Just some thing I need to say

[Guest Hardly03]

This is dead and gone

[Don Coatney]

Good that you were not impressed. How would you remove the drum? Tell us some impressive things you have learned in doing more than a few cars and trucks in your life:confused: Sence you feel good tell us all some things to make us feel good as so far you have made us feel not so good.

[PatS....]

I own the 1951 wagon that was on Ebay for sale & that Mr. Bullock came to look at. First I would like say Bullock you show up my house like you are the plymouth guru. I dont know you so I let you talk,but I would like for you to know I have done more than a few cars & trucks in my life( SO IM FAR FROM THIS AMATEUR YOU WROTE ABOUT IN YOUR POST)and I was not impressed because you new how to remove the drum (Mr Einstein). OK IM DONE.

Hope you feel better now.

By the way, welcome to the forum

[Arthur1947]

I seemed to have fixed that pesky oil leek where the flywheel cover butts up against the tranny. I checked it this morning and my concrete was dry as a bone. That made me feel good. Hope that makes everyone feel good. Entenmann's devil foodcake donuts also make me feel good.

Best.

ARTHUR

[Normspeed]

Under the same circumstances, I'd probably get a little hot under the collar too. What I mean is, if I visited a new forum and saw someone already describing me in less than complimentary terms, based on a short one-time meeting, it would tick me off.

Anyway, Hardly03, welcome to the forum, that is a nice wagon you're selling, and as you can tell from the other comments, some other folks agree. As for Rodney, he really is a decent guy, not malicious, and I'm guessing he feels badly that he worded his note the way he did. Email (and forums) have some real danger zones, kinda like the kind of hot water some of us have jumped into when doing a "reply all" to an email...

[John Mulders]

been there , done that !

well spoken Norm, and Hardly03 welcome to the forum.

Great bunch of people and always good advice.

as for what makes me feel good : sorry, this is a family oriented forum

John

[JIPJOBXX]

Hay norm we are fellow brothers as I'm also an Elk!!! I would give the the sign of hello but its a secret. Jon

[Dennis Hemingway]

I am also an Elk!!!

Dennis:rolleyes:

[Grandadeo]

A buddy of mine has a Oakland roadster with Elk Hide interior. I don't think that makes him an Elk, but he does appreciate a good Elk when he sees one.

Lee

[FMSPEED49]

Took me all day to get the rear drums off the first time, broke 2 pullers and 1 impact., 4 bloody knuckles, and I am a pro industrial mechanic. So hard to hold it againts sombody who can't get those drums off.

[claybill]

hihardly03....rodney's note didnt seem malicious. maybe just too blunt.

i looked at the auction on ebay..$4000...then up to $4900. ??? and higher?

i could be interested but i dont get why the price was raised..

looks nice....did you get any takers?

bill

by the way..it feels good to get something off your chest...

perceptions!!! we have all been there..sometime or another.

welcome, and come back often.

b

[Guest Hardly03]

Bill, I had a guy come by and offer me $4900. I told him I didn't think it was fair, or wise on my part, to end the bidding with so many people watching so I moved the price up to his offer. SO I CALLED HIM AND TOLD HIM NO ONE BID SO HE CAN HAVE IT. NOW HE NEEDS TIME TO GET HIS CASH SO IT'S STILL FOR SALE. In my free time I will work on the brakes & tune up to get it on the road and enjoy it for a while.

[50PlymouthSled]

Welding makes me feel good. Nothing like laying down a solid bead on a piece of metal, only to realize you welded the front doors instead of the rear doors shut. Oops.

[claybill]

sounds good. a nice suburban.

bill

[62rebelP23]

or the chop that took so long to do; was done ACROSS the car,instead of ALONG it.... well; don't think anybody's been that obtuse yet.

Hardly; some folks are just plain spoken. don't take it personally. welcome onboard.

[Frank Blackstone]

thing and that shows class and maturity. Sounds like you took care of yourself and did not shut down and sulk. Welcome to the forum and I encourage you to participate. Frank

[Normspeed]

A buddy of mine has a Oakland roadster with Elk Hide interior. I don't think that makes him an Elk, but he does appreciate a good Elk when he sees one. Lee

This would be the Oakland with the elk...or is it the Elkland with the oak?

