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Paul Shoate has been on both sides of the hot rod equation. "I have had some nice stuff that I didn't want anyone touching," he said. "I decided I'd like to build something different so kids can touch it."
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Paul Shoate has been on both sides of the hot rod equation. "I have had some nice stuff that I didn't want anyone touching," he said. "I decided I'd like to build something different so kids can touch it."
If you check out our Getting Together calendar, you'll notice car events are getting kind of thin, just as they always do this time of year. Of course, we have the two biggies coming up, the Starbird show in January and the Sunflower Swap Meet in February, to start getting us back up to speed.
Dear Tom and Ray: You guys always make me laugh! And now I'm desperate for some car advice I can trust. I have a '98 Volvo V70 with 112,000 miles. A mechanic just told me I'm on borrowed time, as I have not changed the timing belt. He said it should have been done at 105,000 miles, and could break and screw up the engine at any time. Also, he said I should replace the water pump, as it would save the labor cost later on. I am afraid to drive the car at all... the quote was $600, which I just can't...