Freightrain

MOPAR.............Move Over People Are Racing

Ya, the infamous "low bridge". You likely saw all the fancy warning devices hanging down now to try to keep the idiots from going that way.

Tom...........I left this one out. My first hot rod..........and still going strong

Ah, down on corner Harrison and Navarre Road, Hiennam Saw..........sumthin like that. Know the place well, my buddy has his car repair place up Harrison a couple blocks. My other buddies machine shop that does my motor work is just west on Navarre about a mile. Unfortunately I live up north by the Akron/Canton Airport so I'm not down that way during the day. If it would been Monday I coulda met up with ya. Nice lil truckers choke and puke about a mile west at Raff Rd exit.

I'm not into speed on two wheels, got my other hot rods for that stuff. I can't stand "quiet" anything. Maybe in 20 yrs, but not now. my Honda goes fast and makes noise: on the street or track

I've rode the wheels off the Honda in the last couple years. It puked oil out the rear rocker cover and has been in pieces since August!! Silly cone only, no gaskets. It's together, cleaned up and ready to roll. Got introduced to owner of local bike place(that I frequently window shop at) and they have some Customs coming this week and he's cutting me some good money off retail so it's worth it. Priced better then few on Craigslist. We'll see tomorrow. If not, very soon. That's the problem, those big "highway bagger" type bikes are too much to run around town on(in my opinion). I'm not ready for that and my back doesn't like riding that long anyway. Honda just doesn't make anything that has any sound to it. I'm a hot rodder, I want a bike that sounds like something. Some people don't understand it.....and likely never will.

LOL!!! Sad part is I am looking tomorrow!! (the ring thing has come/gone and she doesn't care anyway). Got the Shadow put back together(finally) and I want something that has some good ol American "thump" to it. That foreign "hum" just doesn't cut it. Some how, in the next month or so I'll have a Softail Custom. (anyone interested in a very nice 2000 1100 Shadow Sprirt?)

Told the g/f that I'd buy her a ring........but I found a Harley instead........ and that is when the fight started.

AC/DC "Who made Who" was THE soundtrack back in the day. I wore that cassette out a few times. It would quit playing, so I'd give it a rest for a week and it would play again. It just ROCKS! BTW, I still have it, though I did buy the CD version too.

Have to go from feable memory. There is a round disc in the lower portion of the door, it is the window stop. Removing it allows the window to be lowered enough to get panel out. Been 10yrs since I played with mine so I'm trying to remember the details.

Congrats Trent. Mine is still a keeper after near 6 yrs without a ring. She enjoys all my bad habits too. Dont know why???

I watch all my classic films on CLASSIC VHS!!!!! Get all the true white noise and fuzzy picture!!! LOL!!! Got plenty of these flicks, great bad weather watching! Should I go out to the garage and work??? Naw, it's nice and warm in the house! I remember going to see Smokey and the Bandit over 2 doz. times when it was at the theaters!! I went with everyone I knew. "Did ya see it yet? No? Ok, we're going". Remember going to Great Smokey Roadblock too. If it had a truck in it, I saw it when growing up.

I used 1 1/4" diameter 1/8" wall rollbar material to mount my fenders. Made my own brackets that bolt through a suspension holes, slip the tubing over and clamped it. You can stand on them without problem!

Most of us run Rotella 15w40 in our trucks. About 6-7 gals takes care of it. If you still have 20" tube tires, you can buy a set of 22.5" tubeless rims/tires and bolt them on. That was the first thing I did to my truck when I got it. I've played with my pump, had it running pretty good. The bad thing was when fuel prices went up, I turned it back down to get decent mileage out of it. I average 8-9 mpg pulling my trailer. When it was turned up...about 4 mpg!!! She sure did put out the smoke back then. Which pump? There are a couple variations.

Yup, 3/4" stuff will be mandatory if he works on bigger stuff. I had to replenish my tool selection when I bought the Mack. I wouldn't go crazy til he finds out what he will be working on. That big stuff gets pretty pricey if you go with a "tool truck" guy.

Ya, since they bolt the front frame horns on that hold the spring hangers!! Giv'r a good yank and Presto-chango you have an articulated truck.

Jay, it was done at the show, but I'm just getting around to getting the little things done(like the aux shifter). It's been "done" since last May. I'm just getting around to "completing" it now LOL!

Guess some of us are just lucky enough to have both?? LMAO!!!!

If there was a way to have your local DMV do a search of the VIN? Might find out the last place it was registered. Kinda a slim pick'n chance but you never know.

Sorry, no pic, but I did get a new Mack shirt. The "welcome to bulldog country" version. G/f orders the stuff online from the Mack store. I'd try to get HER to model it but THAT ain't happenin!!! LOL!!!

Now that I figured out the shift pattern, I found the LOW hole. It does creep along pretty nice now. Could always be slower, but it's a far cry from not having it at all!

Happy Bday Kenny.

Welcome aboard Al. I suppose it depends on how bad the frame is spreading due to the rust? It will only go from bad to really bad.

Santa put HIS bag of toys on HER chest?

Ill scribble it on the calender.