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PNW Rodder '37 Dodge sedan 12-14-2017, 04:54 PM
PNW Rodder Continuing with the... 12-16-2017, 07:43 PM
johnboy I hear you on that. A great... 12-16-2017, 08:33 PM
PNW Rodder So what are my plans for the... 12-18-2017, 04:26 PM
Mike P Sounds like a plan!!! ... 12-19-2017, 02:35 AM
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firebird77clone I wish I had a kid to will my... 12-19-2017, 08:41 PM
Mike P I shifted over to flickr ... 12-20-2017, 12:59 AM
PNW Rodder Alright, I think I've got the... 12-20-2017, 12:41 PM
Bob Parmenter Sounds like a neat find and... 12-20-2017, 05:09 AM
falconvan Sounds like a cool project;... 12-20-2017, 05:12 AM
techinspector1 Headers O.K., but be very,... 12-20-2017, 04:33 PM
falconvan Very true; I used GM's cam... 12-21-2017, 03:49 AM
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53 Chevy5 That's a great story on the... 12-20-2017, 07:17 PM
johnboy The pics worked! Thanks for... 12-20-2017, 08:01 PM
PNW Rodder It was very well taken care... 12-20-2017, 09:33 PM
PNW Rodder Let's get into the build.... 12-21-2017, 10:53 AM
PNW Rodder Strange, I can see it. But... 12-21-2017, 11:15 AM
40FordDeluxe Nice work! It looks really... 12-21-2017, 11:33 AM
PNW Rodder When I started researching... 12-21-2017, 12:30 PM
techinspector1 It's what hot rodders do,... 12-21-2017, 03:02 PM
PNW Rodder Started repairing some of the... 01-13-2018, 09:02 PM
v8nutz Does your compressor freeze... 01-15-2018, 08:58 AM
PNW Rodder Sometimes it struggles to get... 01-15-2018, 11:13 AM
34_40 That sounds like the... 01-15-2018, 06:12 PM
PNW Rodder Apart from the obvious, these... 01-15-2018, 12:54 PM
v8nutz That's going to be a very... 01-15-2018, 06:15 PM
PNW Rodder I love the fat fender sedans,... 01-15-2018, 06:59 PM
53 Chevy5 Rust is always worse than it... 01-15-2018, 08:36 PM
PNW Rodder I got pretty lucky finding... 01-15-2018, 09:20 PM
PNW Rodder Decided I want to get my dash... 01-30-2018, 11:16 AM
40FordDeluxe Can you share some info on... 01-30-2018, 03:48 PM
PNW Rodder DISCLAIMER!!!!!!! I am not a... 01-30-2018, 05:12 PM
johnboy I've heard of it; and have... 01-30-2018, 07:34 PM
40FordDeluxe Thanks for the info. I will... 01-30-2018, 08:52 PM
PNW Rodder Forgot to mention: after a... 01-30-2018, 11:18 PM
Mike P I'm really enjoying following... 01-31-2018, 03:41 AM
PNW Rodder Mike- I had a '49 Chevy... 01-31-2018, 07:27 AM
PNW Rodder Also, while we're on the... 01-31-2018, 09:39 AM
PNW Rodder Well, I ordered the new motor... 02-01-2018, 11:12 AM
v8nutz "Side note: a '37 Dodge sedan... 02-01-2018, 12:20 PM
40FordDeluxe This is the main reason I did... 02-01-2018, 05:56 PM
53 Chevy5 How about a 3.9? We all know... 02-01-2018, 07:50 PM
53 Chevy5 How about a 3.9? We all know... 02-01-2018, 07:53 PM
PNW Rodder I've wondered that myself.... 02-01-2018, 06:03 PM
53 Chevy5 I did some Google checking... 02-01-2018, 07:42 PM
shine i hear ya . i cant set in... 02-01-2018, 12:50 PM
34_40 Yeah, setting in the coupe I... 02-01-2018, 04:27 PM
40FordDeluxe People definitely were... 02-02-2018, 01:51 PM
PNW Rodder You need to keep a gas burner... 02-02-2018, 06:15 PM
40FordDeluxe I have no problem with the... 02-02-2018, 06:35 PM
34_40 Famous last words!... 02-02-2018, 08:03 PM
53 Chevy5 I said that once too :( 02-02-2018, 08:29 PM
PNW Rodder Playing off of previous... 02-03-2018, 06:15 PM
PNW Rodder FedEx dropped off the new... 02-03-2018, 10:05 PM
40FordDeluxe The doors on my 40 won't shut... 02-05-2018, 03:32 PM
PNW Rodder Very important aspect that... 02-05-2018, 07:21 PM
53 Chevy5 I glad for you that you have... 02-05-2018, 08:16 PM
PNW Rodder It's a Harbor Freight 5... 02-06-2018, 07:26 AM
PNW Rodder Alright, I'm back. Been... 02-22-2018, 11:31 PM
rspears Just curious, why do you... 02-23-2018, 05:54 AM
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rspears Thanks for the explanation,... 02-23-2018, 06:21 AM
PNW Rodder My logic may be flawed at... 02-23-2018, 06:28 AM
