Last Indian

Dwight would you take pictures of both, the problem, sagging, inside shots would probably be the most helpful. As well as the mechanism? If you can make the mechanism pictures as detailed as you can. You know the articulating joint, rivets, bolts whatever might effect the sag.

I think Ringo should start buying up all the land he can in Florida! Most of the country will be in Florida in the next 10 years! It will be the only way to not freeze to death. Since most states will go green, like Michigan wants to do by 2035, & we see how will that has worked for Europe! !

We all need a lesson in humanity! Think we JustA got one! Thanks Buddy! Merry Christmas!

That’s why I asked for input! When you’re up close on something over & over you get a little to focus on one thing. That said I see what you mean & agree! Unfortunately I could kick myself now because I had the head all buffed out, but scoffed it up so I could adhere the painted polycarbonate piece on! Now I need to redo the head, so two steps back, but that’s ok! I appreciate the input, truly! Just a little tuff right now. My wife has internal shingles, ZSH, no rash, which is actually more painful than the other VZV. Take up a lot of time. Back at ya buddy! Merry Christmas to you & your whole family! As well as all of you guys & the whole FP family!

So what do you guys think of the copper theme? Feathers on the head, no feathers? Still way more to do, but trying to get a general feel. Also thinking of coating the polycarbonate cover in a candy apple red as a background.

Thanks guys! We’ll see how it turns out as it progresses. JustA you crack me up! But where on earth did you get my picture from?

A little more time to do a little more work.

Beautiful work as always 31!

I should clarify that I don’t believe that they actually use iridium! Not really sure what material they used, but there are several substitutes & iridium would be of astronomical expense in a paint! Not to mention very very heavy! Furthermore it would not refer to the color as iridium is silver & they are using the irid designation for other colors. Also I can find those other colors designated as iridium.

The irid stands for iridium not iridescent. Gm used iridium as the metallic in some of the metallic paint colors. It reflects differently than a typical metallic flake does. To a degree it fluoresce as opposed to metallic reflecting.

Now that’s what I call a Thanksgiving day Parade! At least for us in the states looking at all of those great pics!

Happy Thanksgiving to both of you & to all of the FP family!

You can still get this FE1 strut. You will find it as a ACDelco 506622 strut. It actually the same original OEM strut. This is very common with a GM part. What happens is this part fits more than one application. So as the OEM reduces stock the OE sells the part as a single part # for multiple applications.

12 volts is 12 volts. So these for your classic Pontiac are as good as you can get. They are not the original Cibie headlights that once existed, but that company has been gone for quite a while. These lights use a quartz halogen bulb, but what makes the light real work is the cut of the lens. They are a brighter light because of the halogen bulb, but the lens actually directs the light in a rectangular pattern. Meaning that the top of the light beam that would intrude into the face of an oncoming driver is cutoff! When you drive on a dark road you will actually be able to see the cutoff pattern as a day & night difference. You will also notice that the width of the beam is wider to the none road side. Allowing you to see that area better. It will also light up the road further down the road. http://www.danielsternlighting.com/products/products.html lighting is a function of physics! When applied correctly it can make the same lumens appear to be on a whole different level. Most people don’t even understand the physics of a parabolic light fixture & your headlight is a parabolic light. So it can be transformed into a very efficient light source.

Paul, first you do mean the actual gage in the cluster does not work? ! Right? Also when you say you greased it, you mean you actually used grease? If so where? You do not use grease, oil or any other kind of viscose lubricant on the speedometer (gage) or cable! Ever! The speedometer cable drives a magnet that sets inside a fixed case. There is a gap between the magnet & the needle fixture that causes the needle to hover at a given point based on the speed of the cable rpm. This entire assembly needs to be clean & dry. Plus the proper gap maintained. Any grease that would get to this assembly would negate that function. The fact that you say the odometer still work says the cable turns, the magnet on the end of the cable turns & drives the pinion gear shaft that turns the spur gear that turns the odometer. The only place you should ever use any lubricant is at the gear points of the odometer! And even than it should be only if necessary & it should be a graphite lubricant, but not a dry power graphite. The noise you heard was more than likely the magnet hitting the thin tin cover due to the grease. This is a very sensitive arrangement & it takes very little to cause failure.

I couldn’t agree with him more! In 1970 I was to be drafted. The TET offense was in full swing & my draft number was low. I can’t say that there wasn’t any trepidation, but I was ready & willing to serve. I know that sounds easy to say when I never did, but it is true. When I went for my physical they took one look at my knee & said no! Put him on 4H status. I think I had said this before, but if not then here it is. I started as a freshman as a first string varsity halfback. Long story short the third game of my sophomore year ended that very abruptly. The damage to my knee was extensive. In time it took three surgeries to make it right. The draft physical was after the first two & the knee was still doubtful for ever being normal again. Since that time I have always felt that somehow I owed all those men who did go the utmost in gratitude, for doing what, at that time I could not! To me those that turned & ran to Canada were every bit the coward as the one who deserts in the heat of battle!

