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I had mentioned I was helping a friend get his Civic ready for the summer. Here's a few pictures showing what we've been fooling around with. This is what he started with. Bought it off of e-Bay a few months ago for a good price from NE Penn. Has an Integra V-TEC engine, headers, exhaust,intake, chip,5 spd w/short shifter, suspension,etc. Any more details I can't answer as I don't speak Honda. But I do know how to make things look "different". Yes.... it's pink After a bit of masking & spraying... Satin black with a silver stripe separating the colors. Buddy kept dragging it around the yard.... The windows get tinted this week. Thinking of a small spider web graphic on the leading edge of the rear wheel wells just behind the doors. This thing scoots pretty good too! I'll be back to normal soon....

Good Lord!!!! Sorry to hear of your condition. Hopefully all goes well. Prayers coming your way.

All kidding aside, I know they're going to find nothing. I've been going about my normal routines and advoiding stress. For example, instead of breaking up fights at work I bet on the out come instead Just had a few minutes and attempted a light hearted post as to what's up. I'm doing good.....

Sarcasm is my defense mechanism. Think maybe I'm concerned?

If I could get an exact replica of my ' 68 Barracuda with all the details right, I'd buy TWO at $300 a pop.......

I know I've gone AWOL after being a frequent poster, but I just can't get away from responsibilities right now. Here's a re-cap: I had posted about some health issues recently. No answers .... EKG's, Eco cardiograms, Blood Work.... Nothing. Tomorrow morning they're going to find a vien and boot me up with some radiation for a rather thorough Stress Test. If I don't drop dead..... as I've been fine since the incident. Woodn't has a few details that need to be added and I can move onto that hideous Lancer. My head hurts with all the ideas I have. But first..... I have s very dear friend Jason whom is always there for us as he house sits and takes care of my boy Buddy when we go away, helps out when my band does a show, and will stay with my Wife all night making sure she's OK while I'm in the Hospital. He recently bought a hot-rodded Civic and we've been getting it ready for the season. I'll post pictures when I get more than 10 minutes free time. It's two toned Pink w/ Black on top w/Black wheels. It has a Acura B18 I think? I don't speak Honda ( it was modified when he bought it) as we're doing the finishing touches. I'll post pictures soon. So, if I don't drop dead tomorrow I'll try & finish the Honda, maybe spend an afternoon getting the 'Cuda cleaned & ready, I can start that next project. If I don't drop dead.

As long as its not pouring rain, sleeting, or the grill is buried in snow I grill year round also. The Weber gas grill lives just outside the deck door, and the 22" charcoal kettle comes out for the London Broils, Steaks, and Sausage. The charcoal grill lives under the deck until summer. As for what we grill, my Wife & myself eat mostly chicken & fish. We try and stay away from too much red & fatty meat. I usually marinade fresh veggies and grill them by the tub & reheat left overs in omelettes & with chicken. I just made my second attempt at Pizza last night. Getting better.... Oh, an earlier post mentioned grilled Pineapple. May I suggest sprinkling a little Nutmeg on it first, and consume with Turkey Hill vanilla ice cream. Woah! :-)

X2..... IMHO un-necessary regulation.

OK, I'm still alive. Just been busy building an Integra powered EK Civic. Real one..... I promise I'll be back on the Lancer by next weekend

B'careful there Son..... that's how these threads get locked.

Friggen heat came up early Saturday morning. Low 40's right now @6:15. Where's spring?!?

Sorry! My laptop has officially gone to the great circuit board in the sky...... I had to upload using my I-phone. If it posted the size of a postage stamp, let me know.

Hosted on Fotki This started as a $5 model club meeting purchase. Modelhaus bumpers & dash, Pegasus wheels, Model Master water based acrylic air brushed with a cheapie Badger. The entire interior was fabricated e/ Pegasus speakers & power amps in the back seat. Seats from the Matt Hayes T-bird. Cruiser skirts started a sheet Evergreen.

