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They Walk Among Us... Every Day
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- Recently, when I went to McDonald's I saw on the menu that you could have an order of 6, 9 or 12 Chicken McNuggets. I asked for a half dozen nuggets. "We don't have half dozen nuggets" said the teenager at the counter. "You don't?" I replied. "We only have six, nine, or twelve" was the reply. "So I can't ord...
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Vinyl trunk matt rust issue, how to resolve the issue?
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Last week at the GTO show Kevin asked me why I had a vinyl matt in my trunk. I said how else can you get the floor to rust quickly. The conversation went further to see what others were doing if anything to stop the evil trunk rust. Jim had a carpet between the matt and trunk floor to allow air to circulate....
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Distributor Guy
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I’m looking for Mr. Distributor, he will be an older more mature gentleman but he will know and understand distributors. He will have an old Sun distributor bench and know how to use it. He will say, son tell me about your engine, then ask a half a dozen questions, spin the distributor up and then open a...
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Back in the drivers seat
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...not in the Chevelle, but damn it felt good to get behind the wheel of something fun again. I drove a Miata on Sunday at the autocross at DCTC and even managed to win a trophy  3rd place of 14 drivers in the class. Found a pic, but posting is restricted on it, so I can just link to it... http://www.fl...
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1st night in weeks we can have the windows open...
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AND FOR THE LAST 2-1/2 HOURS I've had to listen to: YapYipeYapYipeYapYipeYapYipe YapYipeYapYipeYapYipeYapYipe YapYipeYapYipeYapYipeYapYipe YapYipeYapYipeYapYipeYapYipe YapYipeYapYipeYapYipeYapYipe YapYipeYapYipeYapYipeYapYipe YapYipeYapYipeYapYipeYapYipe YapYipeYapYip...
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Thunderstorms
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Yikes, the approaching line of thunderstorms are on a line moving east that extends from southern Canada south to central Nebraska about 650 miles long. Very impressive, looks like we’re in for a blow. Good news, this system should bring some cooler weather.
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What kind of rear end grease?
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OK --- my first request for assistance. I'm sure it will be short and easy for you guys. I've only had the car a very short time and it's been in the garage most of that time --- 2+ weeks to get the insurance squared away, family visiting for a number of days, etc. I've noticed a small puddle of rear end grease...
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Is this appropriate?
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I don't know what is accepted as far as "off topic" posts are concerned, but here goes --- I don't know if any of you are interested in "drifting," but here's a pretty good video of Conrad Grunewald getting his Camaro (even though it's not a Chevelle, at least it's a Chevrolet) pas...
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I've been HACKED
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It would appear that my "personal" machine's email has been hacked/virus'd/compromised... I would be suspect of anything from j.de..@earthlink.net that has been received in the last day or two. A lot of NCC'rs are on this machine, and I'll apologize in advance for any errant emails or CRAP that'...
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John D
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Replacement doors for my Suburban
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My old 99 is getting a little worn and the doors have rust on the bottom where the panel lip folds under into a J channel.. My trusted body guy told me that they are junk at that point and cannot be adequately repaired without the rust coming back.. So since we live in Minnesota.. they are ALL like that.. My o...
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Big supprise for my at Anoka show tonight.
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My wife pulled one over on me tonight. I worked this afternoon and planned to hit the Anoka show tonight. My wife (claimed) she was planning to run some errands tonight while I was at the show and actually left while I was eating dinner to run these "errands". What she was actually doing was a...
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New guy . . .
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We recently purchased a '66 Chevelle. I'm hoping to use the members of the Northstar Chevelle Club for assistance when I have questions. I joined the Team Chevelle website and introduced myself there. A couple of NCC members on that site encouraged me to check out your club and attend the Car Craft...
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The new Mars Rover..
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[img]http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0u_gvJVVNAWn_wqgbrhoxg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD00NTE7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-25T202906Z_1422061697_GM1E87Q0C6...
