Above 1200 Sq/FT The Lone Beech Garage (60x46x16)
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Wokspaces above 1200 squarefeet.
drivesitfar
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Great to have you back. Sorry I won’t be able to make it to your party but I’ll be there in spirit. Sounds like you are clicking on all cylinders.
when I first used a multi tool it was a fein and it’s one of my favorite tools.
I hope your plane partnership works out like your marriage cause from my chair you found the right gal.
when I first used a multi tool it was a fein and it’s one of my favorite tools.
I hope your plane partnership works out like your marriage cause from my chair you found the right gal.
…went to get a Challenger type rating and my sim partner was a USMC Harrier pilot. His dream was to fly F/A-18’s but was assigned the Harrier after a study of the Harrier accidents indicated they needed the most skilled student aviators. He had a really hard time finding a civilian job with his “peculiar” single engine jet VTOL hours. He eventually found a LearJet SIC job so he could build hours.
Jayman17
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Scott, nice to see an update from LBG. Good luck with the AP partnership and I hope your open house goes well. Sure wish I could check out LBG.
Jay
Jay
911TES,
In addition to airplane, rotorcraft, glider, lighter-than-air and others, there's the Powered Lift category. I suspect that was what the Harrier fell under.
I have a Navy Aviation Officer School classmate that had a fantastically successful career. He wound up being skipper of an aircraft carrier. I was discussing with him the issue I was having with the Single Engine Land class rating.
He related how he had tried to get a military competency (same thing I did to get my Single Engine item fixed) to get an instructor rating (CFII). He had instructed in the T-2, F14 & F/A18 and the FAA gave him a Military Competency CFII
...BUT all those airplanes are considered, despite them being multi-engine, to be "Centerline Thrust" aircraft. That is the engines are so close to the centerline of the aircraft that an engine out situation doesn't generate much (if any) yaw when flying on a single engine.
The FAA gave him the CFII on his certificate but he had only instructed in multiengine "centerline thrust" airplanes and there is no equivalent mutiengine airplane in the civilian fleet. So the "class" part of the CFII designation was blank.
They gave him the CFII but he couldn't use it. HA!
Best regards,
Scott
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Wednesday - October 13, 2021
Last night I came across a free Item(s) on Facebook Marketplace. A clothing store in Fayettevlile GA (about 7 miles away) was relocating and they had close to a dozen large shelving cabinets. They were 32-inches deep, about 4 feet wide and about 7-1/2 feet tall.
So I ran the following checklist:
1. Are they free?
2. Are they close?
3. Do I need them?
The rule of this checklist - previously stated in this thread - is if if the answer to the first two questions is "YES" I can skip the 3rd item on the checklist.
This morning I went to the store and checked out the shelves. Assembled they were heavy as the dickens. However they broke down into 4 pieces and some of the shelves were already broke down. The broken down items were managable for me to load into my pickup. I brought one of them home thinking I might cut them down in a fashion that would reduce their depth to maybe 18-inches or less.
However, when I was looking in the LBG's woodshop, I realized I could upgrade the old cubical storage I was using.
I wanted to minimize the fuss of unloading the material stored in the current setup in case the shelves didn't work out. So I slid the top section - still loaded - onto the hydraulic lift cart and moved that out of the way.
Then I slid the lower section out of the way and replaced the upper section on top of it.
This gave me a place to locate the shelving.
I used the cart again to unload the first section.
That was easy. It got harder from here.
I might be able to lift this section if it was more compact ...OK maybe not: It's heavy ...but I certainly can't lift it as is due to it's bulkiness.
The cart helped but it was what dad calls "a cob pile". If you've ever dealt with a heaping pile of corn cobs you'd know that the term refers to "an unstable mass prone to collapse".
Eventually I did get the alignment pins to mate and I got the second section placed securely on the lower section. How I did this without hurting myself and/or tearing up the shelves is a mystery.
At this point I discovered I was missing several of the alignment pins. I placed the smaller "topper" section on top (unsecured by any pins) and quit for the day.
I've still got another "large section (27-inches tall)" to install and I think that's going to take another man (maybe 2) to make that happen safely.
I also need to purchase at least 8 of these 1/4-inch x 1-1/2-inch Spring Pins to "pin" the last section to the rest of the carcass.
I think, when I get it all together, that this "freebie" will make a nice addtion to the woodshop.
