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Badgers? We don't need no stinking badgers.

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Kaiser, the big steering wheel is just early power steering.

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Haven't gotten my first Model T yet, but glad to know that we're not losing a good source of parts out here on the west coast.

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Had the speedometer die on an old motorcycle and found an early model hand held GPS unit at a garage sale for $15.00. Made a mount to attach it to the handlebars and hard wired it for power and it worked great for a speedometer. With the new style GPS units fabbing a mount would be easy and you get ...

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Last time I drove through Perpetuity the Delight Kimble bar was closed. The postal delivery person said that they had run out of Happy Sally and all the locals had left town in search of marinated mushrooms.

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Saw some unlabeled photos of that the other day and spectaculated (had to get out the old spectaculators) it might have been a giant hamster wheel used to exercise KD's Capybaras.

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Looking closely at that last photo it appears there are dinosaur decomposition pumping towers along the length of the street. Was that the Chugwater main drag or had the drag lines diminished by that day?

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Wow...Nice engineering on the rockers.

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Interesting project. Looking forward to following your progress.

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I believe that the short lad at the front of the car was Tom Foolery's younger brother Freddy.

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As in riding a motorcycle, drive defensively and always figure that they will do something you would never expect.

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Just because they didn't have taillights, brake lights and turn signals from the factory doesn't mean it makes sense to go out into today's traffic without them. Some modifications make sense if you are going to use the vehicle.

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Pictures and dimensions would help those of us who might desire to make one of our own.

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Great looking truck.

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Was Poindexter a General?

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It's fun to make your own parts. How it used to be done before there was a parts store in every town. Part of the fun is learning how to be an amateur black smith/fabricator and build things that you may be able to buy. Much nicer to be able to say "I built that".

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California DMV is just like the FAA to general aviation. They aren't happy until you aren't happy. Their goal is to ban everything that isn't electric so they can discover that the power grid can't support charging all the batteries and force everyone to use their high speed trains that won't go whe...

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"Likes old and slow"? Hell. I'm living it.

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Always nice to see people build stuff to make life easier.

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Perhaps it's zinc?

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Saw one the other day that said "I break for no apparent reason". Really seemed appropriate for Southern California.

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Considering that you get down from a duck is it possible that if you boil down a duck you will get a soggy pillow?

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Hard to tell about that spittoon. I had always heard that the dent was on the left side.

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This is a shot, (pun intended) from the last expedition to the Chugwater Highlands. The mutant squirrels got into the Happy Sally and became overtly aggressive endangering the locals and Uncle Mortimer and his cousin Weldon brought their Buffalo guns and rectified the situation.

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Love that model in a box. Neat way to get the lighting to look natural.

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I'n thinking that the only person who would know if the pin was gone is you. Nobody is goingto remove the cap to inspect it. Typical "field modification" for improved lubrication.

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As the years add up we hopefully realize that it's not important how many things we do, but rather that we do the things we enjoy doing. Old cars (and our other joys) keep us focused on the things that matter.

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Scott_conger, thanks for the good wishes. No job, I've been retired since 2008. No money, I've been playing with old cars since the late 1950s. Been here in So Califunky since 1951 and unfortunately love the place, just not the politicians. Have a wonderful lady that I married in 1967 and we're stil...

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Actually, that looks like the Charter Members of Heck's Angels just before they took out on a ride to the Happy Sally distillery.

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Not in America, but in the Peoples Republic of California they have been doing stuff like this for years. There are many products (paints, glues etc.) that you can buy in the rest of our country that you cannot have shipped into our state, companies cannot even have in their warehouses and if you go...

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The vehicle regulators figure that if they can't outlaw the vehicles they will just outlaw the necessary fluids and get them of the road that way.

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Looks like it could haul a long load if it had enough torque to get it moving.

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Something about the "Shamrock Incident" triggered memories of a morning when the dew was on the clover. I'm sure it will come to me, but right now the kettle is whistling and I need to brew some tea. Why is the hose turned on and laying on the driveway and has anybody seen my spectacles?

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Race gas will work, but the price can be pretty high compared to regular pump gas. If you live near a small airport that has fuel, aviation gas works well and will remain good over long periods of storage.

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A rear axle U-bolt would probably work or you could probably just use a piece of threaded rod and bend your own.

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Rough definition..."Simple Beauty". That's what the T translates to.

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Had a friend (long passed) who was an award winning press photographer who used to say that if you took a couple of thousand pictures the odds were good a couple would be worth using.

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If you do something every day, sooner or later you will run out of things to do. Keep at it, it's looking good so far.

