[Roadsters] first post

[Marcus Pryor]

I, too, bought my first 311 in Lawton, Oklahoma in 1967. I was in artillery
OCS at the time.

On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 9:13 AM, <dogermac at aol.com> wrote:

> Hi there.  my name is Jim and this '70 is my second 311, bought in the same
> town (Lawton, OK) as my first in '67.  "Barterdude" did the work and I'm
> just
> in the process of up dating some of the items still needing attention.  So
> far
> I've installed the roll bar, new top, new windshield glass, console, and
> rebuilt the water pump etc. etc.  Now I need to renew the ball joints
> (upper
> and lower) but can't seem to find a source for an idler box, (new or used)
> so
> that I can have the car off the road for the minimum amount of time.  Rare
> Parts Inc. in Stockton, CA will re manufacture the used uppers and sell me
> new
> lowers at a reasonable price, but I'm looking for an idler box and don't
> really want to send in the one on the car at present.
>
>
> I live in Sarasota, FL and there are only a very few 311's in the state
> that I
> know of.  There's a real beauty fully restored up in Orlando, and I saw a
> very
> low mileage "survivor" in Hollywood FL. but mine is a real attention
> grabber
> here on the "Mangrove Coast".  So, SRL311-12536 always attracts a crowd at
> local "Cruise Nights".
>     Should any of you know of a source for an idler box you can email me at
> dogermac at aol.com.
> Thanks
> Jim
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