Dons day,,,,,,,

Hey,,,,,,,thats why he gave me all his parts,,,,,,,,to make room for those boxes,,,,,,,2 babies show up since I last seen him in 2013,,,,,,,,,Hmmmm,,,,,,I wonder what Surfer Scott is up to,,,,,,seems like he has the same situation,,,,,,,,,

,,,lets see what my buddy Kenny has at his lawnmower shop,,,,,,,,,

Is that a 2nd Gen Lawnmower? Me Likey!!!

,,,a 1970 model,,,,,,

A 69 manufactured in 70? I thought 70 was 3rd Gen...

,,,nope,,,,,,,,in our Early world, Ford put hoods on in 1968,,,,,,,Chevy and Dodge did it in 1971,,,,,,,,in those days, it took 3 years to gear up for a new model,,,,,,,so when Ford put hoods on theirs in 1968 and people opened the hoods and seen A/C, power steering and brakes, and not having to sit on the radiator, Ford and Chevy seen the light and figured they better put hoods on theirs if they want to sell vans,,,,,,and by 1971, the Earlys were all gone,,,,,,replaced by pretty much what you see today,,,,,,,

there is just no end to our benefits living out West,,,,,

Sell them Mowers while you can. MI, IN and KY could use them!

there is BIG water problems out here in California,,,,,,,you can only water your lawns for 5 minutes and on only 2 days during the week,,,,,,,,,HOWEVER,,,,,,Big rain right now,,,,,flash floods,,,,,,,most rain in July ever,,,,,,,,,,

now here is something that people could use,,,,,,,,

donivan65 wrote:Mark brought over his Arizona Special for me to check out,,,,,,I pulled the wheels,,,,rear drums and shoes are 11"x2",,,,,,,should be  9 1/2"x2",,,,,that rear end was set up for coil springs,,,,so it is off something else,,,,left front wheel bearing is going bad,,,,,shoes have grooves in them,,,,they are 2" wide,,,,2 1/2" shoes go up there,,,,,someone put the rear shoes up front so brakes are way out of wack,,,,,

looks to be out of a chevelle or el camino, they have that 4 bar style rear axle with coilsprings

I think Mark sold that van, so its running around somewhere in the World...........

but thats good information,,,,,you need to find out what you got,,and what can be made to fit,,,,,lots of things can get changed in 50 years,,,,,,,and Mark would be looking for a long time if he was trying to get parts for his 66 G10, when that rear end has different parts in it.......

,,,time for some front tires,,,,,,,,

New sneakers!!! Yay! How's progress on the PT Cruiser???

Since its been getting pretty hot out here, I decided to pull the A/C compressor off to drain and fill it with new oil,  and then I see some chafing  on a couple of hoses, so I ordered new hoses and an accumulator,,,,,,,I pulled it into the garage yesterday in case it rains today,,,,,but I seen my front tires were getting pretty worn so I got some yesterday and put them on this morning,,,,,,but the PT is  on the list,,,2 car and van shows coming up this weekend,,,,,,,

So lets see what was happening  on Saturday at the Vans at the Bay 3 meet,,,,,,why its Rich,,,,,with his van,,,,,putting parts back on,,,,,,,my parts that he says he will give back to me, once or if, he ever finds his,,,,,,don't you think putting the dash back in would solve this running out of gas problem,,,,,like 4 times already,,,,,,,,can you come get me,,,,I am stuck on the road,,,,,,in my Van,,,,,Again

I think he just misses you and runs out on purpose...either that or he's hoping to sneak some more parts from you Maybe it's time to install the gas gauge!

We have a lot of Fun,,,,,at least I do,,,,,,,,,,,but I was busy with the new Vanette at the time he called me and told me he is stuck down the road, so I sent 64Chevy guy to get some gas and then I went and found and guarded his van until they brought gas and then we followed him home, then me and 64Chevy tried to get into In n Out on a Saturday night at the beach but gave up and each of us headed home,,,,,,

Sounds like the beachside In & Out is a gold mine!

,,,you would be hard pressed to find a better burger than a Double Double,,,,,,,,,

went to Charger Steves Wild Rides car show today,,,,,seen a couple of worthwhile vehicles,,,,,,,Funmeter definitely in the Negative the last couple of days,,,,,,,

And here I thought you came down to the beach area for the car show! No wonder you were happily walk along in the sun while I was sweating, thinking it was hot here!

Oh, and I ran out of gas again in the way home from the show! This time, at least I had a can of gas with me. I'm starting to think I've got a gas leak or there's someone siphoning my gas to help with the long drive from east county! I only run out of gas when he is around...

you know,,,,,,,they put gas gauges in vehicles for a reason,,,,,,,,