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Ryan and Todds Wintery Wonderland: The greatest detailing adventure ever told

HAHA

Todd, I asked you if you had any orange pads in the other shop and you said no... I think the conversation went like this..:wink:

Me: Hey Todd, you have any orange pads over there because I can't seem to find any of the clean ones that were here???

Todd: Sorry buddy, I don't remember taking any of those orange ones...

Maybe because you turned all of them blue:doh::doh::doh::doh::doh: LOLA LOLA LOLA

Long night EH:w00t::w00t:


:Innocent::Innocent::Innocent::Innocent::Innocent::Innocent:
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:rockon::angel:
 
RyDawg said:
HAHA

Todd, I asked you if you had any orange pads in the other shop and you said no... I think the conversation went like this..:wink:

Me: Hey Todd, you have any orange pads over there because I can't seem to find any of the clean ones that were here???

Todd: Sorry buddy, I don't remember taking any of those orange ones...

Maybe because you turned all of them blue:doh::doh::doh::doh::doh: LOLA LOLA LOLA

Long night EH:w00t::w00t:


:Innocent::Innocent::Innocent::Innocent::Innocent::Innocent:
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:rockon::angel:
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Yep, that's Todd alright..........:biggrin:
 
I'm surprised that Todd didn't turn into a Smurf after looking at those pads! :biggrin:

Now that you guys have thawed out (ok - Rydawg is back in the snow again:Frosty::Frosty:) is there a plan for a return?
 
Puckman said:
GREAT pic Kevin. Do you know where it was?
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Not sure yet... Sure reminds me of Famosa but the attire of the fans leaves me wondering.
Maybe they were testing and tuning for the 1967 Winternationals there?

Found this article about the car so perhaps it was Pomona:

http://www.examiner.com/x-6173-Ford...tang-shown-at-Meadowbrook-Concours-d-Elegance

Ford Super Mustang dragster displayed at Meadow Brook Concours d' Elegance
August 4, 9:13 AM Ford Examiner Mike Karagozian

Ford Super Mustang dragster
During the 1960?s all the domestic manufacturers focused on high-performance. "Win on Sunday, bring 'em to the showroom on Monday" was the Detroit racing mantra. Ford Motor Company was perhaps most upfront about burnishing their ?Total Performance? image.

Ford-powered racing cars successfully competed in every auto-racing venue from the Indianapolis 500 to NASCAR to Le Mans.

Top fuel dragster
In 1966, Ford started development of the Super Mustang. It was designed to be a super-streamlined top-fuel slingshot dragster. Once the Logghe-built chassis had been completed in December 1966, the Super Mustang was taken to Florida without bodywork. Legendary drag racer Connie Kalitta was hired to do the initial testing and shakedown.

This is what makes it a Mustang!
Pomona Winternationals
After testing, the car was shipped to California where it ran in the 1967 Pomona Winternationals, with Tom ?The Mongoose? McEwen driving. The Super Mustang recorded an ET of 8.60 seconds and a top speed of 180 mph ? impressive performance for that era. Modern top fuel dragtsers and even funny cars routinely turn in top speeds of over 300 mph.

The Pomona Winternationals was the Super Mustang?s only competitive outing. The Super Mustang received wide attention in the automotive press, nicknamed "Ford's Dragster of the Future." The Super Mustang was also featured in some of Ford's advertising campaigns.

Fuel injected 427 CID powerplant makes 800 hp
Mickey Thompson connection
Speed legend Mickey Thompson acquired the Super Mustang in 1968 and it remained in Thompson?s collection until his death in 1988. Thompson, who set numerous speed and endurance records, is credited with designing and building the first slingshot dragster.

The Super Mustang was sold out of the Thompson estate and passed through the hands of a number of collectors. Current owners, Don and Joan Lyons of Dowagiac, MI, purchased the Super Mustang in 2003. Lyons restored the Super Mustang to original condition. Lyons did the restoration work, including the paint work himself.

The Super Mustang is maintained in running condition. Lyons, however, does not make "exhibition runs," at local drag strips, nor does he fire up the engine at shows, much to the crowd's disappointment. The cockpit contains no gages of any kind - not even a tachometer. The only instrumentation on the Super Mustang is an engine-mounted oil pressure gage. According to Lyons, this is what the designers intended.

