Very cool undertaking ! I'll be following the progress.
Thanks !

" I'm sorry. You talk'in to me ?? "

My understanding is that gasoline doesn't have the shelf life that it used to.
3 - 4months, and it can start varnishing in lines, injectors, jets etc. Using the stabilizer these days makes sense.

When I removed the Textar pads on the front wheels, one of them was cracked and separated from the backing plate.
Decided that I would avoid that brand from there on out.

Easily one of the hardest things in life. We should all be so lucky to be surrounded with so much Love. My thoughts are with you.

And in that instant, a child was born......

Not as bad as leaving the drain plug out. First hint is a strange slippery feeling under your feet.

Ovals and rounds are both 850 under hood insulation clips. I just harvested some from the junkyard.

" When I'm down to less than a four pack of Guinness, I consider myself out of Guinness. "

Slight modification of a Ron White joke

Bought Sveedy a present, courtesy of IPD's cyber Monday sale. Not sure when I'll get around to installing it ( before hot weather ) but it should give a nice thermal break between the head and intake. 1/2" thick with the gaskets.

Installed upper torque rod bushing with a Volvo ( rubber ) stock one. It took the beefiest clamp I had to press it in. I have been noticing a little resistance or binding on the accelerator pedal, just when I first start to push down on it. Isolated it to the cable. So I guess that's next on the rep...