Scott
Last night I came across a free Item(s) on Facebook Marketplace. A clothing store in Fayettevlile GA (about 7 miles away) was relocating and they had close to a dozen large shelving cabinets. They were 32-inches deep, about 4 feet wide and about 7-1/2 feet tall.
So I ran the following checklist:
1. Are they free?
2. Are they close?
3. Do I need them?
The rule of this checklist - previously stated in this thread - is if if the answer to the first two questions is "YES" I can skip the 3rd item on the checklist.
This morning I went to the store and checked out the shelves. Assembled they were heavy as the dickens. However they broke down into 4 pieces and some of the shelves were already broke down. The broken down items were managable for me to load into my pickup. I brought one of them home thinking I might cut them down in a fashion that would reduce their depth to maybe 18-inches or less.
However, when I was looking in the LBG's woodshop, I realized I could upgrade the old cubical storage I was using.
I wanted to minimize the fuss of unloading the material stored in the current setup in case the shelves didn't work out. So I slid the top section - still loaded - onto the hydraulic lift cart and moved that out of the way.
Then I slid the lower section out of the way and replaced the upper section on top of it.
This gave me a place to locate the shelving.
I used the cart again to unload the first section.
That was easy. It got harder from here.
I might be able to lift this section if it was more compact ...OK maybe not: It's heavy ...but I certainly can't lift it as is due to it's bulkiness.
The cart helped but it was what dad calls "a cob pile". If you've ever dealt with a heaping pile of corn cobs you'd know that the term refers to "an unstable mass prone to collapse".
Eventually I did get the alignment pins to mate and I got the second section placed securely on the lower section. How I did this without hurting myself and/or tearing up the shelves is a mystery.
At this point I discovered I was missing several of the alignment pins. I placed the smaller "topper" section on top (unsecured by any pins) and quit for the day.
I've still got another "large section (27-inches tall)" to install and I think that's going to take another man (maybe 2) to make that happen safely.
I also need to purchase at least 8 of these 1/4-inch x 1-1/2-inch Spring Pins to "pin" the last section to the rest of the carcass.
I think, when I get it all together, that this "freebie" will make a nice addtion to the woodshop.
Scott
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drivesitfar
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I love your 1, 2, 3 thinking method and in my case I have to consider storage. so 3 does come in to play a lot for me now cause Free isn’t always a good deal in my case.
that said it looks like you’ve already found a use for your freebies so congrats.
that said it looks like you’ve already found a use for your freebies so congrats.
Pressingonward
Well-known member
Lol, I love your checklist! I've been doing a better job recently of paying attention to #3; I realized all the stuff I've been hauling home just sits there and gets in my way of doing anything productive...
Jayman17
Well-known member
Hi Scott.
That sounds right. The other challenge with getting assigned the AV-8B is that the flight hours are few and far in between. If I remember correctly he flew 800 hours in 7 years including ~200 hours in flight school. All’s well that ends well. He helped me with techniques to consume massive amounts of information in a very short time.
Regards,
Bill
Sunday - October 17, 2021
This afternoon my package of 25 1/4"x1-1/2" Tension Pins arrived from Amazon. I texted my son to see if he would be available to help me continue the assembly of the "freebie" shelves I got on Monday.
This was challanging. My wife came out to the LBG and assisted as well. Between the 3 of us, and the use of some scissor jacks, we got the last section lined up on the Tension Pins and mounted onto the rest of the shelving.
My son and I got the "Topper" mounted on top the shelves with the aid of a couple of ladders.
Still need to cut a hole in the rear of the shelves to allow access to an electrical outlet.
I took this picture just to give some perspective as to the size of this thing. I'm a runt but still...
This is quite a bit of useable storage!
Scott
This afternoon my package of 25 1/4"x1-1/2" Tension Pins arrived from Amazon. I texted my son to see if he would be available to help me continue the assembly of the "freebie" shelves I got on Monday.
This was challanging. My wife came out to the LBG and assisted as well. Between the 3 of us, and the use of some scissor jacks, we got the last section lined up on the Tension Pins and mounted onto the rest of the shelving.
My son and I got the "Topper" mounted on top the shelves with the aid of a couple of ladders.
Still need to cut a hole in the rear of the shelves to allow access to an electrical outlet.
I took this picture just to give some perspective as to the size of this thing. I'm a runt but still...
This is quite a bit of useable storage!
