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Been working on the stem walls, ready for inspection on Tuesday and pour on Saturday.

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Just look at it this way, you'll have lots of content to add to this thread :)

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Yeah I kind of bit off more than I can chew with this place. I keep telling myself that it's worth it and I think it will be. But right now it's a giant headache. It's a BIG house which is great unless you're remodeling it. Then it's not so good. More isn't always better. I went to replace the outlets and switches. I had to get 47 of them and that doesn't include the barn or the garage. :rolleyes: This should be on the stupidity thread.

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Made up some steps for my daughter my granddaughter approves. Railings go up tomorrow. Had to make it larger because there is an egress window under the slider so the basement can be living space

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Surprised code allows anything over an egress escape opening. I agree with your grand daughter, it does look very nice.

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To the left of the deck is a stairwell you can stand under the decking . I have to put a railing and gate there also so nobody falls in from the patio

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Don't need no unwanted re-gressin' goin' on :lol:

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I hauled home some Chevy parts from a friends house. I got a front bumper , a set of front fenders , a pair of doors , a step side bed in pieces with fenders , steering box and pump with brackets and instrument panel with gauges for '67-'72. Also got a set of 19" wire wheels , 34-36 master u-joint assm. and a circular heater in parts along with a '39 and a '49 three speed trans. We ran out of room in back of the Burb. :metal:

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Nice parts haul:metal:

You said you run out of room.

Is there a Second trip planned?:lol:

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Not right away. Not any Chevy parts anyway.

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What a haul? That's a good load of parts in that Suburban. Those wheels look clean. I love Suburbans

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Yeah, I took the rear seat out knowing I was going to need the room. I did bring home more than I expected. The wheels are early 30's 19" and they have been blasted and powder coated. I got a set of five.[:metal:"I love Suburbans"]

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You got in mind building another 67-72 stepper? ;)

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Couple of odds and ends left to do. All the balusters are in now . Started on the rail tops need one more piece of cedar to finish. Also need to put a gate up at the stairs going to the basement . Little one is already going down under the deck

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Work on my friends 54 the one with the ferd motor I know it’s a truck but not mine . He bought a new rad that was made for the truck with a 3100 cfm spal fan went in nice and easy he fired up the truck waited for it to warm a little went for a ride . Temps hovered between 190 and 200 with the a/c on while doing 40 mph . He got caught in traffic in town and the temp went to 220 and was still climbing. He limped it home .

I look at it and noticed the fan was hooked up to a toggle switch . First warning sign then I traced the wire and it was 14 gauge . He pulled juice from another circuit to power it . I inquired as to why he didn’t use a relay powered from the battery ? He looks at me like deer in the headlights . I take out my Fluke multimeter and have him turn on the fan little over 9 volts . So I rip all his wires out and jump the fan from the battery with a 10 gauge wire . Fan sounded like it went from low to high setting . Truck idled with the air on for 15 minutes and hovered around 190 .So tomorrow he’s getting the relay and heavier wire . But he’s still going to have it manually switched

Tried to talk him into buying the kit from the company but he said it was too much . Think the radiator and fan were 1k and the wiring kit was too much ? :crazy:

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replaced the foam on the radiator of my mower. it overheated (not really, it triggered a high temp switch that shut the pto deck off) and i learned that the radiator probably had grass in it. i was blowing it out every mow and noticed the scraps of old foam.

john deere sold replacement foams for I-am-not-kidding $643. i ordered some adhesive foam for $18 on amazon. works great!

you can see the grass pulled against the mesh by the vacuum of the radiator fan, previously it was sneaking around the edges of the foam directly to the radiator.

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They are Proud of the Green.:lol:

I have created a Good Habit.

I flip the Hood and use a blower on the deck and the engine compartment after I finish mowing.

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House painting. Since I completely re-sided the shop and got it all painted, I just had to paint the house too. So here I am.

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I almost have enough parts now.:lol:

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I spent some money today. It only took me 2 years to finally get a good deal. ( actually my wife did it) She's picking it up on Saturday. 1,900 miles on it. It's old. :smoke:

I kinda like Corvettes. :rolleyes:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/data/500/C81.jpg

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She's a Beauty!

