What did you do to your Maverick or Comet today

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  1. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    had a Kid in a Honda ask me if it was an AMX...:hmmm:
     
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  2. MaverickDan

    MaverickDan I wanna go fast!!!

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    That's not that bad, yesterday a kid a few years younger than me asked if my engine was a rotary motor:coco:
     
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  3. mojo

    mojo "Everett"- Senior Citizen Supporting Member

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    Took my car to a shop and got a price on some steering/suspension work. Will get this work done nx week. Also, had a chance to see if the water pump install done last week had any leak issues - did'nt see any:yup:.
    Now, all I need to do is figure-out why I have, what seems to be an engine miss-fire.
     
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  4. speedfreak636

    speedfreak636 maverick student

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    You found something we cant fix?
     
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    Drove it!!!!!!
     
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  6. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    start a tech thread and we'll get this thing fixed...:smash:
     
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  7. Bryant

    Bryant forgot more than learned

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    dragged it to the frame shop
    [​IMG]
     
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    Ryan Ford Addict

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    Bryant, why is it going to the frame shop? Is that where they are going to put in the cage?
     
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  9. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    I'm going to let the Pros do this...:D
     
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  10. ESampson

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    Got the driver side all cut out..torque box is fixed and welded back together / por-15 it all..will be tacking the floor pan in tomorrow after work and see how it looks...hopefully will be welding it all in..then on to the easier side where no torque box work is needed!

    BTW Por-15 does not like to come off your hands...i thought of wearing gloves and said to myself 'oh it's not much it wont be that hard and i shouldn't make a mess' and well..my hands are still black somehow.
     
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  11. rayzorsharp

    rayzorsharp I "AM" a Maverick!

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    Oh...it'll come off. In about a week!! :yup:
     
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  12. Craig Selvey

    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    Mine took about two weeks to come. In reality...it never comes off. It is your skin that finally comes off with the POR-15 still attached.
     
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    2 weeks for me.
     
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    acetone scrub
    hand cleaner with pumice
    dawn scrub

    rinse and repeat as needed

    but like Craig already eluded to.. if it's set up and already cured on your hands.. you just accellerate the skin removal process by doing all of the above. lol

    PS. Not that it's really doing much.. but I actually took the time to pull up a stool and seriously look at my car for body and trim mods. That's always how it starts for me... I have to study and assess it for hours. lol
     
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    It becomes part of your DNA.

    Sandpaper does get it off of your calluses though.
     
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