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Nice!

I can't help but notice the beautiful Ford Capri MK3 in the background of the first photo. :)
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I always liked those. Mine was a ‘73 2.6, the old body.
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I got my new tires mounted. Funny you save money at Tire Rack, then your friendly local shop charges you $45/wheel to mount & balance, because you didn’t buy their junky tires.

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Ouch. One hour labor, $5 in parts.

M&B in Albany was $10
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We had a great place 3 blocks away, Gary’s Conoco, it was there forever. He had the same balancing machines. Taught me that the tire chains never wire brush the beads and you sometimes get bead leaks.

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I’m noting that all my airplane propellers spin the same direction. No left-right wheel protocol.
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BlackBart wrote: 06 Sep 2025, 12:11 I got my new tires mounted. Funny you save money at Tire Rack, then your friendly local shop charges you $45/wheel to mount & balance, because you didn’t buy their junky tires.


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BlackBart wrote: 06 Sep 2025, 15:03 I’m noting that all my airplane propellers spin the same direction. No left-right wheel protocol.
Those were very rare... I used to know of a model that did that side/side unidirectional split... I think Car and Driver once did a short writeup about that.

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Are those Perfos or Columbas?


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If the wheels are all fluted the same way, does it make the car constantly turn one way?

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