Rodent

I once had a 77 "squarebody" GMC with semi-recessed wipers. I drove it a few times in pretty heavy snow (western Sierra Nevada snow is usually pretty wet) and found that the wipers would scoop the snow under the rear edge of the hood. I had to stop and clean it out occasionally for fear of breaking the drive gears in the wiper motor. Looks like they lost that feature in the 1981 restyle, going to exposed wipers.

Death Valley drowning

I went in my closest Michaels over the weekend looking for embossing powder. They seem to discontinued models as well, but it is a smaller footprint than most of them. This must be fairly recent, because they had a bunch of the Revell Jag FHCs on the shelf not long ago. They didn't have embossing powder either.

I found the idea of using paint, thinner, and clear gloss to help keep the paint from separating an interesting one. I have never heard of that. I wonder if it works? That said, I am just getting back into airbrushing after a hiatus. I got my feet wet with Scale Finishes Harbor Blue (pre-thinned) on this Revell 57 Chevy snapper. Since one of the interior choices was matching blue with black, I shot the interior pieces first to get a feel for the paint. I have a Paasche H, with a 5 needle. I started at 25 PSI on a 60-ish degree overcast day in the garage and rain was just beginning to fall (bad). The interior came out pretty well, and my left hand was quite blue (stupid paint cup). On a better day, I shot the body at 30 PSI with the needle closed down a bit from how I did the interior. Paint went down nicely. Now I just need to clear it. Hopefully I won't mess it up. I guess that is practice?

Well, I am a Rat, so i love cheese. Plus our friend that hosts us in Bodega Bay every year has the hots for The Cheese Dude. I wasn't there this year for The Cheese Purchase because they went to Freestone and I went the other way to the grocery store. I think that $50 in cheese came back The savory scones from Wild Flour are amazing. I am not so much into sweet scones, but they should be allowed to exist. I don't have any photos, but I have an amazing savory scone recipe from a friend. I took some to Bodega Bay one year and our host proclaimed them as good as Wild Flour's. http://sistersandspice.com/?s=scone

hard to roll

Memory is good enough to kinda remember it happened, but not good enough to remember who it was..... LOL. I think it was Kevin Lutz.

to become hats

Didn't one of the resin guys do this one a few years back?

We always go there when visiting Bodega Bay. The crowds can be intense and parking non-existent, that's for sure. Check out Freestone Artisan Cheese the next time you are through there, if you are into that sort of thing.

Kris Morgan makes a nice one as well, with a separate pan. It might be worth the few dollars to preserve the Monte's engine as trading fodder. B.O.P. bellhousing bolt patterns are different from Chevrolet. I am not sure if you are that much of a rivet counter or not. This is obviously a manual bellhousing, but you can see that there is a huge difference in the shape vs. the Chevy. I don't have the Firebird, but maybe you could use part of its bellhousing with a M.A.D. TH400? If it's that important to you. Edit: Also, Pontiacs have the starter on the driver's side, Chevys are on the passenger side. That affects the shape of the bellhousing area as well.

the elephant does

There was a little discussion of this on the "Models with A/C" thread. It might be easier to dig up the A/C parts from an AMT '68 El Camino. The compressor is on the passenger side and the rest of it, including the evaporator case, should be fairly close to the GP as well.

smells like peanuts

of an elephant

No, it sounds too "generated". I have been around a lot of electric and hybrid cars and this one makes more noise than normal. Another neighbor has a Tesla and all you hear is the tire treads on the pavement.

Not sure where all she tried, but I doubt she drove all the way to PV for a vet since she lived off of Willow Creek near Hastings / Safeway. Her human doctor at Yavapai Medical Center was just as bad. If they had paid more attention to the "spot" on her lung that they found in 2004 the outcome of her life here in Sacramento in 2012 may have been a little better. Glad Cooper has a good vet! I enjoy your photos of your road trips. I never really got to explore the area much until my trips down there by myself to get the house ready to sell. I realized how many cool things there were there that we never did when we were visiting her.

after Purple Pond

My neighbor has a 2020 CR-V hybrid. We live on a cul-de-sac, so when she drives by at 10 mph I am sure she is on electric power. It makes an odd noise that isn't too far removed from the Jetson's car. Not sure if it is "piped in" noise or if it is from the climate control system.

Yes, I am beginning to dislike Curtis because he gets cool stuff almost every day. (J/K) Congrats on all the cool stuff you have been posting!

Didn't the 66 Riv still use an x-frame?

I find that different brands of butter and different types of bread affect the outcome of my toast. Even the ambient temperature and relative humidity of the kitchen can change it. Sometimes I have to put the toast in the purple pond and re-butter. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/femail/video-2294376/Video-Nigella-Lawson-shares-two-stage-approach-buttering-toast.html I did find this video online that I have tried several times and have been successful with.

I have the Harbor Freight ones that Rick J. has.

Don't want to make this sound political, but.... I worked for an auto parts company from the time I was 19 to 26. There was a Vietnamese guy about my father's age who worked in the warehouse and shipping that most everyone really didn't like. He really could be obnoxious, like starting revving the forklift when you were on the phone, etc. If he didn't like you, he went out of his way to make it known. For some reason, he took a liking to me. I took lunch earlier than he did, and I used to eat at his desk and watch his little TV with his blessing. I always cleaned up after myself (cleaner than when I started) and put the TV back on whatever channel it was on when I started. Over the years, we chatted a bit and he opened up. He was from the North, but was never sympathetic to the Communists. He went to university in the South in the late 40s and wound up as an officer in the South Vietnamese Army. He was a Colonel in 1975 when Saigon fell and was one of the people evacuated by the U.S. He threw his uniform overboard because he knew it was dangerous to be caught wearing it. Someone gave him some other clothes. It was over a year after reaching San Diego alone before he saw his wife and two kids again. He didn't know if they were dead or alive. His son "Mike" was my age and was always very nice to me when he stopped by the warehouse. I know that some of you guys served in Vietnam, and I don't want to make this story about the war. Only that this humble little man had been through so much in his life opened up to me and taught me a lot about being grateful for whatever little bit you have. I learned far more from him that I did from my own parents.

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