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[66Z71]

Love the exhaust idea.

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by duallyjams

Every trip that the we go on my lovely bride has the same comment sooooooo there just happen to be a car show the same time that we are here

That's one thing that's on the bucket list. Get in some shows in different parts of the country along with many other things. Believe me, we've got plenty to keep us busy for a while.

Originally Posted by Modges'66

Wow!
The column support & the tank mounting look great!
Also, it is pretty great that you are so close to retirement...Unless something major changes, I won't even be able to think about it for another 20 years or so! Congrats!

Thanks. I really appreciate that because I'm a real fan of your work.
As far as the retirement. Hang in there, it goes faster than you would think. Enjoy your youth.

Originally Posted by 66Z71

Love the exhaust idea.

Thanks. I hope it works out the way I want it to.

[Modges'66]

Originally Posted by pdxhall

Thanks. I really appreciate that because I'm a real fan of your work.
As far as the retirement. Hang in there, it goes faster than you would think. Enjoy your youth.

Ha-Ha!
Funny, but I am not as young as you probably think that I am!
I have a 25 year old son who just took a job as a graphic designer in Portland a few months ago...50 is 50, no matter how you stack it!

[TJ's Chevy]

Progress!

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by Modges'66

Ha-Ha!
Funny, but I am not as young as you probably think that I am!
I have a 25 year old son who just took a job as a graphic designer in Portland a few months ago...50 is 50, no matter how you stack it!

AAHH, to be 50 again! Actually I would have guessed in the 40s. I've still got some years on you but you're catching up.

Originally Posted by TJ's Chevy

Progress!

Yeah, things have been moving along pretty well but this cold weather is slowing me down a bit. I had to crank up the heaters in the garage this last weekend so I could get some painting done.
As soon as I get the paint for the tank and get it sprayed, it will be ready for final install in the frame, install the sender, and make up the fuel line from the filter to the tank. I repainted the rear frame rails where the tank sits and painted the brackets. I also got the bracket for the steering column painted and a few coats of primer on the emergency brake handle.
I also started fabbing up the steering intermediate shaft and started disassembly of the column to install new bearings and clean things up a bit.

[pdxhall]

Well, I managed to screw around and found my thread on page 4 which means
I've been working on Sanity when I can but I haven't updated in awhile.
Here's a few pics just to show I haven't been a total slacker
I've been waiting to get my fuel tank painted so in the meantime I have been smoothing up the kick panels a little bit before starting on seam sealing. They're almost there. I also got the hole cut for my floor shifter.
I've also been working on rebuilding my tilt column. I am changing the upper and lower bearings and I tightened the lower column bolts with some Loctite.
I was glad I tore it down even though it felt fine and was tight because the bearings were worn and the bolts were starting to loosen. Everything is cleaned up, greased where needed, and in the process of reassembly and then paint. I've also got new tilt and turn signal levers and a new flasher switch to go on.
And last but not least, Santa sent an early Christmas present.

[Turtleman]

Sorry to hear about the Retirement... LOL

Without exception,, everyone I know who goes into retirement never has any time to get anything on their list done... Most want to go back to work to get some time off.. LOL

Congratulations

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by Turtleman

Sorry to hear about the Retirement... LOL

Without exception,, everyone I know who goes into retirement never has any time to get anything on their list done... Most want to go back to work to get some time off.. LOL

Congratulations

Thanks. It's going to be a tough job but I'm going to give it a go. We've got plans to keep us going for quite awhile.

[McMurphy]

Good to see some progress buddy !!
Those kick panels look way better than mine, so I covered mine with carpet, some.

To me so far Retirement means every day is Saturday.
I have not set an alarm clock yet.
From now on I am going to be the total beneficiary of my efforts, not a slave to them for a pay check.

Every morning I get up and decide between what needs to be done today, and what can I do/get done today....

I dont fuss at traffic any more, the a**holes can have the right of way; I dont care because I dont have to be anywhere at any time.

This may be different for you, but anyone who has worked an On Call job will understand perfectly: I dont carry my phone with me at all times any more. I dont sleep with it, and I have actually set it aside - forgotten for days on end and never missed it.

I do miss the morning routine, and I may dig out my alarm clock for that. I have not been able to establish any sort of morning schedule that is as effective as it used to be.

Congrats and good luck with it, I think it is fun so far.

Hope your Holidays are rocking it man

[pdxhall]

Thanks, Mike. I have been thinking about this all this week. No more commuting, no more alarms unless it's to do something for me, and (since I have been working a graveyard shift) no more day sleeping unless it's to just take a nap. My biggest goal is to convert to become an early riser and take advantage of every day.

[rusty76]

Congrats on retirement. I looked forward to that day for sure. I like the idea of not having to be somewhere.. I work seven days a week. I ready now....lol. Good thing my job on the weekends is easy. Congrats again.!

[markeb01]

I've stuck with the same daily goals as when I was working - Learn something new, make a difference, do something that makes you happy. I'm done ruining my health for a paycheck. I only wish I could have retired twenty years earlier!

Congrats and good luck!!

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by rusty76

Congrats on retirement. I looked forward to that day for sure. I like the idea of not having to be somewhere.. I work seven days a week. I ready now....lol. Good thing my job on the weekends is easy. Congrats again.!

Thanks Rusty.

[quote=markeb01;6979307]I've stuck with the same daily goals as when I was working - Learn something new, make a difference, do something that makes you happy. I'm done ruining my health for a paycheck. I only wish I could have retired twenty years earlier!

I wish I could have done it earlier also. We've got plenty of things planned for the future, though, so I'm really looking forward to it. The health thing was certainly a big factor in our decision. We want to get out and do some things we've always wanted before we're too old to.

[pdxhall]

I've been retired for a couple of weeks now and busy trying to get the house ready to sell, packing things into storage, and hauling stuff to donate, recycle, etc. I've also been trying to sneak some truck time in at the same time.
The house went on the market Thursday and sold on Friday. I've got till the end of Feb. to get the truck ready to store and finish moving everything else.
Truck progress:
I got the gas tank mounted for the last time, just need to install the sender and hook up the fuel line and sender wire.
I got the interior floor and firewall seam sealed with SEM 2 part heavy bodied sealer and then put one more coat of epoxy on the kick panels, front floor, and firewall. Next is the Lizard Skin and paint.
I got the distributor, plugs, wires, and carburetor on the engine. I still need to complete the plumbing, throttle, etc.
and I started bead blasting the kick panel vents. One more door to go and then epoxy and paint. The rubber seals are in such good shape I didn't want to mess them up in the blaster so I tried electrical tape to tape them off as I figured it would be a little tougher than trying masking tape. It worked perfect so I've got one more to do.
I'll post some pictures of the work later, the manage attachments link is not working for me right now.

[duallyjams]

Sold the house in less then 24hrs what the sign say free.

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by duallyjams

Sold the house in less then 24hrs what the sign say free.

It was price competitively with the area but I also wonder now if we should have asked more, but we came out very well on the deal.

[Bomp]

Congrats on selling the house.

Hope to see you at some truck events in between all the gallivanting the country side you'll be doing.

[TJ's Chevy]

Congrats on selling the house. Truck is looking good as well.

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by Bomp

Congrats on selling the house.

Hope to see you at some truck events in between all the gallivanting the country side you'll be doing.

Thanks, man. I definitely plan on checking out some shows here and there in our travels and maybe meet up with some members along the way. Even though Sanity will be put on hold (in more ways than the truck, I suppose ) I plan on keeping up on the site. I was hoping to make it to the swap meet this year but I might be gone by then. We'll see.

Originally Posted by TJ's Chevy

Congrats on selling the house. Truck is looking good as well.

Thanks, TJ.

Here are the recent pics of Sanity from the previous post.

[pdxhall]

Here's a couple more.

[clemdaddy]

truck work looks good...congrats on newly found freedom, 2 more years for me. also, sounds like a fun plan, cruising around the country seeing the sights.
maybe you could pack a few sanity parts to tinker with, just in case you miss it.

did you get another house? shop? or are you going total mobile lifestyle?

[Jeff La]

Congrats on retirement and the truck is looking good. Hope you can enjoy the traveling and seeing the country.

[Oregon 1967 GMC]

Wow what an update. You have a lot going on. IF you need help moving or anything just give me an email. Looks awesome. You are doing it right that's for sure. Super clean.

Are you putting in air conditioning? Vintage Air?

[pdxhall]

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

truck work looks good...congrats on newly found freedom, 2 more years for me. also, sounds like a fun plan, cruising around the country seeing the sights.
maybe you could pack a few sanity parts to tinker with, just in case you miss it.
did you get another house? shop? or are you going total mobile lifestyle?

Thanks, Clem. Hang in there, that 2 years is going to go fast. You know, I definitely considered taking a few small things with me, but space is limited so I'm going to go 'cold turkey' on the truck for now. That may change down the road. And you never know, I might find something in our travels that I just can't live without.
No house or shop for now. We're selling, donating, or storing everything we own that we're not taking with us and most of what we're storing is my truck and shop stuff.
We'll get another house whenever we get tired of roaming the country.
Maybe we'll make it out your way some day.

Originally Posted by Jeff La

Congrats on retirement and the truck is looking good. Hope you can enjoy the traveling and seeing the country.

Thanks Jeff, I'm going to miss working on my truck but we've been planning this new adventure for a long time.

Originally Posted by Oregon 1967 GMC

Wow what an update. You have a lot going on. IF you need help moving or anything just give me an email. Looks awesome. You are doing it right that's for sure. Super clean.
Are you putting in air conditioning? Vintage Air?

Thanks a lot. It's been a crazy few weeks for sure. No AC for now. I might change my mind by the time I start working on it again, but the original plan was no AC. I do have a compressor that I got with my serpentine belt system so it's not out of the question, I'm just not a big fan of all that extra stuff in the engine bay unless I lived in one of those places where you can't be without it.


I started bolting up the front sheet metal yesterday to make storage easier and I've got a couple of bed parts from Mar-K so I can bolt the bed together.
I'm going to mount the bed on a sheet of plywood for now so I can store stuff in the bed. I'll get a few picture updates later. It's looking more like a truck now than it has for years.

[clemdaddy]

Originally Posted by pdxhall

We'll get another house whenever we get tired of roaming the country.
Maybe we'll make it out your way some day.

hope so, maybe make it our way for the cruise-in. this year its on the 17th
of October. would be fun and we can put you up...

Clem