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Discussion in 'The Antiquated' started by Mopar Tony, Nov 13, 2020.

  1. alanp561
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    ^^^^^ Very cool! Haven't seen one of those in a long time.
     
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  2. alanp561
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    o_O You were referring to automotive parts, right? ;)
     
  3. Blown Red Ram
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    My wife just got home from grocery shopping and she stopped by her favorite 2nd hand store. The pottery ski boot because it has the Detroit Diesel logo. I was a Detroit mechanic for 15 years, a lifetime ago. The book , there's Red Ram hemi engine parts in the shop.
     

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  4. 67drake
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    Can’t say that I’ve ever seen a Detroit Diesel ski boot before!
     
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  5. Fordors
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    Your obviously thoughtful wife has a good eye.
     
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  6. jimmy six
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    We used these at Sears in the 60’s to test load on a starter. You put it over the Positive cable on a straight spot and have someone try and start the car. Worked great.
     
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  8. Blown Red Ram
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    Me either! And it was made in Hawaii!
     
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  9. Blown Red Ram
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    Yes sir she does! Her off topic cars take up a third of the shop, so she's pretty understanding in most things automotive.
     
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  10. Lone Star Mopar
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    @Blown Red Ram My Grandfather retired from DD many years ago, My let Uncle worked there after Viet Nam for years too. I collect all kinds of DD & GM Diesel stuff and Ive never seen a dang ski boot. Kind of odd enough it makes it cool. All the stuff I have is engine, auto, equipment related. Makes me wonder the story behind it.. Cool score !
     
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  11. Blown Red Ram
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    Thanks! It is very odd. I was thinking it maybe came out of Alaska (?) or similar as a store souvenir? Very different from the normal ball caps sold back when I was making a living that way.
     
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  12. Blown Red Ram
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    I earned this 45 years ago. Working on equipment in the Mt St Helens blast zone removed a lot of detail from it.
     

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  13. This thing is cool! Too bad someone cut it up but I would separate it and put it back as best as possible.
     
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  14. A637B69A-43E0-4988-9AF1-B85CC241D0AB.jpeg 87CF17E7-7A83-45CE-B0C1-73B3443B0505.jpeg 93677637-37A4-4E4A-A0BD-9C268E97D2BF.jpeg This is in the found category
    While moving my dad’s old bandsaw I found a box of parts including the speed indicator and its drive
    Ironically it’s made by the AC spark plug co
    Maybe someday I can adapt it to my flathead
     
  15. Oh hell no!! Make that saw operational!!
     
  16. Oh the saw is operational
    I plan on putting the indicator back in its hole 3F6FABEC-D8FC-4361-AE75-CB727D10EC1D.jpeg
     
  17. Great... Those saws are impressive and versatile as all get out!
     
  18. Ford/AMC 3 speed with OD
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  19. 67drake
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    1F292857-DD5E-482C-9799-FBDDB725F381.jpeg D0070E54-586C-4F2E-BFB7-CCA339E0BCF6.jpeg These actually aren’t recent buys. I moved from a house where I had a 24x24’ metal pole building to a 30x40’ garage with a 12’ ceiling. Lots more room here to display my goodies. Now that I’m getting my major things organized and stowed, time to start decorating a little. I still have a crap ton of banners, signs to put up, those come last.
     
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  20. alanp561
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    Does the blade welder still work?
     
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  21. Cool 1/43 52 Chevy truck I found at Goodwill . IMG_20230112_124930643.jpg
     
  22. Yes sort of
    We never could get a consistent weld and currently I don’t have enough amps in my new “shop “
    I remember you clamp the 2 ends in the fixture with a spring preload hit the weld lever and if you are lucky the 2 ends fussed together then you pushed the Annel button which heated the joint red hot let it cool then use the little grinder wheel below the welder to dress down the weld
    I think my brother started using the tig welder to weld blades
     
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  23. 55 assembly manual
    1953 Honk and Motor Trend
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  24. chevy57dude
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    Hey Anthony, I could use that 1st book when you're done reading it!
    Just dragged a 55 home yesterday.
     
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  26. Okie Pete
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  27. Cool ! shoots the coins into the "moon"!
     
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  28. Found this at a Antique mall the other day. CB459460-D845-4604-9514-455D80091E22.jpeg
     
  29. Squablow
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    Local estate auction yesterday, got these two things. The ship's wheel is much smaller than I thought (bidding was online only), but still neat. Will hang it up with the rest of my steering wheel collection. 7up's a little rough but I like it, it's huge.

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  30. you like it, it likes you.
     
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