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Mark I got a turkey hunt invite, so I may have to let the air outta one soon!

 

Good morning fellers

 

Kill em & grill em!!

 

Mornin Bill

12 frickin degrees in Indy this Mornin’. Nuts. Supposed to be mid 50’s tomorrow.

im jealous of the welding skills. I missed picking that up. I worked as a machinist doing die maintenance and stamping machine set up back in the day in Chicago. Light metal stamping. Flat springs. Learned so much that’s served me well over the last few decades. Never learned to weld. So many times the need has arisen, and I just find somebody.

wrenchin day. Finishing the clutch on one of my shaft drives. Requires what they call ‘crabbing’ the bike. Essentially the motor/front end stays in place while the entire rest of the bike pivots up to the sky, allowing you to pull the transmission straight back. Lot of prep time disconnecting shit. The actual dry clutch plates and gear and seals are a pretty quick swap. Then back together. Decided to upgrade the forks with progressive springs while I’m at it. Lots of time. But it oughta be a another decade before it happens again depending on mileage. Want to get it finished today so I can put the new antique on the lift for a carburetor rebuild and fluid replacement




Next up

 

Yeah.....we're at 20° here.



Stay warm wrenchin'

 

so bizarre the way the weather systems have rolled through this winter. You’ve consistently gotten hit with much more snow than I. We got a dusting yesterday that’s gone now.

this 100 yr old cabin I live in was built with a drive in basement under it. I can open a basement flue and get some heat from the furnace so it’s not too bad. Even with it in the teens outside it outta be 50 or so. Very doable.

 

Oh for sure...50° is very doable. And yes, lots of snow for us this winter for sure

 

For anyone who hasn't heard, or seen. We lost an amazing member of the community.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/goodbye.758554/

 

Yes...saw that. So very sad

 

Oh Boy.
This Swift has come to the forefront.
Made in the USA. Parts available. Longtime friend has
Decades of experience and R and D on some cool stuff…
Big shock.
Thought a change in direction was coming.
So I guess it’s back to sport 2000 type vehicles.

Sooooooo.
Time to start searching again…

 

Wtf?!

 

Very cool

 

Yeah

 

Hey buddy. Kinda of a somber day for me.

 

That sucks. Seemed like a good guy.

 

He was for sure.

 

Yeah. Still in a bit of shock over Rick

 

Gonna be stupid cold in the morning. But here's my day.

Vehicle #1. '20 Camry, oil change, tire rotation and general check.

Vehicle #2. '03 Camry, oil change, new L/F interior door handle, new lock actuator and general check. But 225k neglectful miles. I better not look too close. Already see the MIL on. Lord knows what I'll find.

Vehicle #3. '93 RX-7 FD. New seal boot for the shifter. She's torn and loosing a bit of gear oil in hard turns.