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I thank you all for your help. I just realized that my comments were in PM messages. The PAS society is very helpful. Very helpful. I am proud to be part of this family.

I have some very good information and am proceeding to get our car home. There may be some snags and will reach out for help.

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Want to try Green Gripper. What material, length, width, thickness should I get for my 1916 Pierce? Pedal brakes and service/hand brakes.

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James Whelan, I think that you agree. As long as the original brakes can lock up the wheels, why do you need anything else? Just make them work properly.

It is important to drive in mind regarding the original driving purpose. On regular speed limits. Respect your car and stay within what it was designed.

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As suggested above, I plan to work on the existing brakes, they have been working for 102 years and should go even longer. Also, the rubber on the road is a limiting factor.

Our car has 147 inch wheelbase, so not sure about the brake rods could be too long? But I will consult the Owner’s manual (Thanks George Teebay).

Paul Murray who worked on our car a few years ago in California suggested I get with Moose Motors, Obsolete Brakes and get the proper linings. Paul did feel our brakes were not working correctly.

I have our car in storage and it is hard to work on it and am awaiting the completion of our Garage building.

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Still thinking about getting better brakes on my 1916 PA.

Probably just work on the existing brakes and get them better working. I do like authentic

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I saw the PA 66. Needs a little work. Might pay a little more for one finished. I also like the 1904 Stanhope. I just did get a 1903 Columbus Electric Folding Top Runabout. Original almost everything. Moves very well.

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Could not edit the post above and trying to repost the URL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=Qk7zBhIU2Yg

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Moving forward, slowly! Still working on the foundations and hope to be pouring slabs within a few weeks. Weather and personal problems with the concrete contractor delayed us. Our buildings were delivered last Thursday.

We had a LULL forklift to unload, but it was delayed and had to unload 40 foot steel beams with a skidsteer. It is amazing and delightful to watch a master craftsman picking up two 40 foot beams with a forklift with four foot wide forks.

Then moving, smoothly and carefully in one seamless move, depositing these beams between two huge oak trees less than twelve feet apart, not even nicking the trees! See link!

http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=Qk7zBhIU2Yg

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There are some old cars on the HCCA. Curved Dash Olds. 1903 SD, and should be driveable for very limited touring. These appeal to me and looking for similar. Seem to be in the price range from $38k to $110k

Price range in bigger 1910 – 1913 I could pay $200k or some more. Still looking.

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Thank you for your replies. I forgot to check to receive email responses. Now I have.

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Thanks, John

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1916 Pierce 48-b 6 pass

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Andy, I also have a 1916 Pierce FR Wood body and would like to communicate with you.

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Here is our plat and proximity to our 2 acre lake

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Using a lake as a heat sink for AC, maybe scavenging heat?

A friend, who has passed on, was a very creative inventor. He used his private lake as a heat sink for his ac condenser. It was extremely effective and his power consumption was very low.

It would seem to be very effective to use an underwater heat pump design. Hope to get some of your thinking caps to perculate?

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Bob and Greg, I really like the idea of heat in the slab. I just don’t know where to start. I have been in forms of construction and renovation for about 40 years including tilt-up construction in building some of the first min-warehouses in Atlanta.

My reason for saying the above is that I probably have the skills to do this. But where to start? Help me!

The concrete guy plans to pour in the first week in May. The building kits will arrive the second week in May. I have time to do something right now.

Liz and Rick Horne are about 50 miles from me. They have been offering us to come visit. Will do. This gives us an added push to go see them.

We are in the Stone Mountain Village. From our front gate to Stone Mountain Park is one mile. Sadly the museum has been defunct for many years. The Tucker was bought by the Cofer Brothers for Stable of The Thoroughbreds, see url below. It is only open for appointments but can get us in. WELL worth seeing. A superb collection.

Among the other great cars is a 1935 Duesenberg SJ Supercharged that belonged to the widow of John Jacob Aster, who perished on the Titanic.

Bottom line, I need DIY plans to make the heat system, and some help!!

http://www.thecofercollection.com/

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I am thinking about three type cars. Earlier than 1904. Mid-range brass car and a comfortable touring car. PA Convertible sedan, 8 cylinders or like.

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Like David, I bought two Optima 6v batteries and one is flat dead and the other one works fine. The difference as said before that you should not let them die, keep on a tender or disconnect from the car, or both.

I did neither on the dead battery and both on the other battery that is working fine.

Fortunately, Optima shows a 3-year replacement. But you need the receipt. Since I bought these on AMAZON, they keep receipts.

I am trying first pairing it with a charged battery and a low amp charger and can coax it back into life. Some chargers will not charge a flat dead battery, must have some juice to be able to cook!

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Thanks for the warning. They reaaaaaaaly just plain SMELL bad. The nose knows. Look Chinese.

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I am still looking for a turntable to display full-size cars. Needs to handle at least 6600 pound 20-foot long cars.

Any suggestions?

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