Week 22

Another week. No updates. I've had to drop $500 into the transmission of my '99 Taurus, money that was supposed to go towards body working tools I need for Elizabeth. The Ford is my daily driver, and she's got 217,000 miles on her - with the original transmission. So I guess I can't complain. It was just something I wasn't in the mood to deal with (and car rental for a week ain't cheap).

Oh well.

Week 21

Another weekend off from working on the car. Too many other things seem to need my attention, both at work and at home. Just another downside of not having a garage on the property to keep her, and it's hard to get motivated to go out and drive into town sometimes. Ah well. She's not going anywhere. *8-)

Week 20

I was going to rant about gas prices since they kept me at home this weekend, thanks in no small part to public overreaction to hurricane IKE (before it even made landfall). And since I live about 10 miles from my garage, a couple of trips there and back are a big deal to me when gasoline is so high. But to make a long story short, local gas was $3.49 a gallon last Monday. By Friday afternoon (again, while IKE was still out in the gulf) it had risen to $4.25 in most places, prompting our governor to declare a state of emergency in order to freeze prices and stop the gouging. Total. Utter. Bullsh!t.

I think it's about time we put someone in the White House who knows how to think and can deal with these sort of things. The current occupant seems unable or unwilling.

Over and out.

Week 19

Made a parts run Saturday. And check out who came on the radio (tuned to the 50s station on Sirius) as I drove out of the city limits. None other than Thurston Harris and Little Bitty Pretty One. Someone was smiling down on me today. Sorry for the cr@ppy video, I shot it with my cell phone.

Here's a shot of the haul. '57 deck lid, grill, bumper and a vent wing mount to replace the broken one on Elizabeth.

Thanks James!

You learn something new every day!

Those who know will say this is a Plymouth brake booster. Certainly looks like one doesn't it. But in fact, this baby came off a Jaguar and was manufactured in the UK by Dunlop. Maybe they purchased the design? Who knows. But it's a (much newer) bolt on replacement!

Also, I decided that I liked the name and so followed through with my earlier idea and purchased the domain therustynuts.com today. The URL www.therustynuts.com will bring you to this site. I think it fits nicely. Heh!