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With most plugs Higher # is hotter, lower colder. Timing advance or retard is the biggest reason to change plug heat range. Advancing timing raises combustion temperatures, calling for colder plugs. Retarding the timing lowers combustion temperatures, calling for hotter plugs. Rich or lean conditions are also another factor. In small engines (such as my snowmobile) I keep 2 sets of plugs. Hotter 81's are for wide open racing or flat open high speed riding, 77's are for slow speed trail riding where you need more power/torque. 81's will foul if used for trail riding and 77's will not give you full top end speed.

Nice job on the kickpad N vent. Is your entire heater core missing? No heater or defroster?

Gar Wood was only 5 feet 6 and never more than 130 pounds, but he had an extra-large appetite for speed and an imagination to match. He loved airplanes and boats, and his marriage of the two would make him the international king of the water in the 1920s and '30s. Wood thought otherwise, figuring that airplane motors had to be more dependable than boat motors, since there was little margin for engine failure in the air. So he bought a Curtiss "12" engine, rebuilt it, and put it into Miss Detroit III. It worked beautifully and won the 15th Gold Cup Race on the Detroit River. "We hardly ever had to work on it," Wood said. Working on engines and boats was the joy of Wood's life. He designed many boats, each more powerful than the last. The hydraulic hoist, which helps a boat turn or back up, was the first of Wood's many inventions and patents which helped make him a multi-millionaire by the time he was 40. He was the first man to design a hull strong enough to handle multiple airplane motors and make world-record speeds while remaining maneuverable. While Wood was a consistent winner, he had occasional setbacks and near-disasters. In August 1928, his Miss America VI blew up on the St. Clair River. His mechanic, Orlin Johnson, was seriously hurt, but eventually recovered. Wood, who always drove his own boats, escaped injury. But he had no boat, and the next race on the Detroit River was in September. So he fished his motors out of 90 feet of water, and redesigned and built a new creation, Miss America VII, in just 14 days. Perhaps Wood's greatest design feat was the Miss America X, called a "madman's dream" by engineers. Powered by four 1800-horsepower, 12-cylinder Packard engines, the big boat smashed the world record, becoming the first to do over 2 miles a minute: 124.915 mph. It's a speed that, 64 years later, remains a respectable time for the Gold Cup race on the Detroit River. In 1932, Wood had no trouble defeating Kaye Don in a rematch. After his final successful defense with Miss America X in 1933, Wood retired from racing. A wealthy man, he and his wife had homes in Detroit, Algonac, Georgian Bay, Miami and Honolulu, and a son, Gar Wood Jr., to carry on the speedboat racing tradition. He kept up his friendships with members of the Detroit Yacht Club, which he loved, having become its commodore in 1921. Wood died at age 90 in Miami in 1971, just a few days before a gigantic civic celebration in his honor was to have been held in Detroit, celebrating the 50th anniversary since his first Harmsworth victory. "If he'd announced at that time that he was going to take off for the moon, his faithful following would have believed him implicitly," wrote George Van for The Detroit News upon Wood's death. "To the public, he was Tom Swift, Jules Verne, Frank Merriwell with a little bit of Horatio Alger thrown in."

Good luck Matt.

Pic's are much appreciated. You will find them useful as well for Numbers or pic's of parts.

Like the pic's. Took along time to get in that shape, will take time to get er back. Stick to your list of priority parts. Such as makin er move, gonna need some tires. Lots of places/junkyards will sell you used tires on rims. Don't be afraid to barter with em. Like the tilt steering wheel too.

Sensational shots! You know what we like. Thankz for sharing. You forgot to stop by N pickup Fitzy?

I was born in Algonac. My Dad worked for Chris Craft there, before taking a job with Pontiac Motors and moving us to Pontiac. Gar wanted Dad to work for him. I remember being at his shop. But he took the PMD job. Awesome pic.

Could save you the cost of new rims and/or tires.

Is it rubbing on both sides?

Great find, welcome to the site, look forward to watching your build. Lots of pic's please and don't forget to chat it up in the forum with us.

Didn't think that would be made of pot metal. #4 Broken one could be repaired with my Ol buddy JB WELD. Not like it's load bearing piece. Oh well.

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Well deserved!!! Congrat's Happy New Year!

Does it rub on both sides of the car? Your rear end might not be square in the car. If the shims N rear sway are off, what else might your mechanic have missed? Happy New Year.

Have you measured the backspace on both sides in the rear? Do both sides rub?

It's called migration. Leaps from the top of head and sticks on somewhere on the way down. Shoulders, back, chest. Still waiting for the springtime return. Sounds like a Beach Boys song. Wouldn't it be nice?

Great pic....told ya I used to have hair.

Welcome to the group, thankz for sharing a pic. Sounds like you have a plan. Keep us up on how things are coming along and chat it up in the forums. Lots of great people here.

Ata boy Kiwi...nailed it!