Escape From the Prison Planet

[ssn696]

I took a run up to Lincoln, NE chasing a Malibu. The truck was jetted for Santa Fe (6000 feet), so rolling downhill, the 400SBC/TH400 got almost 20 mpg. Car was a rust bucket. But, on the return trip, saw Blues Traveler at Red Rocks with the July 4 fireworks throughout the second set!

 

[ssn696]

Willin'.....been to Tucson, Tucumcari, Tehachepe and Tonopah.

 

[ssn696]

 

[Texas82GP]

Smart to walk away but what a disappointment. That would have been a cool project if it had been what was advertised.

 

[DRIVEN]

Doesn't really feel like I got much done this week. Got the Muncie swapped back in the Smell Camino. Now the A833 is out so I can clean it up and prep it for sale. Need to get the other A883 out of my pickup and the TKO installed too so I can list all 3 at the same time.

I'm also planning to ride the OBDR in July with a couple buddies and hopefully my brother too. Ordered up some stuff for the TWs that showed up this afternoon. When the rest of it gets delivered I'll dig into them.

 

[DRIVEN]

Shade stretching out from Shadow Mountain. I spent all day down in the bottom pasture area trimming trees and burning. Used up 2 chains on my little Homelite but got enough done for the day. We had a few days of rain recently followed by some sun and warmer temps so the fields are getting green and the trees are starting to bud out. I'll have a lot of grounds keeping in the next couple weeks. Cattle grazing in the corn stubble across the draw.

 

[DRIVEN]

Sharpened all 3 chains this morning then went down to do a little more trimming. Then I focused on the super crappy fence that the previous owner put up. Its a creative mixture of orange bailing twine, barbed wire, chicken wire, hog panels, and bailing wire with plenty of vegetation woven in for good measure. This section runs about 130' and I still have 50' left to take down. Then, more tree work.


When I bought the place there was what was supposed to be an irrigation runoff ditch that ran through those trees. It was actually just a swamp. I've run a new ditch 6-8' to the east so I'll be filling in this low ground to try to level it out. In the future I'll be adding some evergreens into the mix so that I can eventually get rid of most of the willows and other scrubby brush.


Somewhat unrelated note: Remember a few years back when I was working on that guy's car collection? He's approached me about building him a '66-'67 Nova resto-mod. The example he gave was a Barrett Jackson car that sold for $110k and he's fully aware of what a build like that costs . I'm tempted but it's a pretty huge project, although my current job situation does give me the flexibility to do something like that. We need to talk some more but it's a possibility.

 

[Gonzo1970]

Love these updates.

I'd contemplate the Nova, but it really depends on what you start with.

-Gonz

 

[DRIVEN]

Like I said, I need to talk specifics with him. My dad may be involved too and we'd really only be building it. No body, paint, or interior. He's a pretty cool guy but has high standards. His daily driver at his Hawaii house was a 427 Cobra for a while. I went back and found a couple that I worked on for him.

Projects from THE COMPOUND

My brother has his '69 Volvo 145 wagon for sale. That means his '72 Westy will become his daily driver. The transmission has always been really noisy (bearings) so he picked up another one a few months ago. Hopefully it's quieter. All racked up. Yank the engine. Replaced the rear motor...

gbodyforum.com

 

[Ribbedroof]

Friend of mine built this..

This 1966 Chevrolet Nova Was Built Like No Other

It’s difficult to build a muscle car that stands out from the rest, but Dave Terry achieved it with a unique build with this amazing 1966 Chevrolet Nova.

www.superchevy.com

And his boy built this one

http://www.superchevy.com/features/1511-this-may-be-the-cleanest-1967-chevrolet-nova-youll-ever-come-across