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[jswordy]

Modern Ford hot rodding. 2000 F150 master cylinder on a 1969 Ranchero brake booster worked by a 1971 Ranchero bellcrank assembly. Going in a 1969 Fairlane to operate 4-wheel disc brakes (rear discs are off a 1990 Bronco).

 

[Kraffty]

FrankenBrakes....

 

[Kraffty]

I had so much fun making my camera composite that I did my Winemaking Composite today. Separate photos of the cork, bottle, lugs, hammer head, background and me then photoshopped together.

 

[Boatboy24]

I had so much fun making my camera composite that I did my Winemaking Composite today. Separate photos of the cork, bottle, lugs, hammer head, background and me then photoshopped together.
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That just has to make its way onto a label at some point.

 

[ceeaton]

I had so much fun making my camera composite that I did my Winemaking Composite today. Separate photos of the cork, bottle, lugs, hammer head, background and me then photoshopped together.
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Someone is way too skilled at Photoshop!

 

[jswordy]

Someone is way too skilled at Photoshop!

SCARY skills!

 

[Kraffty]

@ceeaton I want to make a shirt that says "never trust anyone skilled at photoshop"

 

[jswordy]

@ceeaton I want to make a shirt that says "never trust anyone skilled at photoshop"

DO IT! And have it be a quote from Abe Lincoln!

 

[ceeaton]

@ceeaton I want to make a shirt that says "never trust anyone skilled at photoshop"

You know, you are so good at that you could have made a living at it, double lol!

 

[Sage]

I'd like to see a photo of the 69 Fairlane!

Been drooling over a stock, black, 2 door hardtop a guy in the next town uses as a daily driver. Needs a small amount of body work on the right back corner, but I'd love to mod it!

 

[jswordy]

I'd like to see a photo of the 69 Fairlane!

Been drooling over a stock, black, 2 door hardtop a guy in the next town uses as a daily driver. Needs a small amount of body work on the right back corner, but I'd love to mod it!

OK... I really don't have a good overall shot, but here are 3. So far, the work has been 95% mine. Rechroming, set up of the differential gears and machine shop work on the engine block are all that have been outsourced.







It has a transplanted 429...



The full powertrain. The engine is a 1971 Mercury Thunderjet 429 with Edelbrock heads and manifold and a lumpy Comp cam. Behind it is a totally rebuilt 1970 Ford toploader 4-speed that was never supposed to go there.



I've been working on this for about 16 years, as time has permitted. Hope to finally see if it runs maybe by spring, if it all works out. Here's a couple "before" shots on the day it came in the shop.





Interior "before" and in progress. It will be a black interior with factory bucket seats. The car did not have a/c, so I have acquired and added factory a/c in the dash.

 

[jswordy]

Couple more... painted and buffed...







I have about 500 shots of parts of the process, so I'll just leave it at this.

 

[Kraffty]

Jim, I've seen those pics before and forgot to ask in the past, do you plan the finished look to be pretty stock or are you going to Hotrod it out a bit?

 

[vinny]

I had so much fun making my camera composite that I did my Winemaking Composite today. Separate photos of the cork, bottle, lugs, hammer head, background and me then photoshopped together.
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Was your new years resolution to limit yourself to one bottle per night?

 

[jswordy]

Jim, I've seen those pics before and forgot to ask in the past, do you plan the finished look to be pretty stock or are you going to Hotrod it out a bit?

The finished look will be period correct "hot rod," with nice wheels, black hood with a stock scoop. Here's sort of – but not exactly – the look I'm after on a '71 Fairlane.



The paint I used is Toyota Speedway Blue Metallic, which at the time I chose it had one of the highest pearl contents in a factory paint. It's a chameleon depending on the sunlight. See how bright it is here with the shop doors open? BTW, I'll bet I have 20 hours in that quarter panel alone, lol...



It's a sort of nostalgia project. I owned and rodded a '68 Torino, the same body style, when I was a teen.

 

[Kraffty]

Was your new years resolution to limit yourself to one bottle per night?

In all fairness, my wife often has a glass too

 

[ibglowin]

I guess it does rain in California.......... When it does, it POURS!

 

[jswordy]

I guess it does rain in California.......... When it does, it POURS!

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The desert is gonna bloom this spring... which I am SURE we are gonna hear about in a future @ibglowin travelogue!

 

[vinny]

In all fairness, my wife often has a glass too

Just one glass, dear!

 

[vinny]

I almost choked I was laughing so hard...