Milwaukee Midget

[Milwaukee Midget]

Wow - cool reference and observation, Paul.

It's kinda like H.R. Pufnstuf meeting Pee Wee Herman, with a touch of Rocky and Bullwinkle thrown in to raise the intellectual profile - but not too far.

[Kiwi Paul]

Chris--If the Intellectual Profile was raised even a little bit....It would be way over my head........

[Tman]

Good interview!

[Milwaukee Midget]

Thanks, Trent.

It's crazy the mileage I've gotten from that piece. 

[Milwaukee Midget]

Jeez – Holidays.  All this time off, and NOTHING gets accomplished.  I just need 4 consecutive weekends with no commitments, and you'd think I'd have learned by now that the likelihood of that is zero in December.   

Were still in a holding pattern on head information.  Mark's computer isn't properly logging flow bench numbers, and I haven't been able to get a hold of my computer wizard to help him out with it.  So that's on me.

I did reshuffle the garage, and made a bit more headway on the Pom Rod, though.  When I stopped at Podunk's last month, he gave me an engine stand he made, and I LOVE IT!  It's about 8" taller than those Harboring Fright units, and I can actually work on an engine without getting a back-ache.
 
I dug the completed engine out of the corner and mounted it up.  It's all new assembly, but has been sitting for a number of years with the valley open, so I want to disassemble it and make sure it doesn't have any acorn shells in it.  It's an impressive looking engine –



Terry did a nice job on the headers – the unusual shape of the #1 pipe made to allow the steering shaft to clear.
I also started on the rear quarter panel – a combination of new metal welded into place and fiberglass to cover the fact that I'm no welder –



Other than that, it was a nice Christmas with Kate, her brother's family and Kate's niece, Charisa.

Gas just dipped to 2.09, but seeing as I heat the garage with diesel or kerosene, and it hasn't dipped as steeply as gasoline, time in the garage gets costly this time of year.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Diesel has plummeted up here, Chris -- shall I send you a few hundred gallons?  The price is under $3/gallon - by a few pennies.  but $2.96.9/gal is way cheaper than it was just a month ago -- when I was tickled red to find it for $3.79.9/gal.  Gas is in the $2.25 - $2.35 range.  Yes, I kow it -- we've got expensive fuel here in the center of the UP.  At least we've got it available, and 80 cents less is still lots less -- so I'm happy.  Filling the truck for $50 is a pleasure - compared to putting in 70 or 80 bucks' worth at a time.

Since we heat the house with wood grown here on our property - at least the house and garage remain toasty warm.  C'mon up here with the cars and engines.

[Dr Goggles]

GOOD GRAVY!! Looked in on the Video and was startled to see Basil Brush as the Spokesfox.....Took me back to my childhood, it did. All you English and Commonwealth fellas know what err who I mean...Chris...You should Google Basil and you`ll see what I mean.....Talk about recycling.....

ahhh Basil, and then Kenny Everett.....

Congratulations Chris. Of course you deserve it, after such persistence, such focused effort and such great marshalling of resources, friendships and dollars.

Onya champ.

[Podunk]

Chris,
Looks like patina on floorpan has been disturbed. What did you do? Also, this being a highly technical build diary, those are most likely Hickory nuts not Acorns.

Terry

[Milwaukee Midget]

Chris,
Looks like patina on floorpan has been disturbed. What did you do? Also, this being a highly technical build diary, those are most likely Hickory nuts not Acorns.

Terry

Indeed it has - and I STILL have a rash from wiping it down with lacquer thinner.   

I know you're more concerned about the mechanics of this, but I've discovered this great new product which protects metal surfaces from corrosion.

It's called paint.

I'll dig the bag out of the shop vac and have the residuals analyzed, as my initial observations and perceptions of the nut husks were likely colored by the overwhelming magnitude of quantity. 

Oh, and PS -

I know now where you stored the other Buick engine.  Over by the lathe.  I think half of Sparky's wheel trimmings wound up between the flexplate and the back of the block. 

Always happy to help a friend clean out their shop . . .

Seriously, this is just the winter diversion I need. 

[Peter Jack]

Chris, I just sent you a PM.

Pete

[Podunk]

I wondered where that aluminum went.

[wisdonm]

I'm told this Sprite is no longer stock.   

[Seldom Seen Slim]

No kidding it isn't stock.  I mean -- the factory red was a couple of shades darker.  other than that, though -- maybe it is stock, maybe not.  I'd have to check to see if it's got the factory inside door latches.

[Milwaukee Midget]

The highback seats are a dead giveaway . . . 

[Jack Gifford]

I like caricatures- such as that Sprite.
When my Wheelhorse was finished with its tow-duties at the pulls, I used to bolt a pair of the pull-tractor's wheels/tires onto it- for "comic relief".