40FordDeluxe Nice work on the patches and... 02-23-2018, 01:01 PM
PNW Rodder Welded in the new support... 02-24-2018, 09:21 PM
PNW Rodder As I said before, the lower... 02-25-2018, 06:11 PM
53 Chevy5 Nice Patchwork and getting... 02-26-2018, 04:30 PM
PNW Rodder It's either an optical... 02-26-2018, 05:01 PM
PNW Rodder We've had snow here for the... 02-26-2018, 05:18 PM
PNW Rodder Pipe dreamin'.............. ... 02-27-2018, 04:00 PM
34_40 Is that the drivers... 02-27-2018, 04:45 PM
PNW Rodder Ha! Didn't even notice that,... 02-27-2018, 05:53 PM
PNW Rodder Decided I needed a break from... 02-28-2018, 09:08 PM
PNW Rodder One of the benefits of my job... 03-01-2018, 06:01 PM
53 Chevy5 Your making really steady... 03-01-2018, 07:19 PM
PNW Rodder Honestly, I don't have the... 03-01-2018, 09:08 PM
53 Chevy5 Lol, it sounds like we are... 03-02-2018, 04:26 AM
PNW Rodder Didn't get the outer welded... 03-02-2018, 06:35 PM
53 Chevy5 Did you make them also? I'm... 03-02-2018, 07:03 PM
PNW Rodder I "repurposed" one of the... 03-02-2018, 07:36 PM
53 Chevy5 Your right, I've learned what... 03-03-2018, 08:17 AM
shine only thing worth carrying out... 03-03-2018, 09:22 AM
PNW Rodder Was able to get the rocker... 03-04-2018, 06:09 PM
PNW Rodder Finished up the rocker today.... 03-06-2018, 06:22 PM
53 Chevy5 Your doing awesome at making... 03-07-2018, 08:14 PM
PNW Rodder I appreciate the compliment.... 03-07-2018, 09:50 PM
PNW Rodder Back to the rear quarter... 03-10-2018, 09:13 PM
34_40 Looks like a very good start. 03-11-2018, 06:01 AM
PNW Rodder Took a drive this morning to... 03-11-2018, 03:58 PM
53 Chevy5 That rearend looks great... 03-11-2018, 05:31 PM
PNW Rodder I'll be using leaf springs. I... 03-11-2018, 06:08 PM
PNW Rodder A couple goodies showed up... 03-19-2018, 07:22 PM
53 Chevy5 Wow, that's a big molasses... 03-19-2018, 07:45 PM
PNW Rodder Ospho is great stuff, I've... 03-19-2018, 08:10 PM
PNW Rodder Got it on 4 wheels now that I... 03-20-2018, 07:32 PM
53 Chevy5 Those body lines look very... 03-20-2018, 07:34 PM
PNW Rodder They're close, but they'll be... 03-20-2018, 07:44 PM
40FordDeluxe Nice new parts and good metal... 03-20-2018, 08:50 PM
PNW Rodder That was my first thought... 03-21-2018, 09:55 AM
40FordDeluxe They probably feel soft until... 03-21-2018, 02:39 PM
PNW Rodder I'm still alive, just been... 04-03-2018, 05:52 PM
rspears I salute you and your wife... 04-03-2018, 06:56 PM
53 Chevy5 Thanks for keeping us up to... 04-03-2018, 07:13 PM
PNW Rodder Thanks for the support guys.... 04-03-2018, 08:33 PM
johnboy I could've pushed the 'like'... 04-03-2018, 10:29 PM
40FordDeluxe The car will be there... 04-04-2018, 02:08 PM
34_40 From me too. The hobby (and... 04-04-2018, 04:44 PM
PNW Rodder Well, I'm glad to have found... 04-04-2018, 09:15 PM
34_40 She's a keeper! 8-) 04-05-2018, 03:22 PM
johnboy What he said. 04-05-2018, 10:45 PM
PNW Rodder Wasn't quite as productive as... 04-09-2018, 02:03 PM
40FordDeluxe Proper motivation or mood can... 04-09-2018, 03:20 PM
53 Chevy5 Looks great, and I agree, if... 04-09-2018, 07:16 PM
Bob Parmenter Those lights can be tricky. ... 04-10-2018, 04:21 AM
PNW Rodder I started loosing my hair... 04-10-2018, 10:42 AM
PNW Rodder Continued cleaning up the... 04-15-2018, 07:34 PM
firebird77clone What's the stripping wheel... 04-16-2018, 07:34 AM
PNW Rodder I corrected my last post to... 04-16-2018, 11:13 AM
firebird77clone Please elaborate on tipping... 04-16-2018, 01:24 PM
40FordDeluxe Very nice work. I wonder how... 04-16-2018, 04:07 PM
PNW Rodder Firebird- you got it. Keeping... 04-16-2018, 06:05 PM
53 Chevy5 I'm going to get a little off... 04-16-2018, 07:10 PM
PNW Rodder You better be careful Seth,... 04-16-2018, 07:33 PM
53 Chevy5 Sounds great, It's going to... 04-16-2018, 07:59 PM
PNW Rodder Roof is fully stripped! Just... 04-20-2018, 06:04 AM
34_40 Sanding... oooooo I hate... 04-20-2018, 02:34 PM
PNW Rodder So, I've been mulling over... 04-21-2018, 07:53 PM
johnboy That seems like a simple... 04-21-2018, 09:27 PM
