B13 - Wednesday, December 5, 1984 - North Shore News Ge auto = = Defensive driving just common sense DEFENSIVE driving has a core vocabulary of visibility and space, two. words: according to Richard Dickson of Young Drivers of Canada. Dickson, centre director of the Vancouver chapter of Young Drivers, says with these two words, and the practices they represent, every driver can be safer on the roads. Drivers need tune-ups nearly as often as thear cars do to make sure they, are as road worthy as their vehicles And, as Dec. 1-7 18s) na- tional sate driving week, driving evaluations are being ottered at no charge by the centre Just to take any threat out By NANCY WEATHERLEY of the twenty minute lest, a challenge was issued to media members-; asking them to take the evaluation. The experience, in retrospect, was not at all nerve-wracking, nothing like the test one takes to get a heence; on the contrary it was extremely intormative. For most ot us, a habit we rarely think about, so actually concen- trating on the act is a healthy driving 4s Exercise Dickson’s test doesn’t bother with parallel parking, or backing in a straight line He's more concerned about everyday manoeuvres that commonly cause accidents, things like changing lanes, turning corners, and driving through busy intersections That's where space and visibility come in) If you've got a good space cushion, you've vot time and maneouverability to avoid disasters. And if your eyes are always looking ahead in traffic, checking tor pedes- trian crossings, cars pulling out, changes in the flow of traffic, and keeping a wat- How a Dodge truck became a hot rod THERE IS no getting around the fact that building a car from scratch is a great deal of work. But then, there is that thrill of accomplishment and Art Hor- ton knows all about both. Art has been featured in the News in the past and this beautiful two-toned blue 1936 Dodge pickup is his latest creation. Mostly complete, Art found the truck here in North Vancouver and decided on the hot rod route as it would be nearly impossible to find all the original parts He also wanted the rehabihty and horsepower of a newer engine The first stepan the project was to completely disassem ble the truck in order to clean up and rebuthd the frame Art sandblasted the then tragtie an tas CaP POT, “boxed ioand added pussets for strenyeh He was fortunate to find a burned °67 Pontiac tor only $500 from which he robbed the engine, transmission, steering, power steering and brakes He sold the the car for parts tor Not a bad deal After reburldine engine, the fun oof horming the big engine the tittle truck describes the rest of $500 the shoe milo bepan Art procedure as playing **Meccano Set’’ on a larger scale. After a trial fit, the engine and transmission mounts were welded in place. Then the frame was detailed and painted Next, the rear suspension was bolted in place. It came from a ‘70 Barracuda. With the front suspension tn place, the cab was bolted in place as was the recored§ radiator Custom headers were con structed and = finally the engine was fired up John Gregson handled the bodywork which was dit ficult as the doors were badly deteriorated Art's) tom, Ruth, did the upholsters There are still a teow detaits lett to do such as tindinp a preee tor the grille but ip as lhoenced and quite a sight te see afer snowmobiles hit petit bias PREONING TNL poset dhorratedh $8 OKO boar Vom dires thre bb 6 Siro tratoide Bede tatiort Por thre perorertiern sefoosafet sb abetetap atdbeotrpe rhs anks Miriistes Pooriy me ttiber stig: Loatticds ated bbouascrey i. Se hoa ehortheotatie cal Porches ICRO AVE OVEN HEADQUARTERS bor the North Shore INCREDIBLE SELECTION NCE \puy wir’ ee pap tha sota "Rate vul pes beep rae COLONY HOME FURNISHINGS Warehouse/Showroom OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (2 dika behind the Avaior) at 1075 Roosevelt Cres. 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