Thread: Re: What Did You Do Today
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10-17-2020 02:44 AM #1
Re: What Did You Do Today
Seems like we must all be out working on our cars?
I realized that I've only had the coupe out for a ride once this year..
Covid and work seem to have ground me to a stop! A poor excuse?
the farm has kept me a bit busier too.. todays excitement ??? find out why the zero turn mower won't run. it's reported that the elderly owner topped off the GAS tank with DIESEL... we'll see.
That's my story. What's yours?
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10-17-2020 04:56 AM #2
I added some shelves to the pantry yesterday.....................does that count?Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon
It's much easier to promise someone a "free" ride on the wagon than to urge them to pull it.
Luck occurs when preparation and opportunity converge.
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10-17-2020 05:12 AM #3
i am incredibly bored ..i thought real hard about what kind of vehicle i wanted to build .. then i got tired ..maybe next year .. i regret selling everything i had .. now iv`e got to start from scratch and am not sure i want to ..iv`e used up all my sick days at work .. can i call in dead ?
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10-17-2020 06:14 AM #4
trying to get the place ready for winter and to put on the market . 23 years of hoarding is tuff to get rid of . my junk hauler passed away .
will decide after jan what i'm going to do next . may sell all the fleetlines and the falcon . just not sure i can pull off another build . will just buy something already built .
we've pretty much had enough of the china virus around here . only 13 reported deaths since jan and they are suspect . everything is open and very few mask seen .
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10-17-2020 06:35 AM #5
Blocking the body on the roadster a few days back & found the gelcoat pinholed on one quarter. Nothing deep, just need to work down the spot putty now and look for more before moving on looking for flaws before prime. Windy here today!Roger
Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
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10-17-2020 07:26 AM #6
Been in this house for 46 years--going to be moving to Tenneessee probably sometime next year( will take that long for the cabin and a shop to get buily------around here besides the 40+ years of collecting STUFF------in the shop I have 44 blocks, every engine building machine except for a crank grinder and hot tank---do have one of those high pressure wash cabinets tho-------plus mills, balancer, lathe, press, band saw, welders, etc, etc --------AND 4 33/4 fords, one 3 window coupe, a cabrille, 2 roadsters, EveretteMorrison Cobra, ski boat, 44 ft featherlite tripple axle trailer---------wish they had 3 phase electric on that hill down there-----By popular opinions-just a grumpy old man key board bully--But really, if you are going to ask for help on an internet site, at least answer questions about what you are asking about-----
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10-17-2020 08:15 AM #7
Finishing moving the small stuff into the new house and assembling a linen cabinet. Thank god this move all the tools, parts and cars can stay right where they are at.
.I've NEVER seen a car come from the factory that couldn't be improved.....
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10-17-2020 08:29 AM #8
Well we've been takin a bit of a road trip.... Weather is cold but pretty nice and very light traffic. Great deals on hotel rooms and just a lot of fun."Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty." John Basil Barnhil
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10-17-2020 08:34 AM #9
And one more"Where the people fear the government you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people you have liberty." John Basil Barnhil
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10-17-2020 09:35 AM #10
I had the inside brake pad on the right rear of the Vette come apart which ruined the rotor. Might as well replace both sides and rebuild the emergency brakes while I"m at it. Waiting for parts to come in.Ken Thomas
NoT FaDe AwaY and the music didn't die
The simplest road is usually the last one sought
Wild Willie & AA/FA's The greatest show in drag racing
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10-17-2020 10:02 AM #11
i must have driven 10 miles in reverse on the tractor but finally got the differential lock to disengage . i can actually turn it now without pushing the tires . now i can sell it .
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10-17-2020 10:19 AM #12
We're getting ready to head up to the Badlands right now to get our Polaris Ranger that we left up there when Rita's tranny was giving problems. I seen on the Deadwood street cam that it is snowing there right now.Seth
God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing. C.S.Lewis
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10-17-2020 12:35 PM #13
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10-17-2020 07:01 PM #14
Great Pics GS, thanks for sharing them. I was there several year back. And thank to everyone for sharing! Chris and I will be retiring to southern New Mexico, so I am also thinking about what to take / what to get rid of... And while my machinery list isn't as big as Jerry's.. there's going to be a few trips back and forth to get it there.
The good news was the mower didn't have the wrong fuel in it, someone must've left the key on as the battery was totally flat. So I jumped it and ran it, then put the charger on it for the remainder of the day. The battery was new at the beginning of the summer, so it should be fine. And I didn't come home smelling like a filling station! All Good!
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10-17-2020 09:54 PM #15
Today I took a look inside an original 1965 Fender Pro Reverb amp that’s been untouched since bought, stored away. The original owner even kept the original purchase receipt and passed it on to the present owner. New owner states it just doesn’t sound right, has a lot of noise and the vibrato doesn’t work. So I got a peek into a time capsule from 1965.
Dried out electrolytic capacitors I expected to find. What I wasn't expecting to find was a wire completely disconnected from the board due to a cold solder joint, another wire barely connected with a cold solder joint and a resistor not connected at one end (again a cold solder joint), at least not in 1965.
PLEASE DO NOT FOOL AROUND IN TUBE AMPS (OR ANY ELECTRONICS/ELECTRICAL) WITHOUT PROPER KNOWLEDGE/TRAINING!Last edited by 36 sedan; 10-18-2020 at 08:11 AM.
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