I've been in country for the last month, but not home much - just got
back from a couple of days in Palm Springs taking golf lessons and
digging holes with a variety of clubs. It's work related, though - if
you must play golf for business, it behooves you to at least act like
you know what you're doing. Off to London for the Cream reunion show at
the Royal Albert Hall week after next, then direct from the UK to Chi so
I can get to SB in time for the good deals. <G>
Still making progress on the Frua larks, slowly but surely. I'm
stripping anything usable off the less restorable one so I can move it
outside (under a cover) to await it's ultimate fate, whatever it may be.
The Wagonaire is nearly stripped down for paint, and I'm still
collecting parts for the 62 Lark for it's conversion from 3sp to 3sp/OD.
Speaking of which, anybody have the underdash bracket for the OD cable?

Getting ready to go to South Bend with parts.

Bo

I went out to the garage, looked at my compressor that's been sitting in
it's crate for the past 3 months and thought I should probably get that
hooked up... some day.  Then looked at my benchtop blasting cabinet and
thought that would be fun to use... some day.  Then I mowed the lawn and
decided that the next house I buy is going to have a smaller yard or I'm
going to buy a riding lawnmower.

Lee

That's where I intended to be, and what I intended to be doing.  <G>

But, went to coffee first, and wound up 50 miles away at a swap meet with
some buddies.  Just got home, and am going to start cleaning up the lovely
couple.

Got up early; waited by the ponds for the sun to come up; took some digital
photos of the bitterns maiing their nests.
Took the Lark out of the shop, Jane spent yesterday detailing it, so took
some good digital photos of it.
Took the Lark and met the local SDC'ers for breakfast; about 30 showed up,
we do this monthly, had a good time, showed off the Lark, more photos.
Some came back to the house for coffee and treats. Sold a NOS 289 crank to
one of them, to generate cash for South Bend.
Had to play with a new digital camera, check it out, before I mail it to
my daughter in the DR.
Now I'm having a beer, by the woodstove, downloading photos, checking maps
for routes to South Bend, checking for motel deals in South Bend, and have
a camera, on a tripod, pointed towards the ponds, to get more wildlife
shots. I see a pheasant digging out some of my garden seeds, but took lots
of photos of him yesterday. Have another digital camera beside me (a new
one for my mom), but probably won't play with it until tomorrow.

I have been working on "Pinkie", the Rose Mist Hawk my buddy got recently
off ebay.  All new brake lines, repack all the wheel bearings, and
gathering tranny seals for when I yank it out next week.  He has been
buying nick nacks like mad...
  Have been driving my Daytona for the better part of the week and it's
running better than it's ever run.  I had recently discovered that the
distributor (Delco window) was advancing too far and the vacuum advance I
was using (Corvette application) was way too agressive.  Stopped by to
peek at my little gold car at my buddy's body shop; he has the jambs and
trunk done and it will get color beginning of the week.  See my other post
about that little jewel.  Hopefully picking up two more Lark parts cars
this coming week.  Busy, busy, busy... Monday or Tuesday my friend's new
truck will arrive: I'm sure many of you have seen it.  A light blue and
white 59 Transtar that took first in class at Charlotte.  He bought it at
the Ga. state meet.  He bought a speedster off ebay a little while back
and caught the disease..
Studebaker George

Actually today wasn't all that tough... looked like rain so I started
cleaning and painting all the little parts I'd been ignoring... got my
air cleaner done, spring plates ready (the ones with the sway bar tabs)
heater box painted, reinstalled my clock, fixed my dome light, dug out a
horn that worked and installed that (anyone have a Sparton low tone
horn?) threw two late sway bars in the deruster (one for my '55 one for
JP's '64) and then took the '55 through the drive-through 'cause I was
hungry by that point!  Only thing I discovered was that with the lights
and wipers on I'm not charging at a low idle, is this normal for a Delco
12SI?  I don't rememeber the one on my dad's truck acting like that.
Other than that a pretty good day!

nate

On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 21:12:35 GMT,  you wrote:

well, it SAID 'ford'
under the hood it said MADE BY KIA...

and the ENGINE said, Mitsubishi..

spent 4 HOURS trying to set the timing..1 hour of that pulling
down to the cam shaft belt to see the timing marks..

25mpg SUCKS when it should get 45

    --Shiva--
   
   

Hi Jeff

. Worked on the car for  a few hours. I got it running yesterday and
took it for a spin. Need to do a lot of tuning on the carbs but it will
go down the street fairly well. The valves seem a little loud even
though I adjusted them before putting on the manifold. Decided to
recheck them today and see if I could get the valve covers off without
removing the carbs. The left side is a real bitch. Had to remove the air
horns and the lower air horn studs. That still didn't do it. Wish I had
made the carbs 1/4 inch higher. Loosened the four bolts on the brake
power booster and moved it sideways. Still no go. Removed the power
steering pump and finally was able to get the cover off.
Not fun.

Funny you should ask...

I went to a farm auction, being as there was a '61 Studebaker there,
"with a Chevy engine, since it's orange".

The car turned out to be a '61 Lark VIII Cruiser, and other than it
was badly rusted (A pillars having parted company with the floor) it
was a nice car. Interior door panels are cherry, and the bright trim
is nice. Black with red/black interior. It sold for $700 to a woman
who learned to drive on a similar car that belonged to her
grandfather. It seemd to mean a lot to her, and it didn't mean more
than a parts car to me, so I didn't bid. The car runs and drives; I
think the brakes are shaky, though.

I didn't come home empty-handed, though. I bought a '29 Desoto coupe
for the grand sum of $50. Gives a whole new meaning to the word,
"heap". Worst case, I get a nifty new lawn ornament (get enough lawn
ornaments, less lawn to mow; I ain't stupid, ya know). Best case, it'd
make a nifty old-school hot rod. And it ROLLED onto the trailer, after
I slacked off the adjusters on the left front brake. Hydraulic brakes,
dontcha know? All the wood in the body has fallen apart, but the tin
is remarkably solid. I figure I could cut it down into a roadster
quite easily.

When I got home, I hung a wash job on the '63 GT Hawk. Show and shine
in Calgary tomorrow. Even got out my chamosis and dried off the water
spots.

It was a good Studebaker (and Brand X) day.

Gord Richmond

well, this is a Friday Folley...

girlfriend is into model horse shows... there was one in Bartlesville,
Oklahoma this weekend....

we were driving up there friday, and at Ft. Smith Arkansas, she saw a new
shopping center.....

she poked me, hollered TRACTOR SUPPLY!!!, and turned into the driveway to
hunt the elusive Peter Stone models that can be found at some TS
stores.....

so its not only you guys looking for some inexpensive tools...... there
are
other things in there....

I got diverted looking at baby chicks and ducklings....... LOL
peep,peep, quack,quack

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