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  1. sgtpontiac

    Just wanted to say hello

    Still around lurking... Wife diagnosed with breast cancer and we've been dealing with that issue but it's looking good right now... she just finished Radiation and is dealing with the burns, soreness and fatigue... dealing with a myriad of issues with the 89 year old in laws... between the wife...
  2. sgtpontiac

    Ok flathead guys...

    Picked up a 53 Ford with a flattie...it was sitting for a very long time covered in a pole barn.....I am not a flathead expert... I believed the head gaskets were leaking when I got it and none of the head bolts were even close to torqued properly. I was finding small trace amounts of coolant in...
  3. sgtpontiac

    What type of Music do you prefer?

    Probably has been touch on before....but since we have a far more diverse group now I'm wondering....For an "Old Guy" I'm really into some of the harder stuff...Dig the Disturbed version of Sound of Silence...also like the Five Finger Death Punch version of Bad company...
  4. sgtpontiac

    Well...did it again...

    Screwed up my right knee...got an MRI coming this Sunday....orthopedic DR thinks I tore the PCL....last time it was the ACL on the left knee....I'm off work till I visit the DR next Thursday after the MRI...so to say I'm feeling my age is an understatement.....since this is a second career I'm...
  5. sgtpontiac

    Hey....

    Just checking in to make sure you know I haven't kicked the bucket or anything...things are getting squared away...Daughter is out of the pen, back home and working and I've actually been trying to fit some time in the barn...so..in case you's was wondering....I is alive and kicking.... Figured...
  6. sgtpontiac

    One of my recent distractions ....

    Born July 29th....Jaxson Michael .....8lbs 9oz....looks just like his daddy....:D
  7. sgtpontiac

    Got the Old Girl out the other day....

    Still working on the lift off hood .....looking into fiberglass front and rear bumpers.....it is alive....:D
  8. sgtpontiac

    OK....quick question....

    One of the kids at the department, sorry young officer, brought home a 1931 A roadster with a motor I've never seen....trying to get pics to download....will be done shortly I hope... It's an overhead valve 4 banger....block looks like a regular flat head 4cyl block but it's got a head on it...
  9. sgtpontiac

    Sorry I've been awol again...

    Had a few more pressing work and family issues going on and the sudden death of my brother in law in TN a week ago Saturday....so haven't had any time spend on the old net....Apologize for any concern....Brother in law was only 61....massive heart attack....
  10. sgtpontiac

    Ok...know I haven't posted much

    as far as any build stuff so here is what I did last Sunday...I purchased a mid rise lift a while back for couple hundred bucks......found the cylinder to be leaking...took it to get resealed and they told me it was fubar....cost 700 to fix it....:eek:... Called the company for a...
  11. sgtpontiac

    Hit the Motor City Swap Meet today...

    once again, lots of overpriced items....did pick up some sanding supplies for the barn...got PSA 6" discs for cheap....a set of exhaust gaskets for the63 that hopefully will not leak....and some 1/8" drill bits....but there was fewer vendors there this year....10 bucks to get into this thing is...
  12. sgtpontiac

    Ok.....found these close to home....

    Wants 1600 buck for both....says the F3 cab and chassis will run.?? flat head six.....the F1 cab is a goes along with... F3 is a old dump box still has hoses, cylinders and pto box/pump....I don't really have room for both....but he won't separate... any thoughts on the price?? F3 is...
  13. sgtpontiac

    Anyone here ever used this Q bond stuff..?

    I've used this stuff twice now and it's the Cat's A$$....(oh crap...I said cat)...I've fixed a couple of plastic grill mounting tabs on my kids pickup and a broken plastic bracket on one of those easy up tents....the stuff is amazing....the kit is a bit pricy at over 20bucks but it's got two...
  14. sgtpontiac

    Hey guys and gals....

    thought I'd pop back in and say Howdy.....lifes been calming down a bit and I wanted to see what's been shaking....hoping to get into the barn and see where I left off....heck of a summer....got a lot of catching up to do and a lot of new handles on the site....hope I can get back into the...
  15. sgtpontiac

    Happy new year

    To all my friends on the site.....(and the ones that hate me) I WISH YOU AND YOUR'S THE BEST FOR THE NEW YEAR....MAY IT BE A HEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR FOR US ALL......
  16. sgtpontiac

    Just a reminder to the Michigan people

    Detroit Swap meet coming up Jan 11 and 12 .....at Gilbraltor Trade center....Mt. Clemens....
  17. sgtpontiac

    And the hit's just keep on coming...

    Had to make a trip to Tennesse Sunday the 22nd....rain, ice high winds...great day to travel.....:( plus it was as cold there near Knoxville as it was in Michigan.....WTH?? I will never again spend a Christmas Holiday away from my immediate family... No way....no how....My wife's sister's and...
  18. sgtpontiac

    You know those warnings about the side

    effects of drugs.....I found out this weekend that you really should heed the warnings and....never take any drug that your wife gives you that she takes...:eek:.... We were up in Traverse City...Great Wolf Lodge with the grandkids...beautiful place and really geared for the kiddies.....highly...
  19. sgtpontiac

    Leaving next week for TN...

    Going to watch my Grandniece graduate from High school...and to just get away for a few during the Memorial Weekend....Anybody living near Rogersville area....Hawkins county way....Bulls Gap....??? :D
  20. sgtpontiac

    OK....a thought Most Outrageous Fab idea...

    Has anyone ever started a post for the most insane, outrageous and or, thinking outside of the box fabrication idea that actually worked out??? If not.....here is your chance.....these must be RRR members ideas and please include photos......
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