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    What new tools have you got lately?

    So I guess in some sense these are "tools" Since it's about to start raining for the next three days, I stopped by Harbor Freight to buy a tarp and some bungee cords to cover the old 350 SBC engine (that was just replaced) that's in the back of my pickup truck. This was a very, very "Harbor...
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    81 350 SBC is farked, about to replace with 350 SBC bought locally

    Update (or not) I am still waiting for my 350 transplant. The bottom line is that my mechanic in Hollywood just has no space at his shop, so he is very hesitant about having a large non -running vehicle there. Theoretically the engine swap should take a day or two, but if anything goes wrong...
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    Freak Injury Upon Another Freak Injury To Hand Requiring Emergency Surgery (Tool Safety)

    For many years, Carhartt ran a print ad with a picture of one of their welding jackets, with the left arm and upper chest completely trashed. A customer had sent the jacket to them, with a letter thanking them for saving his life when a 9" grinder he was using jumped and kicked back right into...
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    Freak Injury Upon Another Freak Injury To Hand Requiring Emergency Surgery (Tool Safety)

    Yikes! A few years ago at our shop, the boss was using wire wheels to "distress" some planks (we build scenery for tv/commercials/events.) The wheels would wear out after about ten minutes -- in retrospect, DUH! Where did he think all those bristles were disappearing to? He's the kind of...
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    Connect phone to factory AM radio

    Search eBay for "Mr. Microphone"
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    Hi from Birmingham !

    Woah ... I suddenly remembered Yelawulf! A 'Bama boy who has seven tracks titled "BOX CHEVY (N)", and counting! The tracks seem to be mostly about boxy sedans similar to what the West Coast rappers celebrate, those being better gunships in general. But your sweet black ride looks SUSPICIOUSLY...
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    Hi from Birmingham !

    All I know about Birmingham is what I learned from the Drive-by Truckers' song, "Biringham", and that it was named after the British city because of the iron and Steel connection. Actually, everything I know about ALABAMA comes from DBT. I'm sweating through my hat just thinking about it...
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    Lawn/ Garden tractors/ Riding Mowers, Cool Mods and tinkering

    If you have some noise-cancelling stereo headphones (or a stadium-type PA system), the best music for landscaping, besides the obvious George Jones, would be Sturgill Simpson's two volumes of "Cuttin' Grass" In 2020, He re-recorded a bunch of his own songs with some ace Kentucky and Nashville...
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    81 350 SBC is farked, about to replace with 350 SBC bought locally

    Thanks Lego! I' probably going to delete the A/C, but def. Will keep that solenoid with the compressor. (And The bracket for it.)
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    81 350 SBC is farked, about to replace with 350 SBC bought locally

    My mechanic has been backed up, but I gave him a deposit so he will hopefully have time/room next week. Meantime, I took a closer look at the engine and have a couple questions: What is this device? It's mounted right in front of the throttle linkage, by the A/C compressor, and looks like an...
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    Aquí desde Argentina

    Welcome! I speak no Spanish despite living in California for 25 years. But Javier Milei inspires me! BRetty
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    81 350 SBC is farked, about to replace with 350 SBC bought locally

    Picking up the engine tomorrow. I conferred with my mechanic, we're gonna -- use the top end : intake manifold, Edelbrock carb, HEI distributor -- from my '81 engine. Also my mini-starter, cheap valve covers, possibly my (new-ish) water pump... trying to think what else... Here she is. Is...
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    81 350 SBC is farked, about to replace with 350 SBC bought locally

    The oil cooler was something I inhereted. It was really poorly installed, so I guess I'm not surprised it bit me in the butt.
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    FREE Driver Side Gas Tank Sending Unit

    I would be interested. I'll send you a DM when I'm at my desk not on a phone. I'm in Los Angeles CA and Im not in a big hurry for this. Cheers! (As, in my experience, Canadians like to say.) BRetty
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    Question on battery/starter

    WhenI got my truck, I had constant electrical and starting problems. Eventually I learned the battery cables were old and oxidized/corroded, especially the exposed connections at the battery and starter terminals. I pulled them and cut off the exposed portions, stripped them back to expose...
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