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Garry
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Post subject: Progress report ...  Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2002 9:27 pm |
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Well ... work on the 79 finally seems to be progressing ... after I seem to have all the parts together, the motor will hopefully be running again for the first time on Friday ... put all the cables back on today, radiator is back on the car (what german brand coolant will be right for it?), transmission oil lines are on, need to build a support strut for the battery pan, and a new place to put the radiator overflow bottle ...
Also, test-fitted the glas fiber parts ... looking good ... 
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Garry Glendown * '99 Firehawk Convertible
"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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NovaRat
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2002 5:09 am |
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Hey, forget about the strut for the battery and put it in the trunk where it belongs!!! Then WaLa you'll have a nice place for that overflow bottle.
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2002 5:52 am |
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Quote: Hey, forget about the strut for the battery and put it in the trunk where it belongs!!! Then WaLa you'll have a nice place for that overflow bottle.
I know - doing that over the winter ... also will be getting rid of the regular fuel tank, putting in a fuel cell instead ... just getting the car ready for Bitburg ...
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Garry Glendown * '99 Firehawk Convertible
"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2002 8:29 pm |
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well ... decided to get the cable and stuff and put the battery in the back right away ... anyway, after loading for two days, it only put out 8.5V ... 
Used another battery for a test ... electric fan (from Robin I think - tnx again!) works fine, and after turning for some 30+ sec, fuel finally made it to the carburator ...
Ladies and gentleman, the '79 is rumbling again!
Great sound, especially without the muffler ...
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Garry Glendown * '99 Firehawk Convertible
"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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NovaRat
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2002 10:25 pm |
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OK! Glad to hear about the progress. Does this mean that you'll start posting some of those "I'm goin' to fry me up some chicken in Bitburg" comments you keep making ???
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Squirrelina
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2002 8:53 pm |
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congratulations...
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SS396
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2002 7:31 am |
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Garry, let me know if your looking for any parts. The guy that tore his aprt to rebuild sold it. He got tired or something, working every night on it. He had stripped 2 other cars for parts.
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2002 4:38 pm |
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Hm, does he have a blower? Nah, at the moment I think the only piece I still miss are the gaskets between headers and muffler ... have to check if I can find some that fit at a german place ...
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Garry Glendown * '99 Firehawk Convertible
"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2002 5:34 pm |
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Beware ... he's coming soon ...
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Garry Glendown * '99 Firehawk Convertible
"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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Hawk
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2002 5:37 pm |
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I think he wants you to fry the chicken Hawk LOL
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2002 8:10 am |
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Washed and almost ready to go ...
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Garry Glendown * '99 Firehawk Convertible
"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2002 7:44 pm |
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D@mn - two days to go, and no car to pull the trailer & 79 to Bitburg ... looks like all the hurrying up was for nothing ... guess it's Convertible time again ...
(All dressed up and no way to go ... )
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JackZ28
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2002 1:54 pm |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2002 12:48 pm |
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Garry where did you get that nose piece? I have been looking for one . If you have any #s or sites please share.
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2002 11:31 pm |
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80killer wrote: Garry where did you get that nose piece? I have been looking for one . If you have any #s or sites please share.
Sorry it took me so long to answer - must have missed your question ...
Answer - the whole set I have (nose, fenders, quarter panels, ground effects) is supposed to be a GM fibre set ... pretty much identical to the original pieces and fitting quite well ... don't know whether you can get just the front fascia, it would fit the regular fenders, though ... also, no tellin' where you could get the pieces, I got them from a guy up in northern Germany, he also made the hood for me ... don't think he has a mold, otherwise he could probably build the nose for you ... I have his phone# somewhere, if you're interested ...
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"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2002 10:05 am |
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2002 4:29 pm |
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JackZ28 wrote: Hell, I think I'd like to have his number too, Garry! Is he expensive? Well, here's the Address ... this up close to Bremen IIRC ...
US-Parts VANDRACECK
Hauptstraße 29
26209 Kirchhatten
Tel.04482-928171
As to prices - getting the parts here in Germany, the price was pretty much OK I recon ... the whole set (GM supposedly - the grey parts on the pics) ran 1250,-, he made the hood himself and only charged another 250,- for that (probably already made enough money on the rest) --- the fibre parts I've seen in catalogs from the states were quite a bit more expensive, especially if you calculate shipping to Germany ... (remember, this set has: nose, both fenders, ground effects and rear quarter panels). Probably be getting the door panels plus the piece underneath the rear window - plus possibly the rear bumper ...
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Garry Glendown * '99 Firehawk Convertible
"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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Squirrelina
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2002 2:42 am |
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personally I do not like this looks.
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2002 7:59 am |
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Squirrelina wrote: personally I do not like this looks.
Well, being in Germany, you just have to take what you get ... only other option a couple months prior to finding these parts was an early 2nd gen style flip front, which IMO looked worse ... but then, the kit I have will probably look pretty mean by the time it's painted ... probably can fit some 400+ tires in the rear without them sticking out of the quarter panels ... and without shortening the axle!
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"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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Squirrelina
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2002 9:14 pm |
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...reminds me of the old trains. or was it snowplows? 
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