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98 hits | 82.91 KB | Posted: 10/11/21
This is looking toward the Ice Cream store. Pat is at the table in front of the store.
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headlands21 001.JPG
101 hits | 95.3 KB | Posted: 9/6/21
Taken Sept. 6, 2021: Labor Day about 4:30 PM in the parking lot of the Headlands Beach State Park
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89 hits | 110.24 KB | Posted: 9/6/21
Taken Sept. 6, 2021: Labor Day about 4:30 PM in the parking lot of the Headlands Beach State Park
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110 hits | 115.7 KB | Posted: 9/6/21
Taken Sept. 6, 2021: Labor Day about 4:30 PM in the parking lot of the Headlands Beach State Park
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headlands21 004.JPG
104 hits | 111.23 KB | Posted: 9/6/21
Taken Sept. 6, 2021: Labor Day about 4:30 PM in the parking lot of the Headlands Beach State Park
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headlands21 005.JPG
88 hits | 103.03 KB | Posted: 9/6/21
Taken Sept. 6, 2021: Labor Day about 4:30 PM in the parking lot of the Headlands Beach State Park
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headlands21 006.JPG
107 hits | 84.48 KB | Posted: 9/6/21
Taken Sept. 6, 2021: Labor Day about 4:30 PM in the parking lot of the Headlands Beach State Park
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headlands21 007.JPG
105 hits | 78.54 KB | Posted: 9/6/21
Taken Sept. 6, 2021: Labor Day about 4:30 PM in the parking lot of the Headlands Beach State Park
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283 hits | 103.44 KB | Posted: 10/5/19
The "thunderjet" engine with a 2 barrel Autolite (the original one) carb. If I ever decide to rebuild this engine, I might convert it to a Super Cobra-jet!
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carb 002.JPG
105 hits | 73.44 KB | Posted: 9/18/20
intake manifold showing plugged vacuum ports. (on the left between the wires)
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engine2 001.JPG
130 hits | 71.13 KB | Posted: 10/12/20
Cleaned engine a bit
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engine2 002.JPG
115 hits | 81.68 KB | Posted: 10/12/20
Driver's side view
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engine2 003.JPG
130 hits | 76.83 KB | Posted: 10/12/20
passenger side view
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69accy 001.JPG
72 hits | 64.55 KB | Posted: 2/26/22
View showing the newly installed ported vacuum switch. The old one was broken and had no tubes connected. Heat from the hot water causes the switch to remove the carb vacuum hose and connect the manifold vacuum one, which is greater, and is fed to t...
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69accy 002.JPG
65 hits | 73.1 KB | Posted: 2/26/22
View showing the rubber shroud that was installed. The original one was missing. I'm not sure what exactly this does. Perhaps it forces fresh outside air to pass through the radiator, rather than being bypassed, by sucking air in from the large hol...
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carb 004.JPG
71 hits | 69.18 KB | Posted: 2/26/22
This is the original autolite 2100 carb (356 cfm) that is not on the car now. It was rebuilt and sitting on the shelf should it be needed in the future. Size stamped on side (near anti-stall dashpot) 1.23 (venturi size)
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engine 001.JPG
62 hits | 71.64 KB | Posted: 2/26/22
This is the new carb (from Amazon, instead of *autolite* it is called *autoline* showing the position of the fast idle screw. This carb has venturi size of 1.08 or 287 CFM. Not as much as the original autolite, but may be better for mileage. Power ...
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engine 003.JPG
81 hits | 73.05 KB | Posted: 2/26/22
This is the new carb showing the anti-stall dashpot before I adjusted it correctly. It was never done by North Coast Rest. when they put the carb on.

The numbers stamped on the side of the carb next to the dashpot reveal the carb's CFM. The origina...
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new-pcv.JPG
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Showing the new PCV valve installed
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engine-accy-1.jpg
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View showing the new breather cap and elbow installed. Exactly matches the original.
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oilfilter 001.JPG
66 hits | 62.82 KB | Posted: 2/26/22
I prefer the blue Bosch oil filters.
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pcv 002.JPG
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This is where the PCV valve tubing goes into the carb.
