Morning coffee

[mustang6984]

Rich...took about 6 months or so to get her to that point...but then when I got her she was only about 14 months old and hadn't really had much direction or teaching. The lot next door to us was vacant, and I don't go to bed until 2-3 in the morning, so we would go outside and work then. She is one of those rare dogs who LIVES to please. So teaching her was pretty easy. She actually would have made a great K-9 dog...but I am going to keep her as she is...a pet who loves to please. (she sure liked playing in your back yard with your pups...she slept like a log all night, and 1/2 way into the next day when we got going down the road! LOL!!!)

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Hiball...sounds like your dog was like Sasha in a lot of ways. I go to the shop and she just lays in the grass in front of the shop. No one can get on the property or near me without her sounding off. I have the same yard set-up as you...and she stays in it too. Rarely barks, and looks at the annoying barking dog across the alley with that quizzical "what is your problem?" look.
I take her with me everywhere...most motels and hotels accept dogs these days, usually for $10-15 a night, and sometimes they don't even bother to charge me for a one night stay after they see how sweet she is.  I am thinking about taking the Courier to Europe when I get finished with it, and that will be a BUNCH of work to get set up (Gunther and I have discussed it) but I am also going to take her...and I am sure the hoops will be big and many...but she came from Germany originally...so homecoming for her of sorts. If she can't go...then I won't go probably. We were planning on being there for 6 months if we go...and I'm not leaving her for that long. She goes nuts as it is when I leave for a day, like this weekend when I went to shows on Saturday & Sunday and she stayed here with my wife!

[hiball3985]

The only fault my dog had was she wasn't a watch dog She would just watch burglars take stuff or help them find what they were looking for 

[mustang6984]

The only fault my dog had was she wasn't a watch dog She would just watch burglars take stuff or help them find what they were looking for 

LOL!!! OOPs! She was a good looker though. Crystal would have too...if they petted her she'd have shut up and watched...her version of being a "watch dog". Good thing we had Duke #2 at the same time.

[hd99fxr3]

I have a question for ya, about head gaskets on a 428 F E  the left bank gasket goes on with the word front, to the front. now which way does the right bank go on  seriously   jim

[RICH MUISE]

Did you see the responses you got when you asked about overheating problems in the tech board?
http://57fordsforever.com/smf/index.php?topic=7895.0

[lalessi1]

"Front" goes to the front on both sides.... it is on the underside of the gasket that is installed upside down.

[RICH MUISE]

Did I understand the other thread correctly that ONE of the gaskets gets installed upside down?
This should be continued in the original thread I posted a link to.

[RICH MUISE]

Finally have some car stuff coming up. Tomorrow (Saturday 3rd) is our local annual Polk Street cruise from 6-9pm.
Next weekend is the much bigger cruise in Vernon, about 175 miles south of here. It's a 2 day thing with stuff going on all over the city both Friday and Saturday. Saturday evening is the big cruise. Hundreds of cars and thousands of spectators. I think the loop they cruise is 5+ miles, and it's wall to wall people. Really looking forward to it.
I got off the kitchen refresh project for a few days........been giving the '57 a long overdue cleaning buff. When I finish that I'll put a glaze or wax on it. My wheels haven't been polished in a year or so.
The weekend of the 23rd is the NSRA 1st(?) annual show in Albuquerque. Should be a good one. I'm anxious to see the fairgrounds it's gonna be at as far as shade, eats, sitting areas, etc. Hope there's enough going on to keep me out of the casino that's adjacent to the grounds!

[lalessi1]

Did I understand the other thread correctly that ONE of the gaskets gets installed upside down?
This should be continued in the original thread I posted a link to.

It is actually in there already... somewhere I thought.

The NSRA has a show close to Baton Rouge, something I have not been aware of in the past. Are they expanding? I know they want a pretty penny to participate or attend. Registering a car comes with a membership.

[hiball3985]

Did I understand the other thread correctly that ONE of the gaskets gets installed upside down?
This should be continued in the original thread I posted a link to.

Yes, the drivers side ( left ) goes on upside down so both water passages on the rear are open. I just put heads on a 390 last night.

[djfordmanjack]

This summer has been slow indeed.
Haven't had much time to work on any of my cars. as a matter of fact I was so late into the season that I had not registered my 2 V8 Fords by May. It was cold and rainy anyways. I have missed nearly all shows this year except for a very local ( 5 minutes) monthly Saturday night cruise in, which I attended twice. scheduled again for today, but weather is damp and looks like rain in the afternoon.
Tomorrow will be the largest vintage vehicle meet in Austria just 20 minutes from my place. they have several thousand pre 1980 vehicles of all types. a few hundred tractors, all sorts of motorcycles and even a steamer sometimes. problem is it's located on a hillside farm ( which is just beautiful!) and with all the rain over the past days, it could be quite muddy and difficult to get back out of the location. Not sure if I will be going.
Also Jay (Ecode70D) reports that he wasn't able to get out much this season because of family obligations and working on the house a lot. I believe he was at their local Friday night cruise only twice this year.

guys, your dogs are awesome! would love to keep one as well, but hesitating because of traveling aso. mabye later when I am getting more settled. Hugh, hope you manage to get all certificates to bring Sasha along. Usually Central Europe is very open to pets and dogs in general. all my neighbors have dogs. one is a black, mixed 'Idontknowwhat' and she is huge. but she is scared somehow. she frequently sneaks out or jumps over the fence. when she was just a baby I just grabbed her once and pulled her inside my own property and let her play before neighbors came home. She has respected me ever since and never barks at me. I can easily touch her and grab her collar when she's out again. I don't want to see her out on the streets, which has quite some traffic. she has had 9 puppies since and one of them now lives across the street at my next door neighbor.

[mustang6984]

Thanks. She is a sweetheart. If I can't get clearance to bring her over with me then I probably won't come. Being away from her for 4-6 months isn't an option. Actually., for her, going back into Germany would be a homecoming, as she was born there.

I went to 2 shows last week. One was a hot rod show, Good Guys Puyallup WA show, and saw a lot of 57's and several flatheads! I love flatheads! Took pics of all the the ones I saw.

[djfordmanjack]

I was trying to say, that when you get the clearance, I believe you will not find many problems of keeping her over here. I notice that many resorts or even smaller pensions allow for pets and I can often spot dogdishes with water at cafes, restaurants downtown aso. I mean REAL dog dishes. not hubcaps...
When you come to my place you can bring her on the property. The neighbors cat won't like it, as it appears to be his territory, but then he ain't good for nothing anyways. doing his stroll around three times a day and just begging food from the next neighbor. what about the mice in my shop that are always threatening to ruin some upholstery ? So far no problem, as they prefer the flower seed in the adjacent garden shed...

[hiball3985]

I think the weather took a bite out of many of us this year. Unusual amount of rain here during the winter, almost no spring and now extreme heat. I think I have only done about 1100 miles this year combined road trips and daily driving  .

[djfordmanjack]

it's probably just imagination, but I have heard this from so many people. maybe this just isn't the year???
In my mind everything has been quite slow 2019 and the weather has been unfortunate for anything outdoor related ( including cruising in an old car). let's see if we can get going by September or so. This is usually my best time of the year for really moving forward with things and projects.