strokerpost
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Once upon a time this thread was about carpeting, but it seems to have...EVOLVED into something else. :yes_no:Lol.
Your opinions on who make good replacement carpets for our C bodys?
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That is affectionately known around these parts as SNAFU.
Welcome to FCBO
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Off topic:
These threads always get back on track if and when needed. If it doesn't, it wasn't destined to go any farther anyway. So, nothing to get upset about.
Not to be confused with hijacking. Too many times the two are confused.
Sorry for the hijack.
No, not really. The carpet thing has run its course. If there's anything more to add, somebody will do it.
See how it works?
These threads always get back on track if and when needed. If it doesn't, it wasn't destined to go any farther anyway. So, nothing to get upset about.
Not to be confused with hijacking. Too many times the two are confused.
Sorry for the hijack.
No, not really. The carpet thing has run its course. If there's anything more to add, somebody will do it.
See how it works?
tbm3fan
Old Man with a Hat
As if I derailed it all by myself in the beginning. I'm relatively new here so one learns to go with the flow and there is a lot of that...
You are not relatively new, you are a senior member
tbm3fan
Old Man with a Hat
Compared to 11,461 posts I am just Triple A...
I'm past that now
What is your avatar? Grumman TBM Avenger?
tbm3fan
Old Man with a Hat
Yes, because it is one of my restoration projects
http://www.usshornet-cv12.com/aircraft/TBM3E Avenger/index.html
Pretty awesome 3fan .. I'm always impressed by auto restorations, especially our fabulous Mopars but to restore one of those old war birds takes a lot of talent, dedication, experience, and commitment. Legendary and AMD don't help you out there brother. Nice work.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
This S.O.B. restores aircraft and I think I'm a hot shot because I change my own oil....
< Insert HUMBLED smiley here >
Is the Avenger a static display now or does it get flown occasionally?
tbm3fan
Old Man with a Hat
Was last started in 1998 and ran rough. The carb needs servicing. However, since the plane is stored on the hanger deck of the USS Hornet there is no way it is ever going to fly again. The admin also will not let me start run the plane on the flight deck. Worried about fire. So it will be static for the foreseeable future although it has only 1600 hours on the airframe and just over 100 hours on the engine. There is a flying one for sale right now with the lowest hours of a flying plane at 2000 hours on the airframe. The cost is $325,000.
I found parts via word of mouth and the warbird network. Also Ebay was very useful in the early years.
![images[3].jpg](https://www.forcbodiesonly.com/mopar-forum/data/attachments/9/9408-57f1b00144ff70dc060f2196bfa13421.jpg "images[3].jpg")
tbm3fan
Old Man with a Hat
Besides my web site there is this blog on Naval Affairs
http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/naval-warfare/61615-uss-hornet-blog.html
Wow! that an amazing blog! It even has the proper military date and time designation. Very nice!!!
tbm3fan
Old Man with a Hat
This one is right up your alley...
http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/ground-warfare/
http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/ground-warfare/
Ya Man!!!!
The gunner **** thread is outstanding.....
I like seeing the M198 putting steel on target. Just the bullet part weighs 85-100 lbs depending on what munition it is....plus a 5 lb fuse and 40 lbs of gun powder.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=uBjGyt0Ga9Q
On the other hand the M110A2 Howitzer that I'm so endeared to fires a 205 lb projectile, a 5lb fuse, 70 lbs of gun powder and a primer the size of 20 gauge shotgun shell.
Oh, did I say it was nuclear capable too?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._test.ogg/Operation_Upshot_test.ogg.360p.webm
M110A2 Howitzer......same gun tube that fired that nuke in the video.
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