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Thanks. I can't wait to get her home.

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nice find!

i like the mid engine corvettes, more so now that the z06 has a flat plane crank. but i wish they didnt stagger the wheel diameters. always reminds me of a steamroller with a smaller wheel up front.

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Thanks. I found it at a Buick dealership in Bakersfield of all places. Go figure. :lol:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/data/500/C8--2.jpg

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So the real question is: how much beer can it haul? ;)

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Nice, Paul. Really nice. Question is, will your wife ever let you drive it? :devil:
I live way out in the sticks, so I only just saw one of those in person last week, in the supermarket parking lot.
I have seen a lot of magazine pictures, but pics absolutely don't do it justice. The car itself was very impressive, with an amazing presence about it that reminded me of a true exotic. I love that Chevy created it.

Of course, I don't get out much. But I'm not easily impressed, and that C8 impressed me.

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We'll see. It's got two trunks. Where there is a will there is a way. :)

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I doubt that I'll ever see the keys. But I'll get my Gladiator back. Maybe... :o

I live in the sticks too. I've only seen two around here, not often. It might have just been tourists. I saw a McLaren at the gas station once. They are a rare sight around here but it happens. I'm really looking forward to getting this car. Tomorrow is the day. :)

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Went from high 80s- low 90s all week to low 60s today cloudy and misty perfact weather for firewood . Pile I picked up this morning with the dump trailer state was cutting in the main rd . There’s a lot more but I’m running out of room need to process more then I can go back for it next week.

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She's home. Resting comfortably under a 100 year old oak tree next to her older sister.

Taking my wife out tonight. But I need to stop at the gas station first. The car was on dead empty when they delivered it. :mad:

And I have to figure out how to start the dang thing. :confused:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...ter_Vettes.jpg

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That is Nice:metal:

How to start it because of (Out of gas issue) ?
Try disconning the battery and fill it with gas and reconnect the battery.
Or different Key fob system?
Maybe that battery is dead in the key fob.

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No. It starts and runs just fine, I just couldn't find the start button because I'm an idiot.

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:haha::haha::haha:

My FIL got a rental at the airport one time.
He had to walk back in and ask,
Where's the key you gave me this thing with no keys on it:lol:

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:lol: Yeah it took me a while to figure that I had to push on the brake pedal or depress the clutch on some of these newer cars to get them to do anything. I got stuck in a McDonalds drive thru once because I couldn't get the dang rental car to go back in gear and all I had to do was step on the brake pedal.

But this time was different because GM only put a giant button with the word "Start' written on it right in front of my face. Who knew? :confused: :rolleyes:

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You've got a thing for twos haven't you? 2 porsches, 2 jeeps, 2 vettes, etc. Only one hearse and one packard, so far. ;)

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Two Baja Bugs, and the hearse counts as the second Cadillac. What??? No Chevy Trucks in your signature?

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Went to a local plane/car show raising money for young aviator scholarships. Great pancake breakfast. Took a flight in this Husky. Fun time!

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They're there. Right on top in bold letters. Hey Tim, where's the start button on the Vette? :lol:

I do have some double vehicles but my Corvette's and Chevy trucks are triples.
I never sell anything so they kind of pile up. Kind of like my ex wives although I'd be glad to see them go down the road but I can't seem to get rid of them either. :lol:

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Oh there they are. Up top in bold print, huh? No wonder I missed them.

Start button on the Vette? I just figured out cars from the '90s and newer require the brake pedal to be depressed to put in gear! And the dang car locks you in once you get going!!

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I’m a sucker for anything 50 to75%off retail . I bought a new Coleman 13x13 pop up canopy real heavy duty with straight legs . Normal price online about $199 paid $69 . Only thing wrong with it the label and the bag had some scuffs .

I also bought a Core 10 person lighted 4season tent . Cheapest I found on it was at Amazon for 369 . Paid $100 for it going to set it up when the kids and grandkids come up . Brand new the canvas carrying bag was ripped