Good Morning From Alabama
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Category: General Discussion
Forum Name: The Welcome Mat
Forum Description: New members, please post here and introduce yourselves
URL: https://forum.grantorinosport.org/forum_posts.asp?TID=21935
Printed Date: 26-March-2026 at 3:27PM
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Topic: Good Morning From Alabama
Posted By: 1970_Raunchero
Subject: Good Morning From Alabama
Date Posted: 02-February-2026 at 1:42AM
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Hello good morning as the title says, My name is Joe, my reason for joining is to document my 1970 ranchero 500 project. I got it back in November a couple days before or after thanksgiving. A little bit about me, I’m 33 and I work at a Ford dealership. I went to school to be a technician. I have experience with Parts. I do the advisor position these days. I have bought roughly 27 cars since I was 15. I’m currently learning video editing as a hobby and the car is my main subject matter. A little about the car, it is a 1970 Ranchero 500, 302 & 3 speed. When I got it it barely ran, had no coolant in it, and would not stop. I’ve since repaired the brake system. Repaired wiring (whole good story about that), Drove it 65 miles total. Thanks for having me looking forward to posting more about the car in a dedicated thread. Nice to meet yall, again my name is Joe.
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Posted By: 72 RS 351
Date Posted: 02-February-2026 at 2:22AM
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Welcome Joe, glad to have you join. We love to hear about every old Ford being saved and cared for. Show us some pics when you can. ------------- Don 73 Ranchero "Sport 72 front end", floor shift/console, planning EFI 7000 rpm 351 stroker 73 Ranchero GT 351C-4V &4R70W for sale later. 92 Lincoln Mark VII SE GTC, OBDII 347/4R70W |
Posted By: 1970_Raunchero
Date Posted: 02-February-2026 at 2:32AM
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Thanks I can’t seem to figure out the picture upload in the reply. I only have the option to link one atm. ------------- Thanks, Joe |
Posted By: 72 RS 351
Date Posted: 02-February-2026 at 2:45AM
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Give the administrator a little time, they will see you and soon give you full access. The pictures feature is a little tricky, but not too hard once you are able to use it. ------------- Don 73 Ranchero "Sport 72 front end", floor shift/console, planning EFI 7000 rpm 351 stroker 73 Ranchero GT 351C-4V &4R70W for sale later. 92 Lincoln Mark VII SE GTC, OBDII 347/4R70W |
Posted By: CobraJoe
Date Posted: 02-February-2026 at 3:43AM
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Welcome aboard Joe, glad to have you onboard! ------------- 1968 Torino GT F Code '96 Bronco, '39 Ford Coupe, '57 Fairlane, SOLD 2025 F150 SuperCrew, 2025 Edge Platinum |
Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 02-February-2026 at 3:25PM
Welcome Joe! I have upgraded you to a full member so you have full forum privileges and can upload pics. Thanks for sharing your story. We'd love to see some pics and to follow a project thread. ------------- Vince 1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car GTS.org Admin |
1970_Raunchero wrote:Posted By: peter.jenerette
Date Posted: 03-February-2026 at 5:28AM
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Welcome! looking forward to your project. ------------- Pete Jenerette 1972 Gran Torino (H-Code - 4R70W) 2022 F250 XLT 7.3 2003 Thunderbird |
Posted By: hogfiddles
Date Posted: 04-February-2026 at 5:10AM
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Welcome, Joe! ------------- 1973 Gran Torino Sport - Q code “Q-Clone” project-on-hold 1972 Gran Torino Sport - Q code new project 1972 Gran Torino - parts 1969 Torino GT - M code 100+ mid-80's Yamaha XJ-Series (14 trophies) |
Posted By: spriegel
Date Posted: 05-February-2026 at 11:43AM
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Welcome to the forum! ------------- Chris Fairview, PA '1973 Ford Gran Torino |
Posted By: 1970_Raunchero
Date Posted: 06-February-2026 at 9:30AM
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Here is a pic   ------------- Thanks, Joe |
Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 07-February-2026 at 12:23PM
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Looks great! Can't wait to follow the build. ------------- Vince 1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car GTS.org Admin |
Posted By: 1970_Raunchero
Date Posted: 10-February-2026 at 6:07PM
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Thanks the first post is in the ranchero section now. I'll be trying to update weekly as I make progress. ------------- Thanks, Joe |
Posted By: Eliteman76
Date Posted: 12-February-2026 at 4:02PM
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Welcome to the site Joe. One piece of advice, the photo uploader is a tad clunky but you just have to give it a little time. I used to use Photobucket to host everything but slowly trying to update my build thread and it's not too bad to use once you get used to it. A lot of good folk around here, thanks for joining. -------------  Andrew:GTS.ORG admin, '72 Q code 5 speed RestomodPondering: #99Problems |