2025: What are you doing today?

[kb426]

Easy is seldom interesting or obviously, challenging. I just had a thought about the trans: how much drag is the pump in neutral? ??

[58 Yeoman]

As my boss used to say "If it was easy, anyone could do it."

[idrivejunk]

Yep if you never reach for a star, you'll never grab one. Thats for sure.

We just happen to have a hog trike here getting a boo-boo fixed and I was curious what they use. A belt driven diff, of sorts. Then I looked at a coworker's go kart project which has a riding lawn mower rearend.

On my go kart that Dad made, it was a V belt and the "gas pedal" just put tension on the belt. 

Torque multiplication experimenting does sound fun.

Also yep got latches and other goodies for the 47 today. But. Gonna rain tomorrow so I need to pattern my Mustang tunnel and WAG eyeball driveshaft clearance this afternoon before the engine comes back out.

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Challenging ? Easy? Interesting?  That is true I agree.

Its weird with various automotive programs on TV and when a automatic transmission item comes up: my wife will be looking at me for a reaction. Unless I have already blurted out : " what a croc of shat "

What ever TV show that Derick Debirdie is on: Made a comment about maybe 5 ppl in the country know how to work on a Dyna-flow transmission. My wife looks at me: " Is that true?"  My answer was : " with me in there , I know 3 ppl off the top of my head that can rebuild a Dyna-Flow transmission and that is just in Arizona"

I am rambling again. LOL

Spent about 1 hour on my car trailer doing various items that have been "deferred maintenance items" the last few years. Fixing the latch on the storage lid where the spare tire , battery is located.  Battery hold down received some attention.  Vacuum out the dirt debris in the storage area too.

Fixed the plastic latch on my very old shop vac with JB Weld epoxy and some tin metal from duct work removed from our house attic.  Oh , I used small drill bits in the JB Weld too as sorta rebar to beef up the epoxy.  Shift kits for automatics often come with cheapy black drill bits. Over the decades , I have collected a few bits. LOL

We were in Show Low AZ on wednesday.  Snow was falling there.  Light amount. Chilly air temp about 30 as I recall.  Its a 52 mile trip each direction for us. Home Depot, Walmart, Lunch. Walmart was a mad house. I have never seen so many ppl that dont know where the **** they are going. TUrn right, back up , go left, back up. Then the dang Walmart employee shoppers in the way with the large cart. 

There was snow storm (mild) on the trip back home. it was north of SnowFlake AZ.  Snow falling  on the windmill electric farm too.

Have I mentioned my wife is a bit clumsy or a klutz ? We were in McD's place for lunch. We have our drinks. Our number is called. I walk up to counter to grab our food. I turn around and soda is all over our table as my wife is trying to mop it up.  I had only been gone 7 to 10 seconds?

[58 Yeoman]

We were in Menard's the other day, (big box store similar to Lowe's and Home Depot for those of you outside the midwest) and my wife says we need a new squeegee for the shower. Okay.  We walk down the aisle and see a 3M one for $10, so she grabs it and puts it in the cart. Hmmm, says Scotch on the handle, 3M on the card holding it.  Walk a little farther down another aisle, and there's the Scotch brand for $5 cheaper.  EXACT same squeegee, both have the same name on the handle. WTF?  I'm not paying $5 for 3M's name.  We switched them out.

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Hmmmm, 3M and Scotch brands.  I needed some orange tape for upcoming painting and texture spray on walls around here. 4 roll pack was near 4 dollars less via Amazon delivered  than Home Depot. Its Scotch brand tape with 3M on the label too.

The roll of plastic masking  film is a 3M brand too. It was same price at Home Depot and Amazon (delivered)...  I had the tape and plastic delivered. It all fits on a hand held masking tool used in automotive painting.

I just ordered some cabinet hanging kits for the kitchen. I have used this mounting hardware before, very handy for DIY. The company website says free shipping in USA. Stuff I need is 57 dollars shipping? What?  No phree shipping now.  On to Amazon again. Found the same company with parts I need to hang the wall cabinets in the kitchen. No extra freight delivery charges.

Weird.

[kb426]

I'm following sick week a day behind. If some goofy person came along with more than enough money, I'd like to be involved in the prep of the car and some of the tuning. I might find out that the old guy needs to stay home. I'd want to be in at least the 7 to 6 second bracket.

[WZ JUNK]

I am following Sick Week too.  There are a couple of the ones running that were participants in the race I was in a couple of years ago.  I have a friend that I am trying to get interested in giving it a go, but I doubt he does it.

[Crosley.In.AZ]

We have watched a little bit of Sick Week.. Weather seems a bit of a battle for them?

I know a guy in southern AZ that partakes in Lemons Ralley stuff.  I did some reading on the Lemons Rally and its $500.00 to enter the race. Plus travel costs, hotels, etc.

 

[kb426]

I watched a video of the Grand National show from bldg no.4. For many, the hobby is unobtainable. But the design and creativity is amazing to me. There's so many cars that have been to death but the talented ones still bring something that makes me smile. When I see pics of real good 32 roadsters, I still want to build one. having no storage has kept me from that. If I found the right project to start with, I could be in trouble. LOL. I was at the 50th and I will watch many videos of the 75th. I don't think I ever would have imagined that this hobby would continue much less escalate.

[Crosley.In.AZ]

I am burned out on Drywall work in the house.. 

So this morning  I converted a propane bbq grill to a charcoal grill. Removed the burners, cut a piece of sheet metal duct work I took out of the attic here , To fit in the bottom of the grill. Set the charcoal in a aluminum baking pan.  Worked great. We ate smoked - grilled burgers for lunch. Actually it was my wife's idea to modify the propane grill.

This afternoon, another chunk of duct work was modified to use as a burn pit. I burned various wood bits removed from this house, dead & dried up bush debris. There is a huge pile of dead plants behind the backyard on this place. Bushes were trimmed, debris was tossed over the chain link fence. Huge piles of dead crap.

[idrivejunk]

I had nothing to do with this truck but it is blue. I like blue.

Got started on the Mustang tunnel redo. No bead rolling yet. No driveshaft will be provided for mockup. Hence, it cannot be known whether a carrier bearing like the stock donor will be required. Body exterior is ready to mask for paint but no front suspension or rolling stock is in the near future. The wheel tubs, tower notches, and tunnel were all un-necessary.

[kb426]

The Merc was red when it came in? Unmodified?

[jaybee]

That's a good looking truck.

[idrivejunk]

The Merc was red when it came in? Unmodified?

Yes red. Stock except for '66 Tempest tail lights.