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    1939 Dymaxion Tribute Vehicle

    Just saw this on FB Marketplace Lexington Ohio. Buckminster Fuller Tribute Vehicle: Seller's description PENDING This is a full custom built art deco style vehicle in the style of some of the kate 30s early 40s concepts and canned ham trailers. The vehicle is titled and road legal as an...
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    Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra Recalled For 6.2L V8 Engine Loss Of Propulsion

    https://gmauthority.com/blog/2025/04/chevy-silverado-gmc-sierra-recalled-for-6-2l-v8-engine-loss-of-propulsion/ Looks like about 600,000 vehicles affected.
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    Frame Torsional Rigidity

    Saw this illustration in the film strip across the top of the page that shows the torsional rigidity of a 62 vs. 63 frame. If I recall correctly I think a modern (designed in the last 30-40 years) unibody car has a minimum 10,000 Lbs.ft/degree rigidity. Does that sound right?
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    GPS Speed vs. Actual Speed

    I drove down to Tennessee a couple of weeks ago to pick up a Tahoe I bought. It was a rental that I turned in and drove the Tahoe back. The rental was a newish Toyota. I was using Google for directions. When I was on the expressway I noticed the Toyota speedo said 70mph and Google had my...
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    Vibration from 30-40mph - 1997 Tahoe 4wd

    My old Tahoe 4wd (165k miles, automatic) has a weird vibration from 30-40mph. I don't think it's a wheel balance issue (don't really feel it only in the steering wheel). To try and isolate it, I did an experiment. I went up a slight grade from a stop and slowly accelerated to 40mph. At...
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    Need an On/Off Switch That Will Operate Only When the Vehicle is in Motion

    I am working on door panels that "merge" C6 panels to work on a C3. The C6 panels have an electric latch for the door that is operated by a push button. I have the electric latch worked out. I assume (could be wrong), that the C6 has some type of motion activated switch that that disables...
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    Carfax, AutoCheck etc?

    I am looking for a 90's Chevy truck that has been in the south or south west for the last 30 years. I am in Ohio, and will have to travel to look at any candidate vehicle. I have a 97 and it is rusted badly. There are no patch panel fixes for this. So I would like to see a report that...
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    Correct oil fill for BBC

    Where is the maximum oil fill line for a BBC? Not just on the dipstick but in physically in the engine? Bottom of the crank counterbalance?
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    Something is Drawing Power When the Car is Off

    I have a blade style battery cutoff switch (like the electric chair) on the negative terminal. With the car off, ignition switch off and battery cutoff, I am reading .15-.25 volts. When I look at the current between the chassis ground and the negative terminal, I see 0ma. Does this make sense?
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    Guy builds a 1/5 scale Ferrari 250 in 8 min.

    This guy builds a 1/5 scale Ferrari 250 in 8 minutes. It runs! He builds a roll cage for it using some kind of fusion welding device. Makes the body out of HVAC duct (?) and spots it together with the same welder. Pretty amazing.
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    1969 INST LPS fuse?

    I need a fuse for the INST LPS position (bottom of picture). Presumably Instrument Lamps. Anyone have a chart?
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    Good Center Drills?

    I need a set of new center drills. I have been buying HSS center drills from Mcmaster but they don't last (drill points dull). The smaller sizes mostly. I was looking for Precision Drill (made in USA) brand but it looks like they have been moved to Brazil. Everything else looks like China...
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    Collision Repair These Days.

    Someone rear ended my wife's 2021 Honda CR-V 4 months ago. Not bad, drivable but the hatch was not operable. So I took it to the body shop where they estimated the repairs at $6500. Progressive was the insured's company. When we dropped the car off, Progressive had a rental car for us...
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    Indy 500

    I used to follow Indy Car racing for years until Tony George started the IRL and CART died. I watched (on and off) the race yesterday. Lots of wrecks. Even in the pits. I think there were 3 restarts in the last 10 laps. I didn't recognize 90% of the drivers names. Not much passing. Looks...
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    Late Model C3 - Is the Blower Fan on Low anytime key is on?

    I converted my HVAC system with parts from a 79. This included a new, stand alone 1979 AC wiring harness. I am working on the console now. So, a couple of days ago I tested this setup. It seems to work but, anytime the key is on the blower fan is on at low speed. I went over the wiring...
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    Equifax Settlement! Woohoo!

    in 2017, hackers took roughly 147 million Americans' personal information from the Equifax credit monitoring agency, making it one of the largest data breaches in history. The exposed information included names, Social Security numbers, birthdays, driver's license numbers, and 200,000 credit...
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    Bleeding an Internal Hydraulic Throwout Bearing

    I have had this car on jackstands for a loooong time. Yesterday I was finally ready to put it on the ground and drive it out of the garage. So, I started the car, pushed the clutch and tried to put it in reverse. Major grinding noise! I have a TKO trans with a Mcleod hydraulic throwout...
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    Radiator Fan Control, Off When not Running

    I would like to turn my radiator fans off (even when hot) when the engine is not running. Thought about putting them on a pressure switch but I'm not sure how long it takes, after the car is turned off, to bleed down. Trying to keep the fans from coming on at the same time when restarting...
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    Where Can I Get 3/4" Cup Seals?

    I am working on something (not car related) and I need to find 3/4" cup seals like are used in master cylinders. I could get a rebuild kit if I knew an old car that had 3/4 inch seals. Mcmaster sells these but nothing below 1 1/2"
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    ******Future of Vettemod*******

    Vettemod is now 13+ years old. With age, problems crop up. GoDaddy is going to migrate VM to new servers next month. Unfortunately, the version of Vbulletin used for this forum is obsolete and cannot be upgraded (because of some other programing issues). This is compounded by my complete...
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