Scott
Monday - October 18, 2021
Today I cut an hole in the back of the newly acquired shelves. This would allow access to an electrical outlet.
As I crawled to the back of the cabinet with the Oscillating Multi-Tool I was glad I was a runt. Not a lot of room to maneuver when I was in there almost to my waist.
Time to start moving some stuff into this cabinet ...perhaps tomorrow.
Scott
Today I cut an hole in the back of the newly acquired shelves. This would allow access to an electrical outlet.
As I crawled to the back of the cabinet with the Oscillating Multi-Tool I was glad I was a runt. Not a lot of room to maneuver when I was in there almost to my waist.
Time to start moving some stuff into this cabinet ...perhaps tomorrow.
Scott
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tj675
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That’s an awesome cabinet. Nice find!
tj675,
Thanks! I think it's going to work OK.
It is enormous and I can see why the Clothing Store was having to give them away in order to get them out the door. Not too many home-gamers can accomodate 32-inch deep shelving ...particularly when they weigh as much as these do.
Best regards,
Scott
Tuesday - October 19, 2021
You know you're going to have a great day when, before you've even had your first cup of coffee, you find a note like this on the kitchen countertop.
My wife usually gets up before I do and heads off to the gym. She apparently hadn't been able to start her 1997 Honda del Sol this morning. Her description of the problem lacked detail ...but I understand.
I made a cup of coffee and then went out to the garage. I opened the hood and just took a quick peek before I returned to the driver's seat and turned the key.
The instrument panel lit up and I heard the normal Honda aural tones one gets with an open door. "Well", I thought, "the battery certainly seems OK",
I turned the key to the start position. Nothing ...no clicks ...no whirrs ...dead silence.
I turned the key to the off position.
Now I looked on the floorboard in front of the driver's seat.
...and I found these bits. This is what's left of the Clutch Interlock Switch Pedal Pad. With this item out of position, the Clutch Interlock thinks the Clutch Pedal is not depressed and won't allow the engine to start.
It should be noted that this is the last of 3 of these pads to fail. The one for the brake and another one assocated with the clutch had failed over the past year. It isn't a surprise that this one has suffered the same fate.
Sadly, this one is the biggest PITA to deal with. I'm pretty sure I will have to remove the entire Clutch Pedal Assembly to access and install a new Pedal Pad.
I've ordered the new Pedal Pad (most of the cost is postage) and will wait for its arrival before removing the Clutch Pedal Assembly.
Scott
You know you're going to have a great day when, before you've even had your first cup of coffee, you find a note like this on the kitchen countertop.
My wife usually gets up before I do and heads off to the gym. She apparently hadn't been able to start her 1997 Honda del Sol this morning. Her description of the problem lacked detail ...but I understand.
I made a cup of coffee and then went out to the garage. I opened the hood and just took a quick peek before I returned to the driver's seat and turned the key.
The instrument panel lit up and I heard the normal Honda aural tones one gets with an open door. "Well", I thought, "the battery certainly seems OK",
I turned the key to the start position. Nothing ...no clicks ...no whirrs ...dead silence.
I turned the key to the off position.
Now I looked on the floorboard in front of the driver's seat.
...and I found these bits. This is what's left of the Clutch Interlock Switch Pedal Pad. With this item out of position, the Clutch Interlock thinks the Clutch Pedal is not depressed and won't allow the engine to start.
It should be noted that this is the last of 3 of these pads to fail. The one for the brake and another one assocated with the clutch had failed over the past year. It isn't a surprise that this one has suffered the same fate.
Sadly, this one is the biggest PITA to deal with. I'm pretty sure I will have to remove the entire Clutch Pedal Assembly to access and install a new Pedal Pad.
I've ordered the new Pedal Pad (most of the cost is postage) and will wait for its arrival before removing the Clutch Pedal Assembly.
Scott
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Mr.zippy
Like you, I like the del Sol a lot. It's been a great car for us. We're the second owner and we've had it for 17 years.
...but it is almost 25 years old and it needs quite a bit of work. An engine seal is leaking some oil and there are some rubber bushings in the rear suspension that need to be replaced. The bones are good but the old girl is a little tired. I hope to spend some quality time on the del Sol in the coming months.