34_40 I agree, simple - clean -... 04-22-2018, 03:35 AM
Bob Parmenter A good, time honored... 04-22-2018, 04:33 AM
falconvan Cool idea! Also works well if... 04-22-2018, 07:45 AM
PNW Rodder Weld, grind, weld, grind,... 04-22-2018, 06:09 PM
53 Chevy5 Just think, when your all... 04-22-2018, 06:29 PM
PNW Rodder Yeah, I had to crank the... 04-22-2018, 06:46 PM
53 Chevy5 I've often thought of a tig... 04-22-2018, 06:52 PM
PNW Rodder I'm in the same boat. It... 04-22-2018, 07:00 PM
PNW Rodder Well, it's been a busy week... 04-28-2018, 08:48 AM
PNW Rodder The new drip rails left a bit... 04-28-2018, 05:58 PM
53 Chevy5 It's all these little details... 04-28-2018, 08:08 PM
PNW Rodder There's a big difference in... 04-28-2018, 10:11 PM
randyr That drip rail is looking... 04-28-2018, 08:50 PM
PNW Rodder It's not going to finish... 04-28-2018, 10:22 PM
34_40 I've waited 4 months to... 07-29-2018, 03:57 AM
PNW Rodder Haven't been on in a while.... 07-28-2018, 10:32 PM
34_40 Nice to hear you've been... 07-29-2018, 04:08 AM
stovens Another build thrad I missed.... 07-29-2018, 09:51 AM
40FordDeluxe Very nice work there!... 07-30-2018, 11:27 AM
PNW Rodder Unfortunately, it looks like... 07-30-2018, 12:29 PM
40FordDeluxe Have you given any thought to... 07-30-2018, 12:33 PM
PNW Rodder I'm not too keen on widened... 07-30-2018, 01:13 PM
40FordDeluxe Maybe a Jag IFS rear... 07-30-2018, 05:24 PM
PNW Rodder For now, I've mostly accepted... 07-30-2018, 09:50 PM
stovens When I saw the picture above... 07-31-2018, 10:08 AM
PNW Rodder I'm sure that she'll try to... 07-31-2018, 11:02 AM
PNW Rodder So I've been thinking about... 08-21-2018, 11:23 AM
34_40 Typically a hot rodder type... 08-21-2018, 03:21 PM
PNW Rodder I actually took the time to... 08-21-2018, 07:59 PM
PNW Rodder Been slowly chugging along,... 08-27-2018, 05:27 AM
40FordDeluxe That fender is looking really... 08-27-2018, 12:54 PM
PNW Rodder It still needs some love, but... 08-27-2018, 05:13 PM
PNW Rodder Well, its been a while since... 12-09-2018, 08:57 PM
Dave Severson Nice work on the sedan! As... 12-10-2018, 05:43 AM
PNW Rodder My main focus is on elk, you... 12-10-2018, 10:28 AM
34_40 Glad to see you made it back.... 12-10-2018, 06:02 PM
PNW Rodder I'm not going anywhere, I... 12-10-2018, 08:35 PM
53 Chevy5 Got any pics of the kill? I... 12-11-2018, 07:53 PM
stovens my last cow elk fed me for... 12-12-2018, 10:04 AM
40FordDeluxe I'd love to get out elk... 12-12-2018, 04:14 PM
PNW Rodder I didn't take too many... 12-12-2018, 08:13 PM
53 Chevy5 Nice, it looks like a fun... 12-12-2018, 08:33 PM
40FordDeluxe That sure is a trek. A good... 12-13-2018, 02:14 PM
PNW Rodder She was a young cow, probably... 12-13-2018, 05:59 PM
53 Chevy5 That save a ton vs bringing... 12-13-2018, 07:36 PM
PNW Rodder Well, I know I've been full... 07-02-2019, 09:54 PM
53 Chevy5 Sorry to hear about your... 07-03-2019, 05:07 PM
34_40 Sorry to hear about the... 07-04-2019, 03:28 AM
stovens Wow so young to experience... 07-04-2019, 09:36 AM
PNW Rodder Thanks for the kind words... 07-05-2019, 03:48 PM
PNW Rodder Today's project was to sort... 07-07-2019, 04:45 PM
53 Chevy5 I love how you take care of... 07-07-2019, 05:46 PM
PNW Rodder Seth, I've got the El cheapo... 07-07-2019, 06:09 PM
PNW Rodder Couldn't relax knowing I left... 07-07-2019, 08:50 PM
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53 Chevy5 That is a real motivation... 08-18-2019, 08:11 PM
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    Quote Originally Posted by 53 Chevy5 View Post
    Rust is always worse than it looks, although yours in one of the nicest I've seen. The patch looks good!
    I got pretty lucky finding this one, that's for sure. There's some rust repair that needs to be done, but it wouldn't be unreasonable to suggest that 95+% of this thing can be stripped to bare metal and prepped for paint as-is. Of course, I can't leave well enough alone, so much of it will be worked over anyhow, but there's not much that I would consider "necessary".

