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11-07-2004, 08:32 PM
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How do you retrieve a parts car?
You plan a great day, rent a tow dolly, pack a cooler and go get it like this (boost gauge action shots here and here careful, the movies are almost 2m!!):
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11-07-2004, 08:38 PM
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History In the Making
 Good photos. Was the driveshaft still connected during the transit? Like your boost gauge/speedo footage. Flat terrain or what? Is that your Gulf signage?
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11-07-2004, 09:02 PM
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The boost movies were taken in SE texas between Houston and Austin. Mainly level but some gently rolling terrain. I could easily maintain 65mph on the level ground but some of the hills I would have to downshift to 3rd to keep the revs above 2200. On the long pulls, you could definitely see the temp gauge start to rise if you dogged the throttle with the engine lugging <2200rpm. Otherwise, it was no problem, you just cannot get in a rush. I wasn't man enough to brave the IH10 traffic west of Houston with 3500# of towed vehicle so I took the backroads (called Farm to Market roads here in Texas) until I was closer to home and the traffic was a little less congested.That GULF signage is an antique store that's was an old service station (Area 51 is nowhere near that sexy!!). Those pics were taken in Fayetteville, TX...about 70 mile from Austin on Texas Hwy 159...they had a couple of fake gas pumps out front. But, they also had a gin-yoo-wine grease rack beside the building. Man, I'd like to have one of those!
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11-07-2004, 09:13 PM
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Well, if you are as bad about buying "projects" as I am, you buy a 16 foot car trailer, and haul 'em home that way, using a 3/4 ton diesel powered truck.
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11-07-2004, 11:46 PM
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What's the manual tranny going into? Your wagon looks great by the way!
Jimmy
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11-08-2004, 07:21 AM
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 ...The transmission in the 'new' parts car is going into the wagon to replace the buzzing and rattling one with a chipped tooth that's in there now.
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