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14 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

Hay guys ! Where’s all the pictures of your snow ? 
here we are on a stinking hot Christmas Day and I want to show my grandies what it’s like in the snow ! 

 I'm sure our Great Lakes friends (Michigan) have More than enough snow to go around...

No Snow here in North Carolina...Just Single Digit High Temperatures...By Far...The Coldest Christmas since 1983...My home HVAC system has run continuously for the last two days...Is barely able to keep the temperature 65 degrees here in the house...Of course in typical NC fashion...The temps are supposed to be in the high 60s low 70s by the end of the week...Go figure..

Merry Christmas/Happy prosperous New Year..To You and your Family...And all our Ponchofiles Down Under...Hope that we are all here Next Year to do it again...

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Yes it definitely grabbed my Attention....It's first one that I have personally seen in Several years that wasn't a completely ragged out incomplete rust bucket basket case...Will see the owner again in a couple weeks....

You might be able to use/ get "Shorty" style headers for a Pontiac engine...As long as where they Dump out..Is close to the same area as the stock/factory exhaust manifolds dump location...They wouldn't have near the inherent fitment/clearance issues as long tube headers would...And with little modification...You could run the head pipes probably really close to the factory location...No real power gain... But would sound good with what ever mufflers you decide too use... 

One other thing...Would also highly suggest that you don't go overboard with the exhaust pipe diameter....Too large an exhaust pipe/Header tube diameter can/will Kill the low end torque Output...

Yes it is a really nice scenic drive...I know every nook and cranny from Roanoke Va to below Asheville NC..It is only 45 minutes from my driveway to access the Parkway at Fancy Gap Virginia...

The weather hasn't really been that Hot/Humid here yet...Have only had five or six days of 95° 95% humidity days So far this year..But it's coming.. You can count on that...Having the AC functioning will be a good thing Especially if ya'll from the Arctic northern Midwest...Aren't used to it..The AC systems on F- bodies (all generations)...Even when brand new will barely keep you from perspiring while driving on a really hot day here in the Southeast Especially with the R 134 refrigerant as it is not nearly as good as the Old School... R-12...was....

Be sure to drink plenty of water and stay hydrated...

Thank you all for your thoughts and condolences...They are truly appreciated...

Now that reality has finally set in...I have installed the brake rotors, pads and flushed out the old original brake fluid and Replaced it with DOT 5 fluid...Including purging the old fluid out of the ABS system also...I wanted to document the process but that didn't happen...I also didn't clean up and detail the calipers and related parts as well as I wanted too...So I basically ran Quickly through the whole system and did it all in less than four hours from start to finish...I am extremely happy with the functional results...The car had excellent brakes (factory 1LE set up) to begin with...Now I don't have to be nearly as aggressive on the brakes to get it to literally stand up on it  nose...and the stopping distances have very noticeably improved all the way around...

Will be doing a run down my private road course..AKA..The Blue Ridge Parkway...Within the next couple of weeks...That will be the true test of how good they really are..

Mrs. Two Lane unexpectedly passed yesterday...So everything will be on hold for awhile...

TLBT

Does anyone know what is the difference between Semi Metallic Brake pads...and Carbon Metallic pads..??

Found that amusing too..

Guess the Wildlife isn't onboard with the narrative either...

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Spent an hour waiting on the phone with Classic  Industries...Only to be told that the rotors and pads are Back ordered...They might get them in 12 to 14 weeks...Maybe...

So this occurrence...Causes me Great Annoyance and Displeasure...

I somehow can't help from thinking that this Cretin who is talking to me....From the fake Whitehouse Oval Office TV set.....(right this very moment)Telling me how great he is doing...Along with  His Buddy who wears the plastic nursing titties... Are Not Somehow directly responsible for this Travesty...And Injustice that has been forced Upon me...

So in the meantime I will have to come up with a plan B...

There is a replaceable inline fuel filter already factory installed in your bird...If I remember correctly it is under the car between the rear frame rails above or just in front of the gas tank on the high pressure fuel line and should be easily accessible if the car is on a lift...Have never seen a clear glass/plastic fuel filter used in a high pressure application...But then again that doesn't mean a high pressure rated clear filter doesn't exist...

As far as ten year old gas... If it is available in your area...A couple of gallons of 100 octane unleaded non ethanol race gas added to the tank will make a world of difference in the way the car runs until the old stuff has been run out of the tank then after that just put in top tier gas for a couple tank fulls then you should be good to go....