Fuel injected powerplant
According to Lyons, when the car was built Ford intended it to be a blown top fuel dragster. The fuel-injected 427 CID engine shown in the photos produces 800 hp. It was to be replaced with a supercharged powerplant. Ford ended support for the program, however, and the supercharged engine was never installed.

You can see another pic of the car here (click to enlarge once you get there):
http://www.cruisenewsonline.com/ROT-TomMcEwen/TomMongooseMcEwen-Story.html
 
Hey th0001... Do you remember a thread where the chinese detailing forum members talked about you, and put subtitles to your youtube videos? You remember what they referred you as? In case you forgot, you were a deity of detailing. ;)
 
Kevin Brown said:
Not sure yet... Sure reminds me of Famosa but the attire of the fans leaves me wondering.
Maybe they were testing and tuning for the 1967 Winternationals there?

Found this article about the car so perhaps it was Pomona:

http://www.examiner.com/x-6173-Ford...tang-shown-at-Meadowbrook-Concours-d-Elegance

Ford Super Mustang dragster displayed at Meadow Brook Concours d' Elegance
August 4, 9:13 AM Ford Examiner Mike Karagozian

Ford Super Mustang dragster
During the 1960?s all the domestic manufacturers focused on high-performance. "Win on Sunday, bring 'em to the showroom on Monday" was the Detroit racing mantra. Ford Motor Company was perhaps most upfront about burnishing their ?Total Performance? image.

Ford-powered racing cars successfully competed in every auto-racing venue from the Indianapolis 500 to NASCAR to Le Mans.

Top fuel dragster
In 1966, Ford started development of the Super Mustang. It was designed to be a super-streamlined top-fuel slingshot dragster. Once the Logghe-built chassis had been completed in December 1966, the Super Mustang was taken to Florida without bodywork. Legendary drag racer Connie Kalitta was hired to do the initial testing and shakedown.

This is what makes it a Mustang!
Pomona Winternationals
After testing, the car was shipped to California where it ran in the 1967 Pomona Winternationals, with Tom ?The Mongoose? McEwen driving. The Super Mustang recorded an ET of 8.60 seconds and a top speed of 180 mph ? impressive performance for that era. Modern top fuel dragtsers and even funny cars routinely turn in top speeds of over 300 mph.

The Pomona Winternationals was the Super Mustang?s only competitive outing. The Super Mustang received wide attention in the automotive press, nicknamed "Ford's Dragster of the Future." The Super Mustang was also featured in some of Ford's advertising campaigns.

Fuel injected 427 CID powerplant makes 800 hp
Mickey Thompson connection
Speed legend Mickey Thompson acquired the Super Mustang in 1968 and it remained in Thompson?s collection until his death in 1988. Thompson, who set numerous speed and endurance records, is credited with designing and building the first slingshot dragster.

The Super Mustang was sold out of the Thompson estate and passed through the hands of a number of collectors. Current owners, Don and Joan Lyons of Dowagiac, MI, purchased the Super Mustang in 2003. Lyons restored the Super Mustang to original condition. Lyons did the restoration work, including the paint work himself.

The Super Mustang is maintained in running condition. Lyons, however, does not make "exhibition runs," at local drag strips, nor does he fire up the engine at shows, much to the crowd's disappointment. The cockpit contains no gages of any kind - not even a tachometer. The only instrumentation on the Super Mustang is an engine-mounted oil pressure gage. According to Lyons, this is what the designers intended.

Fuel injected powerplant
According to Lyons, when the car was built Ford intended it to be a blown top fuel dragster. The fuel-injected 427 CID engine shown in the photos produces 800 hp. It was to be replaced with a supercharged powerplant. Ford ended support for the program, however, and the supercharged engine was never installed.

You can see another pic of the car here (click to enlarge once you get there):
http://www.cruisenewsonline.com/ROT-TomMcEwen/TomMongooseMcEwen-Story.html
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That was a great read Kevin. Thanks!
 
Definitely the best write-up on any forum I've ever seen! And what an honor for you guys to work on such an amazing collection.
 
Still, simply amazing work.

Great writeup!
Tolstoy?
Dickens?
Amatuers!
 