Best regards,
Scott
ronjon1190
Well-known member
August 1st you predicted that this pad would fail! Should have ordered this pad at the same time as the last one and saved postage!
drivesitfar
Well-known member
Shelving looks great. Could you have maybe cut the hole for outlet from back before installing it or do you like crawling in tight spaces?
best of luck with Honda. We’ve had Hondas here for years and usually dependable but our 2005 that we bought new finally had big issue at 195k so we thought buying accura might be a Honda with a quieter ride if we want to take a few road trips.
are you still working with that one guy with single engine plane fir partnership deal or did you find another plane owner willing to partner up?
best of luck with Honda. We’ve had Hondas here for years and usually dependable but our 2005 that we bought new finally had big issue at 195k so we thought buying accura might be a Honda with a quieter ride if we want to take a few road trips.
are you still working with that one guy with single engine plane fir partnership deal or did you find another plane owner willing to partner up?
ronjon1190,
HA! You're right - I should have gotten 2 of them in August.
My lack of action then would be "whistling past the graveyard" I suppose. I was hoping maybe it would another year before this one failed. If I had ordered it in August in 12 months I wouldn't have been able to find it.
Best regards,
Scott
DrivesItFar,
HA! No I'm not fond of crawling in tight spaces. I just missed that issue until crawling in tight spaces seemed like the best way to solve that oversight. This is what my father calls, "The high cost of education".
Generally speaking I've been happy with our Hondas. Although the Odyssey we bought in 2002 had major transmission issues which left a bad taste in our mouths.
We're approaching the last hurdle in the airplane partnership (still with the original ariplane & owner). We're starting to work with an attorney on the ownership agreement. The tricky part with an airplane and multiple owners is crafting a legal document that doesn't look like a charter airline operation, flying club, etc. The FAA requires those sorts of operations to jump through more hoops (maintenance, record-keeping, etc.) so it's important to have an attorney familiar with the landmines associated with Federal Air Regulations.
Maybe we'll get that wrapped up in the next couple of weeks.
Best regards,
Scott
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Sunday - October 31, 2021
Today I had some time to start working on my wife's 1997 Honda del Sol's Clutch Pedal.
There's never enough room so the first order of business was to see if I could make a little more by getting the lower Dashboard trim out of the way.
That wasn't hard.
It didn't provide much more room but anything is welcome.
I used my Harbor Freight Hydraulic Lift Cart and some cushions to provide some support while working under the Dashboard.
After examining the situation under the Dashboard, I thought I might be able to gain a little more additional space if I removed the Fusebox from its mounts. This did help but not as much as I had hoped.
At the top of the Clutch Pedal Assembly are two switches. The top one (yellow connector) is the switch that has a missing Pedal Pad. Both need to be disconnected to remove the Clutch Pedal Assembly.
The lower (white) connector wasn't too hard to remove but the upper (yellow) connector was a fight. It was quite close to a very large bundle of wires (see first picture) and that bundle interferred with trying to disconnnect it. Eventually I got it but it took a while.
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KEYWORDS: del Sol Clutch Pedal Safety Interlock Switch Pedal Pad Assembly
Today I had some time to start working on my wife's 1997 Honda del Sol's Clutch Pedal.
There's never enough room so the first order of business was to see if I could make a little more by getting the lower Dashboard trim out of the way.
That wasn't hard.
It didn't provide much more room but anything is welcome.
I used my Harbor Freight Hydraulic Lift Cart and some cushions to provide some support while working under the Dashboard.
After examining the situation under the Dashboard, I thought I might be able to gain a little more additional space if I removed the Fusebox from its mounts. This did help but not as much as I had hoped.
At the top of the Clutch Pedal Assembly are two switches. The top one (yellow connector) is the switch that has a missing Pedal Pad. Both need to be disconnected to remove the Clutch Pedal Assembly.
The lower (white) connector wasn't too hard to remove but the upper (yellow) connector was a fight. It was quite close to a very large bundle of wires (see first picture) and that bundle interferred with trying to disconnnect it. Eventually I got it but it took a while.
Continued in next post...
KEYWORDS: del Sol Clutch Pedal Safety Interlock Switch Pedal Pad Assembly
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Continued...
With the electrical connectors free, it was time to start removing fasteners. A Cotter Pin that locks a Pin to the Master Cylinder Yoke was removed.
That freed the Master Cylinder from the Clutch Pedal.
Way up there at the top (arrow) is the place the new Pedal Pad needs to go. Absolutely impossible to access under the Dashboard.
