Dick J, I can relate to the 139 years old but I think
that a bad case of "SALT FEVER" is going to solve some
of those projects as I will probably start selling the
off so that we can get much smaller and much more
Powerful Parts. wmts
Quoting Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>:
> About a year ago I picked up a running 1949 F1
> because it was like the one I learned to drive
> in. Annnnddd, that flathead sounded soooo coool.
> I contemplated chopping the top, but didn't want
> to mess up a good truck re-learning something I
> hadn't done since 1963, so I scrounged around and
> a guy gave me another F1 with a frozen motor. I
> trailered it home, and pulled the cab off the
> chassis. Then, one day I was pulling the clutch
> off to see if the throw-out bushing could be used
> for another project I was working on, and much to
> my surprise, the "frozen" motor rotated.
> "Hmmmmm", I wondered. So I poured a little gas
> in the carburetor, put 12 volts to the starter,
> and damned if the thing didn't fire off!!! A
> couple of months ago I traded the original F1 off
> for a 1936 Chev coupe, but I've still got the
> parts truck. I have a nice chassis from the 54
> Dodge sedan that donated it's hemi for other
> projects, and I think the cab will channel down
> on the chassis really cool.
>
> Now, if I only live to 139 years old, I can get
> to all of these projects!
>
> Dick J
>
>
> --- Rick Byrnes <Rick@rbmotorsports.com> wrote:
> > Yeah DJ, whats up.
> > More info....
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Clay, Dale <Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com>
> > To: 'Dick J' <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; Pope, Jeff
> > <Jeff.Pope@HSV.Boeing.com>;
> > 'Scott Christensen' <saltrunner31@hotmail.com>;
> > <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 7:02 PM
> > Subject: RE: Way too quiet....
> >
> >
> > > Dick,
> > >
> > > You can't just drop "an old F1" on us like
> > that! Details please ... :)
> > >
> > > Dale C.
> > >
> > >
> > > Subject: RE: Way too quiet....
> > >
> > >
> > > I recently picked up an old F1 and it's just
> > sitting there
> > > next to the shop waiting for me to start
> > > restoring it.
> > >
> > > Dick J
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