Re: [FWDLK] Newbie

[Brent Burger <cgico@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

  Reminds me of the extraordinary lengths Liberace used to go to to deny he was a queen.  LOL

  B.

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> 
> Some years ago I went to the Hot Rod Nationals, along with the racing
> they have a decent swap meet and car show at the venue where I am.
> 
> Whilst walking the long way to the swaps area I spied a nice looking
> small hot rod coupe, and since it had an open hood area I was able to
> spy the 'hemi' sitting in it from a distance.
> ALrighty I go, lets check this one out a little.
> 
> MAJOR BUMMER when I got close enough to it to stick my head around it.
> It Had Black Plastic Valve covers in the early Hemi configuration, But
> it had Skirts on the flange. The Skirts covered the spark plugs and
> wires going to them, Yups Someone went to some trouble to make FAKE Hemi
> covers to disguise the chebby small block to look like a mopar!
> 
> Basically the plastic covers allowed the spark plug wires to pass
> through them like the hemi. The Skirts were also cut to just fit between
> the exhaust system at the manifold as they provided the camouflage of
> the true spark plug locations.
> 
> At least it was semi-retro, it did have chevy double hump heads.
> 
> -- 
> Paul Holmgren
> Mine: 2 57 300-C's in Indy
> Hers: 05 PT GT R/T HO Stage 1
> Hoosier Corps L#6
> "The secret of freedom lies in educating people,
> whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them
> ignorant." Maximilien Robespierre 1758-1794
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