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I thought when I retired from the United States Air Force, my opportunity to live in Europe again had gone away. I was pretty lucky in my military time to have been stationed at Soesterberg in Holland (1990-1992), Lajes Field, Portugal (1994-1996) and NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen in Germany from...

So there I was… My wife, son and I just got finished having some barbeque pork chops and a rib eye at Cooper’s Barbeque. We were slowly making our way home on a 55 mph two lane road when a newer blue Audi S5 comes flying up to the back of my car. The speed limit drops down to 45 and then...

In case someone is interested (LOL): http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/3674430444.html "This is the car Chevy should have offered!!! It is an '88 Monte Carlo SS, that has an '87 Buick Grand National drive line in it!!! A 3.8 Turbo-charged V6, that is perfect!!! This engine setup in the Grand...

I just installed a Casper's Headlight Brightener hotwire kit on my "T" (thanks Santa). Here are the results, taken with the car at idle with the bright lights on. Before results: Voltage at lights fluctuating between 12.75-12.78 volts After results: Voltage rock solid at 13.98. Now...

We've been tweaking on SFCRob's landau vinyl topped, chrome rocker paneled, roll up window Turbo T for about two years now. It was bone stock when we started (even a factory chip). We found the limits of the factory fuel pump/wiring pretty quickly, and found out the transmission needed...

I've had my car several years and it had a non-functioning aftermarket alarm it when I bought it. I was installing a Casper's Electronics power window hot wire kit today and decided to finally tackle taking the alarm out. Here is what I pulled out from under the dash: It's truly...

Board members SFCROB and Hesh stopped by today. We put on a new 140 amp alternator, RJC Racing water pump pulley, and stretched stock location intercooler on Sarge's (SFCROB) T. The stretched stock location intercooler is a tight fit and took a while to get in. Hesh just recently picked up...

I got my new RJC water pump pulley installed today. It really brightened up the "black hole" behind the intercooler. I'm impressed with the pulley - a very high quality piece from RJC. I might now have to get the matching alternator pulley/fan combo from RJC. I had a bit of a problem...

My a/c decided to stop blowing cold air. The compressor clutch is not engaging even when jumping the low pressure switch. The system was converted to R-134 in 1999 according to the sticker on the a/c system. I bought the car in 2005 with no issues with the a/c until 2010, when the low...

I thought the driver's side would be easy, but I cannot get the two studs out of the plastic loom holding all the wires. I've done a search but can't find any solutions. There appears to be two nuts, the one on the top (10mm), and another sandwiched between the upper and lower part of the...

Is anyone planning on driving to Ohio to attend the BPG event? I am still debating to make the drive myself. Rob

I installed the Hellwig Pro-Touring Bar last weekend, but just got around to driving it for the first time today. Here are my initial impressions (but keep in mind my front suspension is already modified for better handing): On the few curves in my local area, the car was capable of going...

I just wanted to share this with you all. For years, I have had what I thought was some sort of interior rattle either from the rear seat area or trunk area. I pulled the rear seat out, sail panels out, took everything out of the trunk and could never find it. It was mainly rattling during the...

I just bought a Hellwig pro-touring bar and started to install it tonite. I have a TA Performance rear end cover, which is a lot thicker than the stamped steel factory cover. When positioning the sway bar, I am getting some interference with the cover and have to position the bar fairly low...

Is anyone planning on driving up to the GS Nationals (October in Bowling Green)? I am thinking about it. Rob

The third Saturday of every month Dicks Classic Garage Car Museum has a car "gathering." We gathered up a few Turbo Regals and had a good time: Getting ready to head out from my neighborhood: At the event: Also, if you like old cars, you should check out...

I drove down to Houston today and had Ronnie at Century Transmission put a shift kit in my car. All I can say is WOW. The transmission now shifts great - nice and hard going into every gear. Mike Kurtz and Ronnie were fantastic to deal with. Great service, and I highly recommend them. Rob

I was helping out a local fellow TB board member with his TR, and he hooked me up with a set of RJC Plug Wires to say thanks. Wow, are these things nice and heavy duty, and very nice looking. I would highly recommend these - a nice quality product. Rob

Buick Brainiacs, My 52,000 mile car (mods in sig) is just plain smelly to drive. It smells like it is running very rich, but my Scanmaster numbers look good (INTs/BLMs always right around 128 or working to get back to it from 126 to 131 or so) and fuel pressure is 43 psi line off. The smell...

I am switching over to vacuum brakes. I got everything on, but for the life of me cannot get the rod from the master cylinder to slide all the way on the brake pedal stud. It goes on just a little and gets hung up. Any tips? I am frustrated with this right now (especially after swapping...