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That's a lot of cheddar.

Could there be a big mud dauber nest in the filler pipe? Probably not a great idea to drive the car (except in an emergency) until you fix it or have it fixed. Wouldn't want to risk dislodging the obstruction into the tank where it will cause more trouble & expense. Maybe pull the filler pipe an...

Have you established you have a dead cylinder, or are you guessing? Have you ruled out a vacuum leak?

john keefe wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 7:52 pm Your 944? Car looks great in that color. Love the architecture of the neighborhood too.

Was thinking the same. Looks like the burbs north of Chicago. Love the way the red is offset by the greens & browns.

Ha! Never saw... If the guy in the pic was a lot shorter, I might have guessed it was the 944 from Risky Business. Best movie quote I remember from the 80's, was after they pulled that 944 from the lake, and the mechanic asked, "Who's da U-boat commander?" That was a 928. World of differe...

A common complaint with any national club. Granted, there is generally travel involved for national shows, tours & other events. What I'm saying it's worth it (to me). But hey, local cruise-ins are fun too. Nice to see the fellas and catch up. These days, kids I coached are bringing their cars &...

AACA tried very hard to get me to join last year but their dues were very high and they have very few events in this part of the country. I hear ya, having fun ain't cheap. It's your time really that's most valuable. I liked the ability to earn top national awards in a judged setting, but also the ...

My show car doesn't get very dirty. Most of the time I'm Quik Detailing it instead of washing it. Mark, if you are into showing your cars, check out the AACA. They put on awesome shows in great spots, and mainly celebrate cars in original spec, with driver participation & HPOF classes for cars ...

eaton53 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 15, 2021 6:14 pm ...Run it thru the car wash...

Wait, what?

I hope that's an old-fashioned hand car wash, and they'll pamper the new find properly.

That's cool, I like your approach. I love my track bike, added a front brake after a few NJ to NYC commutes w/it.

Jobubba wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 9:39 am The car has sold. Thanks for all your imput.

Congrats on the sale. Hopefully the new owner becomes active here & keeps sharing the car with the cognoscenti.

Redrum wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 6:13 pm ...mechanics in Mass and/or New England.

Thnx!

You'd be surprised, when I had my XR lots of folks I ran into remembered them fondly. We do a lot of routine stuff ourselves, but our trusted mechanic for the past decade or so has been Bobby's Auto in Walpole: 1171-R Main St (508) 660-0001

andyofcolumbusmerkur wrote: ↑Wed Sep 30, 2020 4:30 pm thifty

Heh, you should see the AMC crowd in action.

The car looks lovely, well done, and definitely has some significance given the Rapido connection. The poor presentation will most likely hurt the value here. If you want top $ (and who doesn't?), the car deserves to be properly detailed in the engine bay & interior, and the documentation file s...

andyofcolumbusmerkur wrote: ↑Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:50 pm Why is there a flex or kia soul parked next to you? I hope it's the 250hp engine ecoboost but then why keep the hood closed?

You are looking at the import section of the car show, lol.