Author: rkrochen

Snagged this for the grandkids

I know it’s not a C body but I snagged this 02 Sunbird for my granddaughters the other day. It has 142k on it and is in great shape. Picked it up from a cousin for a grand total of nothing. Drove it home after sitting for at least 4 years without issue…

Winnipeg swap meet and show & shine

Took my granddaughter to the local swap meet today. They also have a show&shine coincide with it. The good news is that the event is about twice the size from the last one we attended however not much in the way of C body stuff but it was definite…

First car show

Well we made it back from Mexico on Friday and the first thing our granddaughter did was drag us off to World of Wheels today. Pretty good show and I took some pics of our favourites.
Hers is the Mini because she said it fits her.
Mine is the Imperia…

Negative ground vs positive ground discussion

I decided to open a discussion regarding what really is the best method of grounding either positive or negative or is there a difference in the end.
Generally in North America we utilize negative ground although there was some early designs incorpora…

65 & 66 Fury’s

Since I joined and have followed this forum I have noticed a significant increase in members owing and or restoring 65 & 66 Fury’s. I was just wondering if there is anyway to identify how many of us there are on this forum and maybe get people to p…

Brake experiment

My 66 Sport Fury is equipped with 4 wheel power drum brakes and has the dreaded touchy pedal. I have no intentions of changing to disc brakes due to the fact that I don’t drive the car in traffic and I live in a rural community that is located in extre…

Freakish Accidents

Saw this in the news yesterday after a bit of bad weather. A truck was passing a car when a chunk of ice flew off and hit the windshield. Hit the driver in the face and ko’d him. His passenger grabbed the steering wheel and saved the day. The drivers i…