Worden18

Aug. 2: Drove the Meadowbrook into work again today. I like driving it in the dark! The car ran exceptionally well considering the carb could use some work. On my way home I stopped at the market for some groceries. Passed two tractors on the highway....the only things my car has enough power to pass! Gonna go out and clean my garage now. There’s still tools all over the place from my brakes extravaganza.

Aug 1: 4am, warming up for the drive to work. I think I will repeat the process this morning.

Nice work!

July 31: Out for a cruise this evening. Stopped at Kwik Trip to wash off the bugs from the windshield, and to get a snack. Car ran really good. It had all four of us lulled. ?

July 30: Drove into town to the trail head with the wife to take the dog for a walk. Our other dog wasn’t feeling well, so we left her home. Got a thumbs up from a guy that passed me on the way home. Filled her up with gas and now I’m ready for work tomorrow.

July 30: Drove the Meadowbrook to work this morning. It was super foggy and chilly too, in the 50s, so I actually had the heater on! After work I stopped by the grocery store and a guy inquired about my car, so I gave him the whole story. We got to talking a little more and turns out he’s a Navy Veteran like myself. We talked for about 20 minutes and exchanged numbers. Funny the people I meet because of the Meadowbrook!

And here’s that PT Cruiser. The guy did an 1/8 mile wheel stand on the highway. It was fun to watch.

Here’s a closeup of that jet car from the other day.

Home at last. I was feeling a little down because the weekend is over, but it was great that I finally got the Meadowbrook back on the road. Maybe I will drive it to work in the morning.

I stayed at the show from 11-4pm. Thank goodness for my lawn chair with its canopy!

July 29: Local car show today for Hoedown Days. Had a lot of fun talking to folks, and there was a really good turnout. Meadowbrook got a lot of attention.

Been having problems loading pics, so here’s one that finally loaded. Friend of a friend 64 Plymouth. How much HP Hemi engine is under the hood? Slant 6...love it!

Dennis Uthke Country Side Machine 19531 Co. Rd. 29 SE Dover, MN 55929 507-932-3238 (business) 507-696-3101 (cell) farmboydu05@aol.com He’s been rebuilding engines for 40 years. He did my Flathead last year; located all the parts it needed and everything. My total was $2600, but that included a new clutch too. Since he was a friend of a friend, he allowed me in his shop to watch some of the rebuilding process and I got to take part as well. He did a nice job. His shop is just off I-90 near the St. Charles exit if you want to mapquest it or whatever.

This is the actual Sox and Martin race car. Not a replica. Was truly awesome to see!

I talked to 4 different people who were really interested in my car. I gave them the full story. They all liked hearing about it. That’s my favorite part, to talk to people and share stories.

They had a car with a jet engine at the show. It shot out huge flames and pounded my chest with the booms. The fire department cooled down the asphalt afterwards.

The story of the 68...

July 28: Hit a local show sponsored by a guy who has it right on his own property. Lots of Mopars, which I really like, and they even served food for 200+ people for free. Anyway, my son and I washed the Meadowbrook and drove it down there. Only 15 miles from my house. The pic here is of a gentleman who bought this 68 Charger new, owned it for 6 years, sold it, then got it back 4 decades later. He spent 6 years restoring it.

July 27: In the driveway at home with the moon shining down. My phone takes some weird pictures sometimes ?

July 27: Drove the Meadowbrook into town for “Houston Hoedown Days”. The truck pull was going on, a band was playing at the fest grounds, then at 10pm they had an awesome fireworks display. Following that more tractor and semi pull action. The food vendors were awesome and the weather was perfect with the full moon. Got home at 11:30pm. What a great night!

July 27: Got the fuel line patched for now. It’s the Frankenstein’s monster of lines, but it’ll hold for now. At least I will get to drive it to this car show tomorrow, my favorite of the season. Feels really good to be behind the wheel again.

July 26: Another new master cylinder is now on my car along with 2 new lines. Brakes work really good now! I did have problems with this master cylinder, too. The hole for the pivot pin was about .003 undersized...go figure? I took it into work in hopes of using a .750 adjustable reamer...well, couldn’t find it. Another machinist helped me set up a lapping tool. Took about a half hour to get the slip fit I wanted. Everything went well after that. Car ran good, but I have a broken fuel line that is pouring out gas, so I’ll cut the line tomorrow and patch it with rubber hose for now. I’ll get it back on the road yet!

I’ve been drooling over the possibility of owning a ‘52 or older truck. You’re not alone. Someday I will own one.

Its a new one Keith. Guess I will be sending it back. Thanks for the help, much appreciated

July 14: Finally got around to replacing that damn leaking brake line. So the new line is fine, but now the master cylinder leaks. I need some help with this fellas. The 2 lines go into the master cylinder through that huge brass bolt that faces the rear of the car. Its 1 1/2 inches (I measured with my caliper because I ended up buying a crescent wrench large enough to fit on it), and I tightened it down. It leaked less, but there's NO way I can get it any tighter. I'm assuming the gasket is shot, otherwise why in the hell would it leak? So here's my question: can I remove the lines, and then that bolt and replace the gasket? Or will the removal of that bolt spill the guts of the master cylinder? Is that whole mess spring loaded behind that bolt? I'm super frustrated with this as I was hoping to get the car back on the road today, only to be set back once again. I feel the summer slipping by and it makes me sick to my stomach. Please help me out if you can fellas. Thanks a bunch.