Well I found the Focus replacement...

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ClutchDisc wrote: Sat Apr 13, 2019 2:09 pm Its done, and looks better than before the accident! :D

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VERY NICE!! now to smash the front end too... :P :twisted: 8)
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Haha, thanks all! I was thinking, I could use a few new doors too... :D :lol:
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ClutchDisc wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2019 8:28 pm Haha, thanks all! I was thinking, I could use a few new doors too... :D :lol:
just run out into a busy intersection and hope for the best.
ClutchFork wrote:...So I started carrying a stick of firewood with me and that became my parking brake.
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No thanks.... :o :lol:
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ClutchDisc wrote: Thu Apr 18, 2019 11:46 pm No thanks.... :o :lol:
Why not? It saved a young lady years ago who'd been carjacked. She put her automovehicle into neutral while driving through an intersection and did the tuck and roll.
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I will remember that if I ever end up in said predicament. :D
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CHALLENGER SALES PULL AWAY FROM CAMARO- From Autoline Daily
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... seTgkl5RtQ[/youtube]
Chevrolet and Ram are in a big argument over who’s pickup outsells the other. But there’s another argument brewing. The Dodge Challenger now outsells the Chevrolet Camaro. The tipping point came last year and not only is the Challenger pulling away, it’s getting awfully close to the Mustang. Remember the Challenger sits on one of the oldest platforms in the business. It’s a reworked version of the Mercedes E-class left over from the days of DaimlerChrysler. FCA was going to put it on an Alfa Romeo platform, but that didn’t work out. So they’re revamping the existing platform and it should be in showrooms within the year.
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Rope-Pusher wrote: Thu Apr 25, 2019 12:45 pm It’s a reworked version of the Mercedes E-class left over from the days of DaimlerChrysler. FCA was going to put it on an Alfa Romeo platform, but that didn’t work out. So they’re revamping the existing platform and it should be in showrooms within the year.
Well at least it will still be relatively reliable in that case.
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Sweet ride! I’ve had a soft spot for these ever since I rented one with the fuel gulping V6. I’m always on the lookout for one of these in SEL trim with the analogue clock and of course a standard transmission. Found one but really expensive...

https://nanaimo.craigslist.org/ctd/d/ri ... 36062.html

We have the same head unit btw.
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ClutchDisc wrote: Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:43 pm Hey all, so today I picked up a new to me 2008 Ford Fusion... 2.3L 4 cyl 5 speed manual. This car is a lot of fun to drive and handles really well. I bought it from a mechanic who did a lot of work on it and did a lot of custom upgrades... More pictures to come, it was getting dark and I only took one so far...

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My car now. Runs great. I just have to get used to front drive, power windows, power locks, big fat unwieldy key, etc and not driving a pickup after 44 years of driving pickups. Oh well, it is a lot of fun to drive and has far, far less rust than the S10 I am giving up. The S10 in fact was held together by various rigged bracing such as the J-hook to hold the fender to the radiator support, the bungee and wire to hold the battery in place, the brace I put under the front to keep the radiator from dropping out, the duct tape holding the airbag crash sensors from dangling by their wires, the piece of pipe I formed into a tailgate hinge, and surely others that will come to mind later..
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ClutchFork wrote: Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:22 am
ClutchDisc wrote: Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:43 pm The S10 in fact was held together by various rigged bracing such as the J-hook to hold the fender to the radiator support, the bungee and wire to hold the battery in place, the brace I put under the front to keep the radiator from dropping out, the duct tape holding the airbag crash sensors from dangling by their wires, the piece of pipe I formed into a tailgate hinge, and surely others that will come to mind later..
Holdin' out on us...all these years and you didn't tell us you had customized it. Pics or it ain't true!
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Rope-Pusher wrote: Fri Jul 23, 2021 9:00 am Holdin' out on us...all these years and you didn't tell us you had customized it. Pics or it ain't true!
My proudest hack repair moment was the bed in the Ranger, featured in this thread:
https://www.standardshift.com/forum/vie ... 01#p383601
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