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Uh... I got something in the mail today from a Brian D something or other. Should I open it, or call the bomb squad?

Do I even have to ask why the floors are brown in both of the above photos? Satty, on the Golden Shower Award you are requesting... sorry bud, I read your post about 20 minutes too late.

Tom

I think I like the '57 Ford better than the '58-'59. Love that retractable roof though, on either year. Thanks for throwing this back up to the top, Satty. Hope you feel better.

Oh... when I saw the title I thought you just had yourself a massive poop. But this is even better news! That Firehawk is "one of one", it deserves special care. When I sold my '65 Corvair, I felt bad about it, and I still wonder how it's doing, all these years later.

It looks like it was that metallic pink color, unless it was red and super faded. It would be an ambitious project, to be sure, but I hope someone buys it and saves it from oblivion. Wagons are "hot" right now among hot rodders. This car, with a factory original body but modern running gear, would be an O mega cool Olds.

A sweet, but weathered little honey. If you buy her, be gentle with her.

avro, congratulations on the Super Sport! The 2.4L Ecotec is a runner, it should loosen up nicely for you with some miles.

Well, I just ordered a set of shackles from Stylin' Concepts, made by DJM Suspension. The dude on the phone said they will bring the truck down exactly 2 inches. I'm sure there will be instructions. I'm guessing I just need to jack up the rear of the truck at the frame until there is no tension on the spring and then unbolt it from the factory shackle.

Three years almost to the day. That's actually on the high side of average for me. Thanks once again, fellers.

I'll put a picture of my shackles up. The spring is bolted to the top of the shackle, therefore, a longer shackle will effectively lower the truck. As far as I know, u-bolts are u-bolts, shackles are the brackets with bushings that mount the rear of the leaf spring to the frame.

I did not care for the Commander when it first arrived, but now I like it. Actually, I think it looks better than the current GC. I think the Commander should have been a GC, with a low roof 2 row model and the high roof 3 row model. I know the driving dynamics of the new GC are much improved over the last gen (IFS be damned), but the new styling is just not as handsome. A low roof Commander as a Grand Cherokee would look good, imo. So, the name "Commander" will go away, but, based on the spy pics of the next Liberty, I bet the next GC looks more like the current Commander. Or the Trailhawk. Jeep has a problem with their bigger wagons. The problem? The old Cherokee. Jeep customers just love that thing, and they cannot get past that love. Notice how every new wagon Jeep comes out with (except for the pathetic Compass) takes styling cues from the late, lamented Cherokee. So now they're floundering around, trying to regain that magic.

Oh hell, a '59 LeSabre two door post? Awesome! I concur with z on the powder blue color. Pics ASAP if you get it!

pork rinds

A 229 powered Nova???

So, um... you jumped out of your own cake? Did you pretend to be surprised?

That's the oddest bathing suit I've ever seen.

Well, I stood up in the bed and stuck my measuring tape between the cab and bed, down to the floor of my garage. I measured the truck at almost 73.5" tall. I have about an inch clearance between the truck and that garage door pulldown bar. *Whew* It is snowing here today, so no new pics yet. So far, the G80 is doing fine. My fuel economy average on the DIC keeps going up. So far it is at 16.5, not bad for a green engine with about 80% in-town driving. Also, this is hilly country around here. Of course, I've been gentle with it so far. On the highway, the switch from V8 to V4 is imperceptible, I have to rely on the DIC to tell me when it switches. Did I tell you I love the DIC? :AH-HA_wink: Thanks for all the kind comments, and I want to post some more pictures when the weather gets decent. Oh, and I hate tire dressing. My wheels are all greasy and black from the crap they put on the tires when they cleaned it for delivery.

There is a 2" shackle kit for the new style trucks available already, I think the company is called DJM Suspension. And the top of the rear bumper is exactly 2" higher than the top of the front bumper. I think this is gonna be my first mod.

To be perfectly frank (sorry Nos), the DTS is my favorite Cadillac, next to the new CTS. The current STS is, somehow, just too bland and unexciting. The rear end has like zero style, it is way too technical. The DTS is commanding, elegant, romantic and authoritative, everything the senior Cadillac should be. I am all for this new, Euro flavoured Cadillac performance image, but there should always be room in the lineup for a car like the DTS. It always turns my head.

I've always liked Subies, for their earnest funkiness. I'm glad the SAAB tribute grille has been nixed. I prefer the traditional Subaru persona, and the Tribeca just doesn't fit with the rest of the line, the Forester is more of what I want and expect a Subaru SUV to be. Too bad the Baja hasn't sold well, but it's no BRAT. I love the growl of the boxer engine. I am fearful that Toyota may suck the life out of this scrappy, little, yet endearing brand. I can't wait to see the new Impreza.

Thanks, everyone. But I think I have a problem already. I may not be able to get it out of the garage. It's much taller than the Colorado. Two inches of the radio antenna hits the top of my garage door frame. When I put it in the garage, the garage door was in the process of gliding upward on its track... but with the door fully open, the bar to pull when the automatic opener doesn't work hangs down pretty far. It looks like it will hit the roof and smash out the 3rd brake light when I back past it. I really hope my perspective was off last night. I may need to call an emergency C&G meeting to get 8 or 10 of you guys to stand in the back of it to bring it down low enough so I can back it out. Now I have a real excuse for lowering the back end down some! :AH-HA_wink: Here's a list of (hopefully) tasteful mods I have in mind. Feedback appreciated: Rear end lowering, 2" drop Goodyear Fortera Triple Tred 265/70 17 tires. The 245s are a bit narrow, imo Dual exhaust with polished tips, side exit behind wheel (less redneck than straight out the back, imo) BedRug liner (I love those things) Hard tonneau cover, black, comes off in 3 sections so it's easy to remove if I need to Chrome tailgate handle cover to match the doors Body color, smooth tailgate topper Rear wheelwell blackout (which might help visually reduce the big wheel-to-body gap at the back)

Psst... in your photo, there is someone crouched down, hiding behind your dad's Bonneville. Do you want I should call 911?

Happy Birthday, peoples!

Whoa, that Neon's dead. Good that everyone's ok. Dumb girl, no seatbelt. I'd say a lot of the door damage is from the extrication.