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tajoe

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Re: 84 301T
« Reply #280 on: February 28, 2023, 09:04:21 PM »
LOL. I believe you're right SB. At least the car is in the garage, outta the snow.
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Re: 84 301T
« Reply #281 on: March 10, 2023, 03:18:28 PM »

Still finishing up household duties. Be back soon.
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Re: 84 301T
« Reply #282 on: March 10, 2023, 03:40:26 PM »

Still finishing up household duties. Be back soon.

hahahaha

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Re: 84 301T
« Reply #283 on: March 10, 2023, 04:29:00 PM »
Hi Rich. Glad you liked it. It may be temporarily down, but not forgotten. What can I say?

(there just ain't enuff hrs in the day. And it "sucks" have-in ta work for a livin.)
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Re: 84 301T
« Reply #284 on: March 10, 2023, 10:02:21 PM »
Thanks for checking in, tajoe

That's what I'm doing. 

Post some pics when you get the chance.
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Re: 84 301T
« Reply #284 on: March 10, 2023, 10:02:21 PM »

tajoe

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Re: 84 301T
« Reply #285 on: March 11, 2023, 07:36:52 AM »
Will do Willie. Next step is to relieve the floor pan where the clutch fork could potentially hit, cause it's that close when depressed. Then redrill the clutch rod hole on the pedal lowerer to give it a tad more throw. It'll also help the geometry from the rod to the upper Zbar lever. The angle won't be as much.
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Re: 84 301T
« Reply #286 on: March 16, 2023, 06:31:28 AM »

Still finishing up household duties. Be back soon.


IF ONLY WE HAD BEEN BORN RICH INSTEAD OF GOOD-LOOKING, WE COULD HIRE SOMEONE TO DO HOUSE STUFF! AND WE COULD HANG WITH OUR CARS  :grin:
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Re: 84 301T
« Reply #287 on: March 16, 2023, 08:08:45 AM »

Still finishing up household duties. Be back soon.

Honestly I don’t know how you guys manage to find any time to work on your cars. With family and jobs, I put my car hobby on hold for decades. I am impressed by all the multi tasking members. I figure some must never sleep.
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Re: 84 301T
« Reply #288 on: March 16, 2023, 08:18:12 PM »
I hear the both of yas. And I know all can relate. If nothing more, our car hobby gives us a reason to get outta bed. Even if they're only a dream, there's still hope for the future. Try ta stay healthy, so we can continue in our "golden" years. I use-ta joke about finishing my 73 as a retirement project. Now it's not funny.  :sad:

P.S. After trying to finish my cherry countertop project, was pulled away to do "broken dryer" repairs. took over a week because you can't buy parts locally anymore. No-one carries parts, not even thermal fuses from electrical outlets.
Once that was up and running a few days ago, trying to get back to my counter tops, (tonite after work), my wall hanging bathroom sink drain pipe crumbles in my hand, while trying to snake out a clog. Of course not the easy P trap, but the one heading thru the wall.
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Re: 84 301T
« Reply #289 on: April 17, 2023, 02:52:54 PM »
There is a light at the end of the tunnel men. Got my last counter-top  glued up yesterday, so alls it needs is some finishing, install, farmhouse sink install, and finish plumbing. How long could that "possibly" take anyhow?  :???: (And spring has sprung, so garage time is getting justified) Hope all is enjoying the seasonal transition.
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tajoe

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Re: 84 301T
« Reply #290 on: May 20, 2023, 02:48:45 PM »
Here we are, (in new England), and the spring is in full force. The T/As were outside, (temporarily) whilst I was taking advantage of the nice weather, and clearing some space "behind" the garage.  Have a full exhaust leftover, and stored out there, and decided to put it "under" the 73, where it belongs. Should've put it up in place when I had removed the 73s 308 posi for Jack, and installed the 3.42 rear. Forgot it was out there.

(You know what they say, there's 2 things that happen in old age. One thing is you lose your memory. The other is..."I can't remember)

As for the 84, it's waiting patiently, and its time is coming soon. Sorry again for the delay.
(And now to go clean out, "inside" the garage.)
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Re: 84 301T
« Reply #291 on: May 21, 2023, 08:32:02 AM »
This car work is a hobby so you do it when you want to and when you can.

