[tcb] Re: hershey news
- From: Neil McGlothin <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 17:20:34 -0700 (PDT)
Dang, all this talk about breaks...first Denis, now
Brian...things break all da time! Work on the brakes!
HAHAHAHAHA, WHOOPIE!
Sorry, I was in my happy place for a moment...
I needed it bad, too! Been a rough couple of weeks
here...
--- Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> the guy has an engine stand he does this all the
> time. i was told to leave
> the plugs out and the rockers and rods. so he can
> get the cam and crank good
> and lubed (they have assembly lube on them now) and
> then he puts in the rods
> and rockers and goes at it again to build preassure
> then we put in plugs and
> FIRE IN THE HOLE!!!! and then make sure timing is
> accurate and adjust the
> carb correctly. then all i got to do is bolt it to
> the tranny plug all my
> wires in and she is ready to go. BUT then comes
> breaks.
>
> oh and i got the cylinder tin and the shroud
> installed last night along with
> the generator and generator stand and oh of course
> the doghouse style
> cooler. the only thing that more or less bothers me
> is that the shroud is an
> airconditioner shroud so the left side looks a
> little funny. oh well.
> eventually someone will probably look at the bus and
> say is that an a/c
> shroud? and i will say yes and they will either
> offer me money or offer me
> money and a shroud and i will take it because i am
> cheap like that so it
> will all work out. just like the chrome bumper.
>
>
> >From: "Lonnie Bergman"
> <bergmanfamily@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: [tcb] Re: hershey news
> >Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 19:19:44 -0500
> >
> >Better yet is to leave the spark plugs out until
> the oil light goes out or
> >pressure is indicated on the gauge. Less strain on
> moving parts with no oil
> >pressure.
> >
> >
> >
> > _____
> >
> >From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> >Of wuzmop@xxxxxxx
> >Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 2:13 PM
> >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [tcb] Re: hershey news
> >
> >
> >
> >Congrats on the progress! You can prime it just by
> spinning it with the
> >coil
> >disconnected, until the oil pressure light goes
> off, before you do the
> >initial start up.
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Sent: Thu, 4 May 2006 13:44:33 -0500
> >Subject: [tcb] hershey news
> >
> >so guess what i did last night with ol' hershey. i
> pushed him out of the
> >shop (special note: that bus is a pain in the ass
> to push when in gear) and
> >i finished building the long block. now all i lack
> is tin and i am not
> >putting push rods and rockers on just yet because
> the guy that built the
> >short block wants to prime the pump before starting
> it. but hopefully on
> >tuesday or so of next week it will be hot tested
> and stabbed. then brakes
> >which will be about two days worth of work.
> >
> >oh and to top it off i was looking at the tires and
> inspecting them and
> >they
> >look really good. i am debating on if i want to
> unload that amount of money
> >on new tires right now or drive it with the ones i
> got. i don't plan on
> >driving it much out of town right now, maybe to
> work which is going not
> >much
> >over 55 the whole way for 37 miles. get the motor
> good and broken in then
> >go
> >over it and check torque specs on everything. i am
> getting so freaking
> >excited i couldn't sleep last night.
> >
> >i am building this thing to exact specs and i am
> comparing everything
> >between bentley and the idiots guide.
> >
> >YIPPEEEE. I WON'T BE PUSHING HER TO MUCH LONGER.
> >
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