Picking up my car Monday

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  1. PINKY

    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    Chassis guy called today and said my ride was ready :bananaman :bananaman . I cannot get it on Friday cause Ward and I are heading to Indy. So I will head there Monday to pick it up. Will get pics as soon as I get it home.
    Now just get the body fixed and paint......vrooooom vroooom :woohoo1:
     
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    If you wreck it this time John I will personally lay the smackdown:slap: :tsk:
    You know how dangerous and unsafe those tracks are. YOu should be racing in the steets where it is always 100 percent safe.:D ;)
     
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    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    Sounds good John. Did the guy just repair it or did he beef it up any?
     
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    M.A.V. Yep,my real initials.

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    Does this mean you MIGHT bring it to Fun Ford Weekend in April ?????
     
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    Dan Starnes Original owner

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    Yuppers, glad to hear John. Just like a kid waiting for Christmas.
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    John that's great...I know your a happy camper, :woohoo1: please get some pics posted, I'd like to see what was done different this time. Those of us that use ladder bars and 4 links can learn from this I'm sure.
     
  7. PINKY

    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    Thanks guys....make that Tuesday due to another scheduling problem.
    Anyways, not sure what all was done to it. We shall see.
    Mike, not sure about the mini-meet. Still needs to get to my uncles for body work and paint.....should take it over there this weekend. Now it all depends on the weather. If it gets warm enough to paint, and he gets it done I will bring it.
     
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    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    Got it today :woohoo1:

    I sure have missed that ole piece of heaping crap!
    Hopefully will fire it up this week and see how she is sounding.
     
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    awesome man(y) (y)
     
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    Country Mav Die-Hard Ford Guy!

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    That's great!! I know you'll have her up and running in her prime condition again in no time. I sure hope your problems are through now. Git 'er done now Mr. John. I may be back in your country for about 6 months starting around June. I'll hafta let your car and my car spend time together so that my car will be better trained. Anyway, soooo glad you got your car back!! Preston
     
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    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    I fired it up Friday and took it for a spin around the block.....man, I do not think I can ever get used to the power....still makes the ole bung-hole pucker.
    Did not do anthing real silly cause I was ON THE STREET and plus the exhaust is off of it right now and I ran out of hands counting the curtains and window blinds that kept flying open as a cruised around.
     
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    That's great to hear John...kinda like bein a kid a christmas morning aint it.
     
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    I hear ya John, the neighbors don't like the real loud cars sometimes......If only all neighbors could be car people!!

    I'm glad to hear you got it back, did the chassis guy have much to say about it when you picked it up?
     
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    good luck with it. keep it in one piece this time. :bananaman
     
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    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    Thanks.
    Yeah Rick it is like Christmas morning!
    Stephen, he just kept apologizing for what happened and reminded me to send him a bill for body work and paint....he is a class act.
    Gonna try Don, but you know we got to try to hurt'em, thats the fun.
     

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