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

[CG]

I finished this puzzle. It was in a box of my wife’s fathers and uncles from when they were kids. There were a whole bunch of puzzles from back in the forties but this was the only one that was closed and not spilling out. Unfortunately it was missing two pieces. Years ago I had found another of their puzzles in with some old games. It was missing one piece. I suppose when a puzzle or a game has been around 60 to 70 years pieces are bound to go missing.

[Getter-Done]

Originally Posted by CG

I finished this puzzle. It was in a box of my wife’s fathers and uncles from when they were kids. There were a whole bunch of puzzles from back in the forties but this was the only one that was closed and not spilling out. Unfortunately it was missing two pieces. Years ago I had found another of their puzzles in with some old games. It was missing one piece. I suppose when a puzzle or a game has been around 60 to 70 years pieces are bound to go missing.

My Grandpa was a Big fan of Puzzles.

They actually framed some of them.

I was trained to do the outside pieces first.
This made sense because then it was just Pay attention to the Colors after that.

[Boog]

I don't think it would be too hard to recreate those missing pieces.

[CG]

I could probably replicate like you said but its going to get tossed. It was fun to build thinking about how the young brothers built it as kids. Two in their 90's now, one passed also would have been 90's, and one later 80's.

As far as actually putting it together, it was a pain. Had very few frame pieces that actually interlocked and the interior of the puzzle had zero interlocking pieces. All could be slid together. This meant if you bumped the puzzle at all it would slide apart all over the place ... Doh!

I thought it was a neat subject matter.

[CAMAROBOY68SS]

Spent Friday taking the 61 out for some nice photos of the car as it currently sits finally as the weather is about to turn to true fall (ie rain) in the PNW so that means to start with the winter changes and fixing some bugs to this car that we have been planning and figuring out the last month or so since buying it back.

[Lost in the 60's]

I really like your '61, especially the colors.
There are only a couple things that grab my attention for changes. The rear bumper guards, they would need to go. To me, they break up the rest of the smooth flowing lines.
The brake booster would need to be swapped for a correct one in black. Most everything else under the hood looks period correct at a glance, but that booster just jumps out at me.

[CAMAROBOY68SS]

Originally Posted by Lost in the 60's

I really like your '61, especially the colors.
There are only a couple things that grab my attention for changes. The rear bumper guards, they would need to go. To me, they break up the rest of the smooth flowing lines.
The brake booster would need to be swapped for a correct one in black. Most everything else under the hood looks period correct at a glance, but that booster just jumps out at me.

Yeah Im gonna take the guards off both ends and hope the bumpers are not too bad beneath them, if they are well Ill stick them back on.

We are going to be pulling the motor out late winter/early spring as we are going to be building a 409 340hp long block to swap out (340hp heads luckily have the same intake bolt pattern to keep the tri power, but bigger valves) So gonna clean up the engine bay while its out. Master cylinder needs to be repainted so might paint the booster black at that time as well. I dont think a stock booster will work due to the original single pot master cylinder had a different bolt pattern using 4 bolts vs 2 on this aftermarket kit for the disc brakes up front. Plus it works really good currently, but hiding it a little would do it some good. Yeah take the booster away the engine bay looks pretty much like the photos of the 61 my grandfather ordered new in 61. He had the little chrome air cleaners on it first week after getting the car. Tossed that big ol air cleaner on the side of the house. I did just score a solid original tri power air cleaner than needs a tiny amount of work, but Ill restore if I ever get the urge to slap it on.

[Steeveedee]

I'm going to join the people admiring that car. It's a real beauty! If you look around, there are manual master cylinders for disc brakes, so that's an option. Not too much difference in pedal pressure. But power is nice. You might try putting the original style air cleaner housing on temporarily just to see if the teeny filters are restricting your air flow. I know, that tri-power roar sounds so good, though!

