Jeez – Holidays. All this time off, and NOTHING gets accomplished. I just need 4 consecutive weekends with no commitments, and you'd think I’d have learned by now that the likelihood of that is zero in December.
Were still in a holding pattern on head information. Mark’s computer isn’t properly logging flow bench numbers, and I haven’t been able to get a hold of my computer wizard to help him out with it. So that’s on me.
I did reshuffle the garage, and made a bit more headway on the Pom Rod, though. When I stopped at Podunk’s last month, he gave me an engine stand he made, and I LOVE IT! It’s about 8” taller than those Harboring Fright units, and I can actually work on an engine without getting a back-ache.
I dug the completed engine out of the corner and mounted it up. It’s all new assembly, but has been sitting for a number of years with the valley open, so I want to disassemble it and make sure it doesn’t have any acorn shells in it. It’s an impressive looking engine –
Terry did a nice job on the headers – the unusual shape of the #1 pipe made to allow the steering shaft to clear.
I also started on the rear quarter panel – a combination of new metal welded into place and fiberglass to cover the fact that I’m no welder –
Other than that, it was a nice Christmas with Kate, her brother’s family and Kate’s niece, Charisa.
Gas just dipped to 2.09, but seeing as I heat the garage with diesel or kerosene, and it hasn’t dipped as steeply as gasoline, time in the garage gets costly this time of year.