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Forum: Automotive Projects 03-04-2024, 06:47 PM
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Posted By Marc Bourget
Marcus, curious, is the color you chose...

Marcus, curious, is the color you chose anything like the Harley that created the "donor car" for your project!


That might be paying a respect illogically deserved !!:lol:
Forum: Automotive Projects 02-10-2024, 09:15 AM
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Posted By Marc Bourget
It's really a shame to be confronted with such a...

It's really a shame to be confronted with such a challenge after all that work!


And I was always told that virtue was it's own reward! :lol:


[That said, I'm waiting for your usual,...
Forum: Automotive Projects 07-25-2023, 05:33 PM
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Posted By Marc Bourget
Nah, they drove Deusenbergs, Packards, and...

Nah, they drove Deusenbergs, Packards, and Cadillacs not Willys. :lol:
Forum: Automotive Projects 05-26-2023, 05:29 PM
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Posted By Marc Bourget
KISS Principle would see flanged quarter-round...

KISS Principle would see flanged quarter-round panels at each end of the lid.


Next step up in complexity might employ a small micro-switch sounding a low voltage buzzer
Forum: Automotive Projects 04-06-2023, 08:53 AM
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Posted By Marc Bourget
Some '80s Toyota COE Minivans had a cooler in the...

Some '80s Toyota COE Minivans had a cooler in the console between driver and passenger seats.
Forum: Automotive Projects 02-23-2023, 04:26 PM
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Posted By Marc Bourget
Why the change in spelling? S-Z, I-1

Why the change in spelling?


S-Z, I-1
Forum: Automotive Projects 12-26-2022, 09:16 PM
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Posted By Marc Bourget
Marcus, Lots of curved surface area in...

Marcus,


Lots of curved surface area in that "wing", the cover.


Wondering how well the hinges would control the cover in a strong wind if it was open. The actuators will help but I was just...
Forum: Automotive Projects 12-26-2022, 12:23 PM
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Posted By Marc Bourget
Have you operated the bed cover in any wind? ...

Have you operated the bed cover in any wind?


wondering about "wiggle" scratching the eventual paint, etc
Forum: Automotive Projects 12-25-2022, 09:54 AM
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Posted By Marc Bourget
Marcus, Watched "Texas Metal" last night...

Marcus,


Watched "Texas Metal" last night featuring a project paralleling (but not duplicating) yours. Spent the program talking to myself, "Marcus did it better" or as a point was raised, ...
Forum: Automotive Projects 09-30-2022, 06:36 AM
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Posted By Marc Bourget
Nobody will mistake the uniqueness and novelty of...

Nobody will mistake the uniqueness and novelty of what you have created.


The real trick is what percentage of viewers will fully appreciate what you've accomplished.


I predict you probably...
Forum: Automotive Projects 09-29-2022, 11:55 PM
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Posted By Marc Bourget
I'd set the camera up on a pole placed in an...

I'd set the camera up on a pole placed in an advantageous position.


Take a set of poles and rope for crowd control?


Your excuse will be the bare metal.
Forum: Automotive Projects 08-25-2022, 11:22 AM
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Posted By Marc Bourget
But Marcus, how are you going to put 4' x 8'...

But Marcus, how are you going to put 4' x 8' sheets of plywood in the bed and still close the tail gate?


:lol:
Forum: Automotive Projects 07-19-2022, 09:39 AM
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Posted By Marc Bourget
Envy (Grumpy) does have its mechanisms!

Envy (Grumpy) does have its mechanisms!
Forum: Automotive Projects 07-18-2022, 02:26 PM
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Posted By Marc Bourget
Taking it to a further limit, I have a neighbor...

Taking it to a further limit, I have a neighbor with a high output engine in his Camaro.


He has a spare "stock" motor and (maybe) ECM that he puts in every time his registration requires a smog...
Forum: Automotive Projects 05-24-2022, 01:13 PM
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Posted By Marc Bourget
Better approach is to teach good citizenship in...

Better approach is to teach good citizenship in both societies.


This would include developing the same character and virtue shown by Marcus in his project.
Forum: Automotive Projects 05-24-2022, 12:08 PM
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Posted By Marc Bourget
Yeah, the Bigger the Government, the smaller the...

Yeah, the Bigger the Government, the smaller the citizen.


You are obviously so irresponsible and lack attention to detail that I believe your project should be submitted to the UN for approval...
Forum: Automotive Projects 05-13-2022, 10:54 AM
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Posted By Marc Bourget
At the same time, that same lack of knowledge...

At the same time, that same lack of knowledge denies them appreciation of the diligence and overall execution of the concept!
Forum: Automotive Projects 05-12-2022, 09:08 AM
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Posted By Marc Bourget
Waiting for the Engineer is like one of those...

Waiting for the Engineer is like one of those watched pots never boil experiences!


Or Christmas Eve while under age 7 !!



Hang in there!
Forum: Automotive Projects 04-03-2021, 08:33 AM
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Posted By Marc Bourget
I see that as a support for the tail gate...

I see that as a support for the tail gate opening, not an extended stake receiver pocket.


I see Marcus developing something shorter, but in the same theme, for the intermediate pockets.


;)
Forum: Automotive Projects 02-28-2021, 11:53 AM
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Posted By Marc Bourget
This "Dog" would gladly live in that "Dog...

This "Dog" would gladly live in that "Dog house-to-be" if we could arrange shipping to the USA !!!


:lol::D:lol:
Forum: Automotive Projects 07-11-2020, 08:25 AM
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Posted By Marc Bourget
Marcus, Am I seeing a kink in the pan, to...

Marcus,


Am I seeing a kink in the pan, to the right, before the radiator grill?
Forum: Automotive Projects 07-05-2020, 07:54 AM
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Posted By Marc Bourget
Having experience with this mirror style, (early...

Having experience with this mirror style, (early '60s Chevy Pickups), memories of poor under-structure support popped into my memory and I was gratified to see you had anticipated and provided an...
Forum: Automotive Projects 05-07-2020, 09:42 AM
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Posted By Marc Bourget
It will take a HUGE P-max die set to make the...

It will take a HUGE P-max die set to make the upper rolled edge! :lol:
Forum: Automotive Projects 05-03-2020, 04:43 PM
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Posted By Marc Bourget
Referencing Cliffrod's post, I recall a...

Referencing Cliffrod's post,


I recall a narrow, rectangular, stamped cover for the sparkplug holes on my 50's Dodge Hemi. If you have enough airflow from the intake side, maybe cover the holes?
Forum: Automotive Projects 04-05-2020, 06:32 AM
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Posted By Marc Bourget
Marcus, I wonder about the contrast. ...

Marcus,


I wonder about the contrast. You're looking at a black radiator or black screen behind bare metal. Weren't you thinking Green for body color?


FWILL (For What It Looks Like!) :D
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