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Re: Genius or to lazy?
That defeats the main safety mechanism which is to stop the door before it hits you or your car.
mbnarney
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Re: Genius or to lazy?
Saleen did some significant renovations that were all sanctioned by Ford, still carried a basic Ford warranty (although supplemented by Saleen), and had Saleen parts available through Ford. Saleen even had a hand in building the rolling chassis and painting for the GT when they were available.rasbury said:Wasn't tge saleen mostly just a trim package...like king ranch ...? I don't recall those being heavily modified like rosch or shelby...these new ones @Michael T mentioned I've not heard of.Rich_ said:And Saleen
But as mentioned, not on the Ford assembly line
Rich_
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Re: What did you do to your boat today
At least you found now before a breakdown on the water
captkevin
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Re: What did you do to your boat today
The marina I am at is shutting down. I found a dock on the Tarpon river so the boat is going from rack to water storage. Thought I would get the drive up to date with new bellows, trim rams and trim sensors. I didn't have time for OJT learning and I would probably just screw it up anyway so I hired a mechanic to do the work and he was agreeable to me going along and watching the process. The minute he pulled the drive about a quart of drive fluid poured out of the gimble. Bought a seal kit, when he pulled the upper unit apart he found a quarter inch groove in the shaft where it should seal . So now I have to buy a new shaft. This is all on a drive that was supposedly rebuilt by professionals . I probably don't have 50 hrs. on it. I think every flim flam man in the country is in South Florida. This kind of stuff sure takes the joy out of boat ownership.
mbnarney
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Re: Genius or to lazy?
I wonder with Ford in partnership with Red Bull through F1 in 2026 whether there’s some aero/handling design benefits flowing back. Even though Newey isn’t there still they still have the best aero package to work from.Michael T said:Rick.....I always thought your questions were really good. I salute anyone asking questions. Anyone looking for answers is already smart IMO. Yeah, Ford has now partnered with Vaugh Gitten Jr.'s company RTR (have you seen the awesome video Vaught Gitten Jr. drifts Nurburing) and Ford will now build that version on their assembly line - bet that's in the 250K club, then there's the new GTD - what's that 500K. I guess if you have the money? Other that RTR the only other company Ford has partnered with in their history is Shelby.
Ian
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Re: Genius or to lazy?
Absolutely - happens all the time. The 10 speed transmission for f150 was a joint venture with GM so any does not make such investments for nothing.
rasbury
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Re: Genius or to lazy?
I should have paid more attention when I was selling but my business was 99% fleet and commercial business. I was also in a good spot if the owner was looking for vehicles for his family which most of the time was Mack daddy what ever it was. The way I was paid that business was very nice and generally, they knew what they wanted so I was just taking an order. I did do a mustang drifting ride at daytona one year which was pretty cool. If I were to try a sportscar again it would be on top of the list. Fun cars to drive.
rasbury
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