mustang69

I will likely have one of my rentals come open in Somerville for Sept 1. 3 bedroom 2 bath one car garage, 1/2 duplex walk to main street. PM me for details.

A sincere THANK YOU! to everyone who participated. The look on Sweeney's face when confronted is priceless. It would be interesting to know what the police officers there really thought...

There are probably more concealed weapons on that walk than at the last NRA convention...

Hate to hijack the thread, but what are those spent cases for?

pretend you're on the phone and speak loud...

I have 4 1911's (5 if you count the GSG .22lr), 2 that are are your list - Para Expert in Stainless and Sig TacOps. The Para is a nice shooter for the price. The trigger was great right out of the box - crisp break, seems a bit lighter than the others. The mags that come with it are low quality though. The TacOps, well lets just say Sig got it right. As you said, the slide is like butter. It's my favorite full-size. It has the external extractor, which I'm not a fan of, but everything is black so it doesn't stand out. I also have a Kimber Stainless Pro Carry (Commandfer sized) that for some reason is my favorite. I shoot it better than any of the others, even with the shorter barrel. I'm guessing it's got to do with the bull barrel / no barrel bushing design. I know there is some hate for Kimbers but I'm a fan. My 4th is a Rock Island Tactical in 9mm. Nice shooter but not at the same level as the Sig or Kimber, about on par with the Para.

Another vote for Weber, but the grill you're considering is on the small side. Great if it's just you and a significant other, but you'll run out of room quickly if you have guests...

Labor cost in a reasonably-busy gas station is something less than 3 or 4 cents per gallon - not enough to notice after the initial "drop" to justify self-service. Think about it - a gas jockey making minimum wage, taxes and no benefits. What I'm opposed to is being forced to have someone else do it for me. I'm more than capable of doing it myself, did so for years through high school at a busy station in Morristown. And amazingly never blew myself up. This was back in the day before vapor retention systems. The station was the last one around with leaded hi-test and we saw some great cars because of it. It's not about safety or "for the seniors" or anyone else that doesn't want to pump their own. Some group (the gasoline retailers association?) donates to local pols and isn't interested in it because with self serve, the major producers would open company convenience stores and take business from the locals. Polks keep getting the donations and can say "it's for your convenience". There is no money in it for them to change the law, and the "great job" they would get from it would be eclipsed by the screaming from those that don't want to get out of their cars. Never mind that it's just more government meddling in the details of how local business must operate. As if there is armagedon in the 48 states that allow it (soon to be 49 based on this thread).

Some will extend them when you first pick them up. Never hurts to ask...

What will happen? Whatever "they" say will happen. If they think they can get away without offering an amnesty period, they will. This whole approach to increased gun control is to deflect from the lack of action on everything else wrong in this state. Once Christie is gone the Dems will need to find something, anything, to draw attention away from what has happened in this state over the last 20 years, and how bad, IMO, this state will be until something dramatic changes. The next mass shooting, as terrible as it will be, becomes a rally point for them to proclaim how much is being done to improve lives in this state, all the while nothing actually improves. I've become far too cynical with NJ politics to believe the push for more gun control is anything but deflection since there is so much evidence to the contrary.

I used to commute from Glen Gardner to Piscataway by bike. Got to be too crazy on the highways and parked the bike. Sold it a couple years later when I realized I wouldn't be riding anytime soon again. I wouldn't consider commuting by bike in NJ again. Deer, cellphone drivers and just the typical Jersey driver attitude make it too risky IMO. As someone else said there are only two types a riders - those that have gone down and those that will go down. It gives the term 'bodywork" a whole new meaning. My drop was at least incidental, with no injuries on my part and only cosmetic to the bike. Driver pulled out on me and I dumped it into a slide. If you're concerned about the commute and miles, there are plenty of cheap cars out there.

I'm on my third & I only have handguns. My first was a small bookcase safe that I swore would be big enough since I only planned to get a couple handguns, and how much room could that require? My second safe was a bigger version of the first, and it didn't take me long to fill that one. Then I reinstalled the first on top of the second and slowly filled them both up. I just bought #3, a true gun safe, and am transferring everythiong over as I figure out how I want to organize it. This should (I know...) be the last one I get at least while I'm in NJ. At the rate I get permits and free up cash it will be a couple years before this one fills up, and by then I'll be somewhere else. It's amazing how many handguns can fit in a small space if you organize them. But it's a pain to go through them for a range trip.

It was. Dyno sheet with the car. I haven't dyno'd it since I changed the cam to the Lunati Voodoo 227/234 .527/533 - note the typos in my original post. Car loves to rev, always has. I needed to install a rev limiter at 6,500 to stop from blowing it. As for the driveshaft, I'll sell it for $75. No idea if it was ever balanced, I bought it already shortened. I don't remember ever feeling vibrations out of it but I do remember there was a noticeable difference in the car when I changed over to aluminum. I don''t remember what vendor I got it from, I just remember emailing him the length I needed, and what the yolk and u-joint sizes needed to be. I found it on ebay.

Heads are Edelbrock aluminum Performer RPM, intake at the time was a Performer RPM, carb was a 640 Holey mechanical secondary and the cam was a Lunati grind with 218/218 .488 llift. I've since changed the intake to an RPM air gap, installed a cam with 227/223 duration .527/.533 lift. and the carb is a Proform billet 650. Unless I want to install the roller cam I think I'm about at the limit for how far I plan to take the 302. The 351 would be an easy swap but then I need to change intake, oil pan and distributor, and play around to get the shaker to fit again. The headers would bolt on but I don't know about the exhaust since it's all welded up. I like the idea of a 347 since it's really a sleeper 302.

I sourced most of the conversion parts from ebay and a local Mustang parts dealer (Martinsville Auto Parts used to deal with classic Mustanbgs, he knows the inside and out). The driveshaft supposedly has to be shortened an inch, or depending on the rear yolk you have that can be swapped sometimes too. I have a factory shortened driveshaft I'll sell since I went to an aluminum one.

Solid choices for the two you mentioned, but if you're considering the VP9 you might want to look at the Walther PPQ. Very similar ergonomics and trigger. And I don't see a 1911 mentioned. Lots of nice 1911's out there without spending a boatload. As for the CZ, If you're a lefty try a CZ85 instead of the 75. The 85 has ambi controls, otherwise I believe it's the same handgun. Like something heavy? Try a baby dessert eagle - platform is similar to the CZ. Shot a Glock? I'm not a huge fan of them, but there must be a reason they're so many of them out there. If you'd consider a revolver the Ruger GP100 is a great entry into them.

I just got done with my winter projects, now just need to sort it out for the cruise season. First, I installed the Borgeson power steering setup. This got rid of the crazy factory power assist ram and all those hoses that have leaks factory installed. Also changed all the steering linkage and added a bump-steer kit so I need to get it aligned. It's a much cleaner install with the Borgeson box. Second, I installed billet aluminum front double adjustable coil-over shocks & springs with matching rear shocks. Finally I installed a Canton road-race oil pan. Now I just need to find the leak. Don't know what my next project will be. Always wanted to build a stroker motor for it, cant decide if I'll use a 302 (for a 347) or 351 block (for a 393?). The 347 would be easiest since all my other parts (heads, intake, pan, distributor) would all fit, but getting the cubes from the 351 block has it's advantages. No replacement for displacement... I've run 106mph in the quarter mile so power is good, but traction is limited on my street tires. Last dyno was 280hp / 300ft/lbs at the wheels. Not bad for a 302 in a 3200lb car with a 210lb driver. Also have most of what I need to convert the motor I have now to a roller cam, just need to decide on a cam grind.

I used a T-5. They are cheap at the swap meets but you need to know what you're looking for so you don't get a 4-cyl model. Makes for an easy swap, and probably saved 50 pounds over the toploader & mechanical linkage setup I had before. I've used a couple of clutch linkages, finally ending up with a hydraulic unit with an external slave cylinder. Smooth as butter, light pedal even with the heavy-duty clutch plate.

Nice '68 (at first I thought it was a '67 - can't see the marker lights or side scoop detail for a '68). If you're going for the California Special look I think I have a Shelby tail panel that would fit. Looks like we should have a NJGunForums Mustang meet-up. Seems to be a lot of mustang fans here.

This one's not a Mach 1, just a base Sportsroof though I did recreate the factory GT look with the correct stripes and gas cap. Mine was an automatic when I got it. I converted to a 4 speed and then eventually went to the 5 speed. The 4 to 5 speed conversion was pretty straight forward. Figure out what clutch setup you want (early linkage, late cable or hydraulic), get the rear crossmember and driveshaft. You may have to adjust driveshaft angle, but the shifter comes up through the factory hole, so I adapted a Hurst shifter handle to work. The only "gotcha" I had to deal with is the installation drops the rear of the trans a bit, so it changes the angle of the motor enough to cause an issue with the shaker scoop coming through the hole in the hood. With everything I've done the shaker has been a pain to keep aligned and functional. If I didn't think it was so cool I'd go back to the Mach 1 scoop and be done with it, but to me the shaker makes the look.

69 Sportsroof - built 302, 5 speed, 3.50 trac-loc, shaker hood, hood tach, Slats, spoilers, 4 wheel discs, coilover front suspension with upper and lower control arms, Caltracs, sway bars, subframe connectors, Deluxe interior, etc. It's all done up. Love the '69's it's my favorite year...

I've been working on classic mustangs for years so have more parts than I know what to do with, and I recently sold my Dodge Dart so had a bunch of spares from that too. I also had some Holley carbs and other speed equipment, some two-stroke lawn equipment (Stihl chainsaws, weedwackers, hedge trimmers, Echo weedwackers) that sort of stuff. It was a big mix of stuff from my garage that I don't need any more. Of course, I wound up buying someone else's stuff... It's more of a social day for a couple of guys and me. Been going for more years than I remember, both Spring and Fall. We rent the spot, set up the tables, then BS all day over the grill and take in the sights. Headed to Carlisle on Saturday for the day.

Anyone going to the swap meet at Raceway Park tomorrow (Saturday)? Stop by my spot at RI26 and say Hi.

For my last set of permits I asked and got 5. When I picked them uop I had the chief extend 3 of them on the spot. He did it no questions asked. Saves me the trip back at the 90-day mark, and there's no downside I can see. Anyone else get permits extended on day 1?