    One of these days I'll get the seats back out of it and post some pictures of the floors: they're pristine, and were actually a huge selling point for me when I first looked at the car. I figured that, if the floors were as nice as they are, the rest of the car stood a fair chance of being in similar condition. So far that logic hasn't disappointed me.
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    Decided I want to get my dash figured out. At first, I really wanted to fit a '49 Ford dash into the sedan, but I've since decided to stick with the original. I stripped off the original paint and it will get a bath in the molasses tank for a couple weeks to get any rust out of the nooks and crannies before it gets some epoxy. I'm thinking I'll probably lose the ashtrays and whatnot in the center section and make a flip down cover to hide a modern stereo. I want the comforts of a modern car, but I hate the look of modern parts in a car that's supposed to have a classic vibe.

    Side note: a '37 Dodge sedan is 3ft 7.5in wide across the inside cowl. I've only sat inside it with another person once before, and I know it's tight, but that measurement really surprised me. Glad I'm using the automatic in this one, it's even narrower at the toe board and I like to stretch out!

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    Can you share some info on the molasses tank please? I've heard of people using vinegar to remove rust but not molasses.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe View Post
    Can you share some info on the molasses tank please? I've heard of people using vinegar to remove rust but not molasses.
    DISCLAIMER!!!!!!! I am not a chemist or metalergist, nor do I have your particular part in my hand to make an educated guess as to whether or not this process will work for you.