There are 3 fasterners that need to be removed. The one at the top was reached and removed reasonably easily with a normal extension but the 2 in the Firewall require some "flexiblity" ...but not too much flexibility. The rubber band helps to "stiffen" the swivel adapter.
Now we practiced a LOT of patience as we tried to remove the two nuts in the Firewall. This one wasn't too bad but the one to its left (can't be seen) was REALLY difficult. Eventually they were both removed. I'm expecting a real lesson in patience when I start reinstalling this mess.
...but one thing at a time. The Clutch Pedal Assembly is now out in full daylight for the first time in almost 25 years.
So there's the goal... even with the Clutch Pedal Assembly out of the car plugging this hole with the Pedal Pad isn't particularly easy to do.
These specialty needle nose pliers helped get the Pedal Pad into position.
I used a hammer and punch to tap the Pedal Pad into position. With that accomplished, I decided to take a (quite possibly premature) Victory Lap and go watch Game 5 of the World Series.
Scott
With the electrical connectors free, it was time to start removing fasteners. A Cotter Pin that locks a Pin to the Master Cylinder Yoke was removed.
That freed the Master Cylinder from the Clutch Pedal.
Way up there at the top (arrow) is the place the new Pedal Pad needs to go. Absolutely impossible to access under the Dashboard.
There are 3 fasterners that need to be removed. The one at the top was reached and removed reasonably easily with a normal extension but the 2 in the Firewall require some "flexiblity" ...but not too much flexibility. The rubber band helps to "stiffen" the swivel adapter.
Now we practiced a LOT of patience as we tried to remove the two nuts in the Firewall. This one wasn't too bad but the one to its left (can't be seen) was REALLY difficult. Eventually they were both removed. I'm expecting a real lesson in patience when I start reinstalling this mess.
...but one thing at a time. The Clutch Pedal Assembly is now out in full daylight for the first time in almost 25 years.
So there's the goal... even with the Clutch Pedal Assembly out of the car plugging this hole with the Pedal Pad isn't particularly easy to do.
These specialty needle nose pliers helped get the Pedal Pad into position.
I used a hammer and punch to tap the Pedal Pad into position. With that accomplished, I decided to take a (quite possibly premature) Victory Lap and go watch Game 5 of the World Series.
Scott
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Monday - November 1, 2021
Today I continued working on my wife's 1997 Honda del Sol.
Same strees position ...different day.
So this is where the Clutch Pedal Assembly used to live. Time to get it back in there. The biggest issue was going to be getting the switches reattached to their connectors. The connectors are at about the 7:00 o'clock from the bolt hole in the middle of the picture. When the Clutch Pedal Assembly starts filling this space, it gets difficult to line up and push the connections together.
It was helpful to take a good look at the receptacles prior to attempting to connect the wiring. I had trouble removing the connections when I removed the Clutch Pedal Assembly due to a large wire bundle that interferred with that operation.
I maneuvered the Clutch Pedal Assembly into position and let it rest on the Clutch Master Cylinder bolts.
The arrow points to the wire bundle that was making my life difficult. In this picture I have finally defeated it and gotten the connectors reattached to the switches. When I took the Clutch Pedal Assembly out the wires had come over the top of that wire bundle. I found that pulling them under the wire bundle seemed to give me more space to push the wire bundle up higher and create a little more room to make the connections happen.
I fought this problem for QUITE a while before I managed to get the connectors to mate up.
With the electrical connections finally together, I started working on the mechanical fasteners. Compared to dealing with the electrical connections, this was child's play.
Everything was fastened down and it was time to test my work. I sat behind the wheel, depressed the clutch and turned the ignition switch.
Nothing...
Well that was disappointing... I looked under that Dashboard.
This cable is something left over from an alarm system (or whatever) that the previous owner had installed. It had fallen behind the Clutch Pedal and had kept it from being fully depressed ...I hoped.
I pulled it clear from interfering with the Clutch Pedal and tried starting the car again.
VIDEO
Well that was gratifying. I was pretty discouraged after the first attempt.
I reinstalled the lower Dashboard trim and the repair was complete.
Scott
Today I continued working on my wife's 1997 Honda del Sol.
Same strees position ...different day.
So this is where the Clutch Pedal Assembly used to live. Time to get it back in there. The biggest issue was going to be getting the switches reattached to their connectors. The connectors are at about the 7:00 o'clock from the bolt hole in the middle of the picture. When the Clutch Pedal Assembly starts filling this space, it gets difficult to line up and push the connections together.
