Re: Good Morning Thread

by Ragtacker Fri Aug 26, 2022 5:48 pm

Good afternoon gents. Hot all day again and then the offshore wind started to move a bit and its cool now at 530. I took advantage of the cooler temps today and painted the engine bay. Its my first time painting a car and I am fairly happy with the results. Its got a bit of orange peel and theres a few dirt nibs in it but overall not bad. Now I am deciding do I sand and respray or just be happy with what I got. I will Sand out the dirt but the orange peel i am inclined to just learn and move on as this is not a concours resto more a learning tool any way heres a few pics.

by jgl360 Sat Aug 27, 2022 6:31 am

Looks pretty darn good for somebody who is doing it for the first time.

by **smoken340** Sun Aug 28, 2022 9:45 am

Reg, that looks good. I personally would leave it alone, if anyone is looking close enough to see the dust or orange peel. Just tell them they are looking at the wrong car.

by jgl360 Sun Aug 28, 2022 2:41 pm

Good answer

by Ragtacker Sun Aug 28, 2022 6:50 pm

Good day 27 or so I. Actually lost count as I cut the lawn and fertilized all the plants and did all the crap I should be doing but too involved in the car. Well I did sand it out and respray before I read the advice and wth is with the dust???? I am kidding I did sand and respray but other issues circled my affords and well lets say its better but not how I would like it. I am going to wait until after the engine bangs around and scratches the heck out of the engine bay then fix it all. I sprayed the under side today with self etching primer so good to go whenever I can get to the colour spray under there. We are leaving Wednesday after work for the long weekend and back Monday so not much happening until we get back. Also got the heat pump set outside and the indoor piece set too so just need sparky to hook me up

by jgl360 Tue Aug 30, 2022 2:00 pm

Hello its sunny, 6 o'clock and 29.5 outside but rain starting around 10/11 ish.
BBQ for supper by yours truly and co.

by Ragtacker Wed Aug 31, 2022 5:54 am

Good morning 18 already at 6 am it will another cooker. My daughter just text me(she lives about a K away) asking where all the smoke is coming from and I can smell it but cant find it so theres a fire somewhere close its a grass/bush fire. Heading out today for the weekend, probably the last camping trip of the year I guess. By looking at the long term the temps are going to be dropping next week sometime and by mid month the highs will be 16 ish. Like I say don`t bitch about the heat because 6 months of rain is on its way.
Have a great day

by Ragtacker Fri Sep 02, 2022 12:47 pm

Good day hot hot hot just how I Ike it! This camping is good for the mind I tell ya.
Take care have a great long weekend

by Ragtacker Mon Sep 05, 2022 12:18 pm

Happy Labour Day! Just got back awesome weekend even with the rain yesterday.
Have a great rest of your day

by Ragtacker Sat Sep 10, 2022 6:23 pm

Good evening wow hot well over 30 but smokey as hell. I was working on the cargo trailer all day and started hacking up a bit of blood so that was it for me. We almost made it through with no smoke this year almost. This is Washington State and Oregon smoke not even ours. Dont think I will get to the Valiant this weekend just way to much stuff going on.
Take care

by jgl360 Sun Sep 11, 2022 6:18 am

Good morning, sunny again but temps are already cooling off bit by bit.
Have a good one and stay safe.

by Ragtacker Mon Sep 12, 2022 5:44 pm

Good evening 23 and the smoke has finally moved on thankfully. Car shows winding down the inevitable is coming fairly soon by the looks of the long term forecast, a very short summer is beginning to fade. Hope to get some under carriage paint done in the next week on the Valiant. I have new brake lines and master coming so it absolutely has to get painted under there before. Going to get the new windshield ordered before too long case theres trouble getting one next year.
Hope all is well its very quiet in here.
Have a great evening

by jgl360 Tue Sep 13, 2022 7:36 am

This morning the fog finally burnt off and it looks like a fine afternoon. Hope everybody is doing well.
Reg I ran a 350 cfm 2 barrel carb (like the middle carb on the 340 six pack) on my slant six for years before the rebuild and that sure woke it up, but you will need a 2 barrel intake or adapter
Have a good day.

by Ragtacker Tue Sep 13, 2022 9:33 am

Good morning a bit hazy not too bad but its cooling down quickly now. JG thats a good idea and a definite possibility I am going to just get her going next year with what I have just to get it on the road then add stuff as I find it.
Have a great day

by jgl360 Tue Sep 13, 2022 9:41 am

Happy hunting Reg.

by jgl360 Thu Sep 15, 2022 11:20 am

Coolish day, only 15-16 and mostly cloudy.

And by the way, anybody hear from Dan lately?

by Ragtacker Thu Sep 15, 2022 11:55 am

Good morning same weather here JG we even had a very small sprinkle of rain in places. Regarding Dan no not for a bit. My guess is the reno is consuming a lot of his time but hope all is well there.
Have a great day

by Ragtacker Sat Sep 17, 2022 8:15 am

Good morning down to single digits last night its 13 at the moment.
Have a great day

by Ragtacker Sat Sep 17, 2022 5:46 pm

Good morning down to single digits last night its 13 at the moment.
Have a great day

by jgl360 Sun Sep 18, 2022 5:54 am

Over here it must have gone down to 9-10 but it is 12 at the moment with cloud cover.
Have a good one.

by jgl360 Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:10 am

BRRR 5.8 this morning for a wake up temp. Signs of things to come I guess.

by Ragtacker Mon Sep 19, 2022 6:11 am

Good morning 6 here JG ya something bad is coming lol.
Have a great day

by **smoken340** Mon Sep 19, 2022 9:05 am

Good morning, still fairly warm and humid here. Well I’m going in for cataract surgery this Thursday. And this damn renovation is driving me nuts. A lot of the stuff that we picked out 6 months ago is no longer available. And the worst part of it is the place that I’m staying at does not have internet service. So I can only go on the internet when I stop by my house and sit in the backyard. Have a great day.

by **Keith Mopar** Tue Sep 20, 2022 11:59 am

Hey guys I'm back. I've been out at the lake for over 4 weeks and we took the boat out of the water last week. We made it home on Friday but there is no internet out there all though I logged in from the coffee shop to follow the thread a few times. We did attend 3 different car shows while on vacation but I didn't have any cars out in them.

Reg the car looks likes it's coming along nicely.

Have a great day!

by jgl360 Thu Sep 22, 2022 12:03 pm

Good afternoon, we are expecting tropical storm Fiona to visit Nova Scotia, N.B. and Quebec starting Saturday. The southern coast of NS usually gets the worst of the storms but as usual time will tell. Cape Breton, NS is almost always in the target vicinity. This is the hurricane season for us but we do not get it as bad as the southern parts as quite a few storms stay in the ocean.

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