Got the new rebuilt carb installed and yesterday I put the new front end in. Should steer and drive much better now.

 

nice ! the newer cars with coil on each cylinder ,got nothing new !!!

 

I hauled some stuff today in my 47 tonner pickup. Rare weather for the Pacific NW... Low teens at night, below freezing all day. Started on about the second revolution. I have 170 degree thermostats from a subaru justy. I wish I had gone to the 180 version. Heater was nice addition, but could stand to be a bit hotter. Maybe some cardboard over the radiator would help. Anyway it was bright and clear weather and it was a joy hitting the road and running through the non synchro gears. My next actual job will be a better heater switch. Mine makes sparks!

 

...Outside looks like this. ....

 

...Inside looks like this. ....
Stan. ....

 

Looks like your way behind on snowfall! Nice indoor project!

 

Mine is Off Topic for the board. I built this for my middle son for Christmas. I spent most of November and part of December on it when my back would allow me to work on it.





Thanks, Mark

 

Neat, replica? What year?

 

Mark, It is loosely based on a pistol made in southeastern Pennsylvania by William Antes in about 1780. Antes was my 5G Uncle.
Thanks, Mark

 

nice pistols ! what kinda of wood did you use.looks real good.

 

Thanks Bernette, The wood is curly or tiger stripe Sugar Maple. It was a very common wood for stocks in the colonial period.
Mark

 

Looks similar to the crossed pistols depicted on the US Military Police logo that was on the lapel brass on my class A uniform back in the early '70's. Word was that those pistols were used because using the then current .45 automatic side arm for the logo would look like 2 crossed carpenters squares. Regardless nice work.

 

Thank you for the kind words. The pistol on the US Military Police logo is an 1805 Harpers Ferry pistol. Harpers Ferry Arsenal made US military weapons from about 1790 until the Civil War when the machinery was captured by the Confederate Army and taken to ,IIRC, South Carolina. The 1805 Harpers Ferry pistol is considered by many martial arms collectors as to most beautiful military pistol ever made. They were always issued in pairs. I am building one of them now for my youngest son.
Mark

 

That is some impressive work. Wow! Nice job.

 

Thank you GB. I appreciate the kind words.
mark