In A Top Secret Garage On The Out Skirts Of Town

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  1. Maverickmike73

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    Thank You All For The Kind Words on the engine story
    dont Know Wich Way Im Going now funds are running low after taking a 2000.00 hit that Hurt
    but im HELL BENT on getting this mission done here it is 6 am and up and ready back to the garage after my coffee
    gonna be another long day but its all good gues you can say i suffer from MAVERICKITIS !!! :thumbs2:
     
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    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    Dont think I ever read a thread with so many ups and downs. This is movie material. Cant wait to meet you guys in July.
     
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    Mercurycruizers David (Coop) Cooper

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    Went for a drive on Monday. Came upon this covered bridge. I told myself, (self) this looks familiar. I think I'm close to the secret location of the garage. I wanna take a peek....LMAO Bridge 001.JPG
     
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    Lmao
    coop has undergone extensive sercurity clearance
    to get to area 70 location lol
     
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    Yeah i shoud make a movie about it its been one hell of a trip doing this tribute my brother is probably laughing his ass off right now looking down on me but this is all in his memory .....
     
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    Good luck w/ your build,hope it is everything you want it to be.
     
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    Well i still have Maverickitis working like a madman on the 70 grabber i got from coop been sanding and sanding and sanding car should be ready for primer by next weekend woohoo moving right along supposed to take a trip to Florida next month but canceling my trip to work on the car yes im not going this project is to important to me top priority one did i mention im sanding lol thats all for now. ....
     
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    we are getting there heres some new pics of what is left of coops maverick grabber lol
    DSCF8365.JPG DSCF8355.JPG DSCF8368.JPG DSCF8373.JPG DSCF8378.JPG DSCF8382.JPG DSCF8383.JPG DSCF8384.JPG DSCF8385.JPG DSCF8365.JPG DSCF8355.JPG DSCF8368.JPG DSCF8373.JPG DSCF8378.JPG DSCF8382.JPG DSCF8383.JPG DSCF8384.JPG DSCF8385.JPG
     
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    You are making good progress, especially considering all the set-backs! :thumbs2::tiphat: What colour are you going with in the end?

    You'll have to change your signature picture soon! ;)
     
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    Well the pretty yellow engine roared to life today with somw baling wire and some bubble gum and redneck engineering she fired up
     
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    I thought the block was cracked?
     
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    It is waiting for the other engine to be rebuilt
    had to fire it up just for fun
     
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    Going with the original color
     
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    Cool! Good job on bringing the engine to life.
     
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    Other than the hole in the side and an obvious overheating potential, how did the engine run? Smoke, miss, shake etc.?
     
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