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Came to work this morning on the back roads to see if there were any deer moving and pulled up on some road hunters that had a gun across the hood of their truck. I tell ya, it is 2 more days until gun season here and these hillbilly's can not even wait that long!!! They told me that they were watching a den of foxes and that they were using the scope on the rifle to be able to see better........I called bullsh*t since they could not tell me where the den was :thumbdown:

Nice.

Scored a motor today. It's a 4.0L out of a Grand. It got hot. The head gasket blew, and one of the cylinder walls is now scored a wee bit. It's a perfect stroker canidate IMHO. Now......I just have to figure out where to store it........:rolleyes:

Start stashing cash now... stroker parts add up faster than you would think.
 
Nice.



Start stashing cash now... stroker parts add up faster than you would think.


Looong term project. A lil' here, a lil' there. I know a guy that can help me out with the block work. It was too good of a deal to pass up.
 
Scored a motor today. It's a 4.0L out of a Grand. It got hot. The head gasket blew, and one of the cylinder walls is now scored a wee bit. It's a perfect stroker canidate IMHO. Now......I just have to figure out where to store it........:rolleyes:


I thought in Flora the standard place was the bathtub????
 
what do you mean extra?

:)

BOB
Well I'll be damned ... you mean someone from Illinois is like a Hoosier. Hell, everyone over here has a spare bathtub and stool out back in the weeds. :D

Les
 
I've been considering selling my XJ and starting over with a smaller build. It seems every time I turn around something needs attention on it, (which I know will be true of any vehicle) but most have to do with modified or aftermarket stuff. Plus, if I get hired on with DNR, I won't have time to properly use it.

Doesn't help I stumbled across a good base rig near Terre Haute this afternoon. 91 or 92 Laredo, 4.0, 242, 8.25 - $1500. I'm pretty confident I could build it the way I want on a minimal budget.

Hopefully once I get mine back on the road again I won't feel this way, but I dunno.
 
live from the pmain crib...

mac, pat, big hank...getting drunk on the pontoon in pmain's shed/garage...

we are going to redbird in a couple of hours...

mac 'nothing like a good road trip hangover' gyvr
 
live from the pmain crib...

mac, pat, big hank...getting drunk on the pontoon in pmain's shed/garage...

we are going to redbird in a couple of hours...

mac 'nothing like a good road trip hangover' gyvr


I have a mental image of you and gene doing that. I can only imagine it was hilarious! :D
 
Well I'll be damned ... you mean someone from Illinois is like a Hoosier. Hell, everyone over here has a spare bathtub and stool out back in the weeds. :D

Les

Ha Ha ... I figured you hoosiers were hard core and just used the tub in the home.

BOB
 
got the bill for the fire hydrant replacement...

$2732.00...thought they would would give a discount to city employees...but no such luck...

mac 'thank goodness for auto insurance' gyvr
 
got the bill for the fire hydrant replacement...

$2732.00...thought they would would give a discount to city employees...but no such luck...

mac 'thank goodness for auto insurance' gyvr

I lied, got my numbers mixed up...just looked a the bill again... $3728.24

mac '$1350 in materials alone' gyvr
 
Well I'll be damned ... you mean someone from Illinois is like a Hoosier. Hell, everyone over here has a spare bathtub and stool out back in the weeds. :D

Les

Most of the time here in IL, they take the tub and cut it in half, then stand one half of it up in the front yard with concrete statue of Mary in it. The other half makes a good dog house, also a great storage spot for a spare engine. As for toilets, they make great planters, just add some potting soil in the bowl and a few seeds...
 
Most of the time here in IL, they take the tub and cut it in half, then stand one half of it up in the front yard with concrete statue of Mary in it. The other half makes a good dog house, also a great storage spot for a spare engine. As for toilets, they make great planters, just add some potting soil in the bowl and a few seeds...
Hmmm ... use 'em for art. Now that's an idea ... The toilet idea ... do you fill it half full of dirt, then sit down and fertilize before finishing filling it up?

Hoosiers are not quite that sophisticated ...

We use bath tubs for watering troughs/swimming pools. Set it out in the pasture and run a hose to it. When the cows get done drinkin', we take a dip and cool off.

Les
 
You laugh, but in the middle of hurricane season this is a very refreshing thing.:peace:
I laugh, but I also know. We don't have hurricanes up here, but I remember taking a dip in the trough between loads of hay. Washes the chaff off as well as cools ya down.

Les

Now a stool ... that's just plain funnay.
 
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