They're all running....almost
Time sure flies when yer....fixing vehicles, having the whole family sick fer about a month, going through the holidays, and just living.
My 16 yo son and I started tearing the front end outta olive erl, just in time fer the white sub to blow a head gasket. I had the 82 pickup in pieces, cause I wasn't planning on driving it, and we sold the only running vehicle (my wifes van) all during a cold snowy spell while giving each other the flu and other ailments. I felt like I was bein pushed to the edge fer a while. 16 yo and I got the white sub running eventually, while mommy rented a van, and we borrowed a car from younger bro. I tried not to make the 82 drivable, knowing that if I did, I would drive it, but I gave in and am enjoying it immensely. So now my wife has the suburban and I get to drive my project truck to work. 16 yo has been putting olive erl back together, so she will soon have newer better binders. Her originals were manual drums all around. Every stop felt like a panic stop. So I decided to add power with front discs (the back will remain drums fer now). We are adding the front sway bar from the parts sub also. He's almost done, so we'll get to try her out soon.
I am having a blast driving my pickup! and I've been daydreaming about what I have to do next to get her ready for autocross (solo) and Bonneville. I know there are the obvious things, like dropping it and getting some fancy suspension goodies, and decent tires, but there's also the less obvious, like getting new weatherstripping. At 60mph the wind noise is deafening. I can see the road between the passenger door and door jamb. The wing vents whistle and howl like an old haunted house, and the old sliding rear window rattles and lets all the exhaust and tire noise in right by my right ear. All the noise makes you think that yer going a lot faster than you really are. At 130 mph (Bonneville) you would have to have those big orange ear muff thingys that the guys on an aircraft carrier flight deck wear. Come to think of it that might be kinda cool driving around town with the orange ear muff thingys. Might start a fad. Purty soon everyone'l be doin it...yep, I'm cool.
Anyhoo, there are still a lot of things to do to old Bets before she's ready fer competition, so in the mean time, I'll be driving her to work, and daydreaming about all the fun fix ups I'll be doing to her in the future.
My 16 yo son and I started tearing the front end outta olive erl, just in time fer the white sub to blow a head gasket. I had the 82 pickup in pieces, cause I wasn't planning on driving it, and we sold the only running vehicle (my wifes van) all during a cold snowy spell while giving each other the flu and other ailments. I felt like I was bein pushed to the edge fer a while. 16 yo and I got the white sub running eventually, while mommy rented a van, and we borrowed a car from younger bro. I tried not to make the 82 drivable, knowing that if I did, I would drive it, but I gave in and am enjoying it immensely. So now my wife has the suburban and I get to drive my project truck to work. 16 yo has been putting olive erl back together, so she will soon have newer better binders. Her originals were manual drums all around. Every stop felt like a panic stop. So I decided to add power with front discs (the back will remain drums fer now). We are adding the front sway bar from the parts sub also. He's almost done, so we'll get to try her out soon.
I am having a blast driving my pickup! and I've been daydreaming about what I have to do next to get her ready for autocross (solo) and Bonneville. I know there are the obvious things, like dropping it and getting some fancy suspension goodies, and decent tires, but there's also the less obvious, like getting new weatherstripping. At 60mph the wind noise is deafening. I can see the road between the passenger door and door jamb. The wing vents whistle and howl like an old haunted house, and the old sliding rear window rattles and lets all the exhaust and tire noise in right by my right ear. All the noise makes you think that yer going a lot faster than you really are. At 130 mph (Bonneville) you would have to have those big orange ear muff thingys that the guys on an aircraft carrier flight deck wear. Come to think of it that might be kinda cool driving around town with the orange ear muff thingys. Might start a fad. Purty soon everyone'l be doin it...yep, I'm cool.
Anyhoo, there are still a lot of things to do to old Bets before she's ready fer competition, so in the mean time, I'll be driving her to work, and daydreaming about all the fun fix ups I'll be doing to her in the future.
posted by Grade 8 Nut at 5:48 PM
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