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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 31, 2016 10:31:04 GMT -5
PM sent about the 4" shields.
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 28, 2016 17:25:30 GMT -5
At that price I'd buy it in a heartbeat, if it wouldn't cost a fortune to ship it to S.D.
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 27, 2016 10:15:28 GMT -5
Most of the rock books show pictures of ideal specimens. Don't expect the ones you find to look nearly as nice.
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 20, 2016 11:16:54 GMT -5
Ahhh hah way to go Fossilman!!! Its in my rock bowl,a small red jasper with flakes..LOL LOL, all the flakes around here are on the roads.
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 19, 2016 13:22:33 GMT -5
Dammit Al Gore, go away. Ya got us all the way up to 19 above today. Even the wind chill is above zero.
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 19, 2016 13:19:16 GMT -5
Aren't they located up in the Dakotas? Long drive. Parking lot probably no where I'd want to be right about now. If I ever make it up that way, I'd like to hound the jakesrocks site. Bet that's one place worth the drive! And The Rock Shed is only about a 7 hour non stop drive from me. But I've always got hot coffee.
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 18, 2016 19:14:02 GMT -5
You must also remember that fluorite is one of the minerals that has perfect cleavage. It will cleave easily.Without enough plastic pellets in all stages you may end up with a tumbler barrel full of perfect little cubes.
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 18, 2016 10:40:34 GMT -5
It's a nice balmy -26 with -50 wind chill this morning.
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 17, 2016 12:22:26 GMT -5
Minus 9 right now, with minus 28 wind chill. That's supposed to be our high for the day. Temps are gonna drop this afternoon.
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 16, 2016 23:15:04 GMT -5
Hey Don, you on the east or west side of South Dakota? North east, right next to North Dakota. 1 above with minus 21 wind chill. Second round of snow on its way in.
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 16, 2016 21:48:02 GMT -5
Once you've driven it a few times, & see all of the heads you'll turn you'll be hooked. Your husband will have to pry the keys out of your fingers. Yours probably has modern suspension under it, & possibly power steering. It'll be easy to drive. Just like driving the family car. But it'll draw a lot more attention than the family car. Mine still has the buggy spring suspension & original steering. It can be a handful on rough roads. But I'm an old goat who grew up with these cars. I wouldn't have mine any other way. My husband has a 69 Chevelle that he did a lot of the work on. That's his favorite. Once I had to follow him when he was going to drop it off to get fuel injection installed and a lot of people stared at it. One guy was taking pictures of it with his phone while we were at a light. When the '34 was dropped off a few weeks ago, the driver had to unload it on the street outside of our neighborhood because our streets are too narrow. I drove it home about a quarter of a mile and it was not easy to steer. I think the only things we are going to do to it are add power steering and fuel injection. It has a carburetor, and it stinks up the garage something awful lol. I open the garage door a couple of times a day to air it out so it doesn't blow up. Lol. It makes me wonder what the air smelled like back in the 70's when all cars had carburetors. Gives me a headache. I think it's great that yours is original. It's fun seeing how the cars used to be. I don't think I have ever seen an engine like yours. I'm going to show it to my husband when he get home LOL. Mine is far from original. There are many modifications. IIt's built in the hot rod style of the 40"s & 50's with only a minor upgrade to a 12 volt system with turn signals. The original owner even had the frame work featured in Rod & Custom magazine a couple times. This takes a while to load, but your husband might enjoy the read. www.hotrod.com/articles/0708rc-boxing-the-frame/ and another on the hydraulic brakes & clutch. www.hotrod.com/articles/0811rc-hydraulic-brake-clutch-assembly-1930-ford-model-a/
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 16, 2016 19:55:55 GMT -5
Once you've driven it a few times, & see all of the heads you'll turn you'll be hooked. Your husband will have to pry the keys out of your fingers. Yours probably has modern suspension under it, & possibly power steering. It'll be easy to drive. Just like driving the family car. But it'll draw a lot more attention than the family car.
Mine still has the buggy spring suspension & original steering. It can be a handful on rough roads. But I'm an old goat who grew up with these cars. I wouldn't have mine any other way.
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 16, 2016 19:34:02 GMT -5
No Andrea, mine is a driver. No trailer queens for me. I do take it to our annual car show, but I drive it over 2-1/2 miles of dusty gravel roads to get to pavement before hitting pavement. Dust it off after parking at the show. You can always tell the cars that are driven. They're the ones with gravel chips in the paint, dust in the crevices & dead bugs in the radiator & on the windshield. Bet your husband doesn't have an engine like this in his collection. Genuine old school Ford 4 cylinder. 1929, 4 cam bearing block.
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 16, 2016 16:07:51 GMT -5
jakesrocks Thanks, we just got the car a few weeks ago. My husband is more into muscle cars but the 34 Chevy is my favorite. He would rather it have no fenders but I think the fenders make the car. Andrea Het Andrea, if you show me yours, I'll show you mine. LOL
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 16, 2016 14:00:45 GMT -5
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 16, 2016 13:53:00 GMT -5
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 16, 2016 12:38:57 GMT -5
Glad you gave the bird a safe & warm place for the night. If they stick around your area over winter, you may have a new best friend.
On another note, I'm liking your avatar. Street rods rule.
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 16, 2016 12:28:56 GMT -5
Check your local hardware store. It comes in various widths & thicknesses. It comes rolled up in a sealed plastic bag & should be at least 10' long. It's self sticking & will have a peel of strip on one side. Make sure to clean all of the oil off your saw table, or else it won't stick.
If your hardware store doesn't have the right size, check self stick weather stripping on ebay.
When you put the gasket on, cut it about 1/8" longer than needed. If stretched when putting it on, it will shrink back & leave gaps at the corners.
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 16, 2016 10:54:22 GMT -5
We actually warmed up last night. Got all the way up to 9 above. Big storm about an hour west of us. Probably be snowed in by tomorrow morning.
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 15, 2016 13:33:17 GMT -5
All the way up to 0 deg here, from an overnight low of minus 20 deg.
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