(No Oaklands were harmed in the making of this hot rod)

P.S., in New Mexico they shoot elk and eat them. Probably the reason that elk hide.

[Rodney Bullock]

I own the 1951 wagon that was on Ebay for sale & that Mr. Bullock came to look at. First I would like say Bullock you show up my house like you are the plymouth guru. I dont know you so I let you talk,but I would like for you to know I have done more than a few cars & trucks in my life( SO IM FAR FROM THIS AMATEUR YOU WROTE ABOUT IN YOUR POST)and I was not impressed because you new how to remove the drum (Mr Einstein). OK IM DONE.

Oh Deion, I went back and read my post to see if I was unfair to you. I was not, I did not write anything I did not say to you. Hey you may have done all these cars however you have not done a old Plymouth, If you did that drum would not have been a problem at all, Also the word ameture is relative, we are not talking about a Camaro it's a mopar. I will not post all the cars I have as it would be childish. I drove to your place as a favor to one of our forum members in rush hour traffic and you know that plea for the bidding to end before you got back was just a trick. I see now it made no difference. I will always give these folks here the benefit of the doubt. I also will not go into what you said to me about selling the car to our forum member, again I am above that, I even offered to come over and help you. Why on earth would you say the crap you wrote here is beyond me. Doing a follow forum member a favor makes me feel good. Hope you sell your CAR and good luck to you friend:cool: next time I see FRANK I will tell him I see you.

[Guest Hardly03]

Mr. Bullock when I logged on to this site and saw that post, I saw it as an attack. So the first thing I did was to lash back. Im done with that and moving on

[eric wissing]

Rodney, "No good deed goes unpunished". Eric

[TodFitch]

There was another recent thread which appears to have died where definitions of various *isms were tossed out. (I had composed a long, heated rebuttal to the last post when I decided letting it die was a better idea. And from the lack of other posts it appears others on the forum came to the same conclusion.)

Words are interesting and they change with time. Norm is quite correct about being an amateur:

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amateur: noun, a person who engages in a pursuit, esp. a sport, on an unpaid basis.

ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French, from Italian amatore, from Latin amator 'lover,' from amare 'to love.'

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professional: noun, a person engaged in a specified activity, esp. a sport or branch of the performing arts, as a main paid occupation rather than as a pastime.

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So literally, an amateur is someone who does something because they love doing it while a professional is simply someone who gets paid for the activity.

Unfortunately amateur has a second common meaning of shoddy while professional has a second common meaning of competent. I am definitely an amateur when it comes to working on cars, but I do cherish the notion that I am reasonably competent at it.

We have the same issue regarding "volunteer" and "professional" in ski patrol. Everyone has to meet the same training and certification standards but some how "volunteer" does not sound as competent to many people as "professional". In general if I am injured on the hill I'd rather an older, experienced, volunteer who may be a paramedic or doctor in "real life" respond than a 20 something year old ski bum "professional" patroller.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Don..relax..have a beer...let the dust settle...I see no fault..no foul here..just two people who did not agree on a vehicle..happens daily..will happen again tomorrow in some town somewhere....

[Don Coatney]

Don..relax..have a beer...let the dust settle...I see no fault..no foul here..just two people who did not agree on a vehicle..happens daily..will happen again tomorrow in some town somewhere....

Poof, its gone

[Don Jordan]

I have read posts about people whining about removing their rear drums. I could never see what the big deal was. I mean really - how hard can it be?

It's funny how a little experience can shed a whole new light on a subject. I just broke a wheel puller. I just spent $59 on the bay to buy another one. This week end if the new puller doesn't work I'm just going to take a torch to it.

I have just joined the "rear brake drum whiners club" - I'm told once they're off then the next time is easier. I guess brake drums are like some of us old men... just set in our ways.

[Tony Cipponeri]

Don..relax..have a beer...let the dust settle...I see no fault..no foul here..just two people who did not agree on a vehicle..happens daily..will happen again tomorrow in some town somewhere....

Hey Tim, You are Right I don't like any of your cars. LOL Tony C