Plymouthy Adams

yessir....buy one of them and never buy another battery for the rest of your life...you likely will never be leaving home either.....

no spoilers on the Top Gun Maverick, not seen that yet....likely be a bit before I do. Lot of folks did not think Cruise was the character for Jack Reacher....but having not read the books I had no preconceived idea of the character and thus did not get a let down. I had read the book The General's Daughter long ago, then the movie came out...first am not a Travolta fan but the movie was so far from the book it was a major disappointment as most movies stray or omit many details.

being in the south one of the go-to entrees is the dish 'Hoppin' John' and it is not a bad combo IF and a big IF, seasoned properly. Typically, collards are served but again, seasoned the southern way which I find a tad foul. I will do my traditional corned beef, cabbage (sans coins) and likely mashed potatoes and green beans, slow cooked and in the manner mums made then when growing up. The corned beef is already in the crockpot as will slow cook to the point if almost just falls apart. The sun just burst through the window here and a very welcomed sign as it drizzled from late evening till about 10 or so this morning. We predicted to hit the 70 mark and on our way back to somewhat normal temps.

There is a very limited amount of adjustment built into the hinge at the mounting holes for up/down and front to rear. Also a limited amount of left to right where the hood panel attaches to the hinge. Added note not previously mentioned but there are also two position for the spring to connect with one being able to correct for a bit of spring loss of tension I suppose. I would suspect default is the shorter stretching of the spring.

the jack would be just for show as I have never liked the typical bumper jack. I find a scissors jack more user friendly and safter and have one sitting on a pad of carpet and secured with a screw behind the spare, out of sight. The tire iron and the jack handle is stored it's bag as from the donor vehicle, currently that is behind the spare also. I am running a compact spare as there is no way my street tire and rim will fit the well. I have an eye out for a small tray to lay this bag into as I have the perfect place to mount that. All in what one wants...this pic was taken while mocking it all up.

Caught a nap after supper and up by midnight to ring in the new year with the ringing of my tubular bells. They loud but clear notes...better than some of the fireworks. Shared some sparkling grape juice with mums and 2023 is officially started. Heading out to the shop for a couple hours piddling and catch another cat nap later, starting 2023 working a tad with the P15. Enjoy the day, get the new year started off right and don't overdo the eats or the libations.

did you gently press to see if the hood would lay down as you want it on the higher side....? I am not in your location and afforded a look see....the wear on the hood edge is poor alignment of the hood to fender itself itself...this is covered in the body section of your manual.

time for a new system.......?

if it is any help most of the smaller clips of this nature that one may need are made by Seastrom....can be expensive, can luck onto a good many for an excellent price. I use a few larger ones and many smaller ones on the Morris van, for making my own rendition of a shifter pin clip about 1" in diameter down to 1/4 for things like rear van door latch stowage and 5/16, 3/8 etc for clipping the lug wrench and jack crank in place so not to rattle. The British cars and a few German cars of vintage used number of sizes for many items located in the stowage area. Terry clips are usually for the larger diameter items and often a British market item. Seastrom is US...mil spec items for the most part.

the industry name for the clips Dan is referring to are known as TERRY clips.....

compared to the artic blast last week, at 4AM my garage was 59 degrees and I am working in t-shirt....as long as stirring about and out of the wind...lower temps are ok....but I draw the line at 38 degrees unless Murphy-ized and GOTTA DO

odds are if was correctly gapped and operating before, you still having some rust resistance to spring tension issue on closing and likely one side is dragging more than the other. Continue your lube and lightly press the higher side down by hand a bit to exercise the surface and help wear off the rust residue. If it will close the gap with light hand pressure, you on the right track.....my 54 did this once and was the manner it was corrected. This may take a few cycles of up and down to clear up.

this key is not the same as the door and ignition....likely you did not get this key....you can pick this lock without much difficulty, once the unlocked turn the cylinder about 1/3 toward lock/close and depress the brass pin through the access hole with a paper clip and withdraw the cylinder and key you trunk lock to that of your ignition and door for a one key do it all...BUT...if it is as my 54...the key blank is of the same profile with the one exception of the DEPTH of key..one stop is different making the key line up about 1/3 off from the other in regard to the tumbler. so be sure if you do this...to gauge and remember to set the key to this depth by hand..if I recall correctly the trunk is pulled reward just a tad to match tumblers location to the ignition.