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Few realize that the Frugalhorn worked on the same principle as the Hookah and that part of Fatty Roundbottom's sweet sound was because he always filled it with Happy Sally'

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That's gonna be one fine looking truck when you get done with it.

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Looks like it's ready for an adventure.

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Nothing like a good picture to help put an assembly together correctly.

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I agree with Vern. Throw some oil in the cylinders and turn it for a while. Put some fresh oil in it and see if it runs. Run it a bit, check the compression and if it checks out, run it. Many of the old girls sat for many years and came back to life.

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I have used the "Pro-Seal" on aircraft fuel tanks, can't vouch for the other products. Not cheap, but you get what you pay for.

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Nice to see people that wil make the odd parts. Sometimes it's easier than most folks think and it's fun to be able to say you made them.

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Nice collection. Must say I'm jealous.

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The skinny guy back by the train looks like Farmsnaggle Grumpworth, well known around the Chugwater area as one of the best badminton players in the northwest quadrant. Those were the days when badminton was played with live parakeets for the birds. He was later discredited for using goldfinches in ...

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That's one beautiful TT. Well done!

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Just think, with 300 gallons of fuel you could drive it across the country and probably only need one fuel stop. Pack a bag and fill a cooler with drinks, adventure is calling.

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That picture was taken just after the Chugwater Valley Rent-A-Seance Pleasure Faire, Parakeet Races and Washtub Olympics. The crew was well lubricated on Happy Sally and well padded with the Budgerigar feathers. History shows that they got through the whole weekend without any serious injuries, but ...

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That looks like Shirley's sister Esmeralda sitting at the far end of the bar. I remember that she could cause the best of men to get spiffed. Don't know about that leg in the foreground, but it may belong to her cousin Gigabella, (Giggy for short). From the little memory I have left these days I bel...

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Nice woodwork. Love the looks of those things.

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Interesting wheels, perhaps aftermarket.

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Ahh, the beauty of the old filling station. Part of the fun to be had there was in the use of the lovely diving platform along side of the porch roof. Would have been more fun had they only added the pool that was on the original plans for the place. They tried backing the TT up to the porch and fil...

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Worked the first 25 years of my life in machine shops, started at the bottom and ended up in experimental shop and aircraft tool and die work. Loved the work and learned most of my skills on the job. Then everything started going CNC and we were told to just load the programs from engineering and ru...

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Why can't we have more of this type of advertising today? Moms need beer for their babies.

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Nice collection of information. Thanks for doing the research for the rest of us.

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Great assembly of assorted bits and pieces. How it would have been done back in the day. It's always nice to see that people still do this kind of stuff today. Innovation lives!

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I believe that is Shirley Youjest, who was a member of the Happy Sally Underground. Famous throughout the northwest as a purveyor of pub accessories.

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All that wagon really needed was a TT hooked to the front and KD would have been able to escape to wherever he wanted to go.

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Interesting how there is still a large market for lucrative podiums. I guess the market varies between the lucrative ones and the filthy lucrative ones depending on which side of the tracks they are going to. The black market for illicit vestibules is still there, but the vestibule police have bette...

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It's not mine, but I wish it was.

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We wake up to the mating calls of the two legged cat. Our neighbors out west from our place have a whole herd of the things. Wish he could train them to hunt the squirrels that roost in our trees and steal our avocados. The 45-70 govt buffalo gun works well, but the local constabulary complains abou...

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As a friend who was into old British motorcycles used to say, "if it's not leaking oil, it doesn't have any in it".

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I drove up to the lodge on Mount Hood back in 1976 when I was up in McMinnville with the company I worked for at the time. If I remember right it was in June and there was still quite a bit of snow. Beautiful place. Seems like it would be much more fun in a Model T then in the car we had rented.

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Aviation gas can sit for long periods of time with no problems. If you live close to a small airport try running some.

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Hasn't changed after all these years. The factories still look at two cent parts that can be done away with to save a eight cents per car. It adds up over the number of cars they build each year. It would almost make sense if not for the fact that they will replace a simple push pull cable to open a...

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Beulah Pinani, author of Who Eats Toast ? and founder of the International Eaters of Pancakes Bureau, when asked about the above subject, was heard to reply: "Rockne's pretty knute, you know" KDknute.jpg She went on to form the Volunteer Ambulance Corps that serves the Tri-burg area to this day. If...

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I have to agree with the wash the engine clean, let it dry and then run it method. If it's leaking that much the location should become obvious.

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Seems like these are the kind of things we all learn in our automotive adventures. Sort of like changing the oil and forgetting to replace the drain plug. Did that once in 1963...haven't done it since.

