HAPPY fRIDAY!!!!!!

Hey gang, we haven't done this one for a spell and seeing as how I'm gonna actually do something today besides hang out in the garage and work, thought I'd start it again!!!!

No big deal, just a bit of a road trip up to Fargo, ND to deliver a car and pick up another....But hey, it's a road trip anyway!!! Of course, this ended up being the Friday that Roger Spears is going to be in Sioux Falls to pick up his new engine. We'd planned to meet up for dinner, guess that ain't gonna happen!!!!

Whatcha got planned for the weekend that you could actually post on a public forum??????:LOL::LOL:

Our church choir won the St Louis leg of "How Sweet the Sound" back in Sept. It's a national search for the best church choir in America, kind of an "American Idol" for choirs. We competed against 8 other choirs and played at the Scott Trade Center in front of about 10,000; it was really cool. I pklay bass in the band and my wife sings. So this weekend Verizon Wireless is flying our whole group to Detroit for the finale show at Joe Louis Arena. We'll be up against 10 other choirs who were the other major city winners. Wish us luck; if you want to check us out, here's the link to our St Louis performance.
http://www.howsweetthesound.com/medi.../2009+st+louis

time to service the pumps and get'em ready for winter. Hope to make time and work on the new hood.

Might go to a swap meet at Thompson Speedway in CT on Sunday, but most likely - painting the South end of the house - one of "them deals" that should have been done 2-3 months ago instead of teaching worms how to swim in Lake Champlain while stuck on a fish hook:whacked::eek:

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Originally Posted by IC2

Might go to a swap meet at Thompson Speedway in CT on Sunday, :whacked::eek:

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I haven't been to that meet in a few years! Maybe I can squeeze it in??
Gotta pickup the wife in Logan airport, Boston.. She's been visiting friends in New Mexico this past week so I've been on Vacation! :D:LOL::D

Go falconvan!

Im planting sod...:(

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Gotta pickup the wife in Logan airport, Boston.. She's been visiting friends in New Mexico this past week so I've been on Vacation! :D:LOL::D

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....I do understand about THAT kind of vacation. My wife just got back from a week in San Antonio visiting daughter #3 (kid #4) as well as GC. Now I have to eat "right" again and do my 'chores':whacked::D:D

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Originally Posted by Hot Rod Surfer

Go falconvan!

Im planting sod...:(

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Thanks, buddy. Hopefully we do well; it'll be a great time, win or lose.:)

Was supposed to hit one of the local drags for the pro mods. Should be a wild night the weather has not been this nice in a month (literally)and every one is itching to get out. BUT since the weather is so nice I have to finish this picket fence in the front yard so I not going to make it to the races. I also have to replace a set of hooker headers that were leaking from the factory and have the leaky ones on the UPS truck by monday morning so I will be busy to say the least.

I always enjoy road trips, have fun good luck.

Well, today I plan to clean and paint my engine for the hot rod. If all goes well then tomorrow I'll get the engine in the frame and should be able to set the body back on the chassis by sunday.
It seems like all I do is work on the hot rod.

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....I do understand about THAT kind of vacation. Now I have to eat "right" again and do my 'chores':whacked::D:D

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I'll have to admit to "straying" from the "Good menu" while she was away! **)

Tonite is Beers and Seafood with the bud's! :D

Then it's back to being a good boy!:p

I just came in from the garage because the bondo isn't drying fast enough. Once it dries, we will hopefully get it sanded yet today. Tomorrow I have a funeral in the morning and hope to be back home by 1:30 so that we can get the cab primed. I am taking Sunday off and think I will sleep in for once because I have been getting up at 6 for the last 3 months, including my days off. At around 9, I will be back out in the garage and start cleaning the frame for the ranger which I hope to get done, but do have some doubts. Once I get it cleaned and painted, we will jump back on the cab and get it ready for paint.

