What did you do today not on your truck...

[yuccales]

Changed out the broken transfer case shifter fulcrum ball on the Montero. Broke on my wife in the driveway luckily, not out and about. Took longer to pull the console then the four bolts for the shifter. Genuine Mitsubishi $20.00 ball fit fine. Not to much cussing. What I thought was very interesting was all the small broken pieces of the ball ended up in a "well" in the top of the transfer case. Almost as though Mitsubishi knew failure was an option.

[Boog]

Spent time on and off the ladders between re-siding my shop and inside the shop, waiting for the rain to stop. I'm winning!

[special-K]

I went to a local AACA chapter swap meet at a fairground. First one of the season for Maryland. Mid-40s for the high and windy, 30 mph gusts. I wanted to get a space but not in that wind. I saw a GM SBC aluminum intake but held on to my wallet. He wanted $350, said he'd take $325. If I really wanted it I'd have made an offer. Mostly went to meet up with a friend/fellow member, Jack_71c10, from here I hadn't seen in a while. It was really just a place to walk along and talk. Neither of us really needed anything

Originally Posted by Boog

Spent time on and off the ladders between re-siding my shop and inside the shop, waiting for the rain to stop. I'm winning!

Too bad we're not neighbors. I'd let you borrow a walkboard to make things easier. I have an 18', 20', 24', 30' and two that expand, 8'-14' and 10'-17'

EDIT: A few pictures added from the swap meet. Comet was $4,500, '46 Buick was $5k. My dad had a black '49 Torpedoback. I'd love to get one

[special-K]

This Bug was parked outside. Looks about the same color my '56 was, Mercedes Blue. This one is a '58-'61. I wish mine was a ragtop sunroof. I let mine go because that's what I wished mine was.

EDIT: I see now it's a '58

[Boog]

Be nice to have one of those bugz again.

[Stocker]

Originally Posted by Boog

Be nice to have one of those bugz again.

Maybe one like in that pic.... but not like the '62 I owned in 1967. The best thing about that car was replacing it with my first new car, a '68 Camaro RS.

Talk about luxury, that Camaro actually had a functioning heater & defroster!

[special-K]

Originally Posted by Stocker

Maybe one like in that pic.... but not like the '62 I owned in 1967. The best thing about that car was replacing it with my first new car, a '68 Camaro RS.

Talk about luxury, that Camaro actually had a functioning heater & defroster!

Ain't that the truth. Boy, first car I got with a fan switch was pure luxury and so was driving without gloves on. Then there was this device called a defroster. I learned you only need an ice scraper on the outside when you first start the car in the morning. In fact, if you go back inside and wait a while the car does it all by itself! VW, a car made to go great in the snow. How confusing is that when you'd think it was made for the tropics

[Stocker]

Originally Posted by special-K

Ain't that the truth. Boy, first car I got with a fan switch was pure luxury and so was driving without gloves on. Then there was this device called a defroster. I learned you only need an ice scraper on the outside when you first start the car in the morning. In fact, if you go back inside and wait a while the car does it all by itself! VW, a car made to go great in the snow. How confusing is that when you'd think it was made for the tropics

Nail on the head, Tim. It's been decades ago but I still remember thinking Germany surely must have had winters, yet somehow lacked the ability to design a car with cold weather in mind??
And a pair of snow tires would turn it into a tank.... That little car could be a real head-scratcher. Not to mention hard to start on cold mornings with only one good cylinder, but that's another story.

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by special-K

This Bug was parked outside. Looks about the same color my '56 was, Mercedes Blue. This one is a '58-'61. I wish mine was a ragtop sunroof. I let mine go because that's what I wished mine was.

I like yours better. Those fat rear wheels look out of place.

Today I didn't "do' anything on my truck but I bought stuff for it. I got a cherry original hood for the flatbed (bye bye Bondo) and a freshly redone seat that looks spankin brand new. The guy also had a nice original tach dash too. Is $480 too much? I don't really know what they go for.

