I have of the car that I know of or at least that I can find I guess what I said the car was immaculate I meant the body was rust free From what I remember the interior was in pretty good shape. Bob
  16. mowerman
    Oh boy I was just thinking this thread sure wandered off from the original post ha ha oh well most of us don’t really care….. Bob
  17. mowerman
    It was pretty clean for its age it really didn’t need anything except a paint job another vehicle I had trouble getting rid of I wound up trading it even for a Yamaha 1100 pretty much the old only way I could get rid of it but that’s my life story it seems like every time I try to sell anything nobody wants it not sure what’s up with that… bob
  18. mowerman
    Excellent reminds me of the old days when I was very young my 48 was a 1 ton with a 9 foot bed
  19. mowerman
    My God I guess that’s the weirdest looking chicks body I have ever seen looks like somebody stuck an air chuck in both front and back
  20. mowerman

    Shop Talk

    mowerman replied to Onyx610's topic in Odds and Ends

    Best of luck bud let’s hope it works for you that sucks that it makes everybody on there look bad from what I understand most people have pretty good luck with them… Online swap meet you don’t have to move from your computer Great idea but anymore I don’t really feel comfortable dealing with strangers online or in person I would rather pay a little more through a reputable outfit bob
  21. mowerman
    Seems like we spend our whole life working trying to get a head and make ends meet all of a sudden you look at your self and your old And tired now you don’t feel like doing anything you want to do … bob
  22. mowerman
    I also had a 57 two-door wagon 312 automatic paid 700 for it and 83 wife wanted a 64 Thunderbird that was for sale so we tried to unload the wagon and I couldn’t get anything for it wound up selling it to a junkyard for like 250 I don’t know what the problem was nobody wanted it Southern California car was immaculate
  23. mowerman
    Well that’s the reason we had them too many guys screwing the pooch
  24. mowerman
    I have never seen one of those plastic gauge plates I have the steel parts somewhere if you need them I’m not sure if I can find them amongst all my shit .. Bob
  25. mowerman
    Aaaaaaaaaahhh the old stool pigeon we used to use them at nissens back in the 70s… bob

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