SHOULD be working on the wifes Customline,but we are cleaning up lawns,gardens,etc,and stacking next winters firewood,just had lunch,so I will have to get back out and finish the firewood soon..:D

One son, Ryan, & I drove to Council Bluffs Thursday night to make Friday easier, then got up this morning and were at Sehr Performance about 10:30am. What a great bunch of guys at Sehr!! Saw their operation, grabbed some lunch with Scott & Tim, then loaded up the 347 stroker and headed south. Pulled in 7pm, and had the shrink wrapped package on the floor at 7:15pm. Great to have the engine at home!! Tomorrow will get it off of the cradle, onto the engine stand to install the pan, and then start thinking about the induction system, and then getting it all hooked up to the TREMEC 5 spd that Mike Forte fixed me up with. Cannot say enough good things about Sehr Performance - they are a class act from start to finish, as is Forte Performance Parts. Sorry we missed you, Dave!!

Working on the new build, Lakes modiyed T, irs, ifs. almost a roller now.

well back at you dave not to bad of a friday. working on another bbc blower engine build . a 460 ford build and a 455 pontiac .so things are not to bad other then i blew my back out..i hope i can get back to lifting the heavy iron soon .getting a helper for a hand.i have been poping pain pills like M&Ms

Picked up my 350 Pontiac heads, hardened seats, new guides, $400 later, wow, was expecting $250... Buddy aligned the front of my 66 and 70 lemans, so that is great, and free, good guy. Picking up a car for my daughter in the morning, working in the afternoon, then... Sunday is Funday, see what happens, going cruising in cars with tires pointed in the right direction! Next weekend is Moultrie, week after is Turkey Rodrun, gotta love a car month.

I was running into overtime at work so I left early today and took the flywheel for my sbf to the machine shop for surfacing. Tonight Dan and I did some much needed cleaning on the shop. It was actually cold here, about 76 and it was an absolute pleasure to be out in it tonight. So glad those high 90 degree days are leaving us for a while. :D

Tomorrow night I'm having dinner with my old boss. Haven't seen him for a couple of years. Going to pick him up in my T. He has a Z06 vette so he should love the ride in my car.........he's never seen it but remembers all those UPS boxes coming to me when I worked with him. :D

Sunday I'm going to help Don work on his boat and then start checking my T over for the trip to Turkey Run at Thanksgiving. Going to have the wheels rebalanced because I'm starting to get a little hop at certain speeds.

Don

Free Pancake dinner Sat morn. Peel apples for sauce, butter, pies snackin and spiced rings. Build a couple rabbit traps and make upper shock mounts for the roadster.

Happy Friday and the rest of the weekend back at yah Dave.

How's the breathing coming Steve?

Don'

Breathings good. It's just swallowing! Yikes. Especially after waking up with dry throat and worn off pain meds. :CRY::CRY:
I'm going to try and get some stuff done this week, if I ever can tone down the drug head effect of percocet!

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Breathings good. It's just swallowing! Yikes. Especially after waking up with dry throat and worn off pain meds. :CRY::CRY:
I'm going to try and get some stuff done this week, if I ever can tone down the drug head effect of percocet!

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Hope things worked out good on the surgery Steve! As to the percocet, know ya know how it is to function on 90 mg of morphine everyday!!!!!:D:LOL::LOL:

Is it Monday yet???? I guess I missed the swap meet!!:whacked:
So far I scrub brush washed and put 2 coats of paint on the South end of the house, rebuilt two rotted window sills then painted those two plus 7 more, painted the back foundation, the basement garage door frame, the trim around the regular 2 car garage, raked the front lawn, then for a break, washed and polished my wife's car before I went to the dentist. Plus watched the Sleepathon at Texas Speedway - I really don't enjoy the COT races (except for the safety aspects)

I even walked by my '31 a few times

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Is it Monday yet???? I guess I missed the swap meet!!:whacked:
So far I scrub brush washed and put 2 coats of paint on the South end of the house, rebuilt two rotted window sills then painted those two plus 7 more, painted the back foundation, the basement garage door frame, the trim around the regular 2 car garage, raked the front lawn, then for a break, washed and polished my wife's car before I went to the dentist. Plus watched the Sleepathon at Texas Speedway - I really don't enjoy the COT races (except for the safety aspects)

I even walked by my '31 a few times

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I don't think it's gonna be Monday till a day or two after the day before yesterday, so you're ok, Dave!!!!!:whacked:

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Originally Posted by Dave Severson

I don't think it's gonna be Monday till a day or two after the day before yesterday, so you're ok, Dave!!!!!:whacked:

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Thanks Dave - it makes me feel better that I haven't wasted a weekday yet with "homey" projects which are left from a summer of play:CRY::LOL::LOL: