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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Restored 1930's Auto Shop

    Thomas congrats on your retirement the house plans look great cant wait to follow the build on here love the old tools as well keep up the great work/posts have a great new yrs and may 2014 be a bigger and better year for you both
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Restored 1930's Auto Shop

    all looking great Thomas well done with Gus looks a treat we are in the process of planing a trip to the US of A with the family after our 4yh child is born hoping to come out your way to see the shop and if we time it right might be able to come to one of your drag racing meets Jason
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Restored 1930's Auto Shop

    hey Thomas If you could P.M me a postal address i have the felt that I was talking about earlier here that i am happy to send over It is around 3-5 mm thick ( 1/16" - just under 1/4 inch thick ) Jason
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Restored 1930's Auto Shop

    Amazing Thomas the work you do with restoring these things is a work of art thanks for shareing with us Jason P.s I work for a company that make felts for the paper industry and you could probably use some of it to 1 make washers ect and 2 it works really well as a floor cleaner ( could...
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Restored 1930's Auto Shop

    found this info as well http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/diamond-calk-horseshoe.html hope that gives you a bit more insight to the shifter as well Jason
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Restored 1930's Auto Shop

    here are the pics mine and the dream cars this one is a modern 2006+ car/ute this one goes back to the late 60's early 70s hope you enjoy them thomas Jason
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Restored 1930's Auto Shop

    and thought id add this one http://www.vimeo.com/13618571 2 aussie classics running low 11s 1/4 miles ill add 3 pics shortly 1 is my car 2 others are cars of my dreams ( aussie cars )
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Restored 1930's Auto Shop

    here you go that guy drove his car 1000 miles ( there abouts ) 1600klm to the drag meet and run those times and that is fron an aus made designed manufactured turbo 6 cyl oh and it is a straight 6 rear wheel drive and i think one of the runs you might see my car ( i think it is the...
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Restored 1930's Auto Shop

    that time is actually slow compared to what one of the guys there ran we saw an ea falcon (1987-1990) run a 12.89 na :bowdown: we have a great amount of cars there that are everyday drivers as mine is and to be honest i was a bit disapointed with the tim hope to see you sign up there Jason
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Restored 1930's Auto Shop

    hey Thomas I know this is a bit off topic kind of but i thought you might be interested in this http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11303582&page=1&pp=30 that is some follow up from a drag meet that i attended last week I wish that my car was in the pics that you will see but we...
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Restored 1930's Auto Shop

    My grandfather was a classed as a wealthy person here in aus and most of the things he bought were new. My dad is a motor mechanic and he was always asking my grandfather to use the new jack but allways got told to p1ss off as he didnt want it used till he was ready to use it himself. My dad...
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Restored 1930's Auto Shop

    Still no luck :mad: The ****** realestate agent is being a ****** more so the dont beleive that i am the son of the owner of the house even though i have id and my birth cert to show them.:confused: The second that i get into the shed i will post the pics Jason
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Restored 1930's Auto Shop

    not to sure on the date but knowing that my grandfather passed away 3 days after I was born. So i know it would be well before 1972 not sure on the dates that the ones you have are from but my dad saysit looks identical Jason
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    Above 1200 Sq/FT Restored 1930's Auto Shop

    Hey Thomas & markviii I pointed my old man (dad ) to this thread last night and he was very impressed with what you have done he is an old ****** and very hard to impress so you have done well. Over the next few weeks i should be able to post up a pic of a Walker jack in orig form never used...
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