Sure is quiet here on the site again. I know everyone is getting the best they can out of the last days of summer. We have had very few car shows or cruses this summer, I just get out and drive for something to do that I find enjoyable. Can't watch TV, except for the Western channel in the evening. I am so sick of political adds, Black Lives Matter, riots and the rest of the crap that is on the screen. That's why I come here at least twice a day just to read what the rest of you are up to, and look at Cobra Joe's and Dave's pictures. Any more I find that a ice cold beer and this site makes my day. Take care, stay safe, Alvin
Been working on the house here in MO this last 10 days. heading back to WA today for another load and to work on THAT house. Hope to get it listed soon and sold soon as well. Looking more and more like my last trip out here may well be the long one...down the west side and across the southern route to avoid towing in snow.
As for the rest of your observations...yep...pretty much true!
Pretty much whole west coast is in a blanket of smoke from out of control forest fires. The air quality is at a 10 rating in Vancouver, second worst in the world, with Portland being the most hazardous. It's kind of strange. Hazy out, like fog, no sunlight and cool, like October, November weather.
I have been working on the '57, recirculating fuel supply system. We were going to the beach for a week today but Hurricane Sally has stopped that. Now looks like we will be getting some of that here. I work on my house as well just got a little more storage in my "garage". I spend a lot of time in and around the pool and beer is my friend too. I am also sick and tired of all the stuff going on in our world so I have made my own "world".... My friends call it LynnLand
Just sitting around watching the Redskins oops, Washington Football Team play philly.
Between blm and the election I just can't wait for Nov5th. The media needs a new bone to chew on.
Ron.
I'm trying to select valve springs for unusual cam lobe profile. My poor little head is just a spinnin'!
I've been doing my normal roadtrips and drives. A few car shows going on here and there. I would have drove to Oklahoma for the Lead Sled show in Dewey, but my wife had to go in the hospital for some stents in the arteries next to her heart (90% blockage in 2). I thought when she told me about it, it was more involved, like opening her chest up to get to the heart area, but no, medical is so advanced nowadays, it was a 30 minute proceedure. They went into the arteries in her groin area, and I can't even see where they went in. Totally freakin' amazing! Anyways, all went well, and she's running around today like nothing happened.
We had a cold spell for 3 or 4 days..actually went from mid 90's to an overnight low in the high 30's, now back to normal low 80's. I'm trying to get my garage door repainted. Got a first coat on today, but I didn't realize how much paint the Wagner sprayer was throwing out and got runs all over the place in the first coat, so I had to stop and let it dry overnight so I could power sand it tomorrow and do the second coat. Urgg! The good thing was it only took about 15 minutes to spray the double wide door and looks great (except for......). I also got done about 1/2 the windows and trims in the front repainted. I'm hoping the weather holds so I can get the rest of the front done this fall.
I haven't watched much TV for years....usually ball games on my PC in season, or forums or games. I get too depressed watching TV. Tons to say about that, but we DO have to not get political here, so I won't start.
Hi,
I frequent about 4-5 forums and yes they are all quiet. I dont do Facebook, but apparently a lot of traffic goes there now?
I get outside to do some clean when I can but in Los Angeles the air is pretty bad.
I still need to clean the gastank on my old project, go it running last week. I did mostly clean up of the parts pile that came with it. Posted some things for free even on the board here. Nothing.
I need to get some paper work done on it before spending too much on it.
With the overlay of all the things happening we are sort of trapped in our house for the time being. We just dont want to get sick either way.
Quote from: gasman826 on 2020-09-13 16:25
I'm trying to select valve springs for unusual cam lobe profile. My poor little head is just a spinnin'!
Solid roller? Which engine is this for?
Quote from: gasman826 on 2020-09-13 16:25
I'm trying to select valve springs for unusual cam lobe profile. My poor little head is just a spinnin'!
LOL, Looks like the "roller, with a dent" lobe profile.
Probably triple springs, (actually double with a dampener in the middle).
this has been such an annoying year so far. the news are so terrible all the time, I actually stopped listening to the radio 6 months ago. I never bought a new TV set when they changed over to digital format, so I have been without TV for over 5 yrs now. I am not missing it a bit.
didn't attend a single cruise this year, our typical friends/car BBQs all got canceled and we didn't make our annual seaside trip....only attended 1 live band (open air) concert in 7 months. its all really tiring.