[special-K]

Me too. That '46 Buick is all there. Even the chrome was good and shiny. The Comet appeared to be clean original condition, too, 6cly/auto. Neither had hateful prices for today. I really like that Silver Streak. I have a thing for all GMs of that design era. The post-war integrated body with the old rooflines carried over and first hardtops. I like the long tails as well as the business coupes. I like 'em all. To have one of each top design would be a good size collection in itself

[special-K]

i had a motor built in mine a bit bigger than the one I showed, and I kept it 6v. I put a second battery on the other side in parallel

[allchevy58]

Yesterday ran the snow blower and snow shovel again. Then cleaned up the side by side and one of my trucks.

[Ol Blue K20]

I bought new tires and wheels for the 95 Burb. Now it might make it through the snow and go to the cabin.

[Boog]

Yeah. Got some snow drift clearance happening now.

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by Boog

Yeah. Got some snow drift clearance happening now.

Yep, and tread...

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

I bought new tires and wheels for the 95 Burb. Now it might make it through the snow and go to the cabin.

Looks good Dale. Hope you can get there with no problems. Sounds like more is coming in....

LockDoc
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[special-K]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

I bought new tires and wheels for the 95 Burb. Now it might make it through the snow and go to the cabin.

I hate that '95 Suburban and it's a good thing I'm not envious or I'd hate you, too. Hey, WTH? My hands are turning green. I better check in the mirror and see if it's all over.

Now you can get stuck in deeper snow. Got chains?

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by special-K

I hate that '95 Suburban and it's a good thing I'm not envious or I'd hate you, too. Hey, WTH? My hands are turning green. I better check in the mirror and see if it's all over.

Now you can get stuck in deeper snow. Got chains?

Thanks Tim, I have ordered chains to fit.

[Stocker]

Take plenty of provisions Dale, ya never know when you might get snowed in at the cabin.

[special-K]

It's a nice one for sure. They still call for chains in the higher altitudes when there's snow out there, right? You guys are getting clobbered with weather these days. One extreme to the other seems the norm anymore

[Stocker]

Not just snow at higher altitudes.... it depends on conditions. I have seen chain requirements at fairly low elevations.

R1 -- Chains required, but snow tires allowed. Carry chains.

R2 -- Chains are required on all vehicles except four wheel drive vehicles with snow tires on all four wheels. (One reason I own a 4x4 with snow tires).

R3 -- Chains are required – all vehicles – no exceptions.

Next step up is closing the road. We have one section of highway that is often closed due to snow.

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by special-K

It's a nice one for sure. They still call for chains in the higher altitudes when there's snow out there, right? You guys are getting clobbered with weather these days. One extreme to the other seems the norm anymore

Originally Posted by Stocker

Not just snow at higher altitudes.... it depends on conditions. I have seen chain requirements at fairly low elevations.

R1 -- Chains required, but snow tires allowed. Carry chains.

R2 -- Chains are required on all vehicles except four wheel drive vehicles with snow tires on all four wheels. (One reason I own a 4x4 with snow tires).

R3 -- Chains are required – all vehicles – no exceptions.

Next step up is closing the road. We have one section of highway that is often closed due to snow.

We are getting clobbered with snow. I have over 15' standing in the yard at my cabin and still snowing a bit. Normally if I have to chain up I don't go. But, I carry chains just in case!

[special-K]

Chains are a thing of the past here. There are no requirements and I never see chains in use, except county plow trucks if it's really bad. We have marked snow emergency routes, but that's mostly about side of the road parking forbidden. But proper tires are required as well. I know people who use them in the back country. They get the roads cleared so fast here they don't want drivers tearing up the bare hiways. I'd rather put chains on than have my vehicles rot. If they didn't melt the snow off and only plowed we'd have a lot more people staying home who can barely drive on clear roads

[Ol Blue K20]

I use chains mostly for black ice

[Stocker]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

I use chains mostly for black ice

I haven't done that but I can see how it would be effective.
I think the last time I put on chains was for snow, when our DD was a 2WD Astro van.
So, prior to 1995 when we bought the Grand Cherokee.... 28 years ago.
Egads, where does the time go??