Frosty, first to be clear, my statement of “I would expect nothing less” was a compliment! I hope you knew that. I know you are well read & I meant it in that way. Yes Owen had many beneficial ideologies. Yes Midway was a definite turning point in the Pacific theater! And we could discuss both in great detail I have no doubt. Still & more so to the original point is that we all have our ideals, beliefs & concepts of what we desire things to be! And we are entitled to that by the constitution & the very essence of what America is, as by Gods law. So every single veteran whoever fought on an American citizen behave, did so without question for that right, irrespective of that citizen viewpoint! That goes for even the Civil War veterans of the south! They fought for American citizens too! You could disagree with their leadership at the time, but not the sacrifice made! We needn’t look any further for proof of that fact then Lincoln’s Gettysburg address. I know you agree, I’m just saying it so it’s out there.

I would expect nothing less from you Frosty! Yes they did just that! One party tried even then to end slavery the other side used even tool they could to keep it. The first slave owner in this country was a black man! Fact! His name was Anthony Johnson. He came to the US in 1621 as an indentured servant. Paid off his debt, became a free man, was given 200 acres in Virginia by the government for paying off his debt. Bought 5 indentured servants, 4 black 1 white. Make a long story short he sued in court to retain one of the black servants as a permanent slave! He won the case in court & became the first slave owner in US history & the court ruled no whites could own slaves of any color. That ruling lasted for about 20 years. By far yes Antietam. Yes the carriers, but there are vast amounts of proof that the White House knew of the attack weeks before, that’s why the carriers were moved. We became a country Sept.3 1783 when the peace treaty between the US & Britain was signed in Paris. I would encourage you to look up Robert Owen, a Welsh textile magnet! He is actually the impetus that was responsible for the Democratic Party through Andrew Jackson. There are actual documents that show these two met more than once not long before Jackson change the Jacksonian party into the Democratic Party. FYI, Owen was a socialist & even Karl Marx based his Marxism on Owens principles!

Drive it! 🥸 JustA tell them your Justin! And you are going to see Joe!

Most poignant my friend! Especially now in this time! I personally can’t help but think, that if those that don’t know the answers to those questions did know them; that they would approach life from a different direction! But that’s just me.

I remember Veterans Day, Memorial Day, the forth of July & December 7th with great respect & fondness! I still do! So when our friend JustA6 posted a tribute to Veterans Day it made me happy & smile, but only for a moment! Why? Because this isn’t my America any more! All I here about is indoctrination, hatred & denial of proven facts! It’s is happening all over the US! In schools, work places, the news media, both in print as well as TV. But we the people are allowing this! If we falter to teach our offspring as well as others what we know the real factual provable truth is, then we bare some, if not the majority of the blame. I will point too what I believe one of the big reasons this is. Most people just don’t know history! Case in point! When do you believe the United States outlawed the importing of slaves into the country? Do you know what the Missouri Compromise was? Do you know what the Kansas Nebraska act was? Best of all do you know what side did what? Do you know who was the first slave owner in this country? What was the bloodiest battle in American history? What was the deadliest war in American history? Do you know what was in Pearl Harbor 1 days before the attack, & who knew to make sure it was gone before the attack? Do you know who Robert Owen was & what he was responsible for? Do you know what year the United States became a county? Nothing is so sad as to watch the greatest prophesied nation in all of history, yes the United States was prophesied, self destruct by the hand of its own citizens! Knowing those citizens only had to give no more than a small measure of effort compared to what those men & women gave in all the wars conflicts & police actions through out history! We all cling to our beloved Pontiac’s while the nation falls down around us! But as this continues, you may soon not be able to do anything with them except stare at it! I apologize to every veteran living & deceased for a sacrifice so great & for an effort from those citizens so unappreciated it’s disgraceful!

Step by step! If I could only carve out some time to work on the Indian as easily as aluminum carves! Anyway made a little progress.

This is the greatest human gift any human can give a fellow citizen! God Bless Them!! The disgrace of those traitors who tore down statues, burned flags, defaced things that related to every war, conflict or action this country has gone through, to protect, defend & preserve our way of life & the Constitution! These are the worst of all humanity & respect no one, respect no structure or any law, let alone authority! I’m done as Levin says!

Especially while evidently drink a beer in front of the fridge & watching tv!😳

Two things come to mind. First, these cars like the “97”-“03” Grand Prix run a 12 volt multi wire ignition switch. This means they have several 12 volt supply wires that feed different components. The ignition switch internally has multiple finger & tabs that make contact to transfer power to these wires. This situation causes the fingers to burn/corrode when you leave components on & turn the car off, then return to restart the car, similar to the way points in a distributor do. During that start cycle it causes the finger to arc across to the tab that has been left on. When this burning gets bad enough they no longer transfer 12 volts. So the voltage can fluctuate & cause your problem. In many cases it will reduce the voltage output to millivolts. To check for this condition you need a volt meter. Go down the steering column to where the ignition wire harness connects to the distribution harness. With the key on, start checking at the back side of the plastic connector the wire clip you will be able to see through each wire slot. The other possibility, though I doubt it is the body module.