Springfield Flyer.

[Peter Jack]

Life IS good Mikey!!!! 

Pete

[tauruck]

These cars are test of everything you have or don't.
Training for special forces comes to mind without the physical side.
ONE big head game but I'm in it for the duration.

There're is only one way out. Success.

Thanks Pete, and the miracles keep on coming.

[SPARKY]

      clinking mugs sure beat    lol

[tauruck]

Thanks man.

[tauruck]

Still no camera I can use. :x

Windows 10 is fussy.

A build diary isn't much without pics but I'll make a plan in the AM.

The latest news. My mate Willie is a vet and amputee. We served together and lets say he was my left hand guy.
These days he's my driver. I don't react well in traffic so short of driving to the local supermarket I don't touch the wheel.
It may sound strange that I let a disabled guy drive me around but he's an ace with the stick shift, a little too fast around the turns
but I trust him.
He goes down to the liquor store to buy his daily six pack and there's a dispute over the only disabled parking space in the lot.
The guy won't move and the argument moves into the store.

This SOB from north of the border and probably an illegal immigrant kicks Willie from behind dislodging his prosthetic limb.
He falls and damages his stump. The other dude bolts from the store and drives away. Willie's been off his feet for six weeks
and has had all kinds of complications.
He's improving but still can't wear the limb.

I've been looking for the perp based on info given by one of the check out ladies but it seems he's moved house.
What kind of sick minded dude would attack a guy from behind?.
Willie arrived yesterday and he's using crutches and my guess is he'll be up to speed by months end.
Karma is a bitch and the guy is going to run into another vet.
The Old Testament still rules!!!.

Better news is that I got a call from a sponsor I approached a while back.
He came, he saw and he liked.
I spoke to him in late November and the answer was that the company agreed to come on board.
I was looking for them to just replace my worn out air tools like the die grinder, palm sander and saw
but he says they don't do half measures and that a full set of tools including compressor was being shipped
from the US.
He'll be here Thursday to finalize the deal. I'm still not sure what we'll get but from the sound of it, it won't be
a DIY deal.

The agent from Fueltech management systems (one of my turbo experts but who hasn't seen the liner) called
to say he was in the area and wanted to come visit to discuss product but I was out building the spray booth
for my mate Ashley. :x

If all goes according to plan and promises kept "we" should be looking pretty good.
The advice to be patient was spot on. This came from more guys than I can name but thank you.
I was all uptight and stressed beyond what I could handle and to be honest, gave up on the project.

Did very little in December other than sleep and try avoid the heat. Suddenly the motivation is back.

[Dr Goggles]

Windows 10 is fussy.

Well, that's one word for it. :x :x :x

[Dr Goggles]

If all goes according to plan and promises kept "we" should be looking pretty good.
The advice to be patient was spot on. This came from more guys than I can name but thank you.
I was all uptight and stressed beyond what I could handle and to be honest, gave up on the project.

Did very little in December other than sleep and try avoid the heat. Suddenly the motivation is back.

You and me both, different ends of the field, but the same field .....ahhhh southern Hemisphere summer, 40c here today 8-)

[tauruck]

Yup, and it's that oppressive heat.
I've been watching the bush fires on the news and it's sad to see you guys going through that.
We've also got the same tress here. Some clever guy in the past decided that the Eucalyptus tree
or Blue Gum as we know them was a great idea. The greener the better they burn. Go figure.
Almost as good as a banana tree.

[wobblywalrus]

Eucalyptus was brought to California, too.  It was a major contributor to the big Oakland firestorm a decade or more ago.  Fortunately Oregon is too cold for it and we do not have much growing here.  The best thing for it is to chop it down, split the stump, and pour stale race gas down into the split.  The trees are hard to kill.

[Stainless1]

Really easy to kill if you follow Bo's instructions.... but light the race gas 

[tauruck]

I'd love to have stale race gas here.

That would mean that the liner was a runner.                       

[SPARKY]

in time grasshopper, in time!

[tauruck]

BINGO!!!!!!!.

I just received my new air tools from Chicago Pneumatic.

How cool is that?.

New saw, die grinder and palm sander for starters.

When we go to Hakskeen Pan they'll be there with a monster setup
consisting of an industrial generator and compressor.

My sponsors make this deal so awesome. Thanks Chris Makume and team.
You made my day.

[SPARKY]

via --SA's  version of Brown Santa no less  --I guess 

[tauruck]

No Sparky, the guys from CP came around and delivered the tools.
We do have Brown Santa, FedEx, DHL and the other majors here.
We aren't that far behind but I must say that if one of those stopped outside
my gate I'd be surprised. There would definitely be something good in the truck.