Ollie, I love your enthusiasm and creativity. Thanks for the updates and pics. Looks like you're having a blast - which is what this car thing is all about! Dave --- On Sat, 12/19/09, Ollie <satellite1965@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Ollie <satellite1965@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Parts Store Personal #*#@! > To: "Mopar Club" <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Saturday, December 19, 2009, 1:30 PM > > > Petty Stock Car Update.. > Thought we would be cruising "the shoe" (local Redneck name > for our road) today adjusting brakes. > Went to O'Reilly and got my new wheel cylinder, came home > and the dingdongs gave me the left side. > Attempting to remain clam I called them ...Results? > Arrives Tuesday. ?? > I will say this...relating to the brake discussion going > on. > Stock drum parts for our 62-65's are getting harder to > find. C Bodies are the hardest. I see this from overhauling > MS Cruiser and then a few years later, the Petty Car. > Today under warranty my wheel cylinder prices: > Purchased Jan 09 List $ 21.17 Paid > Net $12.89 > Replacement valve Dec 09 List $45.75 No net listed > Also different mfgr..I bought Wagner......now Brake Best .. > probably the same machine making them?? In Jan 09 OReilly > was the only one with the front cylinders and the rear came > from NAPA. Neither had both. NAPA was the only store with > shoes. > Wonder about today a year later? > Enough rambling. Just added pics of the hood installed. > Check out the right side close up and u can see the hood is > high. I am pretty happy considering I saved the hood. > Remember this is my rat rod Petty Stock Car. Be the only one > at any car show!! Ollie and Teresa, them Mopar > Crazies, are having fun with a bunch of fellow car > nuts. > Ollie > http://picasaweb.google.com/satellite1965/PettyStockCarProject# > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one > person -- directly to that person. I.e., send > parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other > personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your > privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > > >