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    4/09/2026 5:02 AM  #1

    Nos681
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    Bullet Bob’s Bash thrash

    Ov coarse, whi knot?

    I suspected one was seeping.
    The puddle under the ‘65 was a clue.

    Harsh roads and winters in non heated garage for 9 months does not help.

    Bright side, my boss let me use my spot in garage.





     

    4/09/2026 6:05 AM  #2

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    Re: Bullet Bob’s Bash thrash

    Always something to deal with! 
    I don't know how old these are, but you might want to contact the manufacturer about the 'failure', maybe they can offer something less expensive then buying new units.  
    Just a thought.  

    65 Fastback, 351W, 5-speed, 4 wheel discs, 9" rear,  R&C Front End.
     

    4/09/2026 9:31 AM  #3

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    Re: Bullet Bob’s Bash thrash

    They are rebuildable, right? How long for parts to arrive?

    Bob. 69 Mach 1, 5.0 GT40P heads, SMOD Toploader, Armstrong  steering, factory AC.
     

    4/09/2026 12:18 PM  #4

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    Re: Bullet Bob’s Bash thrash

    Viking sent me an RMA to inspect and repair which I will do.

    In the meantime, I purchased a replacement kit from Summit and parts arrived yesterday.

    Hopefully, will get it all back together tonight or tomorrow.

    I only had a little bit of fluid on top of one shock all winter.

    I looked at them when I was playing “musical chairs” with stuff while fixing the tractor and snowblower recently too.

    To make things interesting, had to get a larger set of snap ring pliers before everything closed last night at 9pm…the joy of living in BFE.

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    4/10/2026 12:54 PM  #5

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    Re: Bullet Bob’s Bash thrash

    My thrash continues also. Turns out those fancy copper exhaust gaskets do not work well with headers. I now have more leaks than I had. At least I gots a week to swap out the gasket.

    Gary Zilik - Pine Junction, Colorado - 67 Coupe, 289-4V, T5
     

    4/10/2026 8:21 PM  #6

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    That is a bummer about the copper gaskets.
    Don’t pitch them yet, I would like to see where the leaks were on the gaskets.

    I won most of the battles last night.
    Assembled the front suspension and managed to get anti seize everywhere.

    Today, set ride height, shock settings, and test drive on dry roads…avoiding potholes of course.

    Just have to get tools rounded up for the trip.

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    4/10/2026 8:22 PM  #7

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    4/10/2026 8:46 PM  #8

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    Re: Bullet Bob’s Bash thrash

    Good job El Tee 👍

    Bob. 69 Mach 1, 5.0 GT40P heads, SMOD Toploader, Armstrong  steering, factory AC.
     

    4/11/2026 8:57 AM  #9

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    Sweet! El Tee is back on the road. 

    Gary Zilik - Pine Junction, Colorado - 67 Coupe, 289-4V, T5
     

    4/11/2026 6:07 PM  #10

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    Re: Bullet Bob’s Bash thrash

    RV6 wrote:

    My thrash continues also. Turns out those fancy copper exhaust gaskets do not work well with headers. I now have more leaks than I had. At least I gots a week to swap out the gasket.

    Do you have an H-pipe on your exhaust system?

    Money you enjoy wasting is NOT wasted money... unless your wife finds out.
     

    4/13/2026 12:03 PM  #11

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    MS wrote:

    RV6 wrote:

    My thrash continues also. Turns out those fancy copper exhaust gaskets do not work well with headers. I now have more leaks than I had. At least I gots a week to swap out the gasket.

    Do you have an H-pipe on your exhaust system?

    Nope

     

    Gary Zilik - Pine Junction, Colorado - 67 Coupe, 289-4V, T5
     

    4/15/2026 11:36 AM  #12

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    Re: Bullet Bob’s Bash thrash

    The side block on my hydro boost decided to leak and I burnt up my ps pump.  Took the side block off and the o-rings looked fine and the bolt was tight.  180 miles on it all, just my kind of luck.

     

    4/16/2026 4:37 AM  #13

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    RTM wrote:

    The side block on my hydro boost decided to leak and I burnt up my ps pump. Took the side block off and the o-rings looked fine and the bolt was tight. 180 miles on it all, just my kind of luck.

    Just wondering, maybe the PS pressure was too high causing that block to leak.
    If you have a Borgeson pump, they offer a kit to adjust the pump output pressure.  It has washers to install that adjusts the pressure and a chart giving approximate pressure for the number of washers. 

     

    65 Fastback, 351W, 5-speed, 4 wheel discs, 9" rear,  R&C Front End.
     

    4/16/2026 1:25 PM  #14

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    Re: Bullet Bob’s Bash thrash

    Thought this was Lt Dan's thread about his Bullet Bob Bash thread?

    Bob. 69 Mach 1, 5.0 GT40P heads, SMOD Toploader, Armstrong  steering, factory AC.
     

     

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