I know all about the senior years.  My wife and I went to Costco on Thursday and I dropped her off at the door and went to get gas.  So she was standing out in the parking lot waiting for me to pick her up.  A lady came up to her and said, “ Ma'am, can I help you find your car?”  That's when you can tell your getting older!
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Re: 84 301T
« Reply #292 on: May 21, 2023, 08:58:15 PM »
I thought you were going to say you forgot her!  :grin:
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Re: 84 301T
« Reply #293 on: May 24, 2023, 06:39:34 AM »
At least is it spring up there finally!  I've never enjoyed trying to work on a car when it is 20*.
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Re: 84 301T
« Reply #294 on: May 24, 2023, 06:42:24 AM »
I look forward to seeing more progress on this engine swap!

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Re: 84 301T
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tajoe

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Re: 84 301T
« Reply #295 on: May 24, 2023, 02:50:00 PM »
This car work is a hobby so you do it when you want to and when you can.

I know all about the senior years.  My wife and I went to Costco on Thursday and I dropped her off at the door and went to get gas.  So she was standing out in the parking lot waiting for me to pick her up.  A lady came up to her and said, “ Ma'am, can I help you find your car?”  That's when you can tell your getting older!
Call it respect and consideration, Bob. Up here in NE, a lot would've just driven by, and splash a puddle of water on her.

At least is it spring up there finally!  I've never enjoyed trying to work on a car when it is 20*.
You're right Mike. even with a "somewhat" insulated, and heated garage, it's tough to get out there. That concrete floor really holds the cold. But I would still stomach it, if I could find/make the time.

I look forward to seeing more progress on this engine swap!
Me too RG. We're getting closer. As mentioned above, mechanical clutch is the "continued" focus.
Thanks for chiming in guys. It helps get me "more" motivated.
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Re: 84 301T
« Reply #296 on: January 26, 2024, 09:48:01 PM »
I know it's been "way too long" since I've posted, but home priorities are eating me alive. Just curious about this site. Mike mentioned an issue with the format on some of us being screwed up. The screen is showing mostly (what I call), computer jibberish.
everything is stacked on top, with no real....I don't even know how to explain it. It's just weird.  Anyway, I've finally figured out how to post, and not sure about a few things. Will this reply take? And on my thread here, it seems it's a few pages short of my progress. I can't see a way to turn the page, if I actually did leave off at trying to mount the 301T into the chassis. I can up-date, if I get a notification saying this response is visible.
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Re: 84 301T
« Reply #297 on: January 27, 2024, 09:38:56 AM »
It’s visible. Some have had success with I h Firefox as their browser working if on a PC. I’ve always used my iPhone without issue.
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Re: 84 301T
« Reply #298 on: January 27, 2024, 03:10:33 PM »
Hello Benny. Thanks for the response. Wasn't sure what's going thru here. I "am" on a PC, (don't have a cell phone), and really don't wanna change my browser. My 2 that I'm using is "Brave", (Only because You Tube shut me down, because of my ad blocker, but I can view YT thru Brave), and Google. (which I prefer not to use, but has more available info than most) I did have Firefox in the past for a while, but was talked out of it, for some reason...forgot. And right now, as I'm typing this, the line seems to be infinite, in that it keeps going to the right. But when I submit the post, it puts it in a paragraph. go figure.
Anyway, I was wondering if my thread has ended on trying to figure out the eng. mounting, which is all that I can see here. I've put in many more hrs since that, and thought I had posted my progress here. Can anyone tell me if there are more pages of photos, (past the eng. mounts, that are pictured above). thanks.
P.S. I was able to figure it out, and see that my progress has been entered here. Right up to the point of trying to modify the mechanical Z bar linkage. Hope to get some more time soon. Also hope this little enigma works it way out. OFN
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Re: 84 301T
« Reply #299 on: January 29, 2024, 07:09:02 AM »
Glad to hear that you've been making progress! Can't wait to see what you've done, it's been a while since the last update. Also, I've had good luck with the site showing up right with Firefox.

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Re: 84 301T
« Reply #299 on: January 29, 2024, 07:09:02 AM »
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