balthazar

I'm with you on the 1st three, can be convinced on the next 3, but after that I'd have to decline. My buddy asked me this very question last week. I'm pretty happy with my stable now, but I WOULD like a chopped '49-50 Merc.

with an inline engine in the 21st Century, BMW wants to be like pre-war Chevy in the worst way.

The web is full of back-N-forths about deterring varmints. I have had success with this type of trap: Put anti-freeze in the bottom and there's no smell, plus it works thru the winter.

I read that steel wool cuts their little gums. I like that.

They CANT chew thru concrete tho.

I DID see one peeking back at me from among the cobwebs & stuff, now that you mention it. Here's a lil' sketch I did of the perimeter issue: the yellow 'board' is what's degrading, the 'curb' goes over top of it, about 1.25" tall & 4" wide, right up against the metal sheathing. Should prove impenetrable.

Finally am getting back out in my shop. I've spent a couple hours for 3 nights cleaning thru stuff & throwing things away, and tonight I began the process of pouring a concrete 'curb' around the inside perimeter of my building. This is because when the floor was originally poured, the bordering form wood to control the pour has rotted over time, and mice have been sneaking in. I hate mice. Anyway, the perimeter is lined with all sorts of stuff, primarily car parts but some outright junk, and I want it all either stored off the floor or sold/tossed. I got only 10-ft done tonight (perimeter is about 110' (24'x48' building with (4) car doors), but chalk that up to getting into the swing of it. Had to wrestle two Buick 455 blocks out of the way (I have 3); next bay has 2 DeSoto Hemi blocks and a bunch of those parts to move. Next bay from that has about (5) Turbo 400s. By 'bay' I mean the space between each vertical structural timber- they're about 7' apart. Once the shop is sealed up & clean out, it will be a LOT more inviting to me, and I can get back to work on the B-59. Anyway, I intend to post in here on occasion as to the progress; a log of sorts to keep my motivation up.

Indy 4, if it was there, is not anymore. Car has had surgery: 1st gen Tempests barely have any trans tunnel, but it has one now. Rear axle/susp was of course changed over, too. It's a homely lil coupe, but it also has a lot of charm.

Here's the lil '62 LeMans I've been helping my buddy get street-ready: Chevy 350/THM350. I forget the gearing, might be 3.73s. He says it should have around 375 HP, in a car that originally weighed 2915 lbs (as a 4-cyl).

Nicely done WMJ: found in the trunk of a '62 Tempest LeMans.

Yes muddy- can you get more specific?

'55 Clipper

... would this sticker be found?

OK- the plate number spacing looked weird to me. RE the link info - I cannot readily believe an Imperial wagon was considered for production. A few back door specials or a coachbuilder project is another thing. I would agree the one above looks quite professionally done.

The Imperial begs for a backstory. Plate looks Euro, the 'exhaust pipes up front'; the turnsignals have been replaced with what also might be Euro-spec bolt-ons, and I double-checked to see it maybe the flanks were Plymouth, but they're Imperial. AND it has a sunroof. BUT it's the 2-dr hardtop wagon conversion that appears quite masterful. Highly interesting, wonder if it's still among the living.

I cannot comprehend the necessity.

The lexus brand is so amorphous & generic, design-wise. Here, they've basically taken the audi big mouth grille & dented in the sides. The rest could easily be a large corolla- no distinction, no cache. Grille is not ugly, its just not moving the brand forward.

'tech' for tech's sake.

Perhaps you're right, there.

Which refocuses the spotlight on that $9500 if all you're going to do is 13.0s. Deceptive, IMO.

>>"We can see that there will definitely be lane-keep assist, parking sensors, power adjustable pedals."<< I hope to hell these froo-froo gimmicks are individually options, and not mandated even on a 1500. 'Lane keep assist" ??

12.50-13.00-sec cars, at stock weight, gears, cam, with an automatic, do not lift their front wheels like that.

>>"In the end, what we regret most are the chances we never took."<< Strongly agree. You do what you have to. Right now, that seems to be taking care of yourself & running lean, and those aren't bad things at all, IMO. Sometimes, I wish I had that opportunity myself, in some ways, tho you've had steeper challenges than most. Good health & good fortune to you, Cort, you know you're always welcome here. As our resident SBC personified, keep on, keepin' on. I hope you find the things you search for... or they find you. Keep us posted.

Jag values should plummet like a stone, they only have a 16% customer return rate.