RW> I would too, but they've decided to stock Chinese made tools. I buy odds
RW> and ends at HF that aides in the products I build, which can't be bought
RW> at Sears for any amount of money.

I noticed that Sears seems to carry two different lines for their tools.  The
cheaper ones are all made in China.  They do normally have a higher end line
that is made here (at least with some of their items).

RW> Well, not really. It was a great car for a 28yo in 1968, but it was a gas
RW> hog and that wouldn't be very good today. At 0.32/gallon for premium in
RW> 68, it was a deal and made driving something like that a lot of fun!
RW> 
RW> Today I have the Z28 which can outperform that 68 and get 27mpg when it
RW> needs to. Now if we can get premium down to $2.32/gal, I'd be over-joyed.

That is the same way I think, actually.  I like daily driver classics - ones
that have power, but also don't drive you broke in gas.  Many people can't
believe I get an average of 26mpg-28mpg in my Monte Carlo.  For it's size, it
does very well on gas.  


RW> I hate those...none of the commentators know what they're talking about.
RW> 
RW> They all think the ZL1 Camaros came with an all aluminum BBC that made
RW> 475hp. In reality those had to be ordered special. Know what I mean?

I really don't know the details, so they could pull one over on me.  I only
know a good bit of details on cars that I have owned.

RW> The east coast guys in your area on maliburacing.com are always posting
RW> about g-body 'finds'...trouble is that all of those finds are east coast
RW> rust buckets. Now, there are a few of us in the south and southwest there
RW> who have g-body cars that have 'no rust' problems at all. Go figure.
RW> 
RW> My 79 Malibu was originally a Jacksonville, FL car and has one foot-well
RW> with a hole in it, plus a bit of surface rust underneath...but no rust
RW> problems that require the car be rebuilt from the ground up. That hole
RW> was
RW> due to a leaking seal under the hood, just over the left side of the
RW> brake
RW> pedal...I cleaned and re-sealed that area with RTV and that was the end
RW> of
RW> that.
RW> 
RW> BTW, the rarest of them all are the 78-82 Gran Prix, g-body. With an
RW> original Pontiac engine, they're priceless, but still affordable. Then
RW> there are the Olds and Buicks...and, if you want to build a fast street
RW> car, they're already lighter than the earlier Chevelles and Novas.

I liked many vehicles from the 80s, and have seen many being auctioned for an
affordable price.  The collector market apparently has not gone really hot on
those cars yet.

RW> You can buy a decent 79-82 Monte (high end g-body) for that price and
RW> have
RW> a car that isn't smogged down and no FWD to contend with...

Only issue would be the gas mileage probably won't be as good. 

RW> 8^) Put a Buick V6 into the earlier Monte and have a faster one too.

I didn't realize that there were some 2000 era Monte Carlo SS's that had a
supercharger on them.  Not many of them had it, mostly special edition ones.

RW> Or sell it and use the proceeds to buy a pickup...

I like pickups, but not too much difference if I take all the seats out of the
back of the Durango.  Lots of room back there.

RW> I wouldn't stand for it. I have my own headlight allignment tool and
RW> windsield dings can be repaired with an epoxy mix found at your local
RW> auto parts store.

I didn't know about the windshield repair kit.  I'll have to take a look at
that the next time I'm over there.

RW> 8^) You've got it easy compared to those poor Californians...

We had it better before our current governor "Owe'Malley", came to town.

- Mark

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