What I did today

[enjenjo]

My wife's car needed a brake job, so I did that this afternoon, 200 Bonneville, got 51,000 out of the original brakes. While I was doing it, I noticed the front rotors and calipers would be adaptable for a disc brake retrofit. Pretty simple caliper mounting, two bolts.

After I finished that I worked on the sprint car frame. It definitely has history, I have filled over 80 holes, and am not done with one rail yet. None of this was apparent when I started, because it had been covered with gorilla hair the last time it was done, plus a bunch of the holes had been brazed shut. I have also found several cracks, but none of them terminal. It's going to take several days to finish it.

[Bib_Overalls]

I spent a little time this morning trying to drive the shackle bushings out of a set of Ford banjo rear spring perches.  

Then I spent the rest of the day at my late mother-in-laws helping my wife sort through a lifetime's worth of stuff.

[phat46]

Got my chainsaw running after sitting for about ten years and cut down a 20' pine tree in the back yard... then I took a nap!  

[parklane]

Got my chainsaw running after sitting for about ten years and cut down a 20' pine tree in the back yard... then I took a nap!  

Did you cut it up and split it, so I can pick it up next week

John

[phat46]

Got my chainsaw running after sitting for about ten years and cut down a 20' pine tree in the back yard... then I took a nap!  

Did you cut it up and split it, so I can pick it up next week

John

Nope, it was so spindly I didn't need to split it, cut it into two foot lengths and tossed it into my truck to take to work and give it to a guy to burn.

[donsrods]

I did my laundry, took a nap.

Cleaned the house, took a nap.

Baked some Ziti, took a nap.

Man, this being single is tough. Time to start looking for another girlfriend so I can take more naps and not have to do all this housework on my day off.      

Don

[Grandadeo]

Did my taxes this afternoon.  Found the money I needed for my drive to the Roadster Show in June.  That is if gas prices don't go up much more.  If they do...still going!

Lee

[58 Yeoman]

I rode for 200 miles on the bike with a couple new friends.  Had a great steak at a Texas Roadhouse.  Came home and watched Silverado on cd.

[EMSjunkie]

finally got the console my Nephew-in-law built for me.

he made it out of 18 and 20 ga. steel.

took a little tweaking to make it fit just right.  
covered it with left over leather, finished the wiring to the switches.  

now its time to put some miles on the 'Beast


Vance

[58Apache]

Hey Frank, aren't those ABS rotors? Wouldn't it be cheaper to retro-fit an older system? Can you make ABS work on a retro-fit?

I want to eventually get a new frame for my 58 truck so I can easily get front disc brakes and power steering. I was thinking on looking for a 3/4 or 1 ton about the years 1985-1990 to get before ABS but still have a modern enough system to find reasonably priced parts over the counter.

                                               Steve

[rer_239]

worked on a lower steering column bracket and a radiator apron and played with the grandkids.  
rer_239 :0-0

[purplepickup]

Sue and I took our grandsons (10 & 12) to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago on Saturday where I learned a lot too.  The first Spirit of America jet powered land speed car that ran 526mph and crashed was there.....among about a million other things.     The museum is so big we only saw about half of the stuff.  It's a very interesting place and I'd like to go back.  It would be nice if they had an adults only day tho

Sunday I dropped the headliner in a new (to me) used car I bought, to replace the seatbelt retractor.  It only required taking out the rear seat, side panels, all the courtesy lights, visors, and a few other things.  Yup, I broke a couple of panel clips and it took all day.  I'll finish up tonight after I get some new clips.

[sirstude]

Finished bolting down the body, and sealed the last of the seams.  Spent Saturday afternoon wandering around in one of the local junk yards.  They had a chunk of the fence down and there were a dozen 40's 4 doors in there.  Also was a 46 or so Desoto coupe there.  I think this is Al's private stash.

Doug

[enjenjo]

Hey Frank, aren't those ABS rotors? Wouldn't it be cheaper to retro-fit an older system? Can you make ABS work on a retro-fit?

The ABS is in the hubs on this car, you don't have to touch it to rebuild the brakes.

[SKR8PN]

I put the new tranny that I built for the Daytona, in it this weekend.....
and got to play with a trans-brake for the first time ever
HOLY MACKERAL,I can't wait to get the new engine done and installed.
This thing is going to be a HOOT to drive