1979 century "Ugly Betty"
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Today is norways liberation day, so I`m not allowed to go in the garage, even though I want to.
My wife says no, and the boys are happy, that dad is inside.
so we vent to the fair, and looked at all the people, did a little walk around, drank some coffee, ate some icecream, and went home, and fired up the BBQ. traditional food, is sourmilk porridge, and salted meat.
We had spareribs, and bbq`ed shrimps. and for some reason, all of my neighbours, are looking with envy!
My wife says no, and the boys are happy, that dad is inside.
so we vent to the fair, and looked at all the people, did a little walk around, drank some coffee, ate some icecream, and went home, and fired up the BBQ. traditional food, is sourmilk porridge, and salted meat.
We had spareribs, and bbq`ed shrimps. and for some reason, all of my neighbours, are looking with envy!
A couple of days, have gone by, without any work done on "betty" due to my wife`s demand on cleaning up the yard, and driveway, and my stepdaughters olds cutlass, just got it`s MOT.
the only flaws, were
rusty headlights
no funtional horn
no reverselight
no licenceplate light.
took 2 hours, and the car was done, went to the shop the next day, and parked it outside, bright and early.
got a call,
"Did you forget your car, here yesterday?"
"No, just fixed it and drove it back, this morning"
"Right, could you pick it up, it`s kinda in the way"
"but what about the MOT??"
"Just pick up the dang car, you got your MOT, dang`it!!"
haven`t seen my daughter since! hehe
But I got my T10, and the bellhousing together, and the HURST shifter in place. (I had to go to freepatents.com,to get the original drawings, of the dang thing, since I forgot how to put it back together after cleaning it)
I also building a testbench, for my 350, in order to break in the new cam, outside the car. easier to monitor any problems with oilpressure, heat, leakage, and other things, you don`t want the engine to do, after you have spent a lot of hours, putting it back in the car.
So tuesday, I start at my new job, after being unemployed for 2 years, looking forward to that, even though my wife doesn`t, then she can`t sleep til 10 am.
got a nice raise at the same time, going up from 135 nok to 160 nok. that`s aprox. $26,50 an hour not bad, but I`ll get more in a year or so, but it keeps food on the table, a roof over the table, and gas in the tank.
the only flaws, were
rusty headlights
no funtional horn
no reverselight
no licenceplate light.
took 2 hours, and the car was done, went to the shop the next day, and parked it outside, bright and early.
got a call,
"Did you forget your car, here yesterday?"
"No, just fixed it and drove it back, this morning"
"Right, could you pick it up, it`s kinda in the way"
"but what about the MOT??"
"Just pick up the dang car, you got your MOT, dang`it!!"
haven`t seen my daughter since! hehe
But I got my T10, and the bellhousing together, and the HURST shifter in place. (I had to go to freepatents.com,to get the original drawings, of the dang thing, since I forgot how to put it back together after cleaning it)
I also building a testbench, for my 350, in order to break in the new cam, outside the car. easier to monitor any problems with oilpressure, heat, leakage, and other things, you don`t want the engine to do, after you have spent a lot of hours, putting it back in the car.
So tuesday, I start at my new job, after being unemployed for 2 years, looking forward to that, even though my wife doesn`t, then she can`t sleep til 10 am.
got a nice raise at the same time, going up from 135 nok to 160 nok. that`s aprox. $26,50 an hour not bad, but I`ll get more in a year or so, but it keeps food on the table, a roof over the table, and gas in the tank.
sounds good! i never thought to goto the patent page to look at how anything was put together. thats a good idea.
got a hole 15 minutes of grinding old paint, before it startet raining, again.
going to work, in 5 minutes, and hopefully, the weather will be better tomorrow, so that the old paint can come off.
but knowing the weather here, it will proberbly be snowing! hehehe
going to work, in 5 minutes, and hopefully, the weather will be better tomorrow, so that the old paint can come off.
but knowing the weather here, it will proberbly be snowing! hehehe
drunk. as a skunk, I`m sitting here, wondering what to do.
My son in law, wants an american car, and I dont have the time, for "ugly betty".
should I sell her, for a reasnable (is that right, or am I to drunk to spell it right?) price, to my son in law, in order, to get him introduced to the amcar virus???
or should I keep her to myself, and "Get`r done!"
I have got most of the rust done, missing a few parts though. some things are impossible to get your hands on.
At the moment, I need a clutch, flywheel, and a 16 spline yoke, for the borg warner T10.
I also need to rebuild the plastic headlight beazels, in metal. so they will last somewhat longer, than the others!
desintegrating plastics are not funny, when they are only hold together with duckt tape, and impossible to reproduce!!!
jezz, I should go to bed, but, there`s just one more Corona, left.......
cheers boys, love this place, I feel at home.
My son in law, wants an american car, and I dont have the time, for "ugly betty".
should I sell her, for a reasnable (is that right, or am I to drunk to spell it right?) price, to my son in law, in order, to get him introduced to the amcar virus???
or should I keep her to myself, and "Get`r done!"
I have got most of the rust done, missing a few parts though. some things are impossible to get your hands on.
At the moment, I need a clutch, flywheel, and a 16 spline yoke, for the borg warner T10.
I also need to rebuild the plastic headlight beazels, in metal. so they will last somewhat longer, than the others!
desintegrating plastics are not funny, when they are only hold together with duckt tape, and impossible to reproduce!!!
jezz, I should go to bed, but, there`s just one more Corona, left.......
cheers boys, love this place, I feel at home.
I have a 79 Cutlass station wagon. You can see it in my avatar. It is ugly. People think I am crazy for liking it but it is my favorite car. I also have a restored show car that wins trophies all the time but I still like driving my old Cutlass station wagon more.
A famous American, Benjamin Franklin, said, "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!".As much as I like to drink beer, I advise against making important decisions while under the influance. Sleep on it. Parts are available mail order just expensive. A stick shift station wagon is rarer than rare. And a pisser to drive. I have one too.---->>>
Keep that car its a cool story and I think a cool fun car . My first car was an 1982 Malibu classic 3.8 v6 auto but a load of fun . Hope you keep it
well, the day after, with a bit of a hangover, the weather outside is windy, and raining.
I don`t think, that she will be leaving my sight, ever!
I`ll make some work changes, and get her done!
hopefully, she will be driven to the 4th of july carmeet in oslo. they are hoping for 3500 cars this year.
I`m just hoping, that I will get there! hehe
I don`t think, that she will be leaving my sight, ever!
I`ll make some work changes, and get her done!
hopefully, she will be driven to the 4th of july carmeet in oslo. they are hoping for 3500 cars this year.
I`m just hoping, that I will get there! hehe
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