[CAMAROBOY68SS]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

I'm going to join the people admiring that car. It's a real beauty! If you look around, there are manual master cylinders for disc brakes, so that's an option. Not too much difference in pedal pressure. But power is nice. You might try putting the original style air cleaner housing on temporarily just to see if the teeny filters are restricting your air flow. I know, that tri-power roar sounds so good, though!

on this car the booster is actually doing quite a bit, I drove this car with the manual brakes and it had a very hard pedal that did not really stop the car, its a much better driving car with the booster so I wont be going back to manual.

As far as the air cleaners, I think its a wash on flow as the original unit has to suck through two tiny snorkels for all 3 carbs. I would have to change the passenger side valve cover for it to actually fit as well. The plug wire stand was alot shorter on factory tri power cars. Currently we have a 4 barrel piece on it.

[LS short box]

Spent a bit of time today detailing the Mustang getting it ready for the long winter snooze.
Pic.

[Sheepdip]

Almond Harvest is all but over, some Walnuts still going on, 2 months of harvest dust everywhere.
We had our first rain overnight and everything got a good soaking so I rolled the 40 out and gave her a bath. Spent about 2 hours inside and out.

Drove her to the local (best burger in the valley) mom and pop smash burger joint. Failed to get a pic when the sun was shining so I took this instead after I got home.

Squeaky Clean Again!

[Boog]

Still a beaut. Flatty?

[Sheepdip]

Originally Posted by Boog

Still a beaut. Flatty?

Thank You Boog... and no GM 350/350/Ford 8" just a simple cruiser.

[CAMAROBOY68SS]

sweet looking 40, got a really nice stance.

[LockDoc]

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Lookin' good!

I sold my '39 a couple of years ago. It was set up the same as yours.

[Steeveedee]

Nice '40 Ford! I had a '40 Chevy in that general body shape- a businessman's coupe. 350/400/3.90 diff with a front straight axle. Light blue with a dark blue Belgian velvet interior. Sold it to pay for my wife's engagement ring. It turned mid-14's in the 1/4, which was pretty scary, because it tended to float at high speed.

[Sheepdip]

Thanks for all the compliments.
I fellow I ran around with in high school had a Forty Two Door Sedan 327 Cross Ram, 30-30 Duntov, M-21 4-Speed, GM 12 bolt 410 posi. It was nothing super lightning fast.. but boy did it sound good.

I always loved his 40 and a 40 Coupe was my fav, so a little later in life I built us one. The rear has a Chassis Engineering Parallel leaf spring kit, I'm still buggy sprung in the front, split wishbone with a Henry axle heated and dropped 4" with 70 Mustang disc brakes adapted.

It's a nice cruiser with heat and A/C that drives very nice too.

[CAMAROBOY68SS]

that parallel leaf swap makes a world of difference. I have a 33 Ford pickup that my grandfather and I did that swap on. Night and day. He kicks himself for not doing that sooner with how much it improved the ride. Truck original had a set of split bones and a true hammer dropped axle that was then also drilled, but something was slightly off so, replaced the axle with a new forged unit and went to hair pins and a vega box with cross steering.

Are you still running the stock steering or a F1 style box and drag link or did you swap to cross steer. That change was the biggest improvement up front.

[Sheepdip]

Originally Posted by CAMAROBOY68SS

that parallel leaf swap makes a world of difference. I have a 33 Ford pickup that my grandfather and I did that swap on. Night and day. He kicks himself for not doing that sooner with how much it improved the ride. Truck original had a set of split bones and a true hammer dropped axle that was then also drilled, but something was slightly off so, replaced the axle with a new forged unit and went to hair pins and a vega box with cross steering.

Are you still running the stock steering or a F1 style box and drag link or did you swap to cross steer. That change was the biggest improvement up front.

Yes.. the parallel springs are a very nice ride, I was told by Chassis Engineering that they use Dodge D50 springs and they actually have a slight about 1" reverse arc to them. I had called Chassis Engineering about the situation back then and they explained to me that this is correct and they provide a much better ride.

