Hey Chad, I was pitted almost across from you
with the ugly Camaro in C/GRS. I'm curious. How
do you get those engines out of the house? I
know they are too heavy to roll on a skate board
- - I tried that once.
Dick J
--- chad labno <clab@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Before I tell my story let me introduce myself.
> I'm Chad
> and ran at Maxton the first time at the last
> meet of the year.
> I was running a '93 Corvette in c/gss and will
> be back!
>
> The story:
> I was between wives at the time so it doesn't
> quite fit in with
> the topic but here it is. When I got out of the
> army in the early 70's
> I lived in a mobile home. I was building a 1966
> Ford Fairlane
> drag car (A/MP), which I still have. I ported
> the heads in the
> kitchen and assembled the engine in the living
> room right by the front
> door. I got some strange looks from visitors
> when I'd open the door
> and they would find themselves staring at an
> engine. Now I'm more
> cultured, and once again between wives, I do my
> engine building
> in a bedroom (a "C" for my '80 Z-28 /GALT),
> store parts in the family
> room (except the roll cage, it's in the hall)
> with the garage reserved
> for the current project car, the Fairlane,
> which I hope
> to finish soon so I can get the Camero ready
> for Maxton.
> Chad
>
>
>
> Jim Dincau wrote:
> >
> > Easy;
> > Nolan White has a picture window in his
> living room that looks into the shop
> > where the streamliner is on the trailer.
> > Jim
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>
> > To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 8:39 AM
> > Subject: Re: Specialized engine building
> equip
> >
> > > Group,
> > > This doesn't come under the heading of
> engine building, but several
> > years
> > > ago my wife (still the same one after 35
> years) took a trip to Norway to
> > > visit relatives and her "roots".
> > > While she was gone I moved the 1915
> Indian Twin Engine (122cc)
> > Motocycle
> > > into the family room as a "tongue-in-cheek"
> trial gesture. The cycle was
> > > under restoration (and still is) but was
> assembled, painted and a
> > "roller".
> > > When she returned nothing much was
> said, so it stayed there for
> > probably
> > > 8 years until we sold the house and moved.
> > > In the new house, suggestions that we
> include it in the decor were met
> > > with an icy stare and a "harumph" tone of
> voice.............Ardun Doug
> > King
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