Funky Gorilla @justanotherhemi’s Attempt At A Build Thread #STOAA Approved

Not enough lobe

 

That I understand! Thank you!

 

Glad you do cuz I don't lol

 

The lobes on the camshaft are the wrong size. They are short, and thereby the valves in the cylinders will not open enough to allow enough fuel in or the spent gasses out. If I am reading this correctly @Justanotherhemi ?

 

Yeah pretty much, I'm still messing about

 

You suck! I started this late last night, passed out, saw I didn't finish, felt bad and finished!!!

 

Ha ha me too actually. And time for a Sam 76!

 

To All Of You,

First and foremost, thank you all very much for your well wishes, concern and prayers. My wife and I appreciate this so much. I know that I’ve said this before but I have to say it again. You are the brothers and sisters I wish I was born with, and I will always consider you as such.

Sure, I joke around a lot, say dumb shit from time to time, and can generally blab on and on and that may seem like I just want to hear myself talk at times but what it means is that you all make just me feel so damn comfortable, it’s just easy to do. To be able share my good times and bad times.

In case you hadn’t heard, I was involved in a terrible accident this past Monday night on the way home from work. Thank God my wife Debbie took off that day. Unfortunately, we were discussing what we were going to have for dinner at that exact moment on the hands-free speakerphone built into the truck so she heard the entire thing. She also heard the aftermath of them freeing me from the overturned truck. Thank God again it was a newer Tacoma with the full air bag setup and Mobtown rock sliders. The truck went airborne and landed on the driver’s side. I feel like the sliders helped keep the side of the truck from crumpling more. Once I freed myself from my seatbelt I had to use my knife to deflate the airbags, then a great Samaritan, ex-military, helped me to pry open the passenger door and to climb out. It was a frantic experience because at the time fluids were running onto the hot engine and creating a lot of steam/smoke misinterpreted as fire. The entire time my phone was still on and my wife listening. I was transported to the hospital for my injuries and she had to drive past the still overturned truck. I did get the chance to finally talk to her to let her know I was going to the hospital and that I was not seriously injured.

When I got there they performed a couple chest xrays, a cat scan, a lot of poking and prodding, and finally x-rays of my right hand. As it turned out, besides the usual trauma, from seat belts and air bags, I also have a severely fractured 2nd metacarpal bone in my right hand from my knuckle to my wrist. It’s split nearly in half but not all the way. The operation this Tuesday will be with local anesthesia and a suture on the back of my hand and then screws to hold everything together while it heals.

I’ve been out of work all week taking pain/anti-inflammatory meds. My insurance company will handle everything and has assured me that the probability that the truck will be totaled is very high. I’m also gathering my receipts for all the aftermarket parts I added. Those will be covered as well.

I wish I could tell you more but that is all I know at this time. I will never forget that night, and the nightmares are intense, and will be with me for life. I haven’t slept much and will likely miss more work so I intend to limit my social media activity until this is over with, so I can concentrate on being strong for my wife and myself and try to recoup some of these lost hours if my company will allow it. I don’t want to exhaust the remainder of my vacation time recovering unless it’s absolutely required. Thank you all again, I know who reached out personally and will ultimately let you know personally. I'll be back. Until then please respect my wishes and save all your comments and questions until then. Thank you.

Love Y’all!
Debbie & Rob

 

This needs to be locked & deleted. I heard from the grapevine OP got a Heep

 

I heard it was just a disguise

 

I wanted to follow up that my hand surgery went well. My surgeon was behind when I got there and of course that day it felt like someone forgot to pay the A/C bill. So they put me in a pre-OP room on a bed in a gown and I had them turn the lights off. After a while they took me to a pacu area, the doc came in and shot my hand up with a local. He hit the bone a couple of times but it might have been on purpose.

Since it was a local anesthesia I was awake. They still draped and completely covered me. Since I was awake, to keep me from bleeding out, they used a tourniquet. After about 30 minutes the pain was excruciating. My BP shot up to 177/93-94 so when they were at a good pausing spot they released it, controlled the bleeding with suction and irrigation and swabs. When my BP stabilized they cranked it back up and in a while I was done. For the most part the pain meds are keeping things in check but I definitely know when it's time for another dose. End result Mod is 3 screws and a couple stitches.

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My wife and I just wanted to say thanks again to everyone for your well wishes and support! We really do appreciate all the Love and generosity!

 

Glad to hear your doing better my man. Very glad.

 

Ouch, glad this isn't star wars. Get some rest.

 

Thank you very much Mark! I appreciate it so much Brother!

 

LOLOLOLOL I see what you did there

I am Mark, I assure you I am!

 

Just glad your doing well. Been through some rough times with family to lately. Hate to see anyone hurting.

 

Thank you Mark. Sorry to hear you're having family issues. I'm hear for ya Brother if you need an ear.

 

8k for the Homie.

 

Wuuuuuuut!