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PostPost by: pudge2260 » Mon Aug 15, 2022 4:54 pm

Working on a 1970 +2, just removed the fuel tank. Under the fuel tank I found a chicken bone. Do you suppose that's good luck.
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PostPost by: h20hamelan » Mon Aug 15, 2022 5:17 pm

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PostPost by: RichardHawkins » Mon Aug 15, 2022 6:08 pm

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PostPost by: Slowtus » Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:36 pm

pudge2260 wrote:Working on a 1970 +2, just removed the fuel tank. Under the fuel tank I found a chicken bone. Do you suppose that's good luck.


Not for the chicken.
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PostPost by: Spyder fan » Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:46 pm

pudge2260 wrote:Working on a 1970 +2, just removed the fuel tank. Under the fuel tank I found a chicken bone. Do you suppose that's good luck.


Was it a wishbone.? Have you had it DNA traced? Lots of turkeys in Norfolk, don’t want to have a case of mistaken orthopaedic identity.

Could it be “Chicken in a basket case”?
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PostPost by: Jayson42 » Wed Feb 22, 2023 9:30 am

I have a rusty tank in my 1970 +2. Lots of discussion on removing the tank from Sprints. Any hints on getting it out?

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PostPost by: TBG » Wed Feb 22, 2023 12:10 pm

Jason - drop a lighted match down the filler hole. Simples! D
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PostPost by: 2cams70 » Wed Feb 22, 2023 12:33 pm

Depends on how hungry you are and if it's still got meat on it. If you're hungry and it's still got meat on it you are lucky.
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PostPost by: USA64 » Wed Feb 22, 2023 5:51 pm

Good luck for the car that fifty three years later someone is still cleaning it, working on it! :D
We are supposed to be having fun, are we not?
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PostPost by: Bigbaldybloke » Wed Mar 01, 2023 11:42 pm

Mine had a rusty horse shoe stuck to the sound deadening felt behind the rear seat on the tank. No sign of the horse though!
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PostPost by: Jayson42 » Thu Mar 02, 2023 1:58 am

TBG wrote:Jason - drop a lighted match down the filler hole. Simples! D


Ta - tank out of car. How do I get car back together now?
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PostPost by: TBG » Thu Mar 02, 2023 9:10 am

Hey - you did not ask for that - questions questions.........................! D
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