It was helpful to take a good look at the receptacles prior to attempting to connect the wiring. I had trouble removing the connections when I removed the Clutch Pedal Assembly due to a large wire bundle that interferred with that operation.
I maneuvered the Clutch Pedal Assembly into position and let it rest on the Clutch Master Cylinder bolts.
The arrow points to the wire bundle that was making my life difficult. In this picture I have finally defeated it and gotten the connectors reattached to the switches. When I took the Clutch Pedal Assembly out the wires had come over the top of that wire bundle. I found that pulling them under the wire bundle seemed to give me more space to push the wire bundle up higher and create a little more room to make the connections happen.
I fought this problem for QUITE a while before I managed to get the connectors to mate up.
With the electrical connections finally together, I started working on the mechanical fasteners. Compared to dealing with the electrical connections, this was child's play.
Everything was fastened down and it was time to test my work. I sat behind the wheel, depressed the clutch and turned the ignition switch.
Nothing...
Well that was disappointing... I looked under that Dashboard.
This cable is something left over from an alarm system (or whatever) that the previous owner had installed. It had fallen behind the Clutch Pedal and had kept it from being fully depressed ...I hoped.
I pulled it clear from interfering with the Clutch Pedal and tried starting the car again.
VIDEO
Well that was gratifying. I was pretty discouraged after the first attempt.
I reinstalled the lower Dashboard trim and the repair was complete.
Scott
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drivesitfar
Well-known member
Wow that was painful to watch and happy you had a happy ending. I love the method you fingered out to maybe save your back cause I do something similar with cushions and pillows when I work on plumbing under our sinks.
nice work snd thanks for taking us along for the ride with plenty of details and pics.
nice work snd thanks for taking us along for the ride with plenty of details and pics.
Mr.zippy,
HA! Your comment about my bride knowing how to operate the "Man Pedal" made me think way back and try to remember how she gained that skill. Her folks didn't have a car with a manual transmission and I remembered when we got her a new Toyota Corolla off the lot in 1980 (a real econo-box with no air-conditioning, rubber floors and a manual transmission) she knew how to operate it.
So I just asked her... and here's the story. She had done some International Studies in Mexico City in 1977. She lived with a family and a young man in the family taught her in his Datson. He was willing to teach the other female gringo student as well but she declined.
My guess is the fellow's status went up a couple of orders of magnitude when the locals saw him driving around with my (then fiancee) spouse. HA!
Best regards,
Scott
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1949 caddyman
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I had a manual trans S-10 years ago & was teaching my bride. She was ok until a car was behind us & then all was forgotten. Now all vehicles are automatic.
1949 caddyman,
The 1980 Corolla was the first car my wife could call "hers". She took very good care of it but the lack of airconditioning in Georgia was a problem ...especially when she was in her Eastern Airlines Flight Attendant uniform going to work.
With that in mind, a couple of years later I was talking to her about replacing her Corolla with a S-10. We had a house and a pickup truck would be useful. I was stationed in Jacksonville, FL and our house was in Fairburn GA. It didn't make sense to have the truck in Florida so that meant her Corolla would be going away if we moved forward on the S-10. She was expressing reluctance ...the Corolla was HER car and the truck ...well, not so much.
I played my trump card: "The S-10 could have air condtioning", I said.
"OK", she said. HA!
It still had a manual transmisison though.
In 1985 I flew a P-3 (with a crew) from the Naval Air Development Center (NADC Warminster, PA) to Dobbins Air Force Base (Marietta GA). I was getting ready to leave the Navy and I brought some of my personal stuff on that flight to keep it from being destroyed in a move. In particular I was concerned about some Magnepan Magneplanar MGIII speakers I had recently bought not surviving.
My wife drove the red S-10 from our house in Fairburn to Dobbins - about a 40 minute drive. When she arrived she had a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken for the crew. She and I drove to our home, unloaded my stuff, and then returned. She was in her late 20's then and looked pretty good.
My flight engineer was completely smitten by my wife ... on the flight back to NADC he just kept talking about her bringing them fried chicken and driving a red pickup with a stick shift. HA!
