Re: [Amc-list] Made a boo boo today

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Me, no make boo-boo today!
I got a fair amount of metal welded in the drivers side corner of the vert!
I almost quit, but figured out I simply can't do the work without taking a Lortab, not possible :[
Pain meds and power tools and welders, I guess I should not mix them, but...
Anyway after i took a pill and it took effect I got a good bit done. I hope to have the corner pretty well finished tomorrow!
   I don't know if I will make it as far as getting the trought done before my 4 day weekend is up, but just getting somewhere is good!
   I can see the place I'm going with it again and it may not end up on the "need to sell it list" after all.
For now it will get a 287, a 4bbl carb, the factory trans and a single exhast dumping in front of the rear tires.
  If I get it running, I believe I can get enough done to actually have it road worthy next summer!  Probably not, but I'm not going to rule out trying to get that far!

--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
" I realize that death is inevitable.
I just don't want to be around when it happens! "

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> While torquing the flex plate bolts to the crank on my 196 OHV today (100 - 100 
> ft-pounds) I put a heavy screwdriver through one of the outer holes to brace it 
> against the torque and keep the crank from turning.  Well, that flexplate is 
> fragile and I tore it.  Ruined.  But one of the advantages of having four other 
> 196 engines on hand is that I had another flex plate ready to harvest.  It only 
> slowed me down about 15 minutes after I quit inventing new cuss words.  It is 
> Sunday too, and I'm a little ashamed but I don't think the neighbors heard 
> anything.  When I'm working on a car on Sunday I'm thankful to be alive and I'm 
> in church anyway.
> 
> I'm trying to get that motor installed today. Hey, I just recalled the long 
> discussion on the list about "motor" versus "engine" a few years ago.  No one 
> seems to care now.  Maybe we grew up.
> 
> Joe Fulton
> 
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