DozerII
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MercuryMac
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Today went sideways a wee bit. I installed the pedal bracket brace, but it doesn't show up well in the picture even though I propped a trouble light in between the pedals in the cab. The pedals both work and feel good.
Four years ago I started a musical Jam group in the garage. Most of today was spent smoothing out political upheavals. That was very stressful for me.
Four years ago I started a musical Jam group in the garage. Most of today was spent smoothing out political upheavals. That was very stressful for me.
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Torchie
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Sorry to hear about the "Political Upheavals" in your group Mac.
As a long time Musician, ( My 2nd Career for 50 years or so,) I have been in many groups both as a side man and a leader. When it works well, playing music with a group is amazing. When it doesn't not so much..... My last group was a full 17 piece Big Band plus 2 vocalists. Talk about herding cats.
My wife, who is an artist and does all her work by herself, could never wrap her head around the idea of being a part of something that big. The ego's. The politics. The spouses.. But when it works there's nothing like it. Is there.
Old musicians joke....
"What's the difference between a big band and a steer. The steer has the horns up front and the A## H*** in the back. The Big Band has the A## H*** up front and the horns in the back.
Keep on playing.
Torchie
As a long time Musician, ( My 2nd Career for 50 years or so,) I have been in many groups both as a side man and a leader. When it works well, playing music with a group is amazing. When it doesn't not so much..... My last group was a full 17 piece Big Band plus 2 vocalists. Talk about herding cats.
My wife, who is an artist and does all her work by herself, could never wrap her head around the idea of being a part of something that big. The ego's. The politics. The spouses.. But when it works there's nothing like it. Is there.
Old musicians joke....
"What's the difference between a big band and a steer. The steer has the horns up front and the A## H*** in the back. The Big Band has the A## H*** up front and the horns in the back.
Keep on playing.
Torchie
MercuryMac
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Oh Torchie, you've seen my dilemma. I was awfully naïve when I started this group, thinking every one would pull together. --- Talk about herding cats!
On your steer metaphor, we have a bull in the china shop [socially]. To my great relief, he left on his own accord last summer. Now he wants to come back in, and is pressuring us in a sneaky political way.
On your steer metaphor, we have a bull in the china shop [socially]. To my great relief, he left on his own accord last summer. Now he wants to come back in, and is pressuring us in a sneaky political way.
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Torchie
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Mac
There always one in every group. When I stopped playing I turned over the leadership to two guys.
One was young and the other was an original member that did very little work for the group, but always complained about how he would do Things if he was in charge. So I gave him the chance. Still complains and does very little lol
Good luck my friend.
Torchie
There always one in every group. When I stopped playing I turned over the leadership to two guys.
One was young and the other was an original member that did very little work for the group, but always complained about how he would do Things if he was in charge. So I gave him the chance. Still complains and does very little lol
Good luck my friend.
Torchie
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MercuryMac
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Thank you Torchie.
Now back to our regular program. I was working furiously on the Whoa pedals, and almost forgot the GO pedal. Now I have a plan and the pedal, pivot and holddown bracket thought out.
Now back to our regular program. I was working furiously on the Whoa pedals, and almost forgot the GO pedal. Now I have a plan and the pedal, pivot and holddown bracket thought out.
MercuryMac
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BillM
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Looks like a mopar pedal to me, glad to see you are keeping it "all plymouth"!
Old Iron
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I think most of use mouth the previous builders on a redue. Heck I've caught myself complaining about myself [ddd
MercuryMac
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Bin dare, Done dat, OI, got the T-shirt. I've caught myself complaining about MY previous mistakes.
To smooth out my criticism of other builders, I bought a stalled project '50 Ford coupe that I have only looked over and it looks like I can just carry on building where the previous builder left off. I don't complain about the PB putting in small block Chev motor mounts and I want to put a different brand of motor in. That's changing plans; that's my doing. I complain about the PB welding in all of the patch panels in an hour and a half and warping the whole car.
BillM, yep, that probably is a Mopar gas pedal, [a swapmeet find]. This car will be mostly Mopar. The next truck I do, [a '34 Dodge Brothers] will be all Mopar, guaranteed.
To smooth out my criticism of other builders, I bought a stalled project '50 Ford coupe that I have only looked over and it looks like I can just carry on building where the previous builder left off. I don't complain about the PB putting in small block Chev motor mounts and I want to put a different brand of motor in. That's changing plans; that's my doing. I complain about the PB welding in all of the patch panels in an hour and a half and warping the whole car.
BillM, yep, that probably is a Mopar gas pedal, [a swapmeet find]. This car will be mostly Mopar. The next truck I do, [a '34 Dodge Brothers] will be all Mopar, guaranteed.
nice pedal work
the group that gets along best has one member and no one else.
its a chinese proverb and some of it seems redundant in translation, but in chinese it basically means men cant throw punches in their own direction.
the group that gets along best has one member and no one else.
its a chinese proverb and some of it seems redundant in translation, but in chinese it basically means men cant throw punches in their own direction.
MercuryMac
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There are people that would fit better in that 'one member' group, but I like getting a long in a group. Our music is just back woods, but it is so much less lonely with six or seven players adding to the song.
Thanks on the pedal work. Today I went 0ne step forward and two back. The gas pedal is adjusted, [bent] many times, test-fitted many times and then re-primed and painted.
Thanks on the pedal work. Today I went 0ne step forward and two back. The gas pedal is adjusted, [bent] many times, test-fitted many times and then re-primed and painted.
Nice to hear others are into music. Awesome build Mac.
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Bamamav
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I be done told you Mac, you keep this Mopar stuff up and we gonna change your name to MOPARMAC
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Old Iron
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I would have mounted the gas pedal to something stronger than a paper towel [ddd
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