It took a while.
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Topic: It took a while.
Posted By: handsofstone
Subject: It took a while.
Date Posted: 04-June-2018 at 9:35AM
My name is John and I'm back into the cars in which a lot of firsts happened.
I had a q-code in high school and at 54 needed to get a little bit younger and enjoy the simmple things with wheels and no computer.
My username is a reference to my days as a bassist in the 80's. After living life without an instrument for many years, I took out my ols gear and found that arthritis and guitars don't quite mix. Hence the name. It feels like I am playing with rocks for fingers.
Anyway, I am thrilled to be a part of this board and have learned and re-learned things that were second nature where auto repair is concerned.
Thanks to Scott and the mods for all the help I have received in my short time here. Kudos to Rick for helping in my searches and John for answering questions and keeping me on the straight and narrow.
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Posted By: TorinoTime
Date Posted: 04-June-2018 at 9:40AM
I'm 54 too for a bit longer. Welcome again and enjoy your car.
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Posted By: handsofstone
Date Posted: 04-June-2018 at 9:42AM
Thank you. I sometimes have tunnel vision and forget there are others joining the fray.
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Posted By: 72GTS351CJ
Date Posted: 04-June-2018 at 10:14AM
I'm just a young guy at 52. Glad we could help.-Rick-
------------- 72GTS Clint Eastwood Special
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Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 04-June-2018 at 12:26PM
John, welcome again and great to hear your back story. I can tell you are a passionate guy about your new Torino and I look forward to seeing it get fixed up.
------------- Vince
1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car
GTS.org Admin
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Posted By: handsofstone
Date Posted: 04-June-2018 at 12:36PM
I have yet to get it on a lift but the pics I snapped the other day on a selfie stick look pretty good. Gonna do plenty of ospho wherever I can. One of the typical trouble spots looks good to me. I am sure there will be a few surprises but all in all I won't complain.
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Posted By: handsofstone
Date Posted: 04-June-2018 at 12:38PM
I am going to find the covers for the hood scoop grilles, they are not where they need to be. I could make a pair if need be.
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Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 04-June-2018 at 2:31PM
john good story, glad i could help i'm 53, i can't play a guitar either, it's "greek" to me...although i may try again to learn are you talking about the scoop block off plates??? i have a pair from my scoop i doubt i'll use...
------------- JOHN 74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION
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Posted By: handsofstone
Date Posted: 04-June-2018 at 2:37PM
Yeah, the blockoff plates. I took mine out when I was a youngster and had to dry the distributor a few times. Of course I tossed the original air cleaner assembly in the trash with the A/C parts to lose some weight. What an idiot back then. Then I met my high school sweetheart and the only thing that mattered was the comfy back seat. Haha
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Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 04-June-2018 at 2:42PM
------------- JOHN 74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION
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Posted By: n2fordwagons
Date Posted: 04-June-2018 at 3:22PM
Welcome! I just turned 50. Sucks gettin' old. What I hate most is dealing with glasses now. Used to have perfect eye sight. Now, I have to wear these stupid things to work on cars, read, etc which can be quite annoying at times.
------------- Jeff
71 Torino Brougham 72 Gran Torino Squire
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Posted By: lynchster
Date Posted: 04-June-2018 at 4:29PM
handsofstone wrote:
My username is a reference to my days as a bassist in the 80's. After living life without an instrument for many years, I took out my ols gear and found that arthritis and guitars don't quite mix. Hence the name. It feels like I am playing with rocks for fingers. |
Even Neil Peart had to set his sticks down recently.
------------- Chuck 72 Gran Torino Sport 13 Taurus SHO "Mr Pig"
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Posted By: chuxster
Date Posted: 05-June-2018 at 12:58AM
Welcome!! I just turned 52 and can't accomplish anything without my reading glasses now. Amazing what we take for granted when we're young. Good luck with your Torino!!
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Posted By: fordpower
Date Posted: 05-June-2018 at 9:30AM
At 73 don't know what your talking about.
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Posted By: Big Bird
Date Posted: 05-June-2018 at 3:13PM
53 for a few more months. Can relate to a lot of the rest. Can't see without my glasses now, can't hear as well as I could 30 years ago (Marshall deaf...) and arthritis in my hands. And Chuck, all those 20+ minute drum solos must have worn out Neil Peart.
------------- "What we do in full frontal view, is more honest than your cleaned-up mind." Randy 1979 T-Bird 2005 F-150 STX RCSB 4.6, 3.55 LSD How the Heck does a REGULAR CAB SHORTBED weigh over 5200 pounds?
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Posted By: handsofstone
Date Posted: 05-June-2018 at 9:24PM
It is always the drummers that father time catches first.
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Posted By: changinlatitudes
Date Posted: 06-June-2018 at 12:57AM
I was a drummer back in the 80's myself, and last year I thought "Hey that was fun back in the day! Let's get a kit and do it again!" Umm.....nope. Stamina sure isn't what it used to be when I was a youngster. Also, the cat and dogs were tired of drumsticks being inadvertently thrown at them when I couldn't keep a good grip on the sticks. I'll be 50 next year and my bones feel it everyday, but hey....we've still got our cars to give us joy, so it's all good. Looking forward to seeing more of your car!
------------- Matt
1969 Mercury Marauder 390 1972 Montego MX 2003 Mercury Marauder 300A 1994 F-150 5.8 2016 Ford Fusion Titanium
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Posted By: foote500
Date Posted: 06-June-2018 at 1:20AM
Ringo is still going strong.
------------- Marc German Shepherd Rescue 1967 Ford Fairlane 500, 390
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Posted By: changinlatitudes
Date Posted: 06-June-2018 at 1:47AM
foote500 wrote:
Ringo is still going strong.
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True, but he probably took better care of himself than I did!
------------- Matt
1969 Mercury Marauder 390 1972 Montego MX 2003 Mercury Marauder 300A 1994 F-150 5.8 2016 Ford Fusion Titanium
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Posted By: Big Bird
Date Posted: 06-June-2018 at 9:42AM
foote500 wrote:
Ringo is still going strong.
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Ringo!!! Ian Paice is still touring!!
------------- "What we do in full frontal view, is more honest than your cleaned-up mind." Randy 1979 T-Bird 2005 F-150 STX RCSB 4.6, 3.55 LSD How the Heck does a REGULAR CAB SHORTBED weigh over 5200 pounds?
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Posted By: foote500
Date Posted: 06-June-2018 at 11:03AM
So is Carmine Appice.
------------- Marc German Shepherd Rescue 1967 Ford Fairlane 500, 390
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