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 Is that a 2-door or 4-door Camaro? 
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I remember the old days when parts counters used to ask if your Camaro had 2 or 4-doors. Right away you knew you had a winner at the parts counter. Someone obviously very experienced.

I would always say "yes" to the 4-door part at first.

Then order a couple of "muffler bearings" followed by a can of "Noil". When they give up looking for the bearings. I would point to a set of oxy/acetylene torches where it says the following words in the pressure guage. "Use No Oil".

On the way out, I would ask them to point me in the direction of the "ball peen wrenches".

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I used to work in the movie biz and a colleague who was a "picture car wrangler" which means hes supposed to know cars.... told me he bought a new 66 Camaro with a 327.... HEMI lol

Needless to say we did not go on to be friends :rotflol

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Guy I worked with sent a kid to get a pair of metric vise grips once. He was gone a long time but I think that was the plan!

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First real job I had as a kid working in a factory.
It was standard practice for all new comers ....they were sent down to the steam room on the 2nd floor to bring up a bucket of steam ...asap.
Some of us were the wiser.....others were not.


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A G8 is a 4 door Camaro :lol:

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That's a funny one. A Pontiac G8 = 4-door Camaro.

In all fairness I should admit that I did my time at a parts counter too. I worked for a speed/custom shop back in the early 80's. I would answer the phone and a customer would ask "Do you sell tunnel-rams?". Of course we do sir. What car is it for? Pardon me but did you say a Volvo?. After hearing snickering in the background... "Dave is that you? Damn, I've been had! Again!" :)

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I always sent the fresh co-op kids in my shop to the parts department for a long weight

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Guy I worked with sent a kid to get a pair of metric vise grips once. He was gone a long time but I think that was the plan!

I usually do metric adjustable wrench or left handed screwdriver.

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The best is when you ask the parts guy for a Thermostat for a 1966 VW Beetle, or a set of plug wires fora '93 Oldsmobile Achieva with the 2.3l 4 cylinder.

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Kensredzed wrote:
That's a funny one. A Pontiac G8 = 4-door Camaro.

In all fairness I should admit that I did my time at a parts counter too. I worked for a speed/custom shop back in the early 80's. I would answer the phone and a customer would ask "Do you sell tunnel-rams?". Of course we do sir. What car is it for? Pardon me but did you say a Volvo?. After hearing snickering in the background... "Dave is that you? Damn, I've been had! Again!" :)

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