    With that said, I should also note that I've only tried this process on a small scale (10 gallons) because I didn't have a large enough vessel to go bigger. I see no reason why it would work any differently on a larger scale, and I don't intend to change any part of my process now that I'm moving to a bigger tank.

    I mix 9 parts water with 1 part molasses in a non-ferrous vessel. Submerge the part in the mixture and let it soak. Minor surface rust is usually gone within 24hrs, heavier rust can take up to 3 weeks to fully disappear. I pull the parts and hit them with the pressure washer, then use compressed air to fully dry quickly. Prime or paint immediately after to avoid surface rust.

    Limitations: pot metal will disappear if you put it in this solution, I read that it would and decided to run a little experiment of my own with a '72 Ford interior door handle. Sure enough: no more door handle. I have also read that it can make cast iron brittle, though I've never tried it personally. Machined parts, I've read, can end up with pock marks in the machined surfaces. Further reading has led me to believe that using white lithium grease on the machined surfaces of a machined part will leave those areas untouched, but I've never tried that myself to verify.

    There are a lot of videos on YouTube that demonstrate the process, and I recommend watching a few before trying this out for yourself. Its a cheap and easy alternative to many of the existing options for rust removal, but it does have it's limitations.

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    I've heard of it; and have friends that have used it with good results.
    But I have no personal experience with it.
    And I too have heard of its limitations just like you.
    So yes: caution is the word.
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    Thanks for the info. I will do some more research. I have some K20 suspension brackets I'd like to try this on.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe View Post
    Thanks for the info. I will do some more research. I have some K20 suspension brackets I'd like to try this on.
    Forgot to mention: after a while, especially in the warmer months of the year, it stinks to high hell. Within a couple weeks my 10 gallon tub of molasses solution was still working just fine, but it stunk so bad that I would gag every time I checked my parts. Absolutely horrendous stench! I highly recommend thick gloves, an apron and rubber boots when dealing with this stuff: you DO NOT want this stuff on you, cause that smell ain't coming out. I've decided to put my bigger tank a long ways away from the house. It'll be a little more work to get my parts cleaned up, but at least I won't have to deal with the smell.

    The temperature outside can also effect the amount of time the solution takes to break down the rust. Lower temps will slow down the process, but higher temps don't seem to speed it up. I'm toying with the idea of using a cattle trough heater to keep the temperature at a nominal level, though I'm not sure what effect, if any, the solution will have on the heater element.

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    I'm really enjoying following your project. I kind of chuckled when I read your comment about the width........it was pretty much my reaction when I sat in my 37 Dodge Pickup the first time. I suspect the pickup is close to that width if not a little narrower. Unlike your sedan the truck is limited on how far the seat can go back so even at 5' 9" I'm pretty scrunched up in it. I described to one of my friends as the most uncomfortable most fun project I've ever done.