they have tried to run that old man off for years, never successful....lol One day I am going to do the math on keeping the hair and the beard. The beard has been around since 2003, mustache since 1971, struck the razor across that face for the last time the morning of my AF retirement ceremony. The hair, 9 years later when I retired from my civilian job. Think in an earlier time I may have been related to a wooly mammoth and reclaiming my identity. The hair and beard stays the same length and never is trimmed. The mustache gets trimmed pretty regularly. Happy New Years to everyone.....stay safe....roll call in 2023

could not help but notice the Chevy trucks and the novel way they have the fork lift tine receivers built in so they can stack these at the junkyards quick and easy....

for those that have an extra or no longer need their cherry pickers....they can be of further use to the average home shop. I converted one of my older units to larger casters with pneumatic tires for rolling along on the turf between the shop and barn and fabrication tables. It also has a quick pin on tow bar so I can use the lawn tractor to move these items. I have lifted and rolled full length 4 post lift runways, engines, frames and frame clips, and large chunks of tree stumps one cannot split due to their massive size and loaded these onto a trailer for hauling off. Very much a handy item and has bailed me out many times over. May be a useful upgrade you could make for yourself to capture full potential of the device.

This one started out as the very base model you have....my brother gave it to me as it was slightly overloaded (yeah right, I can read a crime scene) damaged the roller bases. The original beam I agree with you is too narrow and the overall height is less than adequate for unloading anything from a truck or trailer. I have 10 1/2 foot of drive through on this. As you can see, I extended the upper plates and added gussets, went to a fully captured beam clamp I welded together over that of the small contact cleats. It has been fun project....should be a nice addition to the shop. This is also designed for take down and assembly with a cherry picker and will use a homebuilt lifting jig for smaller footprint should you need to do long term storage.

Latest creation....this is phase one and useable as it, once I find my metal for telescoping the columns, that mod will be done complete with larger heavier bases and larger caster wheel assemblies that I have laid aside for this already. Will fabricate a chain hook for when stowed.

Arthur Hines......so far no obits for this name in the area he lives...that is a good sign....as to his current health I have no idea and can only wish the best for the man.

Snow, sleet and ice storms are not new to me...just not common to where I now live...lol Am I used to less severe winters, yes and I will admit I miss nothing at all of the great frozen north this time of year....it is great place to summer.....!!! My house is well insulated NOW and the shop is equally insulated. Even at 6 degrees outside, I stayed above freezing in the unheated attached shop. We predicted to be into the 40's today, barely and brief that will be. I have 32 cars indoors....so can't complain much.

Well, after the eve of Christmas meal and gift opening, followed by Christmas day breakfast prepared for the grandparents by my son as we watch the grandkids with their toys and gifts. I ventured home and after one movie, cabin fever starting setting in fast. While still cold, the temperatures were slowly rising to high 30's and the winds had subsided so I ventured to the outdoors and spent some time fabricating my capture mount brackets for the gantry crane I am building and it felt great to do some fabricating and burn through a few welding rods. These have now been processed to the point of spraying primer. So, yes I am claiming a very merry Christmas for myself. Hope you all had a good day no manner how you spent it.

I have one car with little if any anitfreeze mix....It is indoors...it has a 100w light under the hood and a small ceramic block heater in place also....like you, I knew the cold was coming but was busy with so many other things this almost slipped my mind. It is due for a total coolant flush why it did not get new antifreeze. Last winter I think my coldest temp in the garage was 43 or so.

6 degrees this morning.....two myths busted ...one, maybe I am not living in the south after all and second, the globe is not warming...! Shop temps was 33 degree...there will be no thoughts of playing outside for me today or likely the next few days this artic blast will linger. Firewood is disappearing at an accelerated rate but so far....we staying warm and for that I am thankful.

if it's any consolation, every chisel I own is now a cold chisel.....a very uncommon for our area 6 degrees this morning...it is good the winds did die down since early morning....the sunrise was a very distinct pink and blue combination. Merry Christmas to all and to all a few chunks of firewood...!!

Marcel, I do so hope your power is restored and you are able to get your Christmas back on schedule. So many folks in my area are not at all prepared for this cold snap. The average household having zero contingency plans whatsoever especially in regard to heating their homes even if but one room. In my buzzing around I just recalled an item I did not account for at first, but my backup plan is now in place and effective. It is now 20* for the past 7 hours...is to be about 15 come morning. Unseasonably cold for sure...wind chill was brutal this entire day....winds settled a bit for now. This stuff builds character.....lol Stay warm folks.....I decided to put my pie baking off till morning so when I power up the big oven, I will also be assisting the rise of yeast rolls.