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  1. 1968FormulaS340

    My wife went to look at a Chevrolet Tahoe and came home with this....

    2007 Mustang GT Premium package, 5 Speed. She has been all smiles all weekend. Riding along with a 50 year old woman hot rodding around is funny.
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    Story of my life. Filled the tank and the fuel pump went out.

    At least it's only 32 gallons. lol. This should be fun. My wife wants her Bronco back on the road.
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    P-laser rust removal

    P-Laser Industrial Laser Cleaning : degreasing, mould cleaning, anilox roller cleaning, selective paint stripping, removing oxide layers, car restauration
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    Ever seen one of these?

    My grandfather called and asked me to come over and check out this old card he found.
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    Well.... Looks like I'm a Ford owner.

    This is the wife's new ride. It's what she wanted. 1995 Bronco, 351, 4x4.
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    1968 340, Formula S, 4 Speed, Fastback. For sale on Portland Craigslist (not mine)

    Looks like a solid starting point. $14,000 1968 Barracuda 340s fastback. Original car matching numbers. 340 V8 4sp -3:23 limited slip -83/4 . Power steering / Drum brakes. Runs well drives ok. solid survivor car, I am 2nd owner of car has spent most of last 20 years in inside storage. drove...
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    Aluminum 2015, F150, repair certification.

    Had my first class today. So basically this truck is all aluminum except the firewall (bonded steel for noise reduction, the door hinges (steel), the frame (steel) and the door intrusion beams (boron steel). Most of the structural parts are extruded aluminum and must be replaced if damaged...
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    Small dog + under seat wiring = $5000+ in damage.

    My story of the day involves a small dog and a 2013 Ford Explorer. This SUV came into the Ford dealer that employees me. So this dog was playing around in back and decided to stick it's head under the front seat and chew the wires going to the seat occupancy sensor. For those that don't...
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    Lost my Dad to lung cancer 6 weeks ago, Mom was diagnosed with lung cancer yesterday.

    Talk about getting kicked in the balls while you are down. I have mentioned my Dad here before. He was a wounded Vietnam combat veteran, had finished college, and refused the Army's offer of going to OTS. He just wanted to be a regular soldier. He was shot in the left side of the...
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    Rosie the Riveter on Good Morning America.

    Rosie the Riveter on Good Morning America. My Aunt (or my mom's aunt more specifically) was at the White House to meet the President and Vice-President. She worked building ships for the war effort in WWII...
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    For the hunters. My good friends Elk from this year. Warning, dead animal inside.

    He got this out in the woods behind St. Helens, Oregon. Dan is 6'-3" to give you an idea of it's size.
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    Want a quick and easy $1,200 a year, every year?

    The wife and I decided to tell the cable company to "Take this bill and shove it!". Made an HD antenna with plans off the internet. Hung it in the attic and aimed it with a compass. We get 30ish free channels. Couple that with a low $8 a month Netflix account and we are covered for all...
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    Elvis

    Am I the only one here that thinks Elvis is alive and using the name Jon Cotner on the internet? Jon Cotner - Live excerpts of his Paltalk room - YouTube
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    Got invited to dinner at my neighbors.

    Got invited to dinner at my neighbors. I helped him out with some stuff today so the wife and I are heading over. Her son has two of his friends over. This is what she just posted on Facebook, thought would post it here. Kristina Weiffenbach Moss 20 minutes ago via mobile Great...
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    Isuzu Trooper?

    The wife and I are thinking about picking up one of these for a fresh out of the lake wet dog hauler, and backwoods camping adventure vehicle. We are liking the 1986-1991 design (prefer 1986 with round headlights). Prefer the 4 cylinder and it must be a 5 speed. Anyone here have one or...
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    Truck I painted takes 1st in class, local car show.

    I'm excited and think it's cool.
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    What I did yesterday. I painted a desert racer.

    I have been working on this a few hours every weekend for the past couple months. Spent 12 hours in the paint booth yesterday. I call it a paint booth but really it was a dirty, nasty hole. Heat was all over the place, sometimes the airflow would just stop and so on. The fiberglass was a...
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    Im the Hero of the day.

    The neighbor Kid (16) was working on his mom's Land Rover Discovery. It has an air bag suspension. He was reaching over the rear tire messing with the air line.......... You guessed it. He let the air out, dropping the body and pinning his arm between the tire and the wheel opening...
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    Best music video ever?

    I say yes, and you can't do a thing about it! Let's Groove - Earth wind and fire - - YouTube
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    Any of you own one of these? Jeep Patriot, Ford Escape, Honda Element?

    The wife and I are looking for roomy, fuel efficient, small SUV. Must be 4x4 or AWD. Something I can use for a daily driver and not be afraid to toss sandy dogs into if we head to the beach for a day trip. We have narrowed it down to these three. Love the looks of the Patriot, but it has...
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    I am offishily a calledge gradeuate!

    I received my Associates of Applied Science degree last night. I wasn't expecting it to be a very big deal but when my name was called and I walked across that stage in my cap and gown....... THE BIGGEST smile popped on my face. My mother and my wife cried. It feels good.
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    Moving on to another new job.

    I start Monday at a Ford dealer in the collision repair center. I'm excited! I graduate with my associates degree on friday (the 15th). This is the job I really wanted. I had been interviewed 5 times over the past several months and my instructors actually knew I had the job before I did...
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    And so the hiding inside begins.....

    My 70 pound dog is afraid of flying bugs. Now that the weather is getting better and the bugs are coming out...... He doesn't want to go outside.
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    My wife's grandmother is dying.

    She is 95. She gave birth to and raised 10 children. Her husband died 6 months ago. She is ready to go, she has lived a happy and full life. She has talked to all her grandchildren and children. She isn't dying of anything specific, it's just that her body is giving out. She is in...
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    There's nothing more dangerous than a woman with a child.

    Okla. Woman Shoots, Kills Intruder: 911 Operators Say It's Okay to Shoot A young Oklahoma mother shot and killed an intruder to protect her 3-month-old baby on New Year's Eve, less than a week after the baby's father died of cancer. Sarah McKinley says that a week earlier a man named Justin...
  26. 1968FormulaS340

    Replacing 20' sewer lateral.

    Digging it up myself, with a shovel. Replacing the pipe and couplers. $98.76 Buying a permit so I can "legally" do something the city told me to do. $106.00 The best part...... They are not worried about sewage leaking out, they are worried about ground water getting into my pipe...
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    Hunting. It isn't a place for the stupid.

    Seriously. If you can't positively identify your target, don't pull the trigger. My dad beat this into my brain at 7 years old when I got my Daisy Red Rider. http://news.yahoo.com/sheriff-hiker-mistakenly-shot-ore-bear-hunter-192316549.html SUBLIMITY, Ore. (AP) — A California member...
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    5,000 posts!

    We get a $10 Walmart gift card at 5,000, right? I mean.... That's why I have been here all this time, chasing that $10 gift card. Tell me it's true. My wife will be pist if it isn't. All those years ago I promised her a new pair of flip-flops when I got the gift card. It's the only...
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    Update on what has been going on, post house fire.

    Well, some time ago I said the wife and I got a house. We used the insurance money and paid cash for this little "Love Shack". Below are some before and after pics. We have been doing a butt load of painting and I re-roofed the carport today. The house is 1,100 square feet on an 8,700...
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