    When I did my original mockup like you I decided on a column shift (that later changed to a floor shift when the build changed from Streetrod to more traditional Hotrod). When I was trying to figure out a mechanical shift linkage that would give me room for exhaust etc, I hit on the idea of converting the column to use an aftermarket shift cable. I ended up using the left over brackets from a couple of shifters I had installed on other cars and came up with this.


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    As it became a discarded idea I never got around to trimming the brackets and making it pretty. As far as function it worked out really well and shifted nice once I figured out the ratios on the column and shaft arm linkages.

    I found your comments on the molasses soak interesting, especially the smell. I've never used molasses but years ago I used vinegar for de-rusting. After a few days soaking the parts the smell was one of my complaints too. A few years ago I read about using citric acid and started using it to de-rust some old farm tools and was really impressed with it.......and it didn't result in an unpleasant order. It also comes in powdered form so it's easy to store (I usually buy it in 5 pound bags off amazon).

    I never got around to it last year but I want to do an experiment with it this spring on an old weathered 283 block I have here. I want to mix up a batch big enough to soak the block in and see how well it cleans the water jackets.......... usually an almost impossible area to clean.


    Anyway nice work in the 37.



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    Mike-

    I had a '49 Chevy pickup that I put a 292/TH350 setup in. I was running an early 80's GM tilt column with the shifter built into it. I actually bent up a piece of 3/8" steel rod and welded some washers onto it for bracket stops and used cotter pins to keep it in place. Some how I managed to get my bends just right (no talent, just random luck) and it shifted flawlessly. I used that setup for a couple years until I finally decided it was too ugly and went with an aftermarket cable linkage.
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    Also, while we're on the molasses topic: Blackstrap molasses will work just fine. You don't need to buy the more expensive baking molasses, the stuff from the feed store will work just fine.

    I've never tried it myself, but I have also heard tell of a guy getting good results using the powdered stuff you can buy on Amazon, though I don't know what the proper water to molasses ratio would be with the powdered stuff.

    Word of caution: I usually try to be pretty involved in reading product reviews on Amazon before buying anything, and it seems like the way liquid molasses is shipped by their vendors is less than adequate. I'd estimate that more than 50% of the reviews I read said that the jars were either leaking or broken upon arrival, so I don't think I would order it online. The local feed store here in town sells 5 gallon buckets of Blackstrap for about $22 after tax.
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    Well, I ordered the new motor for my compressor this morning. Tried replacing the start and run caps, even though the old ones measured just fine for capacitance, but no dice. New motor should be here by next weekend, so I should be back in business pretty soon.

    I did have to order a new pulley as well, because the new motor will have a larger diameter shaft than the old one. Hopefully they both show up at the same time.

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    "Side note: a '37 Dodge sedan is 3ft 7.5in wide across the inside cowl. I've only sat inside it with another person once before, and I know it's tight, but that measurement really surprised me. Glad I'm using the automatic in this one, it's even narrower at the toe board and I like to stretch out!"
    I was rather shocked when I put a seat in my stude and found out how little leg room there is. I ended up cutting and extending the floor a little to make more room with the pedals. Did people used to be smaller..?
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    Quote Originally Posted by v8nutz View Post
    I was rather shocked when I put a seat in my stude and found out how little leg room there is. I ended up cutting and extending the floor a little to make more room with the pedals. Did people used to be smaller..?
    This is the main reason I did not put a cummins in my 40. There would be no room inside after that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe View Post
    This is the main reason I did not put a cummins in my 40. There would be no room inside after that.
    How about a 3.9? We all know you thought of it
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    Quote Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe View Post
    This is the main reason I did not put a cummins in my 40. There would be no room inside after that.
    How about a 3.9? We all know you thought of it

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUiDQd2NZpU
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