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Indy - Guy
Indy - Guy UltimaDork
9/2/22 4:18 p.m.

It's Friday,  so the Jaaaag was called upon for some fun.

 

I love how strongly this Cat accelerates.

Dusterbd13-michael
Dusterbd13-michael MegaDork
9/2/22 7:57 p.m.

Wound up meeting my brother at a Cruise Night 40 miles away

dean1484
dean1484 GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
9/3/22 1:29 a.m.

I drive this as much as possible. 
 

dean1484
dean1484 GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
9/3/22 1:31 a.m.

Then when my inner six year old takes over I have the Tonka Truck. 
 

chandler
chandler UltimaDork
9/3/22 9:05 a.m.

What's the weight limit on those ramps? Yikes!

dean1484
dean1484 GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
9/3/22 9:38 a.m.
chandler said:

What's the weight limit on those ramps? Yikes!

Either 2 or 3 ton each Maybe more.
 

Ok I just looked it up and they are rated for 6,500 lbs each.  I have put much heavier things on them. They are close to 30 years old. My daughters gave them to me when they were 4 & 6 years old. 

SKJSS (formerly Klayfish)
SKJSS (formerly Klayfish) PowerDork
9/3/22 10:07 a.m.

Son's first HPDE

759NRNG
759NRNG UberDork
9/3/22 10:39 a.m.

 

Is there a video on this procedure?

HotNotch
HotNotch New Reader
9/30/22 9:27 a.m.

Bumping this thread up, it's Friday.

 

Drove my Lincoln MK3 into work today.  Going to hit up the cruise in at the Sonic tonight after work.

 

Dusterbd13-michael
Dusterbd13-michael MegaDork
9/30/22 9:38 a.m.

unfortunately due to weather, i cannot partake today. however, maybe tomorrow for date with wife!

AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter)
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
9/30/22 9:41 a.m.
HotNotch said:

Bumping this thread up, it's Friday.

 

Drove my Lincoln MK3 into work today.  Going to hit up the cruise in at the Sonic tonight after work.

 

i need more thumbs to give this the appropriate number of thumbs-ups.  i have loved the Mark III since i was a kid.

i also need more info (build thread, perhaps) on this magnificent beast!

HotNotch
HotNotch New Reader
9/30/22 10:28 a.m.

In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :

I need to get off my butt and make a build thread. 

However, cliffnotes:

11,000 original miles, 1 owner when I bought it.  13,800 now

All I've done it to it is maintenance, wheels and tires, and stuff to give it better drivability (electric fans, 3G alternator, just put on a Street Avenger 770 CFM when the factory carb started having internal leaks, exhaust)

It's a phenomenal cruiser.  I've wanted this car since I was 12 (now 28) and was finally able to make a deal in 2018.  This is a forever car for me

AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter)
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
9/30/22 1:28 p.m.

In reply to HotNotch :

i'm not up on the year to year differences on the Mark III.  What year is that?

HotNotch
HotNotch New Reader
9/30/22 1:36 p.m.

1968.5.  Technically, there is an early production 1969 and a late production 1969, this is an early one. But as far as I know the Grenoble Green paint was only used on the early production cars.  If you look up the paint code on the door and apply it to the 1969, it says it's supposed to be yellow / tan but if you look it up for a 1968 it shows it as Grenoble Green.

It's got some 1 year, unobtanium stuff on it.  Namely the super short offset water pump and crank drive power steering pump.  I ended up machining a readily available late model water pump and making custom hoses.

rustomatic
rustomatic HalfDork
9/30/22 4:11 p.m.
HotNotch said:

Bumping this thread up, it's Friday.

 

Drove my Lincoln MK3 into work today.  Going to hit up the cruise in at the Sonic tonight after work.

 

Yesssssssssss!

thatsnowinnebago
thatsnowinnebago GRM+ Memberand UberDork
9/30/22 8:09 p.m.

This is an excellent idea. We have a single car wide driveway so the NB lives in the garage behind my Xterra and the wife's Mazda6. As a result, it doesn't get driven as often it should. This thread has motivated me to take it to dinner tonight. Especially since this is probably one of the last dry Fridays of the year.  

gumby
gumby GRM+ Memberand Dork
10/1/22 9:10 a.m.

Day late and the morning sun is harsh, but it's out of the garage



 

How does this work once the salt comes out?

Dusterbd13-michael
Dusterbd13-michael MegaDork
10/1/22 9:37 a.m.

In reply to gumby :

Umm....

You don't. Nice weather event

gumby
gumby GRM+ Memberand Dork
10/1/22 9:47 a.m.
Dusterbd13-michael said:

In reply to gumby :

Umm....

You don't. Nice weather event

This is unacceptable. There are occasional nice weather days with salt on the roads. I need more of this fun car, especially during such times.

Dark days are coming, and I demand a solution!

BionicTigerShark (Forum Supporter)
BionicTigerShark (Forum Supporter) New Reader
10/1/22 10:03 a.m.

In reply to gumby :

Move to Florida? 

John Welsh
John Welsh Mod Squad
10/1/22 10:39 a.m.

In reply to gumby :

Get a beater, possible fun in the snow, that you dont care about its preservation.  Maybe 4x4.  

solfly
solfly Dork
10/1/22 11:18 a.m.

C1500 again yesterday

Dusterbd13-michael
Dusterbd13-michael MegaDork
10/15/22 6:47 a.m.

fun car Friday saw me taking the neon through the national forest, playing cat and mouse with a porshe, and he ging out with the guys that now own my white neon in a diner till they threw us out.

It was a good day.

solfly
solfly Dork
10/21/22 12:10 p.m.

C1500 day.

Dude at Wendy's was into it, ev4n grabbed a coworker to check it out.

Pretty sure it was Finnegan that said something along the lines of if your rig isn't cool enough that people want to talk to you about it then you're doing it wrong 

Tony Sestito
Tony Sestito UltimaDork
10/21/22 1:41 p.m.

Took the Power Wagon out this morning to the parts store. The counter kid's eyes were bugging out of his head, so I had to show him the truck. laugh

Taking it out later on to a buddy's place for a little garage party. Was going to take the Trans Am, but the heat doesn't function right now. Gotta fix that! 

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