Yes.. I'm set up with a cross steer connected to a frame mounted 67 Mustang steering box controlled by a shortened by me... 1970 C10 Automatic Steering Column

[Getter-Done]

Originally Posted by special-K

Not today, but Thursday I paid my electric bill. Yes I sure did. I walk around to my driveway and there's a Potomac Edison pickup in my driveway and I see a guy. He was dropping off a nasty note prior to cut-off. Middle of the month is when it's due. I felt surprised but more concerned about hurrying up to pay. I guess I'm riding a month behind, so cut-off to cut-off?

I call to pay and am only asked the amount I always pay (avg pmnts), nothing about past due amount. I call back to check balance, which didn't register my payment yet, and was told balance was amount I just paid and it is due 6/24. Now I'm really scratching my head. The guy had stuck the notice in my door, then grabbed it and handed it to me. I didn't see an acct# on it. I go look it over again and that's when I saw it was for my neighbors behind me!

That's great for me, I sure got paid up quick. But pretty awkward now. I decided to be a chicken about it. I waited till Dad and Meemah left for work yesterday, snuck up on the porch, and stuck the notice in the door. I know nut'ing!

Years ago something similar happen to me.
It was about the Water bill.

I get home and turn the facuet on no water.

First thing I think is a big leak under the house or line to the road.
Well in a few minutes I find a Lock on the meter.

I immediately go get my direct deposit paid paper copy of my bill.

I call the After hours emergency phone #
A guy answers the phone.

Guy: Hello
Me : My water has been cutoff by mistake.
Guy NO IT HAS NOT. I cut it off because you did not pay your bill.
Me: I can show you the bill. Besides that if you don't come out here and remove it ,I will cut it off with a torch
Guy: I think your trying to Hoodoo me.
I will be right out there.

30 minutes or so later.
A big 7 foot tall guy shows up.
I was younger back then and Mad.
So that did not phase me

Keeping a long story short.
He was mad when he took the lock off.
He asked what address this was.
I told him.
And he asks, where a certain address was and it was my Neighbor that didnt pay the bill.

Then an hour later he called back and apologized to me and said he had a very hard day that day.

[72c20customcamper]

I guess you made your point. Twice

[Getter-Done]

Originally Posted by special-K

Who knew?

Southern Culture on the Skids - Eight Piece Box - YouTube

French Fried Potato's

[mr.mud1]

the calm before the storm,a tropical cyclone blowing through here starting tonight and tomorrow looks like a good day to not be outside,lots of wind and rain,the tail end of what hit Florida in the last few days.i plan to pull the motor out of my truck tomorrow but today was beautiful so i dug the yard all to pieces to run some drainage pipe from one end of the house and one end of my shop.i have more to do once i finish this up and i'll do that soon if i can fit it before the weather gets bad for the winter.another productive day day and tomorrow as well if the engine is on the stand by the afternoon.i'm sure it will.

[Sheepdip]

Originally Posted by special-K

Nice job. I guess your buddies know where to go if they want to run an engine now

Yeah yeah 302. That's cool. What I want to know is what's that 3 nostril beast behind it?

Thank You...and you are correct as we have a close-knit small group of guy's that seem to always be swapping and helping each other out, what one doesn't have, another does, and the same with knowledge and talent.

The 3 Nostrils belong to an early (36-37) Ford Flathead V8 that had been hot rodded years ago, it has been hanging on that engine stand for 25 plus years. Seems to fit the bill as a conversation piece more than making any noise.

[GOPAPA]

Originally Posted by special-K

I see what a lot of people here did today was wake up. Glad to hear it!

CG, I hope you enjoy working at Lowe's even more this time around. I hope you end up asking for more hours

I woke up, too. Then I went got started back on the summer kitchen tree fall repair. Started on the metal roof, pre-fab standing seam. I got the drip edge and barges (what I call them, installed on the gables. What I know as a barge is the edge piece on the gable. This manufacturer calls these prefab pieces slim line rake. Ready to start on the roof panels tomorrow

Sounds like fun tim ,, I miss framing and building .. when I first started out in construction doing carpenter work .. I was put with a old guy (acually younger than I am right now ) and he called the end rafter out past the gable end of the house a Fly Rafter,, and I never heard them called that since ..