Best regards,
Scott
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Sifan
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When my Wife graduated high school, her Mom took her car shopping for a graduation present. After looking at several dealerships, they walked into a showroom and saw a 1971 Chevelle. Her Mom said "I've got a headache, we're getting this one!" Wife couldn't drive her new car home, it was a 6cyl, 3 on the tree. I gave her first manual driving lesson that night and after the first two leap frog stall outs, she got the hang of it. She didn't feel comfortable driving in town so I let her drive my Nova with automatic while we continued driving lessons.
If you ever have an occasion to fly into Veterans Airport in Williamson county, let me know.
If you ever have an occasion to fly into Veterans Airport in Williamson county, let me know.
Bob Heine
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I was obsessed with cars as a kid so I really looked forward to getting my license at 16. Dad decided only straight-A students deserved a license so my older brother was allowed to drive the one and only family car (1962 Rambler station wagon) and I was not. I was allowed to take drivers ed and did well enough for my instructor to ask me to enter the Driving Rodeo competition. I had to get a permit to participate but with no extra practice I lost first place to a kid from another school who parallel parked two inches closer to the curb than me. My girlfriend (future wife) got her license at 16 and drove her father's [three year old] 1959 Ford Anglia "station car" on weekends. She let me drive it and after one stall it was like I'd been driving it for years. My father never did let me get a driver's license but my wife did. We'll be married 60 years in March. Liane no longer drives a manual but only because Florida thinks I shouldn't. The DMV put a restriction on my license last time I renewed it because I answered yes to their question: "Is the car you drive an automatic?" At that moment it was but my daily drivers from 1968 to 1996 were all 4-speed stick.
Friday - November 5, 2021
Well tomorrow is the LBG Shop Party from 4 pm to 8 pm. I've been running around with my hair on fire trying to get things ready. I don't know how many people will show up but I'm as ready as I'm going to be.
The Woodshop has a Tanker Desk with a few chairs staged around it.
I've set up the Tornado Shelter for viewing Thunderdome style Cage Fight contests... two men enter... only one man leaves.
...and for fine dining; tables & chairs.
Today I picked up a Keg of Sweetwater 420 beer for the festivities. The Booze Barn folks loaded it but I was on my own to get it out of the pickup and into the LBG. The Harbor Freight Hydraulic Scissor Cart was just the thing to get it out of the truck.
Despite Google indicating it weighs 160 pounds, that was actually pretty easy.
Now the tricky part... getting the Keg into a large Garbage Can so it can be iced down. Initially I didn't even think of the Electric Chain Hoist.
VIDEO
That was pretty straight forward.
I've thrown about 35 pounds of ice into the Trash Can for starters. I'll probably have to replenish it over the next 24 hours.
Tomorrow afternoon I pick up the chow and then...
...IT'S SHOWTIME! Ha!
Scott
Well tomorrow is the LBG Shop Party from 4 pm to 8 pm. I've been running around with my hair on fire trying to get things ready. I don't know how many people will show up but I'm as ready as I'm going to be.
The Woodshop has a Tanker Desk with a few chairs staged around it.
I've set up the Tornado Shelter for viewing Thunderdome style Cage Fight contests... two men enter... only one man leaves.
...and for fine dining; tables & chairs.
Today I picked up a Keg of Sweetwater 420 beer for the festivities. The Booze Barn folks loaded it but I was on my own to get it out of the pickup and into the LBG. The Harbor Freight Hydraulic Scissor Cart was just the thing to get it out of the truck.
Despite Google indicating it weighs 160 pounds, that was actually pretty easy.
Now the tricky part... getting the Keg into a large Garbage Can so it can be iced down. Initially I didn't even think of the Electric Chain Hoist.
VIDEO
That was pretty straight forward.
I've thrown about 35 pounds of ice into the Trash Can for starters. I'll probably have to replenish it over the next 24 hours.
Tomorrow afternoon I pick up the chow and then...
...IT'S SHOWTIME! Ha!
Scott
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drivesitfar
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Good luck with the party and hope you have a good turnout.
I’d love to have a nice made in USA hydraulic cart but at the minute in front of my garage is sloped and not much room in my garages so hoping my back and strength doesn’t go south anytime soon.
how does your bride like having her Honda back up and running again?
I’d love to have a nice made in USA hydraulic cart but at the minute in front of my garage is sloped and not much room in my garages so hoping my back and strength doesn’t go south anytime soon.
how does your bride like having her Honda back up and running again?