But on a bright side, family and friends are all well, business is good and the weather changed from swamp like wet summer months to great late summer now.
Also the 57 Country Sedan got safety inspection a week ago and I picked up my plates. So I am good to go and usually we can drive until mid or late November over here before the roads get salted. So I might as well take her on a round trip in October hopefully.
Been steady on my 57 and very busy with work... yes..I turn the news completely off.....Too depressing.
Driving my coupe and don't mind the no car show season.. I would rather just go for a nice long cruise then sit in some large field and pay 30 bucks to do so.
Hey Alvin, sorry, been a little busy as of late and often wondered if people actually looked at the stuff I've posted as there usually aren't many responses. Funny thing, I post this stuff to a couple of forums I'm on and I actually got the same question this morning, lol.
Anyways, I'll try and do my best to at least post in the Ford Pic thread and random picture threads I started.
As far as football, and other sports for that matter, I'm done. I too, am also getting sick of the media and their bull $hit coverage/spin on things. I don't know about you guys, but I watch sports to get away from the reality of the world; I was not happy with the whole Colin Kaepernick thing and was happy to see him get blackballed from the league, now, no matter where you turn in sports, everyone has something to say about something. Hell, the Miami Dolphins won't even come out of their locker room while the National anthem is playing, now the black anthem is being played first, and so on and so on....
I am not prejudice, but I believe all lives matter, but I don't want to see it on the back of players jerseys.
Now yesterday, we had a little six year old boy, praying to God for his mother life to be saved because some piece of $hit coward shot her, and another officer at point blank range, while they were sitting in their cruiser and the NFL is honoring the same group that was outside her hospital chanting "We hope she dies!"
yeah, I'm all done with sports.....
Was that the two cops in Compton.
I completly agree, I haven't watched TV in many years. I watch YouTube if I want something entertaining.
Here in the far northeast, work has been over the top busy. I hardly get enough time to drive my sedan. Threw a hubcap last week, and just tonight lost the linkage to 2nd/3rd. Easy fixes, but it was my best hubcap! Looked in the ditch full of birdox and the woods for over an hour, no dice.
Ebay had an equally good one for $50. And I discovered cotter pins stay in place and hitch pins do not!
Joe, one of the main reasons I enjoy your pictures is 3 fold. #1 I like fords, all Fords. #2 I like history, and #3 many of the pictures remind me of my youth and folks I knew growing up. If I had your e mail address I could forward you many pictures that I get, I don't have any idea how to post them, and don't want to learn. I know we are to keep politics of this site, but you hit it right on the head, I'm with you 100%. Hugh, Mustang 6984, and I share some very heavy thoughts that would never fly here. Take care Alvin
Joe...you just quoted my mind...pretty much word for word. (I have some more...but I won't share them here) Suffice it to say that between mine and my wife's years in the "biz"...we are not participants in the malarkey of today either. The NFL can go straight to perdition as far as I am concerned.
FYI...I look at everything you post...just don't comment as I don't want to be that guy that always has to say something...but you can know I look at everything you stick up. Along with a lot of other things that others put up as well. Knowledge, humor etc always interesting in my world. Like I mentioned in Rich's post when another member said he wasn't sure if people wanted to see his stuff cause it was more modified...I ALWAYS want to see his stuff!!!
So...keep the flow going buddy! :003:
Quote from: rmk57 on 2020-09-14 17:19
Was that the two cops in Compton.
Yes it was, and thank you guys;I'll try to keep it up.
P.S. Alvin, I'll PM you my email.
Because we don't have a "like" button, threads can get cluttered up with too many "thanks you's" and such, that's why I rarely post a reply to a posted pic, and I'm sure others are similar minded. I do enjoy all your posted pics, Joe, (and Dave). Another reason I don't post too often on those is I don't have the background that many of you have, I'm constantly going back and relooking at a pic somebody like Gunter commented on to see what they're talking about cause I had no clue, lol.
Quote from: RICH MUISE on 2020-09-15 08:53
Because we don't have a "like" button, threads can get cluttered up with too many "thanks you's" and such.......
True, but we do have an
APPLAUD button. :003:
And a smite button...I lead the pack by far, lol!
Joe
When I do get to turn on the computer, I check your thread first. Those pictures bring back pleasant old memories.
Keep up the good work. Jay
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Ditto :003: