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For those who want to cloud your brain more useless trivia. Early aircraft's throttles had a ball on the end of it, in order to go full throttle the pilot had to push the throttle all the way forward into the wall of the instrument panel. Hence "balls to the wall" for going very fast. And now you know the rest of the story. ********************************* During WWII , U.S. airplanes were armed with belts of bullets which they would shoot during dogfights and on strafing runs.. These belts were folded into the wing compartments that fed their machine guns. These belts measure 27 feet and contained hundreds of rounds of bullets. Often times, the pilots would return from their missions having expended all of their bullets on various targets. They would say, “I gave them the whole nine yards,” meaning they used up all of their ammunition. ********************************* In George Washington's days, there were no cameras. One's image was either sculpted or painted. Some paintings of George Washington showed him standing behind a desk with one arm behind his back while others showed both legs and both arms. Prices charged by painters were not based on how many people were to be painted, but by how many limbs were to be painted. Arms and legs are 'limbs,' therefore painting them would cost the buyer more. Hence the expression, "Okay, but it'll cost you an arm and a leg." (Artists know hands and arms are more difficult to paint.) ****************************** As incredible as it sounds, men and women took baths only twice a year (May and October). Women kept their hair covered, while men shaved their heads (because of lice and bugs) and wore wigs. Wealthy men could afford good wigs made from wool. They couldn't wash the wigs, so to clean them they would carve out a loaf of bread, put the wig in the shell, and bake it for 30 minutes. The heat would make the wig big and fluffy, hence the term 'big wig'. Today we often use the term 'here comes the Big Wig' because someone appears to be or is powerful and wealthy. ********************************* In the late 1700's, many houses consisted of a large room with only one chair. Commonly, a long wide board folded down from the wall, and was used for dining.. The 'head of the household' always sat in the chair while everyone else ate sitting on the floor. Occasionally a guest, who was usually a man, would be invited to sit in this chair during a meal. To sit in the chair meant you were important and in charge. They called the one sitting in the chair the 'chair man.' Today in business, we use the expression or title 'Chairman' or 'Chairman of the Board.' ********************************* Ladies wore corsets, which would lace up in the front. A proper and dignified woman, as in 'straight laced' wore a tightly tied lace. ********************************* Common entertainment included playing cards. However, there was a tax levied when purchasing playing cards but only applicable to the 'Ace of Spades.' To avoid paying the tax, people would purchase 51 cards instead. Yet, sincemost games require 52 cards, these people were thought to be stupid or dumb because they weren't 'playing with a full deck.' ******************************** Early politicians required feedback from the public to determine what the people considered important. Since there were no telephones, TV's or radios, the politicians sent their assistants to local taverns, pubs, and bars. They were told to 'go sip some Ale and listen to people's conversations and political concerns. Many assistants were dispatched at different times. 'You go sip here' and 'You go sip there.' The two words 'go sip' were eventually combined when referring to the local opinion and, thus we have the term 'gossip.' ********************************** At local taverns, pubs, and bars, people drank from pint and quart-sized containers. A bar maid's job was to keep an eye on the customers and keep the drinks coming.. She had to pay close attention and remember who was drinking in 'pints' and who was drinking in 'quarts,' hence the phrase 'minding your 'P's and Q's'. **********************************

Yep, mostly find them when you sit down.

and a couple more

a few pics of my engine

Or Pulque Paul.......shine fermented from the agave plant....makes tequila taste like aquafina.

don't know where your questions are, but in my truck horn I had to clean the contacts and adjust the adjustment screws and it fixed a non working/weak horn.

From a 1979 issue of skinned knuckles

My son lives about a mile from Washington's Ferry Farm where George was supposed to have cut down his Dad's cherry tree. We get to go there for the Forth of July when President Washington and several officers meet at their encampment. Its really nice, and big, too. Its in Fredericksburg along with Mary Washington's house and grave, and many other original historic sites. Great fireworks, too.

Wow Don, you sure do dress funny. I don't do a lot of the reenacting, but mu son and his family do. his group has camped at Mount Vernon. They have gone to a lot of the big reenactments. They have done the battle of Trenton where they rowed across the Delaware River (in December), Lexington and Concord, and a few others. He also tutors with the Plymouth (Mi) Fife and Drum Corp. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI4J-WDXNjc

Thank you Don Coatney, I called George today and we talked for an hour great wealth of knowledge and great ideas for tips and tricks. I had no idea these blocks had that kind of potential!

