Postby Murff » Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:42 am
ZZZzzzzzzzzzz.....muttermutter...huh? Oh, Ok, I'm awake now.
Sheesh, been away too long. I've stopped in here and there and caught up on others doings but haven't updated my own. Also missed on the calendar, dangnabit! But I'm looking forward to getting my hands on a few. I'd be real proud to have you fellers cars on my office walls.
The Falcon is alive again, but is resting comfortably on jack stands for the winter months. Hopefully it survives, because with all the time & $$$ I've spent on it I neglected my garage. My roof is leaking like a sieve and I've been on bucket brigade every day that it rains. Bummer, but repairs just have to wait until spring.
Powermaster rebuilt my starter for me for $20, which I thought was more than fair since the damage was self inflicted. Treated me real nice, high praise for Powermaster customer service. Also found a few of my battery lugs that were either improperly soldered, or with all the shorting that was going on the wires got hot enough to dissolve the solder. Either way, repairs have been made and so far so good.
Didn't get the opportunity to return to the strip, but I did go out last weekend and fired that rascal up. Put in some alky, wife gave it three shots of gas, and it rumbled to life. I was pretty impressed since it hasn't been started since mid November and the temps this weeked were in the mid 40's. I was quite pleased with how easily it started for me. So pleased that tomorrow I am going to order one of Spud Miller's new Spring Over Center brackets for the fuel shutoff. I have been needing exactly that piece.
On the home side, my Son Jake arrived home from Afghanistan on December 23rd so Christmas was indeed Merry around the Murphy household. He is now stationed at Fort Lewis which is about 30 miles from here so now I can breathe again. He 'should' be stateside for about 18 months so I should be able to get some footage of him racing the Falcon this summer. Oh, and if I didn't mention it before, he was a busy soldier when he was home on leave last. I'm going to be a Grandpappy this summer, due date pretty close to 4th of July.
And I promise to loiter around DL more from now on. I feel so out of touch.
Murff
Peace, Love & Groovy Vibes