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Can I drive with a tear in the upper ball joints gear retaining seal?
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While I was putting in new front brake shoes, I notice a tear in the rubber seal of the upper ball joint. Not that big a tear. I filled the joint with grease. What I am wondering is can I drive the car with the tear a little bit before replacing? This is a new joint I put in about 3yrs ago. Can't think of wh...
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Model T picture with the boys
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I had to share this one from the engine & tractor show we drove the "T" to on Friday... almost looks like a real old picture. The kids just love that car.
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battery cable
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i need a neg cable real fat 12 feet long who makes them local
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Connecting the dots...
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Keith keeps giving us a few clues, but we're still guessing here... Says "funny you should mention that..." to my comment we need to get him back in an El Camino. Says he'll be bringing "something" to Car Craft Has one-way plane tickets to an undisclosed location 69 SS396 grill...
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Another Mustang in the Chevelle Club
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Picked up the new Mustang today, I hope it is as good as the last one.
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Jon H
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New wheels on the Mustang
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OscarZ
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Funny Fact for the day (unverified)
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BECAUSE THAT'S HOW IT'S ALWAYS BEEN DONE...The US standard railroad gauge (width between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. Now that is a very odd number. Why was that gauge used? Because that’s the gauge used in England and the first US railroads were built by English engineers.Why did the English use...
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John D
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Online site registration fee?
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Is there an online site that will register you free, or is the only available option the site that charges a fee in addition to the $45? Looks like weather might not cooperate.
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trying Jjohn
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https://www.jeffersonlines.com/book-your-trip.asp?&gclid=CObg6J3TlLECFQeznQodLjsK4w
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ARRRGGG! - Food Vendors!
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Anyone else get done wiping the hamburger grease off of their car from last night!!
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John D
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Why does the web page that you get when you open a post on NCC Forum open so Wide?
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This is kind of annoying. Can it be changed. I know how to change the size of the fonts and the zoom level of the page. But to get it at a readable font size and zoom level, the page that loads is twice the width of my screen I have to always drag across the bottom of the screen to read. Disregard, I guess th...
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Pinto wagon... Unsafe?
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http://www.kare11.com/news/article/982267/396/State-Trooper-pulls-over-driver-of-unsafe-Ford-Pinto
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Don't know who I PO'd, but enough is enough!!...
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Karma, "They come in Three's"... whatever - I've had ENOUGH. 1 - Wreck the engine in the Elky at Rock Falls Then, in the LAST 96 hours... (4 days) 2 - Pickup the boat from storage. Discover a HUGE crack in the lower unit... effectively screws part of weekend plans (with guests) at the cabin. (Because it's...
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John D
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How Do you Wipe You Computer Completely and Re-Installed Software and files?
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Has anyone done this? I am having some issues and on a recent flight from Seatle the Boeing IT guy sitting next to me said that every hear he wipes his computer and reinstalls all the software. He said this should solve the problem. Has anyone done this with success? Is a very involved process? Thank...
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Rock Auto
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Any other Rock Auto users here? I started using them and have been very pleased; quick shipping and good prices. Just ordered a rear dif cover gasket for the Buick, O'Rileys 17.95 plus tax, Rock Auto 2.95 and 5.00 shipping.
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HVAC ? Craig, Frank, Chris or anyone else...
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Shannan mentioned yesterday evening that the A/C doesn't seem to be keeping up with the heat we've been having as it seems to be constantly running and the temp in the house is 77 when she had it set for 68. We have a large Trane A/C that is only 3 yrs old. Went downstairs to a good sized puddle. Small bit o...
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2005 Suburban AC still NOT working : (
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We have a 2005 Suburban and the A/C has failed twice drives me nuts and is still not working. 3 years ago had it serived and worked fine over summer. Last summer it quit working tryied to add to it got to the put where compressor would hook up but soon after it would not work. It does have rear air . Do any o...
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