2021: What are you doing today

Charlie Chops 1940 · July 11, 2021, 10:05:46 PM

Quote from: "phat46"I drove back from Raleigh NC to the Thumb of Michigan today. We saw a lot of hot rods/Street rods headed south on I 77 and through the middle of Ohio. There must be a NSRA or Goodguys type show going on somewhere south this weekend.

GoodGuys Columbus was this weekend.

phat46 · July 12, 2021, 04:38:03 PM

Quote from: "Charlie Chops 1940"
Quote from: "phat46"I drove back from Raleigh NC to the Thumb of Michigan today. We saw a lot of hot rods/Street rods headed south on I 77 and through the middle of Ohio. There must be a NSRA or Goodguys type show going on somewhere south this weekend.

GoodGuys Columbus was this weekend.

Ah, that must have been it, we went right through Columbus, lots of nice rides!

enjenjo · July 12, 2021, 08:39:47 PM

I found a low mileage 6.0 LS today with all the accessories and wire harness for $700 today. I guess that is what is going into the 54.

I guess I sold those old vans at the right time.

enjenjo · July 14, 2021, 10:02:22 PM

I have the LS home, and tomorrow is the ides of July.

papastoyss · July 17, 2021, 04:08:30 PM

Quote from: "enjenjo"I found a low mileage 6.0 LS today with all the accessories and wire harness for $700 today. I guess that is what is going into the 54. I guess I sold those old vans at the right time.

i have a 6.0 ls/4l80 in my '57 Chevy Handyman. I did go
thru the engine but left it stone stock. I sure like it.

idrivejunk · July 17, 2021, 06:56:42 PM

I cleaned up the castings of my new/old carb today. Thats a step closer to trying it out to see if theres still a problem. Somewhere between now and buying the rebuild kit, found another unopened kit in the garage of course.

enjenjo · July 17, 2021, 07:34:16 PM

Today we found the oil leak in the power steering rack. It took two hours to find it, and of course the rack had to come out. When the rack was assembled they left out an O ring behind a IFF seat. Five cent O ring and it works fine.

WZ JUNK · July 17, 2021, 08:35:31 PM

Quote from: "enjenjo"Today we found the oil leak in the power steering rack. It took two hours to find it, and of course the rack had to come out. When the rack was assembled they left out an O ring behind a IFF seat. Five cent O ring and it works fine.

You can now do the happy dance

Congratulations. A guy needs some success.

phat46 · July 18, 2021, 02:32:44 PM

Bought a set of plugs today, Champions, one of them looked like this. The plug on the left has the ground strap short and angled instead of parrallel with the electrode. Can't gap it properly, too tight at the back and too loose at the front. Just another example of cheap parts nowadays I guess.

416Ford · July 19, 2021, 08:01:49 AM

Wrapped up the engine install in Vickie's truck and took it on a 45 mile round trip to a friends house and no major issues. When I got back home, I wired up the trailer light for our camping trip this weekend. Still a few drip from under the truck to track down but the engine is a huge improvement over the last one.

kb426 · July 19, 2021, 08:50:00 AM

Atta boy, Dave!

enjenjo · July 19, 2021, 12:34:11 PM

I've always liked that body style.

416Ford · July 20, 2021, 07:47:51 AM

Well this truck is going to kill me.
The power steering is acting up on me again. put 50 miles on the truck Sunday and I went to move it yesterday and the steering is *. I will order up a new pump and a different fluid today and see if that fixes it for more then a week or day.

Crosley.In.AZ · July 20, 2021, 08:29:47 AM

Quote from: "416Ford"Well this truck is going to kill me.
The power steering is acting up on me again. put 50 miles on the truck Sunday and I went to move it yesterday and the steering is *. I will order up a new pump and a different fluid today and see if that fixes it for more then a week or day.

Decades ago , when I did more general auto repair I hated to have a Ford with power steering problems. The reman pumps usually howled or leaked or pressure was goofy as you mention. Other friends in the bizness as shop owner or mechanic all had the same stories.

sirstude · July 20, 2021, 09:51:31 AM

Getting ready to head to the Puyallup Good Guys. Doing things a bit different this time. Have a couple of friends going out with their 37 woodie and will ride in with them on Friday and Sat. I am then entering my truck in the Sunday deal. Don't know if I told you all about this one I got a couple of years ago. It is a single cab, short box 2017 Chevrolet Silverado that someone tricked out. It has 22" snowflake wheels (off a Cad suburban I think), lowered with a Beltech setup 3 in the front and 4 in the back. Never knew that a 4 wheel drive could be lowered like that until I got the truck. Paint matched fiberglass tonneau cover. The bed has one of those carpet liners, wish they had not done that, can's carry any dirt of greasy stuff. Also, whoever built it had to hang the obligitory Flowmasters on it, so it sounds like every other truck out there. All and all, a pretty nice little ride.