Say what?????
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Say what?????
Had to go to Autozone today for a battery for the '68.
The kid had to go into the computer and verify the application and asked if it had a 5.3 or 7.0 liter. I was WTF??????
Started to say neither, but then realized the 327 would be 5.3 liters.
Reminded me of the time I went into a Pep Boys for wiper blades for an MGB. The kid asked me who makes MGB's?
The kid had to go into the computer and verify the application and asked if it had a 5.3 or 7.0 liter. I was WTF??????
Started to say neither, but then realized the 327 would be 5.3 liters.
Reminded me of the time I went into a Pep Boys for wiper blades for an MGB. The kid asked me who makes MGB's?
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Pablo at auto zone said it would be $150 for a pinion seal for my 76's differential. My dad next to me calmly said "try again" which Pablo insisted that was the it. Another worker jumped in and pulled it up for $13 or so. Having the part number in hand before going is a must from then on.
Having the part number in hand before going is a must from then on.
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Had to go to Autozone today for a battery for the '68.
The kid had to go into the computer and verify the application and asked if it had a 5.3 or 7.0 liter. I was WTF??????
Started to say neither, but then realized the 327 would be 5.3 liters.
Reminded me of the time I went into a Pep Boys for wiper blades for an MGB. The kid asked me who makes MGB's?
The kid had to go into the computer and verify the application and asked if it had a 5.3 or 7.0 liter. I was WTF??????
Started to say neither, but then realized the 327 would be 5.3 liters.
Reminded me of the time I went into a Pep Boys for wiper blades for an MGB. The kid asked me who makes MGB's?
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I gave up on auto zone after they tried to tell me they didn't stock plug wires for a small block. Luckily Speedway Motors has it's distribution center and parts counter in town. For a buck or so more they have almost everything I could ever want on hand. And people behind the counter who know WTF they're talking about.
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Speedway Motors.......Oldest speed shop in the U.S...........And the best!.....
jn76vette......I was just down in Lincoln today. Had a visit with the clerk of the surpreme court over at the capital.....
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Good thing I was working....
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jn76vette......I was just down in Lincoln today. Had a visit with the clerk of the surpreme court over at the capital.....
.Good thing I was working....
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Melting Slicks
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I run into the same problem when I go in and watch their faces when I ask for a part for an Avanti! Their head about explodes.
If it's not in their computer then, as far as they're concerned, it doesn't exist.
If it's not in their computer then, as far as they're concerned, it doesn't exist.
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I walked into Autozone w/ the spark-plug in hand. Here's the number- I need eight of them. The guy behind the counter told me he couldn't find it - and needed to know the make/model/year....
I went to NAPA
I went to NAPA
