i must be getting old. Its been too dam cold to go outside. I cleaned out the driveway the other day and opened the garage AND actually started the Chevvy and ran it for a half hour. A few small projects to do in the basement then i can start to make up some door panels for Chevvy and then try to find a place where i can get some carpeting. Then its just driving time.

Always busy.................  Cold Winter months are for the inside jobs and that is usually painting which I despise.  I usually start right after the Xmas tree comes down......... This year was the final two rooms to paint and the laundry room update.  Extra deep sink is for auto parts (don't tell my wife).  I always think I can knock it off in a couple of days but it always takes weeks.  I finished all this last Saturday so no more inside work.

 

 

While I was waiting for the stone counter top to be cut, I stripped the Harley down for a frame swap.  Today I removed the inner primary, oil tank and transmission.  Engine tomorrow.  Also, removed the rear wheel from the GSXR to repair a bad valve stem.  It was pretty cold out in the old shed.  That's all for me for the past month.  No car stuff unfortunately...............  Next person please...................  Rhys.

 

 

 

 

Boy,,, you nailed it there Chuck. Thats probably why a lot of us "mature rodders" are suffering with bad knees and arthritic hands. 

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Boy,,, you nailed it there Chuck. Thats probably why a lot of us "mature rodders" are suffering with bad knees and arthritic hands. 

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 X 2        my first engine/tranny swap was under a tarp " in " a snowbank.......gawd I loved that trouble light.........

I'm not near as old as some of you guys.. 

Been sidelined with Transient Osteoporosis of the Hip.  

Have to try and keep my weight off by using a cane an calcium supplements.

Have made my other knee worse before diagnosis by compensating.

Collecting Dust!!!    

And shoveling this white crap !!!!

Waiting for it ALL to go AWAY

 

 

 

junior

Getting a little bored since I finished and sold the house and I'm waiting for parts for the Bantam so not much progress there so I've decided to go over to my daughters for supper next Friday. She lives in Edmonton so it is 5 days driving each way and of course it won't stop snowing this weekend. Will cross at Sarnia and go by Chicago crossing back up into Canada near Estevan Sask. Will probably hit the Speedway Museum on the way back, love that place. Stay warm and hopefully everyone's aches and pains go away in anticipation of Spring coming.

Warren

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51 Styline wrote:

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Boy,,, you nailed it there Chuck. Thats probably why a lot of us "mature rodders" are suffering with bad knees and arthritic hands. 

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 X 2        my first engine/tranny swap was under a tarp " in " a snowbank.......gawd I loved that trouble light.........

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 Theres a lot of us here that  Been there done that.

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 you hit it on the head with that 51 but you forgot the,,, and hoping i don't forget that, part.. this getting older crap sucks. lol

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 You are right about getting older sucks  But, its better than not getting any older. 

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Getting a little bored since I finished and sold the house and I'm waiting for parts for the Bantam so not much progress there so I've decided to go over to my daughters for supper next Friday. She lives in Edmonton so it is 5 days driving each way and of course it won't stop snowing this weekend. Will cross at Sarnia and go by Chicago crossing back up into Canada near Estevan Sask. Will probably hit the Speedway Museum on the way back, love that place. Stay warm and hopefully everyone's aches and pains go away in anticipation of Spring coming.

Warren

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 And I complain when I go to Cambridge an hour away for dinner at my daughters..  you changed my perspective.

That is a great museum. Was there about 5 years ago on our way to Bonneville. Don't know if it has changed any with "speedy Bill" passing away. Even the lunch boxes in the stairway walls was great to see....Lot of neat stuff there for sure.

Crazy busy with clients work. Nights are spent doing pricing and administrative stuff. Weekends are spent at the new place working or at the current place fixing stuff. Moved my baby a couple of weeks ago. Shop starts coming apart this weekend weather permitting. Curling 2-3 nights a week. Shop time? That seems to be pushed aside for now

I've been busy buying a new car to replace the pickup.

Been driving square bodies for a long time, so time for a change.

Road trip coming up soon.

 

 

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I've been busy buying a new car to replace the pickup.

Been driving square bodies for a long time, so time for a change.

Road trip coming up soon.

 

 

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 That sure is a Nice replacement for square body; yes sir!!!!!!!!!!!!!

junior

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Crazy busy with clients work. Nights are spent doing pricing and administrative stuff. Weekends are spent at the new place working or at the current place fixing stuff. Moved my baby a couple of weeks ago. Shop starts coming apart this weekend weather permitting. Curling 2-3 nights a week. Shop time? That seems to be pushed aside for now

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 S.O.B. marten, you are a busy boy buddy. i know some people don't realize the behind the scene stuff to make and keep a business successful but you are carrying a pretty full plate bud. wow, and good for you. i see born in 63 puts you at the age to get-r-done while the suns shining and obviously your doing it carrying that plate. g.f.u.

 seeing as i was born in 50 i was just thinking about what should i have for supper after i had my afternoon nap. lol

 

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 At times self employment is not all people think it is. You normally have several bosses. We are single income so making hay when the sun shines is real  important. Don't always have the balance right but have to live with it. Bills are payed but always have to plan for retirement as well. No pension in my world so need to save while I can. The construction industry is hard on the body as well. I enjoy this most of the time which helps. There will always be tomorrow to play with toys, they can wait. That's why I don't want animals. Wife loves them and as long as she looks after them its great. They want to eat every day, someone has to do that for them.

Know what Chuk is talking about. We started our business in 1980, and if you're old enough to remember, that wasn't the best time to do that, with 18 - 22% mortgages. We did survive, and wouldn't have it any other way. As Chuk said, the Lord has been very good to us.

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I've been busy buying a new car to replace the pickup.

Been driving square bodies for a long time, so time for a change.

Road trip coming up soon.

 

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 That sure is a Nice replacement for square body; yes sir!!!!!!!!!!!!!

junior

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Very, nice.. like Junior said..  X2-    

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Thanks Guys.

 

I got the AC and cruise control ordered already.

They are getting delivered to a fella's house that I know from another forum. I'll pick them up when I get the car. Free delivery in the States,

Gotta like them American companies.

What A/C unit you go with ?

i don't have a shop right now to work in. a buddy had his body shop burn down a month or so ago and lost everything so i am letting him use my shop till he gets squared away. he mostly works for the dealer's patching this or that so no booth required, just a tent over the car for now till sometime in april and he is re/built. good guy and having favor owed by a body shop/painter can't hurt. lol

so, took the evo motor out of this at another buddies shop and put a new s&s 111 in and got it fired up today for the first time. it sounds pretty good with the reinhart true dual exhaust.

it's nicer than the house. lol 

Sounds about perfect to me...just need a wife with carpenter skills for working on wood.... 

lol - I've already got that special lady! She may not be a builder but I'm still one lucky man - she was all for buying this property!

At first she thought I was an idiot and just wanted a bigger garage - but when we went to look at the house she saw the potential and saw what I was seeing so she wanted to do it.

We'd been considering selling our place and casually looking around but hadn't really decided to do anything and this just popped up and we both felt it was the right move to make.