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EngineTiming1.jpg
244 hits | 95.22 KB | Posted: 10/28/22
New cam and crank sprocket, and timing chain. Old cam sprocket with plastic teeth was still undamaged without any cracking. Erik got a custom mix of paint to match my air cleaner, and repainted this, as you can see the dark blue (which I provided) ...
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New Duralast Gold Battery with 750 CCA. Purchased from Autozone for $210.
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trunk 001.JPG
130 hits | 67.94 KB | Posted: 3/10/20
For such a big car, and trunk, there isn't as much room as you might think, because of the convertible top and full size spare tire.
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trunk 002.JPG
118 hits | 64.42 KB | Posted: 3/10/20
There is still room though. The two folding chairs are already in there, and spare parts too. The box holds the top boot.
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trunk 003.JPG
118 hits | 72.49 KB | Posted: 3/10/20
imagine if this was a Mustang, or even a T-bird with all of its mechanical disappearing business. So I'm glad for what I do have.
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patch and clip 001.JPG
67 hits | 54.24 KB | Posted: 2/26/22
This view shows the top-well patch that I applied. It was torn when the trunk torsion bar shot through it while I was trying to remove it. You can also see the brighter blue torsion bar, which is the replacement that was painted. Now the trunk wor...
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patch and clip 002.JPG
59 hits | 44.23 KB | Posted: 2/26/22
The new replacement torsion bar (lighter blue) and the original one. The replacement came out of a '69 Marquis convertible that was at the CTC Auto Ranch in Texas. They are VERY helpful, and have lots of Mercurys from 1969.
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torsion 001.JPG
56 hits | 30.01 KB | Posted: 2/26/22
This is the piece that spontaneously broke off the torsion bar.
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trunk 001.JPG
79 hits | 62.67 KB | Posted: 2/26/22
This is the right side of the trunk, with the torsion bar that remained unbroken, still under pressure (before I tried to remove it)
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trunk 002.JPG
78 hits | 76.32 KB | Posted: 2/26/22
In this view, you can see the broken bar was removed from the catch on the right side, and since it was the left side that broke, it was all removed. The grabber hook was pulled down so that the trunk would still close ok. The bar that remained sti...
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trunk dia.JPG
85 hits | 32.68 KB | Posted: 2/26/22
Showing the difference between the Ford Trunk bars and the Mercury ones. The Mercury is heavier and larger diameter bar. I thought that the '69 Ford Galaxie would probably work, so ordered them from CTC AutoRanch in Texas. So now I have a spare we...
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trunk hinge 001a.jpg
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This shows the unbroken bar still connected, and the method I used to dislodge it from the grabber. It worked, but the other side was STILL under pressure! Which I didn't expect.
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trunk hinge 002.JPG
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more views
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trunk hinge 003.JPG
134 hits | 65.92 KB | Posted: 2/26/22
The right side, showing the broken bar's "U" end.
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trunk hinge 004.JPG
91 hits | 74.81 KB | Posted: 2/26/22
another view
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trunk repair 001.JPG
90 hits | 54.49 KB | Posted: 2/26/22
I had Chuck's Auto Body on Tyler in Mentor re-attach the replacement rod. This view show the left side.
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trunk repair 002.JPG
148 hits | 45.98 KB | Posted: 2/26/22
This view shows the right side, along with the tear that was made by the old rod shooting out of the bracket (my bad)
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Laurel1.jpg
80 hits | 97.5 KB | Posted: 7/10/22
Heading out to the Cruise In with Jim in the back seat, me driving and Pat
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Laurel2.jpg
70 hits | 103.97 KB | Posted: 7/10/22
Starting out at my sister's home in Brunswick, just a mile down the road from the Laurel Square Cruise in.
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Laurel5.jpg
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Finally underway..
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Laurel6.jpg
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Setting up. Found a spot near some trees for shade. Temps were in the high 70's, breezy, and sunny.
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Laurel11.jpg
79 hits | 88.57 KB | Posted: 7/10/22
Shot of the parking lot when we got there about 3pm, when they open. By the time we left @ 5pm, it was so crowded, I could barely squeeze out..
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Laurel7.jpg
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There were all kinds of great cars there, but unfortunately, I didn't take a lot of shots of them, as there was just too much to see!
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