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Rebuilding the Taurus

Rusty Shackleford

Automotive M.D.
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I just posted pics, dingus!!! Hood will be done today, I ran out of daylight adn need a second set of hands anyway.
 

Rusty Shackleford

Automotive M.D.
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Here Billy I will quot them again haha. Do they show up ok?

Alright, who's ready for pics?!

Destroying the headlight was the only way to get it out...

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Galvatron

Spock and Galvatron < one and the same
Your doing a good job young Jedi......how many spare bolts have you left over so far:yum::yum::yum:

When will you have her complete...sooner i guess if you stop bloody smoking:unsure:
 

muleman

Gone But Not Forgotten
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He smokes them Marlboros so he can keep at least one hand off himself!:w00t2:
 

Rusty Shackleford

Automotive M.D.
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Your doing a good job young Jedi......how many spare bolts have you left over so far:yum::yum::yum:

When will you have her complete...sooner i guess if you stop bloody smoking:unsure:

Should be done today. All I have left is to replace the hood and align the headlights. Bumper won't be done until I find one...

There will be a few spare bolts as the rad support is broken and I'm not replacing it. It is holding fine with the other bolts so Im gonna leave it alone. The air guides for the rad are both broken though so I hope that doesn't cause me any issues. It's fucking stupid that you can't get to them with the header panel on, but when you take the header panel OFF, they BREAK! :glare: Oh well, I have a hood seal coming in on Wednesday anyway, so I will price out replacement guides tomorrow and order them in if they are cheap enough. If not, fuck it, I'll 'fabricate' :yum:
 

Galvatron

Spock and Galvatron < one and the same
I refuse to do car repairs these day's...getting old i guess and i do not like getting greasy hands....but i do some times lift the Hood and check the oil and water:yum::yum::yum:
 

Rusty Shackleford

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I refuse to do car repairs these day's...getting old i guess and i do not like getting greasy hands....but i do some times lift the Hood and check the oil and water:yum::yum::yum:

You manly wanker you! :yum::yum:

Oh and we got some recliners yesterday, too.


Who needs a truck? I got a Taurus and tiedowns! :brows:

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Rusty Shackleford

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Taurus is looking good. Get her fixed up and trade her in for a pickup. :shifty:
No sir, I will not trade my car! With the insurance check it's finally gonna be paid off and I do NOT need any more car payments :yum:

Plus all the work that's gone into her, and the fact that I would only see a fraction of it back in a tradein situation, I just couldn't do it anyway. Too many big plans for it once I get a second car and can take the Taurus off the road for a while. :shifty:
 

tiredretired

The Old Salt
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Well, at any rate you are getting there and I have been enjoying watching the progress. Now go get a band-aid for the finger. You won't be worth a damn to us with busted up appendages like that. :yum:
 

Rusty Shackleford

Automotive M.D.
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Well, at any rate you are getting there and I have been enjoying watching the progress. Now go get a band-aid for the finger. You won't be worth a damn to us with busted up appendages like that. :yum:
That whole hand is lacerated in the palm somehow. Didnt realize it until this morning :yum: Bandages are for sissies and children. If it wasn't for the dirt, rust, and oil in my bloodstream, I just wouldn't be Rusty, now would I?
 

tiredretired

The Old Salt
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I like your attitude! However, I just can't figger out your reluctance to the hood scoop. I'll stop yapping about it now. I think I've worn the joke out. :yum:
 

Rusty Shackleford

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Now that the headlights are set in nicely, how about a couple pics?
 

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muleman

Gone But Not Forgotten
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You still have some dents to work on.:whistling::yum::yum: Are those the damn blue lights that like to blind you at night?
 

tiredretired

The Old Salt
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You still have some dents to work on.:whistling::yum::yum: Are those the damn blue lights that like to blind you at night?

Not gonna blind Rusty. He's driving. Everybody else better look the other way. Eyesight is the second thing to go once you start to get old. :yum:
 

Rusty Shackleford

Automotive M.D.
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You still have some dents to work on.:whistling::yum::yum: Are those the damn blue lights that like to blind you at night?

No, normal bulbs. I hate those blue lights, personally. They are not a problem when they are properly aligned BUT NOBODY ALIGNS THEM WHEN THEY PUT THEM IN!!!!!

As for the pants, no fun in that, but if you insist. Ram Air! Yup, that's the ticket. Looking forward to seeing that.
Gimme time, grasshopper :yum:


OK FOLKS she's done!!! Lith helped me get the hood on, as anyone who has ever replaced a hood knows: Taking one off by yourself is easy. Putting one on by youself is not! MAN am I diggin the black hood with the black headlights and grille. Freakin tits.
 

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BRGTold

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Rusty ..It's looking good...If I saw that coming at me ..I would almost think it was a cop.!!...:beer::yum::biggrin:
 
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