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    Tom Kochtanek replied to the thread Jack Gibbs Health.
    Sorry to learn of your ailments. Rest up and come back even stronger :). Best, TomK
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    Tom Kochtanek replied to the thread 348 in a '33 Roadster.
    Good luck with the potential sale :). Cheers! TomK
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    Tom Kochtanek replied to the thread Dyno Don's '62 Belair.
    Thought so. I understand that there might have been more than one iteration. Your pic is definitely the one we saw back then at KCIR :).
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    Tom Kochtanek replied to the thread Dyno Don's '62 Belair.
    Circa 2006-7-8 (I'll have to look at the sticker on the car we took) we were attending a weekend event at KCIR in Western Missouri...
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    I'm guessing that a 1962 factory three-speed mated to a 409 (all from the factory) is a different animal than the 3 speed that sat...
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    Tom Kochtanek replied to the thread Dyno Don's '62 Belair.
    Wow, are you the current caretaker? Is it possible that this vehicle was once in a small town in Missouri (Salem)? TomK
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    Tom Kochtanek replied to the thread 348 engine.
    Just remember, it costs just as much to properly rebuild a 348 as it does a 409, and the resulting values are quite disparate. Of...
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    Tom Kochtanek replied to the thread 348 engine.
    The "TF" stamped on that front pad tells us it was most likely a "truck" 348 engine from a 1960 C-50 or a C-60 truck? I think we once...
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    Didn't Phil Reed purchase his '62 Corvette from Volo? I could be wrong....
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    Tom Kochtanek replied to the thread Custom Air Cleaner Project.
    Excellent craftsmanship :). TomK
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    Hey Randy, hope you had a good one and were able to spend time with family and friends :). Cheers! TomK
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    Tom Kochtanek replied to the thread Eclipse today.
    Here in mid-Missouri we had a near 95% totality view. Back in 2017 it was 100%. That one was special :). This one was pretty cool...
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    Tom Kochtanek replied to the thread 409 crank.
    I've seen asks between $800 and $900. Wishful thinking?
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    Tom Kochtanek replied to the thread 409 crank.
    I was gonna say $300 plus the cost of machine work.
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    Tom Kochtanek replied to the thread 61 biscayne build.
    Dean, you are going through way tooooo many trials and tribulations :). Cruise in the new acquisition (the bubbletop) and once you get...
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