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    You guys who bend metal to do your will amaze me!

    You guys who bend metal to do your will amaze me!
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    Leading the Kids

    The '48 had been sitting for about 35 years. Once I got the title boondoggle settled, I finally had enough papers to try to register it. Since I was late in renewing the last set of plates I had...
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    "One time registration of $30 for the rest of the...

    "One time registration of $30 for the rest of the vehicles life in Ohio."

    Just over the line here in Indiana, you have to renew the tags every year. It takes a trip to the local DMV since you...
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    Phone? Or will the truth ever be known?

    Phone? Or will the truth ever be known?
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    That lil' D12 is so freakin' cute. It looks like...

    That lil' D12 is so freakin' cute. It looks like a tractor only a lot smaller.
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    Nope ...

    "LarrBeard is a poet."

    You'd never guess it, he isn't a Longfellow .. yuk> yech
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    We had to repair the steering wheel on the '48,...

    We had to repair the steering wheel on the '48, but it didn't stay fixed, another ongoing project.

    I kept the original flat horn button/ring/whatever and it didn't match the newer wheel, so...
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    It's a Plan

    It sounds like a pretty well thought out plan and you have the ability to execute it.

    As the Old Gunny said;
    "Everyone has a plan until those first rounds go 'snap' over your head."
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    Willys America has a fire wall heat and sound...

    Willys America has a fire wall heat and sound insulator that looks like it should really kill a bunch of heat and noise from up in the engine room. On hot summer days that little F-134 in the '48...
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    It looks like a ship in overhaul at Alabama...

    It looks like a ship in overhaul at Alabama Shipbuilding and Drydock. You would declare it would never go anywhere again.
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    Shrinking Disk Removes Wrinkles From Metal

    What not to say to your wife.

    "Uh, dear. I have this great new tool that removes wrinkles from the metal on that Jeep I'm working on. Could I give you a facial?"
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    Shrinking Disc?

    OK, for those of us who are not metal wizards, what is a shrinking disc?
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    That's why I like Harbor Freight. "Hey, your...

    That's why I like Harbor Freight.

    "Hey, your XXX broke and its only about Y months old".

    Keep your receipt and you never wear out a tool. Almost as good as Craftsman used to be. The only way...
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    I want to try these on the Donaldson oil bath air...

    I want to try these on the Donaldson oil bath air cleaner I found for the '48. Sand blasting an air cleaner and getting it full of grit doesn't seem to be that great of an idea.

    Which size and...
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    Every so often blind squirrels find acorns...

    Every so often blind squirrels find acorns without worms in them.

    Just remember - when you're working on old Jeeps - every Yee-Haw has an Awww -Pooh hiding behind it.

    Have a safe New Year...
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    Very nice set of roll-around horses. While it...

    Very nice set of roll-around horses.

    While it takes a while to build a set of those, they save time in the fairly short run.

    And, it keeps heavy things from falling on your head.
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