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by BlackSnake
Tue Jan 28, 2025 7:51 pm
Forum: Not Cobra stuff
Topic: 1965 Falcon Monte Carlo rally car build
Replies: 29
Views: 1240505

Re: 1965 Falcon Monte Carlo rally car build

You’re moving along nicely, it will start looking good with a uniform coat of primer… :clap:
by BlackSnake
Sun Jan 26, 2025 9:31 pm
Forum: Not Cobra stuff
Topic: 1968 Triumph TR250 restoration
Replies: 117
Views: 721866

Re: 1968 Triumph TR250 restoration

You’re on the home stretch now Ken, it’s looking great!
by BlackSnake
Mon Jan 20, 2025 6:52 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Pedro Menendez HS Car Show Feb 1
Replies: 16
Views: 151485

Re: Pedro Menendez HS Car Show Feb 1

I registered both cars.
by BlackSnake
Tue Jan 14, 2025 11:02 am
Forum: Way Off-Topic Stuff
Topic: Mailbox Project
Replies: 14
Views: 302130

Re: Mailbox Project

Thx Sidney! 8-)
by BlackSnake
Mon Jan 13, 2025 4:37 pm
Forum: Way Off-Topic Stuff
Topic: Mailbox Project
Replies: 14
Views: 302130

Re: Mailbox Project

Thx Ken! 8-)
by BlackSnake
Mon Jan 13, 2025 10:04 am
Forum: Way Off-Topic Stuff
Topic: Mailbox Project
Replies: 14
Views: 302130

Re: Mailbox Project

Who says I’m bored… :whistle:
by BlackSnake
Mon Jan 13, 2025 12:00 am
Forum: Way Off-Topic Stuff
Topic: Mailbox Project
Replies: 14
Views: 302130

Re: Mailbox Project

Anyway, now that the work on the GT is mostly complete (never really done), and roadworthy again, I figured it’s time to once again address the mailbox. This time around, materials are the priority. When I visited my brother in NY back in July, I grabbed a sizable piece of left over siding that he ...
by BlackSnake
Sun Jan 12, 2025 11:34 pm
Forum: Way Off-Topic Stuff
Topic: Mailbox Project
Replies: 14
Views: 302130

Re: Mailbox Project

Ok, so nearly four years later, poor choice of materials and exposure to the elements have turned my source of pride into this… :doh:

In retrospect, laminate wood panel for the base and the roof was clearly not a good idea, no matter that I treated it with multiple coats of wood preservative stain ...
by BlackSnake
Sun Jan 12, 2025 11:24 pm
Forum: Way Off-Topic Stuff
Topic: Mailbox Project
Replies: 14
Views: 302130

Mailbox Project

It’s no secret that I like working with my hands, building, fixing, restoring, etc…you name it. Well, commencing with my retirement in January 2021, I launched into a fair number of wood working projects around the house now that going to my job at 6AM was no longer a hindrance… :wink:

As soon as ...
by BlackSnake
Wed Jan 08, 2025 9:32 pm
Forum: Not Cobra stuff
Topic: Mosler Motorsports Museum
Replies: 2
Views: 22062

Re: Mosler Motorsports Museum

Yeah, the early cars were real ugly ducklings, but they were considered competent racers. The later cars were much better aesthetically as well as being competitive.