You guys are doing it tough over there. It was 71 here last night and will be around 89 today. Hopefully the storms predicted for later on will bring some good rain.

One problem on using the wire wheel on a 4 1/2" angle grinders is the RPMs that they operate at. It tends to dislodge the wires in the wheel which act just like little bullets. If after using this set up you discover a rash on your arm or on your body somewhere check it real close for little wires. I used an electric drill with wire wheels when I stripped my 55 Chevy pick up and I got the wire rash in several places and that was at less then 3000 RPMs.

Wow! Me I am a sucker for that car porn! Wish I'll have time to do my engine as nicely some day... The original cover tops of the air & oil cleaner look very sharp chromed. Just takes some time and work to polish them parts that good. Congratulations for nice job!

13 Feb 2015 or Friday the 13th update to previous post. Today was a good day!!! Just a quick update on my breakdown phase which is coming to an end on in the next week or two. At which point I will begin the individual part repair or replace phase. With all of the data and lessons learned in this forum I have not run into anything that I could not understand after I searched for it here. So the engine is next thing to come off and then the frame is off to the shop to make sure it is straight and to have some slight damage repaired to the tail end. I have to say once the water pump came off and I could see inside the Water Distribution Tube (WDT) area I was thinking this is a mess. So I searched the forum on WDT and found several like the one by jsturner "The sword In The Stone". That title was so appropriate to the state of his and many others WDT's. Thankfully, mine was very easy to remove with my pincher nose pliers even though there was rust and brown sludge aplenty. I also purchased a 1950 Dodge 3.54 differential to change out my 4.1 with. It is from a Owen's salvage yard with 1940 and 1950 MOPAR year vehicles in Texas and at first he said he had no 3.73 or 3.54 but that he had a good 3.9. I remembered the thread on gear ratios from 52b3b Joe and that Desotodav found that his were marked with a 39 over 11. So I asked the guy in Texas to recheck the ratio and he did by counting the teeth. He found the ring gear teeth had a count of 39 and the pinion gear teeth had a count of 11 with 10 spline axles. So when I do the math 39 / 11 as far as I can tell this is a 3.54 Ratio. When I start on the rear axle I will install it at that time. Update 13 Feb 2015: After I received it I counted the teeth and found it to be a 3.9-1 .. not to mention it was stamped 3.9-1 on the main gear ring. I am keeping it as a backup .. really in great shape. Anyway, I subscribe to the Old Car Price guide magazine and they mentioned earlier this week a salvage yard in MN called French Lake Auto Parts and that they had Vintage / MOPAR parts from the turn of the century on up. Sent an e-mail looking for either a 3.54 or 3.73 third member that would fit my pilothouse. They checked and found they had one from a 1948 Chrysler Windsor that was a 3.73 and was in working condition. I snapped it up and found it sitting on my doorstep once I got home today. Attached a photo below and the ratio was actually stamped in two places on the pumpkin and once on the main gear. Will now go back over and re-read Young Ed's technique (and other threads) to remove the axles and third members. Of course ... lots of work on rear axle yet .. sand blasting ... etc ... before I tear it down and rebuild it. So today was a good day!!!

here at home I have an early 58 single headlight D100..while the very truck looks to be a 58..the headlight treatment can be changed 2 to 4 (58-60)with just the right trim parts...the grille upper and lower have been added by someone along the way...while the upper grille look somewhat close to the 60 it is not a flush fit nor is the grate proper spacing....the lower grille is yet an addition...so while it is a Power Giant..the add-ons are yet unknown..as a styling cue..I vote thumbs down..

Early 58, four headelights were not legal everywhere until sometime in 58.

Here's mine after my newly acquired Edgy head, Sharp dual carb intake, new ARP studs (to replace the stock studs),oil filter with homemade bracket (head does not have studs to mount the oil filter bracket). I also made copper lines from the water pump to intake to heater core. Previously installed Langdon cast headers, Carter/Weber carbs & HEI from Langdon also. I don't have any dyno #'s or anything like that, but it sure feels like this 201 has a bit more power.

Here's mine,1955 P27 259 CI V8 with a Carter 4 barrol WCFB carburator, before overhaul and after.

We need more pictures, snapped some of mine.

Don, were you just Puttering around with the engine?

59 model 230 bored 30 over. Edgy finned aluminum head, Offenhauser intake, Carter Webber Carbs, Fenton repop cast iron headers, Stovebolt Mini HEI distributor.