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THAT'S OK BRAD !! It was a nice show. You know how some people report that they have bad experiences at shows with dumb or rude comments? I saw none of that today. Everybody was in a nice mood and people were genuinely friendly and their questions and comments were done in a good way. I also got to see some old friends from when I had a running hot rod 7 years ago, and that was nice too.

I even got to kinda put some lengths on a vette at one redlight. Just a short burst, but he shouldn't have been reving his engine like that.

Don

Boy, there was some nice stuff there.I bet yours got a lot of attention, as it should.
Ken

Thanks Ken. I was amazed at the quality of all the cars there. What happens is that we get lots of winter residents from other parts of the country and they bring their hot rods with them. That was the case with Dick LaHaies car and also the '33 Ford with the Brewster front grille.......both came in on trailers for the winter. Also, those guys tend to have a few more bucks and the cars reflect that.

I did have some very nice comments and questions asked. Lot's of old time rodders at this show who asked about the split bones and suspension details. Very nice people, all.

Bet you are getting excited about the big one you are going to be in, huh? That is really something to be proud of.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Thanks Ken. I was amazed at the quality of all the cars there. What happens is that we get lots of winter residents from other parts of the country and they bring their hot rods with them. That was the case with Dick LaHaies car and also the '33 Ford with the Brewster front grille.......both came in on trailers for the winter. Also, those guys tend to have a few more bucks and the cars reflect that.

I did have some very nice comments and questions asked. Lot's of old time rodders at this show who asked about the split bones and suspension details. Very nice people, all.

Bet you are getting excited about the big one you are going to be in, huh? That is really something to be proud of.

Don

Don,
Yes, to be honest I can't believe they accepted it. I would really like to win something there.
I have this thing almost completely torn down. I tried different things to clean the primer but I have worked on it so much it was pretty thrashed, so I decided to re spray it this morning. There is so much more to do and only 4 more days till move in.
Did any of those guys have one of my new folding car trailers?
Ken

Hey, Don, what is the model number on your battery? I have been looking back through this thread and found pics, but the model number is eluding me. I want to get one for the roadster...

Jim, in case he's away for some time I believe it's the PC680MJT, MJT has the automotive terminals, they have other suffixes for different connections.

Sorry I missed your question Jim.............Bob is right, that is the one. That little baby is something else, lots of kick and it holds it's charge very well. For your T project it would be perfect. I bought it right from the source and it was something like $ 110 with shipping and all. Here is the site:

http://www.batterystore.com/Odyssey/...FQhcgQodFBe7-A

And here are the specs:

Odyssey PC680 Battery Call for
Special Pricing
# Powersports, ATV's, BMW Motorcycles
# Marine Outboards over 150HP
# Cranking Amps: 680
# Cold Cranking Amps: 220
# Dimensions: 7 1/16" x 3.0" x 6 9/16"
# Weight: 14.9 pounds
# Terminals: Female brass with M6 SS bolts
# Capacity/20 Hour: 17.0Ah

Obviously, I would recommend one to anybody.......sure solved my space problem for me. I think Ken Thurm is running one too, and if I remember right Bob P has another model of the same brand.

Bob, I agree about the 3/4 rear shot.........I've taken a couple at the shop of that angle and I like it too. Makes the car look a little nasty with the big slicks and all. I was going to do some pictures today, but it is freezing out.................well, 60 degree freezing anyway. Maybe later in the week.

Yesterday I did something I have been thinking about, I removed the baffles from the headers to see if the car would be too loud to drive that way. I had built the baffles and the car was pretty quiet with them in, but I was just curious. After I removed them I put the turnouts back on and of course Dan and I had to take it out for a test drive.

It was like 40 degrees and we must have looked like a couple of nuts, but what a difference it made. The sound is a little on the edge of too loud, but man is the performance better. Off idle power is much improved and the car just pulls harder all the way through the gears. I let Dan drive it and told him to push it hard (we got on a side road in the industrial park).......all I could hear from the drivers seat were giggles. The baffles are staying out unless the local authorities feel otherwise.

Don

One note on my reference, the MJ in the suffix is for the metal jacketed version, the T suffix by itself would be without metal jacket.

As Pops noted, I like the Odyssey as well, though I go with the 925 series just from a personal "security" point of view, and in the '32 '33 & '36 I didn't have the same space constraints. It has a nominal 50% higher rating across the board (100% in reserve capacity) in a package that's just slightly bigger. We've discussed this before, but might be worth mentioning again. Since these are a dry cell battery they can be mounted in any position. If you put the 925 on it's side it is only 2 inches thicker than the 680, so if you've got room in that direction, and you would like the higher electical capacity, that might be worth considering. As Pops has indicated, the 680 has worked well so far for him, so it's just a matter of space and personal preference.

Uh huh. They even recommend the larger sizes if you have more power draining accessories like AC or a bumped up stereo system. Very impressive batteries though. In the beginning I didn't have my alternator wired up and I started and restarted my T a bunch of times and the battery never got too low to crank it fine.

When I spoke to the man at the factory his first words were "forget everything you knew about batteries." I was still skeptical and considered putting a second one in just in case. Now I know better.

Don

Bob, I see you caught my future X-wife out in her P-J's again! Boy will she be getting a good spanking for that when I get home!!!
Thanks for the link Bob, that is a fine battery, I am leaning towards one. Any links on multi-amp multi-media car audio installation? I am getting close to starting mine, a couple of weeks. I still need to pic up the dvd player.

I have taken alot of shots of cars and that sounds like something I am going to try. There are alot of time with a digital that there are darkspots.

Originally Posted by brickman

Bob, I see you caught my future X-wife out in her P-J's again! Boy will she be getting a good spanking for that when I get home!!!

Geez Tony, I love it when you talk dirty!!!

As for the stereo stuff, if nobody else pipes up, send a PM to dangeroustoy http://www.clubhotrod.com/forums/member.php?u=362 He's really into that stuff.

I'm coming in late on this but Don is right I have one of those in my truck. My motor is 412 cu. in. with 9 1/2 compression and it has not been a problem. I agree with you Bob if you have the extra room I would go with the larger series but if you don't the little guy works great. They just recommend keeping the primary lead as short as possible. My 2 cents
Ken

I think you mentioned something like having the cables as close to 3 feet as possible one time Ken. I tried to get mine that short but ended up at about 4.5 feet. I did use @ gauge cable and ran the ground right to the starter bolt too.

Another nice thing is that they project a 3-10 year service life for these. In Florida (and probably other hot places like California) we are happy if a car or boat battery lasts 3 years. Some die as fast as 2 years.

Don

Bob - It looks like you are running out of GOOD pin up girl photo's soon I thought I would let you use some of mine.
Ken

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