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I caved and bought a socket for it. I figured I'd be better off having it on hand so I can periodically check it to make sure it doesn't loosen up over time.

 

glad ya got it changed over dave.. i know it hurts the poor ole piggy bank.. but having the tools on hand is always the best way to be.. just dont get like me and start thinking if one tool is good ....then two tools has to be better..

 

Howdy all, we've got wood, heat that is. Yaayyyy. Next trick is seal the seams on the heat exchanger plenum and duct to the house.

 

Good morning youins! Gonna work on a Shivalay this morning and then go celebrate Uncle Jimmy's life. Everybody stay warm and have a great day.

 

good morning missouri.. not sure yet what my day will bring..
i will start by getting a few things ready for my trip.. noticed that i have to cut some grass around the east door's at the shop so i can close them (i have left them open all summer).. i dont want a blowing snow storm filling the shop with snow while i am gone .. ha ha ha ha...

 

STOP that dang snow talk...lol its not time for that stuff to be here.


Morning folks, brrrr out side and I have to go work for a quick ck on something.

 

jeff if you are around i tried to pm you. but your box is too full..... are you going to have any time off this weekend?

 

Good late Morning Everybody!

I went in to the shop this morning to throw a new set of headlight assemblies in a truck. Now Tiff wants to go to a crafts fair. This afternoon, I have to pick up a crush car and find a place to hide it behind the shop.

 

good evening all.. i hope everyone had a good day, may not have many more days this nice for awhile..
about all i got done was cleaning up in my storage room enough to find my travel bags.. then went to the shop and installed one of the taillight sockets in bullet, used the torch to get the tow chain cut out of the receiver hitch.. then using the hoe i cleared the weeds out from around the back doors then got them and the west doors closed.. so now the shop is all snug for a few weeks..

 

Whew - we're home with the camper. Long story short - camper was not ready when it was supposed to be, hours of waiting until I blew a fuse, had to install the saddles for the EQ hitch on the tongue myself (got a $100 gift card though), and finally got on the road. Aside from lots of sway because of it being empty and no sway control, all went well until the right rear tire blew at 60 mph. Fortunately I didn't panic and had the trailer brakes set right and managed to keep it on the road and get it stopped. The right rear quarter panel took the worst of it and everything thrown off the tire missed the trailer completely. Had to call for assistance because the jack in the van wasn't stable enough to change the tire with everyone blowing by.

Up next - new rubber on the van, good jack, and a whole lot of thanks to the man upstairs.

 

sounds like a lot of excitement for you dave.. not something you need to be doing every weekend... at least you didnt damage the new trailer .. hope than van is not too bad.. i know you know a guy who does body work..

 

Sorry to hear that Dave, at least you got stopped ok. Yes those small floor jacks are nice and more stable.

I worked on ol red today and got it to turn over and even start. Old carb is gummed up and floats are sticking and flooding over like crazy. So I grabbed a different one off the shelf and put it on and it fired up and ran like a champ.

I might even clean it up/off and all around it enough to take it out of the shop for a spin. It was nice to be able to get a little motivation when it started up.

Headers and header mufflers sound great.

 

good deal rich.. yes it always is a motivation when a project moves under its own power.... when i get back if you need a hand with anything i could probably get a day to spend up there and watch you work...

 

Not a great picture, but...

 

Nice set up there Dave.

Thanks RC, I am going to try to stay motivated to get it done cold weather or not. Maybe come spring time it will be ready for Alan to come do a color buff on....

Then it will be time to put the flat bed on and finish it up.