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One word pretty well sums it up Shane...WOW!! I'm really looking forward to following your progress on this build.

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Love the variety of what you paint Rich. Amazing detail.

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Always fun to watch people create parts the "old way". Beating on metal is a fun pastime.

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Wasn't that about the same time that Kalamity Dick invented the Collide-a-Scope that was used to measure skid marks in the dirt roads when investigating accidents?

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Obviously invented by the man who built "Jiffy-Lube" into the successful business it is today.

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It is truly amazing the information one can find when not looking for it. 47 wombats were mated before it was discovered before it was realized that without 600 weight gear oil the eggs would never hatch.

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If you really want comfort, buy a modern crew cab/extended cab truck. It will haul a bigger load and probably get better mileage and definitely cruise more comfortable and faster. Is that why we have interest in these old relics? The reason I want a TT isn't about air-conditioned comfort, it's about...

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Stirling Funkledecker, KD's cousin from Fossberg North Dakota also worked on the connecting crew for those power lines. He seemed to really do well until he was discovered to be connecting AC wires to the DC circuits. They finally gave him an early retirement because of his Bi-polar disorder.

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The wrench is probably from Kalamity Dick's foray into the Outback of Australia, when he was trying to market Kangaroo meat as the answer to the invasion of tacos and hotdogs in the American diet and everyone knew that before you could grill the Kangaroos you had to remove the attaching hardware and...

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Felix was also well known for his Happy Sally marinated Possum stew with wild mushroom and caper sauce.

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If you have enough, those common cents add up to dollars.

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After the fire in the county fair cannabis pavilion there were rumors that the kung-foolishness turned into bouts of high-karate.

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Is that the same G-valve that was used to bifurcate the snarflogger and the cattlenoggles? It seems there would still be a market for those if the proper spark plugs could be found.

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Useful information. Thanks.

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I doubt that Heinrich is truly lost. Good research takes time and uninterrupted thought processes. There is also the possibility that the burger, fries and JB Black are there to lure the Diablo Perro out of hiding.

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Though the Pandas tended to make low droning noises when eating the cupcakes coining the phrase "Panda- moanium". Must say that is an elegant music store.

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Must say I am jealous Wayne. I'll turn 73 in April and hope to Find a TT to play with this year if I can manage to hang in here and keep breathing for a few more years. Have fun with your truck, she's beautiful.

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Pretty stout sounding old banger. No substitute for cubic inches.

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"Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?" Good question. Much research has gone into that subject and the inconclusive answer has been determined to be hidden in the archives of the Chugwater Hysterical Society. Unfortunately it was misplaced during the reorganization of files back in the days of the r...

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Sorry Rich, it seems like the Parakeet feathers all floated away in the floods. I too have heard references to the savory taste of well seasoned squirrel, but it seems like with the small size of the current squirrels in Southern California,when hit dead center there isn't much left to cook. Trying ...

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You must admit that hats in the wild brings to mind hunting squirrels for dinner with the 45-70 buffalo gun. Why? you may ask...Don't really know but it may have something to do with the empty bottle of Happy Sally sitting on my desk. What were we talking about anyway? I dare say it has been a long ...

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Gonna definitely need a bigger hat too.

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Brings to mind Normalee's pre-scandal career as a pole dancer when she was promoting Happy Sally to the Irish railroad workers.

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I'm still trying to figure out how they had the harnesses rigged for the mules behind the locomotive so they could push the load. Maybe I'll be able to focus better after the coffee kicks in. Does anyone know the connection between Kalamity Dick and references to Wednesday as "hump day". There was s...

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And everyone knows of the importance of sterilizing institutions, which is part of the reason Hogan and his goat were banned from being institutionalized.

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Few folks recall that the little remembered Baron Manfred Von Zeige was famously recalled as the first person in history to drop attack trained goats from Model T powered Zeppelins over the western front during the days of trench warfare. The effects of those air drops were particularly demoralizing...

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Discussions of goat urine should not be read while drinking the morning cup of tea. Something doesn't taste right. Perhaps a mushroom and dandelion omelette will help.

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Don't know about the Chupacabra, but the goat went into business farting vanadium steel lock washers for use in the automotive repair trades.

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Sampled some of the roadside mushrooms with tonight's pasta. The gas hasen't arrived yet so stay clear of Southern California for tonight. We're overdue for "the big one" anyway, so no need to press the issue.

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Obviously, the holes in the front tyres let out too much weight allowing an extreme rearward weight bias. If they just reinstall the lead weight bars in the holes everything will be alright...or at least more forward or the pivoting point. Perhaps they were just looking for an easy way to inspect th...

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