Tim W. SoCal

Welcome to the community, Daniel.

and go to

Constituents parts of an internal combustion engine include the engine block, crankshaft, connecting rods, pistons, lubrication system, camshaft, crank-to-cam timing assembly, cylinder head assemblies, intake manifold, induction system and cooling system

I didn't know Chicago was in Massachusetts and West Virginia and Santa Monica, California is NOT on the Mexican border!...

kid like boundless energy for eternity is what my brain thinks my body should have

4-25-25 Update: Due to the US Tariff issues with China, we have had to suspend pre-orders on this item. If you already pre-ordered, we will cover you at the price you ordered even if we have to take a loss. That said, we are also happy to cancel and refund any pre-orders. We will begin accepting new pre-orders as soon as we have some clarity on pricing. This issue has also delayed the shipment from China as Moebius is not willing to pay the 145% Tariff currently in place. We expect tariffs to moderate and for the shipment to proceed, but anything is possible. We are happy to cancel and refund or exchange any pre-orders in place now, but we cannot hold the pre-tariff pricing. We suggest you keep your pre-orders in place to protect the pre-tariff prices. If the item were to be cancelled, you would naturally receive a refund or store credit. We will post any updates we get here and change the date as we update. Thanks for your patience!

while getting into

Got rained on during work today, (I work outside) got rained on while restocking my service truck, got rained on walking to my vehicle after work, got rained on during my drive home, and I don't know about the rest of the world, but these deficiently skilled drivers on the Southern California freeways tend to panic when a little water falls from the sky, got rained on while I was headed to my mail box and then walking into my house. Now that I'm safe and warm and cozy and dry inside my humble abode, the sun is shining BRIGHTLY!...

of one-way streets

Barthel Index is an outcome measure used to score performance in activities of daily living and mobility, the 10 items to score are: feeding, bathing, grooming, dressing, bowel control, bladder control, toileting, chair transfer, ambulation, and stair climbing.

Adulting IS hard, but staying young and active as our bodies grow old is harder

in exquisite style

"That will be $12.76" she said, so I handed her a twenty, two singles, three quarters and a penny, she looked at me like I was stupid and exclaimed "you gave me too much money!"

blue light specials

belt for the supercharger was hurled about 100 feet into the air when the nitro car huffed through the intake and blew the blower to pieces

Song In The Breeze by the Outlaws is a great Southern Rock song from my high school days

dressed up as

Day in and day out I have to deal with stupid vehicle repair write-ups like "long time between starting" and "engine not right"

with pieces of

Tired after a long, busy, arduous day at work, he sat down at his bench, hoping to make some progress on his '32 Ford Sedan build-off project, but he nodded off and spilled his paint

in her hair

"Lies!", she cries as she eats her french fries, hoping they won't increase the size of her thighs, because she loves their flavor and they were whim buys.

Ones and twos plus three and four, I could go on but won't bore you more.

I have to agree with each and every one of the above posts, plus in the same vein, I REALLY enjoy the dreaming, scheming, imagining, researching, planning and acquiring (or finding in my stash) kits and aftermarket parts (plus hopefully soon-to-be self made 3D printed) for present and future builds. I still need to learn how to produce the artwork for custom decals so I can have a vendor such as STS print them for me. I am also a member of the San Diego Model Car Club, but due to my work schedule, can't attend the monthly meetings, which I miss terribly. That being said, it looks like I have about seven more years until I can retire and play my music and build model cars pretty much full time. I just hope I have enough time left on this earth after that to achieve my dreams...

Fun things we enjoyed in our youth become sorely missed activities that we're not physically capable of doing any longer as our minds stay young but our bodies grow older.