Tim W. SoCal

I have a old 3/8" drive ratchet with no release button for the detent ball. The detent spring is so stiff that even after more than 50 years, you have to pry the socket off of the square drive with a flat blade screwdriver.

And my Auto Modeler #6

Proportions of some components in model kits, such as engines and body contours, are far from accurate.

and inhaling the

FORD BLUE: There are at least 3 different blues that have been used on Ford engines, depending on era of manufacture. Note that usage on engine long blocks vs. valve covers or air cleaners depends on model year for pre-1966 applications. 1958-1965 Ford Medium Blue - a.k.a. Bright Blue (352, 144/170/200 I-6)* *'58 352 Long block; '59 352 valve covers Orig Ford PN: M-2J-998 PPG Ditzler: DAR 11297 DuPont: Dulux # 58740-H Sherwin Williams: ? Martin Seynour: 7958 Rinshed-Mason: ? Duplicolor: DE-1601 (Ford Blue) PlastiKote: ? VHT: ? TRW: ? Eastwood: ? Bill Hirsch: ? 1966-1967 (previously noted 1966-1971) Corporate Ford Blue (all engines - long block, valve covers & air cleaner) Orig Ford PN: EP-2075-C, M-2075 PPG Ditzler: DAR 13358 DuPont: Dulux # 76585 Sherwin Williams: G2-3701 (note that color bulletin issued 1974 points out another color for 1968-1974 - see 1968-1981 Ford Dark Blue) Martin Seynour: ? Rinshed-Mason: ? Duplicolor: DE 1621 (Old Ford Blue) PlastiKote: #205 Old Ford Blue VHT: ? TRW: ? Eastwood: ? Bill Hirsch: ? 1968-1981 (previously noted 1972-1982) Ford Dark Blue (all engines - long block, valve covers, stamped steel air cleaners through 1977-78)* *Aluminum air cleaners began to be used during the late 1970s and were left unpainted/natural. Orig Ford PN: ? PPG Ditzler: DAR 11297 ? (need verification - might be # for pre-'66 Ford Medium/Bright Blue) DuPont: 24160A Sherwin Williams: J3-4407 (listed for 1968-1974 per S-W bulletin dated 1974) Martin Seynour: ? Rinshed Mason: ? Duplicolor: DE 1606 (Ford Dark Blue) PlastiKote: #224 Ford Blue (Dark Blue) VHT: SP 125 TRW: #630224 Eastwood: "Dark Ford Blue" Bill Hirsch: ?

hiding in the

Planet earth has aeons long weather cycles proven by the historical fact that it went from sweltering heat to the ice age and then to a climate that humans can survive and thrive in.

searching for a

You piqued my curiosity, so I got one of my AMT '66 Mustang Fastback kits out and measured the rim size on the 10-Spoke wheels. They are accurate to 1:25 scale for a 15" wheel.

If you desire something, don't just wish for it, WORK for it. When you save up enough cash to buy, go get it.

"Coffee" I'd reply, "I'm about to make a BIG pot", and this is when they'd cop to wanting to collect 2 dollars so they could go down to the liquor store and get a bottle of "TUNDAHBOID".

Gatherings at the front door of my shop in the morning when I arrived to open for the day were what were then known as "bums", begging quarters for "a cup of coffee"

such as pouring

Bird, bird, what's the word, have you seen or heard my Thunderbird?

Actually, I think the "new tooled body" statement is in error for the Shelby GT350, unless he is referring to the body being a new tool for the AMT '66 Mustang Fastback released in 2023. The 10 Spoke Shelby kits are the same as those included in the AMT '66 Mustang kits since Kit # 6526 released in 1989. The Torque Thrusts that were on the chrome tree in the original 1966 release were added as separate parts in the latest '66 Fastback release from 2023.

Pigsty where the smallfry all go to lie and dream of pie at the eve of nigh while they try and try to sigh and begin to cry 'cause they can't get their high by suckin' on a chicken thigh.

to investigate your

Worserer is one of the mispronunciations of my last name.

Threadlockers like Loctite Red or Green is what I wish I could apply to the multitude of loose nuts behind the wheel here on the roads of Southern California after they are subjected to proper tightening.

Cans of PB Blaster is what I keep on hand because it works better than any other penetrating oil in helping me break stuck rusty nuts loose.

Cases and cases of China Doll faces she places in vases with weighted down bases while she paces and paces as he bets on the races.

Too many idiots with deficient driving skills on my local freeways. Especially those who feel the need to just about take the front end off of my car while I'm in a group in the number one lane all going the same speed, just to watch the car I was behind get smaller and smaller as it drives into the horizon because they're driving slower than the flow of traffic and there is no opportunity to pass them.

Just let them

Past experiences in my journey through this life include crushed plans and dreams as well as many tremendous accomplishments and victories.