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  1. flatford8

    No room for more trucks

    That’s awesome Bud!…..what an inventor you are!!……Mark
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    Full Moon Over The Merc

    Great pic Ralph!……and how about you folks keep the snow up there for a couple more months!……..Mark
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    Welcome to the NEW Ford Barn!!!!

    Gray, black and blue are always popular…….Mark
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    Welcome to the NEW Ford Barn!!!!

    I like it !!…..just think how great it would be if we all could buy a Ford Barn T-Shirt!…just sayin’…….Mark
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    The Ford Barn Will Be Down Soon!

    Watch re-runs of Marts Garage!!……..Mark
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    The Ford Barn Will Be Down Soon!

    Thanks for the heads up and your hard work……..Mark
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    The Merc

    I think you’ll be more successful freeing up the pistons if you pull the heads, set the block so the piston top is horizontal. Then you can use your penetrant mixture and get it flowing around the rings. Also, make sure the oil pump, distributor and oil pump idler gears aren’t binding up the...
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    A New Ford Barn Is Coming...

    I don’t know about that “ old enough to qualify for Social Security.” crack young fella’!……. LOL…..Just kidding!!……I’m ready for a High-Performance re-boot!………Mark
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    1942 Ford deluxe coupe project

    Al, I apologize for butting in here….condolences on the loss of your wife..after 58yrs, I can’t imagine the empty feeling that must be…and I too have wondered how Chris is doing……Mark
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    Decoding a 1949 VIN

    I’m about an hour or so from Concord….maybe we’ll run into each other at an event somewhere……. Mark
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    Decoding a 1949 VIN

    If it was a snake it woulda’ bit ya’!!…….the cowl code got more involved for the ‘50 model…..what area in NH are you?…..I’m not far over the border from Rochester…………..Mark
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    1942 Ford deluxe coupe project

    I don’t think age is a factor when you’re buying something that’s Green and has Yellow wheels!!……..Mark
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    Decoding a 1949 VIN

    Is there a cowl code stamped just above the cowl/ firewall line?….. the 49-51 Ford Book has a good chapter on decoding the ID numbers……..Mark
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    No room for more trucks

    I like having a front-row seat every time you build something Bud!!……..Mark
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    trip away in our A

    Lawrie…..great job with the travelogue!!…..thanks for taking the time to share it !…..hope you both have a safe trip!……….Mark
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    No room for more trucks

    GB….on the Flats!!…………Mark
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    Kudos

    Well deserved compliment!………Mark
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    No room for more trucks

    There’s a Cadillac with wood wheels and a V8 beside a State Route not far from me….thankfully the trees are all grown up around it and there’s a big ditch between it and the road….or like Skip says…it would be “yard art” ….at my address……….Mark
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    No room for more trucks

    I got plans in my head for building a trike out of a lawn tractor…….using the engine, frame and drive axle from the tractor and a small motorcycle front-end….we’ll see if the plans make it to the torch and welder phase…. My father rode a WLA in WWII….when I first started riding motorcycles 50...
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    No room for more trucks

    My son went down the side of his left pointer finger with a power mitre box saw. A skin graft from the edge of his hand and he’s back in business……now to the motorcycle……. Just when I think you’re not trying to surprise us anymore……you go and do this!!!…..Mark
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