hey Chad great to see you here.... if you want to check out any of the old
E-mails you can go to www.listquest.com it has all the archived info listed
by subject and title as well as Author....
Wonderful place to hang out and Bench Race look forward to your imput...
Keith Turk...( that Ole Junk white car with the Red Egg on it.... the So Al
Special... )
----- Original Message -----
From: "chad labno" <clab@bellsouth.net>
To: "Jim Dincau" <jdincau@qnet.com>
Cc: <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: Specialized engine building equip
> 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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