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| 56kabrio |
 Jan 8 2025, 05:04 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 65 Joined: 1-December 05 From: Framingham, MA Member No.: 5,219 Region Association: None 
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I hope the title caught you off guard! It’s as in anal retentive /OCD behaviors. I just finished spending the better part of an hour digging old, hardened grease out of the crevices of a wiper motor that no one will ever see! Am I alone in this type of insane behavior, or is there a support group?
I’ve been on the board for some time and have purchased parts from several members, but have not been a very active poster. This is to serve as official notification of my efforts at a complete ‘nut and bolt’ restoration of my 1973 Marathon Blue 2 liter. I’ve had the car for approximately 5 years, but am just getting started on it in earnest. COVID followed by a two year saga trying to get a garage built! (Thank you Massachusetts!) Here’s a photo of the car shortly after I got it.  Hope to use this opportunity to put some self imposed pressure on myself to maintain momentum. Mack |
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| technicalninja |
Jan 8 2025, 07:16 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,377 Joined: 31-January 23 From: Granbury Texas Member No.: 27,135 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Looks like a nice clean car to start with!
So much easier when it is... Pretty Fuchs on that one! Mine are old and slightly "tan". And YES, by the time most of us are done the car is cleaner than when it was delivered! I describe myself as an Anal-Retentive Bitch! I like to hit "as delivered or better". My wife says it's easy to spot where I've been at it... Anyplace that looks "new" on an old car is a dead give away! Show us some "ripped apart" shots! The overall pics are nice, but you will be surprised at the level of detail that other members will notice in the "in progress stuff". If you ask questions sometimes the question will not actually be answered BUT others will post stuff that is AWESOMELY Valuable! Always, you get what you need! I believe it would be a mistake to restore one of these WITHOUT using this forum and the members as one of the MAIN references. I've had members make stuff "happen" (FOR FREE!) for me and I've returned the favors to others. Lots of the members make stuff too, the quality level has been EXCELLENT in the items I've purchased. This place is far more like a mechanic's "shop" than other forums I've joined. We're a bunch of old gearheads and will welcome other gearheads with open arms! |
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56kabrio Anal Madness Jan 8 2025, 05:04 PM
930cabman Looks great, but I always liked Marathon Blue
Is ... Jan 8 2025, 05:29 PM
56kabrio [quote name='930cabman' date='Jan 8 20... Jan 8 2025, 05:33 PM 56kabrio RE: Anal Madness Jan 8 2025, 05:49 PM r_towle Are you in mass or Tennessee?
I’m in mass if you... Jan 8 2025, 06:12 PM 56kabrio
Are you in mass or Tennessee?
I’m in mass if yo... Jan 8 2025, 06:38 PM r_towle Magnimarf! I grew up in Sudbury, now up near N... Jan 8 2025, 07:00 PM ctc911ctc Happy to help, or hang out - dropping the 914-6 en... Jan 9 2025, 04:29 PM Cairo94507 Nice looking 914 to begin with. That is going to ... Jan 8 2025, 07:36 PM 56kabrio
Nice looking 914 to begin with. That is going to... Jan 8 2025, 08:09 PM windforfun It's a classic. Jan 8 2025, 08:14 PM 56kabrio
It's a classic.
Nice car! I put Pedri... Jan 8 2025, 09:00 PM infraredcalvin The dirty carpets are freaking me out… Jan 8 2025, 09:05 PM bkrantz Welcome to the insanity. If you tend towards OCD,... Jan 8 2025, 09:05 PM 56kabrio
Welcome to the insanity. If you tend towards OCD... Jan 8 2025, 11:34 PM bkrantz
Welcome to the insanity. If you tend towards OC... Jan 9 2025, 09:04 PM Cairo94507 @56Kabrio - Thanks for the kind words Mack. :be... Jan 9 2025, 07:45 AM burton73 My favorite blue color is Marathon probably becaus... Jan 9 2025, 05:14 PM 930cabman
My favorite blue color is Marathon probably becau... Jan 9 2025, 07:28 PM burton73
My favorite blue color is Marathon probably beca... Jan 9 2025, 11:21 PM Puebloswatcop :wttc:
We all seem to sufer from the same insane... Jan 9 2025, 07:45 PM Dion Looks like a great car to begin with. Good luck. L... Jan 10 2025, 12:55 PM iankarr Good luck and welcome to the addiction :) Jan 10 2025, 11:07 PM |
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