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Re: Gray Man, Inc.

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Post by DRIVEN » Sun Jan 03, 2021 5:48 pm

Fought a broken manifold bolt on my dad's GMC. We both got pretty shamed by the whole ordeal but finally got it out and chased. Managed to save the threads though. I've never been good at these repairs. Found 3 cracks in the manifold once it was off so a new one is on order.
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Found more stuff to put on Craigslist too.
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Post by DRIVEN » Tue Jan 05, 2021 4:58 pm

I never really put all my bikes to bed for the winter so since it was nice today I pressure washed the TWs, lubed them, and ran them out of gas. Then tucked them in the corner of the shop.
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Backed the Chief out, fired it up and warmed it up. Then ran it out of gas before parking it for the winter. I'm seriously considering selling it in the spring.
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Also, disco chicken horde wandered through my yard this afternoon. I counted 14 and it looks like at least 4 of the babies are (noisy, obnoxious) males.
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Washed a couple cars too.

And lastly, I'm still not dead yet.
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Post by DRIVEN » Wed Jan 06, 2021 4:37 pm

Just sold 1 A-833 package. Going in a '66 Nova.

1 1/2 to go.
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Post by BLUE » Thu Jan 07, 2021 8:38 pm

They have a following
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Post by DRIVEN » Sat Feb 06, 2021 3:40 pm

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Post by Laecaon » Sat Feb 06, 2021 5:12 pm

Looks like a nice day for a ride!

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Post by DRIVEN » Sun Feb 14, 2021 8:39 pm

Sold the rest of my overdrive transmissions.
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Post by BLUE » Sat Mar 06, 2021 5:21 pm

Badass , I need that
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Post by DRIVEN » Fri Apr 16, 2021 11:46 am

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Post by BLUE » Fri Apr 16, 2021 11:11 pm

Interesting...
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Post by Laecaon » Sun Apr 18, 2021 12:39 pm

It would seem that, that is a 36 Ford...

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Post by DRIVEN » Sun Apr 18, 2021 3:08 pm

I went over there this morning and helped take off the hood so he could work on the hinge. Came by later in the afternoon and helped him put it back on. Then he took it for a drive. Seems to be A-OK. He's had a chance to inventory everything that came with it and will probably put some of the loose parts back on and generally tidy up. Honestly, I wouldn't expect much action until fall-winter. We're getting into riding season and he spends a lot of time on the road with his New Balance outlaw buddies.
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Post by DRIVEN » Sat Apr 24, 2021 7:04 pm

Happy Saturday night, y'all.
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Post by DRIVEN » Sat Apr 24, 2021 7:18 pm

Did a couple rides last week between jobs. First was with my dad and his buddy. They did surprisingly well for a couple 70+ dudes who haven't ridden offroad in many decades.
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Two days later I charged the Pelican Point airstrip with two different old guys.
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But on our way back up the gulch things got complicated.


One guy got hurt and we had to leapfrog bikes back up the draw. Not a big deal, we handled it. It's much steeper than the pics represent.

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It was just slow going for that section.

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Post by BLUE » Sat Apr 24, 2021 10:05 pm

Looks like good times , other than the injury. Glad it worked out.
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Post by Taterhead » Wed Apr 28, 2021 11:15 am

Yep, looks like a lot of fun. I’ve got to get my quad back out and start riding it again.

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Post by DRIVEN » Sun Jul 25, 2021 6:15 pm

800 miles.
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Too many miles.
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500 miles.
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Almost all the miles.
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Big block 6-speed TW swap miles.
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Post by Laecaon » Mon Jul 26, 2021 6:17 pm

Lots of miles in many directions I see.

Bike upgrade looks like it will be fun.

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Post by DRIVEN » Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:24 pm

I'm just collecting parts right now. Should have it together and swapped by spring. It'll be nice to have a little more torque but mostly I just want the extra gear so I can gear to cruise faster than 50.
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