Recent content by Jon Early

I had been holding on to these badges for years. When I first got them I was too scared about screwing up the placement, but I finally got sick of seeing the bare bulge! I looked up the measurements, slapped them on, and now the car looks a lot more complete. I should have sucked it up and...

Update time. I ended up returning those badges back to the seller because the chrome was flaking off in the bag. They would end up looking worse than what I already have in a hurry. Now to finish what I already started. I was able to make the exhaust fit but it required me to cut the inlet...

I haven't had time to play with the exhaust much, but I did get some packages. One being NOS fender badges. I was a bit disappointed to find they don't look quite the same as the ones that are already on the car. I'm might run them anyway because the green corrosion drives me crazy. I'm...

I have no idea. I noticed that but never tried to do anything about. I have no reason to believe it's been messed with though. I just assume that's the way the car was built.

I know I'm late to this thread, but man those leather seats look crisp!

A scrapper will enjoy this. Not only were the mufflers packed full of rust, but they were chambered. I'm really hopeful that the Pypes system does me a lot of good. Along with the Pypes system I found at the Nats, I bought this 304 stainless cutout. I didn't notice until I had it it side by...

First of all, thank you everyone for the suggestions on defeating my pet mice. I think they got the message because I trapped at least five, and all they kept taking the poison. I haven't seen any since mid-winter. There are some small updates to the car as well. I was scrolling on facebook...

It's very close, but it's clearance! Sharpie mark looks close enough to the middle to make me happy which doesn't make sense to me. Since I already had the 7.00" pushrods, I chose to try a different method. Instead I would count the wrench turns from 0 lash to full torque. The passenger side...

I tried to get this long block together once and for all, but I've never set up a valve train before. This has been quite the adventure without adjustable rockers. I started by tooling around with the ZZP adjustable pushrod and a sharpie. In hindsight, I made a lot of mistakes and ended up...

Thanks! I had a lot of people recommending the Holden intake but I really only like how they look on FWD cars. I don't want the throttle off to the side either. I hadn't heard of Cylinder 1 being crippled, but I'm not particularly surprised either. Being right up against a wall cannot be...

I have not seen any more poop on the cars so far. However, I threw the bucket trap out before bed and had two dead mice floating in antifreeze before I went to work. lol Let's hope this trend continues.

I put some poison pellets out. So far they have been nibbling on it outside but none that I can tell inside the garage.

I was thinking about what you said at the Nats about these antennas every time I ran into an issue with mine. :ROFLMAO: I do love building stuff! I was planning to make something similar until I found these 5 gallon bucket traps on ebay. Hopefully they'll catch the ones who go unfazed by the...

The only gripe I have is that I think the cable is shorter than stock. The original cable has been out of the car so long that I can't remember for sure, but this didn't look quite right to me. I'm not sure why the mast isn't coming out of the center of the hole either, but I'll get over it...

Long time no update! I don't have a whole lot to report, but it's been an adventure as usual nonetheless. This antenna deal just about defeated me. If I'm being honest, I'm not not sure I can call the results a success yet. Not only is the fender a problem, but the antenna just refuses to...