At least the towel didn't make it down the drain tube, may have never seen it!
July '23 Chat -- Fireworks on the horizon
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Shoot, our house is 163 years old, and the owners I bought the place from were complete hacks, so I have had double the fun over the years.
HVAC, plumbing and wiring all through the house had to be redone to code as best I could.
Wyd, you got dang lucky. That couldve gotten very expensive.
Was it still a sandstone foundation when you got it? Probably oak framing, it will outlast every other house haha. Parents house was the same way, built in early 1900's, added onto in the 1930's. They built a new block foundation and added on some more, looks great on the outside!
While it’s too late now, a wrench and factory jack make getting those bolts loosened really easy.
Yes, still has fieldstone foundation with "Michigan" basement. My dream is to have the house lifted and a modern foundation installed. That would dovetail with an addition we've wanted for a 1st floor bedroom, new bathroom and kitchen, too. Likely $60K for the foundation, and another $50K for the addition, though.
You've got to explain yourself on this one. Did you use the jack on the wrench to force the bolts loose?
Wasn’t just the bolts. Took awhile to pry it out of there once we got them out. That’s a good idea for the future though.
I couldn’t get the trans dipstick out and was stuck getting the downpipe out too. I cut it lol.
My truck had an extra bracket on the passenger side valve cover area most lb7’s don’t have which didn’t help. Ended up removing the dip stick and cutting off the studs coming out of firewall and we were able to pry it out. If that didn’t work we were going to cut it also.
Don’t know if this was your problem but the dipstick tube won’t come out if the dipstick is inserted all the way. Took a min to figure that out also.
At least your honest about the mistake. We can all learn from that. These things happen.
Wife and I are in Troy, Montana for some R&R
Kootenai River is amazing. 3 bald eagles nest all in our vicinity.
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Kootenai River is amazing. 3 bald eagles nest all in our vicinity.
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Wife and I are in Troy, Montana for some R&R
Kootenai River is amazing. 3 bald eagles nest all in our vicinity.
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I’ll be heading to Montana for a week in September. I cannot wait for it.
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I always ask before I do Tom
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Hey guys, I removed that forsale thread in Introductions.
Trick, you look happy. Nothing else matters, right?
Trick, you look happy. Nothing else matters, right?
Going to head out to Sacramento race way today. Trying to see if I can figure out my transmission not upshifting to 5th and 6th tuning issue. Last time it appears to have stayed in 4th and hurt my strap speed and ultimately ET. Best I did last time was 89.15 mph at 14.583. last weight in was at something like 8200 lbs. I'm leaving the spare tire at home and unloading my tools at the track today so I might be 300-350 lbs lighter this time. I'm hopping I break into the 13's and get kicked out for not wearing a helmet 
Supposed to be about 110° today so I don't know how that will play into things
Supposed to be about 110° today so I don't know how that will play into things
Ho hum. Make your own atmosphere lol. I live in Las Vegas, when I had my Camaro the best da I ever saw was 1600 feet with a track elevation at 2300 feet. Let it ride.
Well, after arriving, I find out they cancelled it due to "excessive heat". Did they not know it was going to be hot that day? It's summer and it's hot this time of year every year. 
. Next possible test n tune is august 4th. Not sure I will be able to make a Friday but I will try. As long as their open
. Next possible test n tune is august 4th. Not sure I will be able to make a Friday but I will try. As long as their open - Status