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BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER.... A's, G's & E's


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    G-Man
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    Post by G-Man Wed Jan 22, 2014 6:19 am

    Have time to work on my van, but so dam cold I don't. Look at it outside (which I hate) Yes I have a heater and yes there are things I can do that won't cost a lot. Just such a hassle getting things going when it this cold. Hoping Feb is better 20 degrees will feel like a heat wave
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    Location : Santa Barbara, California
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    Post by westcoastvanner Wed Jan 22, 2014 6:48 am

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    Here in Santa Barbara we are praying for rain, we have not had any for over 47 days and then it was only a trace.
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    Post by dix Wed Jan 22, 2014 11:49 am

    come up north and haul all the frozen rain you want...the high to day is 7 degrees Chris i agree add 20 to 25 degrees and we will be washing our vans in the drive way in shorts...


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    Vannin Ken
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    Location : Brighton,MI
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    Post by Vannin Ken Wed Jan 22, 2014 1:54 pm

    I'm so ready for spring, it was 9 below this morning.
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    Post by pan58head Wed Jan 22, 2014 4:04 pm

    I'll agree takes hours to get the shop warm enough to work but the furnace never stops running and @ $3.75 a gallon try to work a couple hours. I have been turning side work away, can't make any money if it all goes into heat. Hopeing for a waste oil furnace this time next year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Post by dix Wed Jan 22, 2014 4:34 pm

    those are not cheap, my brother has one at his shop. the bigest problem is what is in the waste oil that some people bring in saying I just changed my oil, But he does have free heat, the last service call cost over $1,000 bucks , so be carefull what you take in,


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    Post by dodge man Wed Jan 22, 2014 5:55 pm

    man I feel the same way i'm so tired of this cold, have to let the water drip in the bathroom now. already had to fix one frozen pipe, if someone wants I have a snowman for sale in my front yard just needs assembled  affraid 
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    Location : Rocket Ranch Lompoc, CA
    Registration date : 2008-05-18

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    Post by 64chevy Wed Jan 22, 2014 6:29 pm

    In the AZ desert. 70 deg weather and working on Chevy vans....

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    Location : St.Louis, Mo.
    Registration date : 2009-08-02

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    Post by Warlock Wed Jan 22, 2014 6:46 pm

    I am soooooooo sick and tired of the cold. No garage,wind chill 7 below and arthur visiting again for the winter means no work on my van till spring, but she will still start and go when nothing else on the block will even start.afro  
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    Post by pan58head Wed Jan 22, 2014 7:10 pm

    dix, I know they are expensive but paying $1500 year to heat the shop adds up pretty quick, my buddy owns a scrap yard that processes 500 plus cars a week(aka free oil, we'll almost have to buy lots of beer!!!!!!)so I figure two-three years the furnace will be paid for
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    Post by dix Thu Jan 23, 2014 4:28 am

    I agree it's a great investment, you just have to police what you take in. but it sounds like you have that covered. his shop is always warm now, (FREE HEAT ) that is a good option in the north,I'd say go for it


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    Location : shawnee oklahoma
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    Post by rickland Thu Jan 23, 2014 4:57 am

    I have a welding shop buddy who has in a barrel, a large cast iron skillet face up, a fire brick in the center, a smaller cast iron skillet face down on top, a drip can of waste oil with long tube dripping on to top of smaller skillet running into larger pan, its redneck but once it gets hot it heats about 1500 ft shop.
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    Post by G-Man Thu Jan 23, 2014 5:00 am

    Feb. here is still cold, but thing start to change by the end of the month. I'm not asking alot just would like to see it in the 20's
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    Post by pan58head Thu Jan 23, 2014 5:15 am

    Sad that we are wishing for 20's!!!!! This weather is just depressing , going to go up to the shop and grab some pieces to polish just to keep the mind moving.
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    Post by G-Man Thu Jan 23, 2014 6:02 am

    Pan doing the same thing, going to bring some small stuff inside to work on
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    Post by mark-t Thu Jan 23, 2014 6:15 am

    I heat my house and barn with a outside wood boiler, its a lot of work 16-18 cords but on days like this 3 degrees and there both at 70 I can work on my vans
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    Post by dodge man Thu Jan 23, 2014 7:48 am

    me and my wife have been watching old john Wayne and jimmy stewart westerns for the last week or so, this below zero weather is suppose to last another week, I guess i'll watch the VAN movie and some hot rod movies today, I still need to finish insulation on the dog box and install the lid before I test out the new engine and trany on a longer drive, keep worm everyone,
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    Location : spokane ,Wa.
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    Post by Twinpilot001 Thu Jan 23, 2014 8:07 am

    here in the northwest= were still waiting for our coldest month =feb!! Has been a fair winter some cold yet not much snow this winter!! YEAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! cheers 
    savage
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    Post by savage Thu Jan 23, 2014 8:16 am

    Don ,how you find a 2nd gen Chevy too work on in the Az desert??  Surprised 
     
     
     Its about 2 here,new snow. No van work on any of my van,so far this winter(lots of time(no work,& no $$), but do  help Tom(Millwright71) on his 66 Chevy complete rebuild & upgrade  Cool It going to be Sweet,that helps alot.
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    Post by mo_1040 Thu Jan 23, 2014 5:19 pm

    28 below zero this morning and supposed to be 28 above tomorrow... This cold shit is getting old.
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    Post by 64chevy Thu Jan 23, 2014 5:58 pm

    savage wrote:Don ,how you find a 2nd gen Chevy too work on in the Az desert??  

    Don's having trouble getting connected but he's been busy making new friends....

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    Post by G-Man Fri Jan 24, 2014 6:38 pm

    After seeing the weather tonite, looks like the blues will be around another week.
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    Post by dodge man Fri Jan 24, 2014 7:13 pm

    I hear ya G-man -10 Tuesday and Wednesday nights, this sucks !!
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    Post by A100 Wrench Sat Jan 25, 2014 7:08 am

    I know when I lived in that part of the country we had two seasons SNOW and MUD
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    Post by slowrider Sat Jan 25, 2014 10:09 am

    January Blues <a href=January Blues GEDC0054_zps375b440e" />My problems are two fold.To cold outside and the van is to tall to fit in my garage.

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