1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

It smells like home.

 

I first took the bed off in July.

Maybe it'll be done by next year.

 

@Empty_Lord has you all beat

 

Yeaah, these projects always ALWAYS take longer than we ever expect.


My dad took apart his Austin healey in the 80's ... and we finally got the body back together in 2006

 

Rust gives me nightmares

 

Got the engine rebuilt in 02, took another 4 years to get the body painted and together.

1966 3000 BJ8

 

Its got a ford 302, a 5 speed and a currie 9" rear in it too.


Now if only I could tune a carb for shit. someday.

 

Well, the original engine spun a bearing before the warranty was out. They were nice enough to send over a new engine - in pieces. Dad had a mechanic assembled it and he did a poor job, so it burnt oil like mad. Mom and Dad went to take a trip and got about 2 hours from the house, then relazlied the the case of oil they brought wasn't enough

So dad went to the junkyard, found a new 302 from a 70's lincoln that went down the street from the daeler and got totaled. $300 for everything. Swapped it in and ran it for decades.

Its just an edelbrock something or another, 4 barrel. I think I got it better last time I worked on it, but it still needs more fiddling. It falls on its face after a shift, so mayber something with the accelerator pump - or its not setup right to begin with. Unfortunately its 300 mi away so I can't tinker with it without a trip.

 

Shhh

 

No youuu

 

Ouch

 

Is it bad that everyone at work keeps telling me I look like I need a vacation? Apparently I’m looking worn the fuck out all the time these days

 

Yeah, I just need to spend more time with it. I used a vacuum gauge over labor day and got it closer.

Its a heck of a car, at least for the 60's. Definitely fun to drive, small, maneuverable, and very very pretty. Windshield is a little short - if i sit up straight, my eyes line up with the top of it Dad passed away last year, so she's my baby to take care of now. My goal is to get it to where I can do a cross country trip in it.

 

Probably a sign to take some time to chill. Other people have good eyes.

 

my hairs longer than normal and i say fuck it to making it look right.. thats probably part of it. but yes, its been almost a year since my last true vacation. im taking new month a week off.

 

http://www.youtube.com/shorts/urtoqW_jewo

 

Hard part is actually relaxing when taking time off. I'm in the middle of a week off right now, and I'm still spending all day working on my own shit

 

GCWR be damned.

 

And here, we, go

243493 miles in the clock to start my 2 months of doing whatever the hell I want

 

Lost me