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  1. Dave B

    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    Hmm,
    I don't know if it was the paint fumes......this is starting to get out of hand.
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    The original paint stripes were still on the springs when I pulled them, it's just one coat of the red so far.
     
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  2. dmhines

    dmhines Dixie Maverick Boy

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    Cool ... I need to do that to mine one of these days .... :)
     
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    mean_maverick Senior Member

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    my thoughts exactly :)
     
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    Hey Dave the left one is crooked
     
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    littleredtoy Seth

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    I love it. I wish some of that was visible on mine. They had/have about 50 coats of rattle can black where every time I felt it needed it, I painted/detailed everything I could as a teenager.

    So, is this the only teaser pics that you are giving us this time? If you were in charge of the cafeteria, we would have starved by now!!!

    Seth
     
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  6. Craig Selvey

    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    Don't make me post pictures of my leaf springs!! :D


    And you don't even want to see my driveshaft!!!! :yikes:
     
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  7. Dave B

    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    Oh, Driveshaft?? Thats not too far off....

    Don't worry Seth, more pic's will come, soon...................maybe.......
     
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    Chinguschild The Bass Player

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    So im guessing out of the factory ford had inspection marks on the springs? Thats what that is right? Your copy of inspection marks
     
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    Andysutt '72 Comet GT

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    Exactly, and we all have heard your drive is short!
     
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  10. Jamie Miles

    Jamie Miles the road warrior

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    Hey, if you are going to restore it, restore it! To me it's the little details like that which set a car apart from the crowd.

    Well, I can't speak for Ray, but I know I don't. :lolup:
     
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    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    They are actually color codes. Parts were color coded on the assembly line. Employee would look at build sheet. Leafsprings would call for an "ORANGE, ORANGE, PINK"...so the employee would go over to the leafspring shelf and grab the ORANGE, ORANGE, PINK leafsprings.
     
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  12. Bob Wiken

    Bob Wiken Chronologically Gifted

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    Cool idea
    are all leaf springs coded that way?

    I had mine off but didn't notice ant paint. They were seriously dirty though...and still are
     
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    bmcdaniel Senile Member

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    What if an assembler was color blind?
     
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  14. Dave B

    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    When I flipped the car on it's side to paint the bottom, the markings were still on the springs, and on the build sheet under rear springs, it has an RR, (red red).
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  15. Craig Selvey

    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    In 1974 they started using tags. Probably for the color blind!! :D

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    The build sheet for this car had LAG for the leaf spring code
     
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