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  1. deckofficer

    Sold on Barrett Jackson last night

    Russ, Your a man ahead of your time. I know I won't be making friends here with this next statement, BUT, in the current economy, a basic good running, nice looking T, with th350 and a sbc, is only fetching $10~$12K max. Ouch, I know. A really nice T, with classic power such as a 409 and a 5...
  2. deckofficer

    State of the Forums Address

    Where did you post that? I remember only posting a payment option in the "Donor's forum" and since what is said there stays there, I won't copy and paste your reply here. But it was the latest post and only had one reply, yours. Direct me to the post to put the forum on an automatic bill pay for...
  3. deckofficer

    State of the Forums Address

    Mike, The cold hard facts are on this forum you have 26 members that have over 500 posts that have posted at least once this year. Over at Hot Rodder's Bulletin Board, the membership is 93,293, posting 1,327,719 posts to 178,306 threads. Not to mention 40,912 photos in the gallery. Is this...
  4. deckofficer

    Sold on Barrett Jackson last night

    I like this ride AND its got a 4 speed, not a very strong 4 speed, but still a manual trans. Bob
  5. deckofficer

    State of the Forums Address

    Mike, You and I have discussed this before. When I first joined I did the PayPal route each month until my credit card with PayPal got compromised. That is a real hardship because I used "auto bill pay" on that card. This has happened to me twice, and since I no longer use paypal, no further...
  6. deckofficer

    Steering Box Location

    Ted, Thanks again for the tips. Don't beat yourself up on the steering box, it wasn't loose at your house, just a little play in it. It backed out from vibration because I finished the 101 Fun Run after losing 2 cylinders. Bob
  7. deckofficer

    Steering Box Location

    Ted, You mean something like this? Don't worry Ted, I'm not using that cast aluminum box anymore, got a steel one now, old picture Bob And this is why.............
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    If you don't see it here it doesn't exist..... site

    Nothing like an old Buick Nailhead in an old 60's T. Bob
  9. deckofficer

    The 5 speed swap

    Dave, Sounds like that will be what I will do. I know you said bar stock, but my aged brain was seeing "rod". Now you understand that stupid "discoloration" comment on my part. Doing it your way will allow a radical forward (towards the firewall) angle right off the shift stub, then a nice big...
  10. deckofficer

    The 5 speed swap

    Dave, Boy, do you have a good memory. That was an issue back with the 355 sbc, after having the 383 built, bracketed the ends and bolted to the frame for easy future removal. But now, have discarded for a new bolted drop out trans mount. How easy is it to heat and flatten an end of that 3/8 ss...
  11. deckofficer

    The 5 speed swap

    Trans mount is in place, only tack welded at this time. Need to get some paint mixed to match. This new mount has allowed me to reduce those darn driveshaft to yoke angles, whew. The shift lever is a new project. I have always liked the Hurst flat bar shift lever for manual transmissions, and is...
  12. deckofficer

    The 5 speed swap

    New transmission cross brace (still just tack welded and waiting on paint to be mixed) fully cut out, trans tucked in so well have been able to decrease driveline to yoke angle from 4.5 degrees to 2.5 degrees. Bob
  13. deckofficer

    Towing a T, ?

    What's a trailer? Bob
  14. deckofficer

    Restoration / Rebuild Begins

    There is a couple of easy ways to buy some oil pan clearance. Easiest is just going to larger diameter tires, each inch increase in tire diameter will buy you 1/2" more pan clearance. The other way is to go to a autocross oil pan, you can buy as much as 3" there. This works on bell housing...
  15. deckofficer

    Faster than Vette, and its electric

    I'll give you some costs of components, and if you are still interested I'll post some links to electric vehicle parts suppliers. Nobody in their right mind would build my scooter for resale, this scooter is just plain unsafe, but here are the main components you will need (1) Etek motor, hard...
  16. deckofficer

    Cadi 500 in a T-bucket

    782 hp @ 6000 is rather impressive also. Bob
  17. deckofficer

    Cadi 500 in a T-bucket

    Ted, Are you having a hard time sleeping? Bob
  18. deckofficer

    New toy arrives

    Nothing like being able to "roll your own". Bob
  19. deckofficer

    Cadi 500 in a T-bucket

    500 cid caddy 595 lbs sbc 575 lbs Chevy 454 675 lbs Ford 289/302 460 lbs Ford 351 C 550 lbs Ford 351 W 510 lbs Ford 429/460 640 lbs Ford 4.6 SOHC 473 lbs Olds 455 605 lbs Olds 215 318 lbs Bob
  20. deckofficer

    Cadi 500 in a T-bucket

    If your still looking http://www.advancedracing.com/car_parts/engines/cadillacadvancedgmc_500lb.php But I doubt the $1700.00 in the year 2004 for a fully rebuilt 500 is still a valid price

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