Thread: Project $ 3 K Is Underway
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	08-30-2006 02:06 PM #256
 You mean it isn't going to be a 4 speed?
 
 I was think it was all this time - I guess I should read the posts and not just look at the pictures....
 
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	08-30-2006 02:25 PM #257
 No, it was going to be the 3 speed that is in the pix, but the first time I got to sit in it I realized there was no room for 3 pedals.   I'm kind of bummed about that, but life goes on.  I really wanted the car to be a stick, but T buckets are so tight, especially this one with the engine higher than normal, that it just wasn't to be. I'm kind of bummed about that, but life goes on.  I really wanted the car to be a stick, but T buckets are so tight, especially this one with the engine higher than normal, that it just wasn't to be.
 
 Oh well, I'll put a turbo 350 in it with a shift kit and stall convertor and be happy with that, I guess.
 
 
 Don
 
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	08-30-2006 03:02 PM #258
 Yeah, they were, and I even thought of my old bug eye Austin Healy Sprite. There was very little room in that footwell too, but they got 3 pedals in there. I even was going to reengineer the shift linkage and move th shifter over more to the passenger side, but I can't see any way to do it and be comfortable What has done me in on this one is the lowness I wanted to achieve. It put everything down low and the transmission in my lap.
 
 The 350 won't be too bad, and with the tall tires and automatic rear axle I'm using the gear ratio will probably work out better. That was another concern, with the stick my final drive ratio was going to be really high.
 
 Plus, now that I am freeing up some space I will have room for the air conditioning and DVD player with plasma TV.          
 
 
 Don
 
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	08-31-2006 10:11 AM #259
 What no "kitchen sink"?
 
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	08-31-2006 10:27 AM #260
 Don---What the heck "roadster pickup incident" were you talking about????Old guy hot rodder 
 
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	08-31-2006 10:35 AM #261
 That was just a joke Brian. Just welcoming some new fellow Canadians to the forum.        
 
 
 After all, what happens in Las Vegas, stays in Las Vegas.    
 
 
 Don
 
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	08-31-2006 12:08 PM #262
 Don, did you get the reply to your brake question? Looks like it went to your "work" email.Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon 
 
 It's much easier to promise someone a "free" ride on the wagon than to urge them to pull it.
 
 Luck occurs when preparation and opportunity converge.
 
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	08-31-2006 12:20 PM #263
 No, I took a day off today, got the sniffles.
 Thanks Bob, those look great on your car.
 
 
 DonLast edited by Itoldyouso; 10-15-2009 at 06:00 PM. 
 
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	08-31-2006 12:33 PM #264
 Okay, it's on it's way with photo.Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon 
 
 It's much easier to promise someone a "free" ride on the wagon than to urge them to pull it.
 
 Luck occurs when preparation and opportunity converge.
 
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	08-31-2006 12:38 PM #265
 Thank you Sir.
 
 
 Don
 
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	08-31-2006 03:46 PM #266
 don it looks great .can i make a deal with you ??you come up to mich and help me on the willys and i will come down and help you with yours  Irish Diplomacy ..the ability to tell someone to go to Hell ,,So that they will look forward to to the trip 
 
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	08-31-2006 03:51 PM #267
 Thanks Pat. Yeah, I'd be happy to come to Michigan, but only in the warm months. I went to Minnesota last January and it was "unseasonably warm"...28 degrees.             I thought I would freeze while trying to pump gas into my rental car. I thought I would freeze while trying to pump gas into my rental car.
 
 
 Don
 
 
 Bring suntan lotion when you come.
 
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	08-31-2006 03:54 PM #268
 well i was thinking coming down when it get cold up here Originally Posted by Itoldyouso Originally Posted by Itoldyouso  Irish Diplomacy ..the ability to tell someone to go to Hell ,,So that they will look forward to to the trip 
 
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	08-31-2006 03:56 PM #269
  Originally Posted by pat mccarthy Originally Posted by pat mccarthy
 Yeah, but even then it will still be hot down here.        
 
 Don
 
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	08-31-2006 04:04 PM #270
 i was in texas and help at GT performance it was 110+ in the shade never been to floridaIrish Diplomacy ..the ability to tell someone to go to Hell ,,So that they will look forward to to the trip 
 




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