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    9/07/2020 3:01 PM  #51

    Bullet Bob
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    Great story and I'm  very happy to hear it from a guy who LIVED through  it .  I witnessed an F-104, flame out almost  exactly a year  ago .   It was at an air show ...radio control air show  in Denver.  It flamed out just as it was going over the top of a loop.  He managed  to  get  it  leveled out but that exceedingly liberal guide rate bit him.  It is  a very detailed model with about  a  10 foot length.  Busted it up but the owner said he'd  have  it  back  in   a year  or so.

    Thanks for the story ,  again ,  I'm  very glad to hear  I from the caterpillar 's mouth .

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    9/07/2020 8:51 PM  #52

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    Kudos to the Irvin Parachute Company. It sounds like Leslie Irvin was one heck of a man.

    Bob. 69 Mach 1, 393W, SMOD Toploader, Armstrong  steering, factory AC.
     

    9/23/2020 7:07 PM  #53

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    free image hosting
    Hopefully this photo shows up. I'm old and technologically challenged.
    Thought I'd give an update on my Stick Grip/Shifter project. I think I'm almost done. As is always the case, these things are more complicated and take longer than planned. I did not want to mess with the original shifter because at some point I may want to put it back in the car. I had an extra shifter so that is what I used. First of all, the shifter had a bend in it which would not look right with the stick grip. Secondly, the button to press to move the shifter out of PARK is on the side so that would not look right. So, we cut the shifter and rotated the top 90 degrees so that the gun trigger could activate cable to move the shifter out of PARK etc. We also straightened the shifter so that the stick grip is vertical. Hope this makes sense. I get confused just trying to describe it.   
    Next, I need to pull out the console and put the new shifter in and hope it works. Wish me luck.

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    9/23/2020 7:11 PM  #54

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    The floor shifter out of a Mercury Monarch is very similar to the bent shifter on a Mustang, except that it is straight. That's the one I have on my 68.

    68 coupe - 351W, 4R70W, 9" 3.25 -- 65 convertible - 289 4v, C4, 8" 3.00
     

    9/23/2020 9:40 PM  #55

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    That's waaay cool!!
    And if anyone's entitled to use it, its gotta be you.

    "Those telephone poles were like a picket fence"
     

    9/24/2020 7:53 AM  #56

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    Sooooooo....

    Which button is for passenger eject?😁

    Looks great.

     

    9/24/2020 8:00 AM  #57

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    Very cool. Please post a photo of the finished project. 

    Bash Host MSBB XVI.       BobC    1966 Mustang Coupe
     

    9/25/2020 4:39 PM  #58

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    Yeeeeeeeeeeeahh....pretty cool.
    (Just one time......let me hear it..........."I feel the need..................for speed"!)
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    9/30/2020 1:53 PM  #59

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    Mission accomplished! Got the stick grip installed today and all is well with the world. Needed a bit of adjusting to get the trigger to move the cable properly to shift out of PARK but finally got it right. Probably one of a kind.
     

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    9/30/2020 2:14 PM  #60

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    Outstanding, I’m sure “Q” would approve.
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    9/30/2020 3:59 PM  #61

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    Very cool...and very unique, which is why we do the things we do.  Good on you, that wasn't hard was it?

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    9/30/2020 4:51 PM  #62

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    Well, it wasn't overly difficult but one of my concerns was to avoid doing much cosmetic damage to the stick grip - it does have some sentimental value. Also getting the gun trigger to effectively operate the cable that allows shifting in and out of PARK/REVERSE took some trial and error. All in all it was fun and I love the way it looks.

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    10/01/2020 5:25 AM  #63

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    Nice setup!  Talk about a conversation starter!

     

    10/01/2020 9:48 AM  #64

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    I just got around to reading your account of your jet mishap. I live in the Chesapeake/Virginia Beach area and military aircraft are a way of life hear. I’m sure you’ve heard the story about the Navy pilot that experienced some kind of mechanical issue after taking off from Oceana. He was right over a densely populated suburb. He somehow stalled the air craft (stopped it in mid air) over a parking lot before he and his second ejected. Both survived and no casualties on the ground. You guys are amazing!

    "anyone that stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty"Henry Ford
     

    10/01/2020 10:26 AM  #65

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    Good story. Actually I spent a couple of years on exchange with the USAF at Langley - just down the road from you. We loved the area. 

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    10/01/2020 4:43 PM  #66

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    Very high cool factor. 

    If this forum can't fix it, it isn't broke.
     

    10/01/2020 8:37 PM  #67

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    Its totally doable, if I had the shifter I could probably figure it out, especially since I have a C4 too

    Slammed Big Blue, ran over the varmints that messed with the Stang. Now all is good in the NW
     

     

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