What are you doing today?

wayne petty · January 06, 2015, 02:23:08 PM

how about a video tour of Scat crankshafts...

kb426 · January 06, 2015, 07:17:02 PM

Nice, Wayne.

UGLY OLDS · January 06, 2015, 07:41:43 PM

NEAT ....

Something that is still made "here" ......

Bob ...

wayne petty · January 07, 2015, 03:42:10 AM

what to do with that odd door you have been saving for the perfect project that has not arrived in your garage yet...

http://imgur.com/a/4wewF

one could probably use the original glass with proper reflective window tint film is applied on the glass..

wayne petty · January 08, 2015, 03:59:29 PM

http://www.enginebuildermag.com/2014/11/pontiacs-straight-8s/

http://www.enginebuildermag.com/2014/11/modified-ford-model-bs/

http://www.enginebuildermag.com/2014/10/ferraris-flat-twelve-dyno/

http://www.enginebuildermag.com/2014/10/ford-fe-rebuilding-american-iron-icon/

http://www.enginebuildermag.com/2014/08/chevys-348-and-409-w-motors/

http://www.enginebuildermag.com/2014/11/mercedes-formula-1-turbocharger-technology/

just some light reading during the deep freeze..

enjenjo · January 08, 2015, 06:04:07 PM

Shelby called this morning, her car wouldn't start, the battery was dead. I had a meeting at noon to arrange a house appraisal, and when I went to leave for that, and my battery is dead too. So after the meeting, I took my wife's car, I bought two batteries, put one in my car, the took the other one into Toledo, and put it in Shelby's car. The wind chill was -20 with 15 mph winds. That sucked!

Charlie Chops 1940 · January 08, 2015, 07:03:44 PM

Put a new one in the '07 Trailblazer on Tuesday. It was a little slow in the garage with these 6 and 7 degrees above early this week. Almost 8 years and 115,000 - pretty good - lotsa starts. I caught it before it gave out.

Hauling the grands two days a week really early in the day. Didn't need the potential hassle.

wayne petty · January 09, 2015, 04:38:16 AM

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=31d_1403436672

348tripower · January 09, 2015, 04:37:57 PM

Three cars four days. I cant imagine why there are cooling problems when the wind chill is 19 below.

wayne petty · January 09, 2015, 05:08:41 PM

The TEST ...

http://i.imgur.com/WMDprhm.jpg

only takes a few minutes...

enjenjo · January 09, 2015, 09:51:12 PM

I got out the snow blower today, only to find the choke shaft was broken. They don't service the choke shaft separate, and they can't find a carb. At this point, I am trying to make a new shaft, I have nothing to lose, the carb is of no use without the choke.

jaybee · January 10, 2015, 01:25:53 AM

Well, THIS wasn't a lot of fun. The coyote had a worse day, however. He was already in the lower left corner of my windshield when he popped out of the median, ears pinned back and running flat out. Fortunately the hood and fenders still fit as they should, none of the lights are even broken. The radio and a/c condenser are another matter, and presumably the rad support as the hood doesn't latch all the way down.

papastoyss · January 10, 2015, 11:23:05 AM

Quote from: "jaybee"Well, THIS wasn't a lot of fun. The coyote had a worse day, however. He was already in the lower left corner of my windshield when he popped out of the median, ears pinned back and running flat out. Fortunately the hood and fenders still fit as they should, none of the lights are even broken. The radio and a/c condenser are another matter, and presumably the rad support as the hood doesn't latch all the way down.

Looks like you're in need of "Acme Body Shop"!!

phat46 · January 10, 2015, 06:28:12 PM

Just got home from Disney World in Orlando. Spent a week there with my younger daughter, son in law and the two grandsons. We had too much fun, it was my first time there. It was about 50* when we got up this morning and the people there were bundled up in parkas with the hoods up and scarves over their mouths! 😀 We got to the airport in Michigan, it was 14* and we walked to the car In shirt sleeves to get our coats we had left there last week when we left. Tomorrow will be de icing the walks and deck, apparently we must have had freezing rain here before the snow.

phat rat · January 10, 2015, 10:11:18 PM

I made a run to the Detroit area to pick up a 27 T cpe I bought. While I was there he managed to sell me a few parts and I ended up spending a lot more on parts than I did for the body. But it was quite a haul. Two pair of 45 fin Buick drums, one set has the Ford hubs already adapted, square spindles, complete V8 60 tube axle front end, two 40 Ford dashes with extra gauges, panels and new faces, 9" rear, 2 or 3 sets of split frt. radius rods, Lincoln backing plates, 40's Ford backing plates, 2 bare axles and the list goes on.