Kevin Brown said:
Oh my... what a journey the two of you had. INSPIRING WORK, GUYS! :notworthy:

I cannot even tell you my appreciation for the work, for the cars- and the man that obviously loves these fine automobiles.
Thanks for posting this up. It must have taken hours to do. TID! TID! TID!

My favorite lines:

With the trim removed and the paint fully (exposed, accessible?), I prepared to put a polisher on the paint for the first time.

What if the primer holding the lacquer had failed? The paint could twist off?

What if the paint was so thin that one pass would expose primer?

What if the rotary sticks to the paint, causing the machine to spin around, throwing me through the air, out the hanger, and into on coming traffic?

HILARIOUS!!!! :doh:

This exact thing happened to a friend of mine. The "oncoming traffic" was a jumbo jet, BTW.

:money::money::money: BIG MONEY WRITE-UP! :money::money::money:
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justin30513 said:
Oh hellz yeah!

Simply awesome....simply EPIC! What a collection.

Great job......to all of you!
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Thank you Kevin and Justin for the compliments! It was a FUN time!

Luster said:
Todd & Rydawg!!!!

What an honor to be chosen to work on these cars!!!

When you said "Ultra-Rare" you weren't kidding. That's one of the finest collections I've ever seen, probably one of the best in the world!

Congrats guys, on a fantastic job and an unforgetable experience!!!:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
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Thanks Bill!

Deep Gloss said:
Epic thread!!!!
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Thanks Jason!!

Roadrunner said:
Wow!!!!:clap: That's all I can think of to say...

The only thing that could top this is if Todd can find a "Way Back" machine and go back to the Harrah's Collection in it's prime.:drool5:

GREAT work... that must have ultimately satisfying: first to be chosen to work those cars, second to do such an incredible job.

Congratulations!:notworthy::notworthy:
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Thanks Roadrunner. As a 'car guy' who really has gasoline in his veins, this was an absolute honor to A) work with somebody as skilled as Ryan and B) work on the collection for numerous reasons.

DLB said:
BRAVO! :clap:

dlb
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:Dancing Dot:

CamoZ71 said:
Nice work guys!! :thumbup::thumbup: that was such a good read.

How much of your products and supplies did you go through?
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Thanks Nick. PAC sent up 1500 or so in supplies, pads, machines, etc, we probably consumed 200-300 worth of polishes and $5.00's worth of Blackfire (because so little goes so far!

tthomp82 said:
Very "cool" :Snowman: work... haha

I can only assume that the planes hanging fromt he ceiling were RC?

Great job and thank you for taking the time to do such an extensive write up.
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Thanks Tthomp. There is one real airplane hanging from the ceiling, the rest are RC.

RaskyR1 said:
Todd and Ryan....Simply AWESOME!!!


In all the years I've been on the detailing forums this is by far the most enjoyable thread I have ever laid eyes on! I wish I had the words to convey what I'm actually feeling right now.......but AWESOME is all the comes to mind.


Todd, you may also want to look at becoming a writer too because I really enjoyed reading this...and I've never been a big reader. ;)

I envy you two for having the opportunity to do something like this too...must have been a great experience!



Buddy Rules! :tongue:
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Thanks Chad. Congrats on your new position with DI, and thank you very much for the compliments!

Buddy does rule!

TLMitchell said:
Cool thread, exceptional work, as usual.

You guys happen to see Sinbad walking around town? He still lives there.

TL
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Sinbad lives by Hanger 53?

Thanks for the compliments!
 
In all honesty, there is nothing that I can say that hasn't already been said. The work is spectacular, and the write up is superb! Sounds like you guys not only worked hard, but had a blast - a combination that is hard to forget!

I know about the sub-zero temps while detailing though, and it sucks huge! Doing this kind of work in the cold is an extra test on your patience and skill.

Once again, amazing work and thanks for putting this post together!
 
I was waiting for this thread to hit the 10,000 view mark before posting...:cornut:

This is by far the most incredible thread about detailing ever. EPIC is an understatement. You did what any & all detailers would only dream of doing. Even if anyone else tried to create anything of this magnitude it would pale in comparison to the greatness you have achieved. The truth is, you will only get better in the future and break the partitions that you've alrready established.

:notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
 
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