"Never go out with a chick that needs a boost into your Jeep."
Thanks Bob......
well, the cause of my overtime repairs to the kid's CJ are finally known to me...
hot damn.....................another reason to ..........
.........CELEBRATE LIFE......
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
The root cause of most problems are set in Fun.....
Seems Uncle Bob has been a larger influence than I ever realized.....
"Never go out with a chick that needs a boost into your Jeep."
Thanks Bob......
"Never go out with a chick that needs a boost into your Jeep."
Thanks Bob......
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Where are we now...???
As I have spent the better part of the past week fixing a broken jeep.....cleaning mud and oil and grease off 46 year old parts...it dawned on me that I needed one of these....wonder if the longroofan has one of these stuffed in he closet.......
Sunday, November 1, 2009
STRESS....two broke jeeps in the driveway....
STRESS LEVEL....HIGH ALERT....
very high the past two weeks....
two broke jeeps in the driveway.......
one leaks oil like the Exxon Valdez....
the other doesn't have enough power to carry it's self across the street......
the blond I live with is going ballistic...
THE DRIVEWAY LOOKS LIKE CRAP.....
tore into the Valdez this AM...got into the left front as far as the spindle bearings....cross threaded spindle nut ruins a quick bearing repack and knuckle seal replacement in a heartbeat....
realizing that I am not going to get the kid's jeep on the road, I disassemble the right front as the kid removes the carb from the 46....
seems it doesn't want to run at anything over an idle since the weekend playing in the mud....
a quick cleaning does the 46 no good whatsoever....
off to the raceguy's house for help....
three beers....four take aparts and put together agains...one more beer and one more take apart and put together again.....thanks Vince for FINALLY showing up....
the 46 runs like a top....
seems the float was not set correctly....
I HATE IT WHEN THAT HAPPENS....
but at least the kid has a ride to school this week while I locate spindles.....
CELEBRATE LIFE..........
very high the past two weeks....
two broke jeeps in the driveway.......
one leaks oil like the Exxon Valdez....
the other doesn't have enough power to carry it's self across the street......
the blond I live with is going ballistic...
THE DRIVEWAY LOOKS LIKE CRAP.....
tore into the Valdez this AM...got into the left front as far as the spindle bearings....cross threaded spindle nut ruins a quick bearing repack and knuckle seal replacement in a heartbeat....
realizing that I am not going to get the kid's jeep on the road, I disassemble the right front as the kid removes the carb from the 46....
seems it doesn't want to run at anything over an idle since the weekend playing in the mud....
a quick cleaning does the 46 no good whatsoever....
off to the raceguy's house for help....
three beers....four take aparts and put together agains...one more beer and one more take apart and put together again.....thanks Vince for FINALLY showing up....
the 46 runs like a top....
seems the float was not set correctly....
I HATE IT WHEN THAT HAPPENS....
but at least the kid has a ride to school this week while I locate spindles.....
CELEBRATE LIFE..........
Friday, October 16, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
CELEBRATE LIFE....
Not sure why I keep going back to these....but it is where we came from and truly tells us who we are.........
another reason we CELEBRATE LIFE
http://volusia.org/beach/daytona.htm
just in case you need a moment of peace.....check the link....but wait until after dark EST...or not...just depends on where you want to be I guess....you'll have to copy and paste...you decide if it was worth the effort
just in case you need a moment of peace.....check the link....but wait until after dark EST...or not...just depends on where you want to be I guess....you'll have to copy and paste...you decide if it was worth the effort
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Every 30 days.....or there abouts.....
when you're 16, sometimes there just isn't anything good to eat in the frig...so what do you do.....as the longrooffan has commented several times, you just go out and get something to eat.....take out food FLA style.....another feast cuaght by the kid....prepared by the kid....and eaten by the kid....there never seems to be enough for everyone when the kid catches his own dinner......
another reason to enjoy being a kid when your dad has a connection....the kid got some new treads for his jeep today.....SuperSwampers.....32's which fit just right.....his Mother doesn't quite understand why.....but then she doesn't have to understand.....the kid's sister thinks it looks cool....not a wimpy jeep anymore...
the spare looks a little out of place...but the stock tires and wheels will be reinstalled later so no modifications can be made there...
damn good looking 2A in the driveway too.....
kind of looks like CJ-8...or 7....kind of lost count....
I'm sure the kid will let me know how it does in the mud sometime soon....just so long as it's cleaned before it's parked...
other than this....life is the same....work is work....never enough free time....grass keeps growing and that means it keeps getting mowed.....
but then....
the kid's sister is involved in another fast pitch softball season....this time with a team that is very competitive in it's league.....she jumped up two years and now is a little fish in a big pond....but she is holding her own....she has been playing positions that are new to her...outfield mainly....but she is a player.....batting 190 with a 360 on base percentage.....she has made a couple of game ending defensive plays that where a relief/pleasure to watch.....still adjusting to a 60 mph curve ball....but that will come with experience....
most important about this is that she is enjoying herself......
these are just a few of the reasons that we.......
CELEBRATE LIFE
another reason to enjoy being a kid when your dad has a connection....the kid got some new treads for his jeep today.....SuperSwampers.....32's which fit just right.....his Mother doesn't quite understand why.....but then she doesn't have to understand.....the kid's sister thinks it looks cool....not a wimpy jeep anymore...
the spare looks a little out of place...but the stock tires and wheels will be reinstalled later so no modifications can be made there...
damn good looking 2A in the driveway too.....
kind of looks like CJ-8...or 7....kind of lost count....I'm sure the kid will let me know how it does in the mud sometime soon....just so long as it's cleaned before it's parked...
other than this....life is the same....work is work....never enough free time....grass keeps growing and that means it keeps getting mowed.....
but then....
the kid's sister is involved in another fast pitch softball season....this time with a team that is very competitive in it's league.....she jumped up two years and now is a little fish in a big pond....but she is holding her own....she has been playing positions that are new to her...outfield mainly....but she is a player.....batting 190 with a 360 on base percentage.....she has made a couple of game ending defensive plays that where a relief/pleasure to watch.....still adjusting to a 60 mph curve ball....but that will come with experience....
most important about this is that she is enjoying herself......
these are just a few of the reasons that we.......
CELEBRATE LIFE
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