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The '59 is indeed a beautiful car wiyh nice, flowing lines. I built a swap meet cast away '59 Buick a few years ago. I built mine as a custom convertible with a mostly scracth-built interior. Let me see if my laptop is co-operating this morning (pictures on my hard drive) as I don't have them on my phone. BRB......*

WOAH!!!!! That's seriously bad-ass!

BTW: Thank you all for your concern. But to be honest, in a hobby such as ours, where we can sit at a workbench for hours on end (sometimes days if a deadline is approaching) without consideration over getting our circulation going and move around, isn't healthy. As for Tom's post on Billy, as much as I wish him the best dealing with his ailment, Diabetes CAN be controlled, sometimes eliminated, by diet & exercise. I saw Billy that day and he's where I was at back when I was first Hospitalized in '96. Only I was in my late 30's. I believe Billy is much younger and better able to turn things around. Billy: I wish you the best and if your reading this and want to talk privately, please feel free to contact me personally. Advice and support are sometimes the best medicine.

I had my stress test last Nov, but thats not a problem as I use a treadmill intermittantly when not outside walking. Like I've posted, I worked at getting into better shape. But what happened Wed was un-provoked. Any way, I went for the Eco & spoke with my Dr. Here's the deal: Depending on the results and interpetations, I might get away with juggling my medications. Besides vitiams, allergy, and Chloresteral meds, I take 4 pills relating to my Heart & Blood Pressure daily. This is the best possible remedy. Then we get into clogged pipes, neurological, or physcial ailments. Some remedies involve knives..... <sigh.....>Now we wait.

I'm in the Dr's office now waiting for my Eco-Cardiogram. Details to follow.....

I agree. 17"'s on a big full size car would look updated. 22"'s on a Honda, well..... just how many clowns ARE in that Honda?

Dropping weight slowly is the right way. These quick-loss diets do nothing more than starve you, while teaching you nothing about nutrition and the body's needs. Usually the first week of HONEST dieting & exercise will yield a high weight loss in relation to the amount your overweight. Not unlikely to lose 10 lbs. the first week if your over a 100lbs. overweight. But the second week might be 2-3 lbs. and that's how it goes. Some weeks you might not lose any weight, but your waist size might decrease. It's a slow, dedicated procedure. No short cuts. You'll go as far as you want. But remember, cheating on a diet might be your secret that everyone will notice once you start thinning down. Friends & family's reactions and encouragement should help motivate you. YOU just have to do it.

I lost about 150 lbs. over the course of those intervening years. I did it in steps. I'd set a goal of 10 or 15 lbs. and chip away at it. Once reaching that weight, I'd plateau and try and maintain at that weight. I had periods where I'd gain & lose, but gain never more than 10 lbs. which is the point where your clothes don't fit! I'm at the point now where I can eat anywhere/anything and make sensible choices. But it's a daily challenge that's so rewarding when you get it right!

I just turned 55 the first of April. I can hear the clock ticking..... My Mother was diabetic so growing up we never had real soda in the house, so that was never a problem. I learned to drink water & seltzer, my favorite to this day. My problem was portion control and choices. I would eat 3 pieces of broccoli and a 1/2 lb. of cheese (maybe not together, but an example of bad choices) and red meat. Now I eat red meat about 3 times a month (as opposed to weekly) and live on veggies, chicken, & fish. I love Soy Milk (the Silk Very Vanilla is like a melted milk shake, less calories & cholesterol than milk) and can eat Tofu. Yeah, it hasn't been easy .....

I'm so sorry to hear this..... Condolences from my family to yours.

To put numbers behind things: When I was hospitalized in 1996 with Congestive Heart Failure I weighed 338 lbs. Yes, Three HUNDRED and thirty eight pounds..... Fast forward to today: After 17yrs. of medication, diet, & excersice I'm down to 193lbs. and pass my bi-yearly stress test with flying colors. I get plenty of walking in between work & taking my boy Buddy out for a trot.