Re: Axle Shafts

[tsm1@domain.elided (Tom Mandera)]

>> Heck, should be a *smooth* ride to Missoula tonight... 
>What is this recent fascination with Missoula? You sure are spending a lot
>of time there. Is this why we only see one post a day from the kid who used
>to post more than anyoe else on the Digest?

<grin>  I haven't had much to say lately, either... too busy DOING and not
theorizing lately... (still a few details left over from my motor swap that
I'm taking care of... still no backup lights, I need a new spacer for the
5-blade fixed fan so I can put the p/s pulley on and hook up the air
compressor again)  Plus, there hasn't been any good drawn out discussions!

Gimme something to jabber about, and I will.  :-)

>You haven't forgotten what you said on your trip to sunny California back
>in May? You haven't forgotten that you had a "non-wedding" party and that
>your grandmother shot a picture of Julie with a BB gun?

Actually, for the record, my grandmother shot w/ the video camera while *I*
used the BB gun, firecrackers, lighter fluid, and ultimately my hammer (we
*almost* had to get the real guns out) on the porcelain bride figurine.  

But you were close, Tom. :-)

I'm better now. <grin>

>You haven't replaced the love of your life (your Scout) with something
>warmer and softer, have you?

That remains to be seen! :-)  But she does like Scouts.... even broken ones
because of "driver error"... (did I mention I had a date w/ this same person
the next weekend, but I was strongly cautioned that spinning the tires, or
even joking about it, would not be considered all that funny.  *smile*)

Don't worry, I'll be home next weekend stripping the remains of the Scout II
racer in the driveway, finishing up work on the '77, and cleaning up the
garage... gettin' stuff ready for winter (yeah, it's snowed on all of the
passes today... almost time for some snow runs)... I still need time to play
with my new welder!

Hmmm wait... might be less posts for a while still... see, hunting season is
nearly upon us, and it looks like the freezer's empty... and I think I'm on
the hook for bringing Elk to RMIHR again...

And once all of *THAT* is done (along with other things), I'll finally get
around to posting pics from that trip to California in May, as well as my
numerous RMIHR pics, and my hundred Holy Cross pics, and the full trip
report from my roadtrip... also pics from Nationals, as well as a
fourwheeling trip and my first real *racing* experience in a Scout...

Heck, I have 6 months of work just updating my webpage!

Busy busy... but Fun Fun!

*smile*

Time to head home to change out that axle shaft..

-Tom Mandera, Helena MT
'77 Scout II - to the list yesterday, add '72 Dana 44 axle shaft in the rear
axle, with a '76 axle shaft on the other side.  ;)