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That is about a 71 or 72 Impala. There is no Chevrolet equivalent to the Electra 225. The Electra was the equivalent to the Olds 98 and closer to a Cadillac than a Chevy.
Would those all have been B body cars in that era?...
Originally Posted by redoldsman
That is about a 71 or 72 Impala. There is no Chevrolet equivalent to the Electra 225. The Electra was the equivalent to the Olds 98 and closer to a Cadillac than a Chevy.
This week did not have a surprise ending. The clowns somehow had stockpiled a bunch of wheels and finished with "their number" early and watched the rest of us sign wheels. No mention of helping. They were also nice enough to make sure my inexperienced wall guy got all contract wheels at the end so they would be assured of sitting back while he still worked, and then sitting back while I signed them off. The contract wheels take a couple minutes extra because they have extra paperwork. A couple minutes doesn't sound like much but when you're handed 10 of them at a time it takes a little time. So now I don't have to think about the place for a couple days. I'm feeling some Blue Flu coming on, might get here around Monday.
Matt that is really a thing. I've seen a video of a VW with one of those things. I'd say any car would work as long as the mount was equidistant to the front and rear, and it would fit under the front of the trailer.
Beautiful out. Mom and I are going to take her car to sell, then I will be that much less light of money each month. I hate that it's come to this. Granted, this is Mom's decision but I hate that she's had to give up her house and her car all because she got old. I suppose it beats the alternative. As for this weekend, who knows. Gonna be nice.
Got home from the Awful house and had break a little early. Need to get going. See ya's.
When blackpowder hunting for Elk or Mule Deer in Colorado, only open (iron) sights are allowed, they can be fiber optic illuminated, but no scopes or laser sights are allowed. So, both my black powder rifles (54 and 50 cal) only have open sights. The last couple of years I went out there, around 2009/2010, my near vision was starting to go, as well as my far vision which has been bad since I was a boy. When both your near and far vision are bad, it is very hard to get good focus on 2 near objects (iron sights) and a distant target at the same time. At that time I could still consistently shoot a 4" group with both rifles at 100-yds., but it was getting challenging. I doubt that I could do it now that I need progressive lens to correct for both.
Get yourself a set of cheap glasses. Dominant eye set for the focal range of the gun, either front sight or scope reticle. Off eye set for distance. Wear normal glasses. When time to shoot, swap into shooter glasses, and the front sight should be in sharp focus surrounded by a blurry rear sight and blurry target. Aim at center of blur.
Those trailers depend a lot of things not meant to work that way. The good news is it won't dump the trailer, just tweak your body out of square for more water and wind leaks.
John,
Thanks for the explanation / info. Years ago I went through High Power Service Rifle qualification, shooting an M1 Garand open sights at 200 yards standing then sitting, and 600 yards prone. Wow, was that ever fun!
As Chris said, as I got older I had to start wearing glasses and open sight shooting became a bit more difficult. Several years ago I wanted to get back into air rifle shooting but was hesitant due to the aforementioned issue. I read some reviews about the Williams peep sight (very similar to the military sights) and folks said they could see the target very well due to the aperture acting as a lens. So I ended up with one on a Benjamin 397 and all I can say is WOW! They were right, I can see the sight up close and the target at a distance. Now I can shoot as well as when I was a kid.
My target setup is a 1 inch diameter orange sticky dot on an 8x11 sheet of paper at 50 feet from the firing line. I got some nice groups using this Williams sight.
Not bad. We teach a segment called talking targets and that would analyze those groups.
The canned ham trailers were smaller and cheaper than airstreams. Usually they have the vague shape of a can of ham
There's a Shasta brand camper that has little bolt on rear wings. It is pretty typical of the style
Matt - I see the reference to a "canned ham" now. Later I will post a picture of the camping trailer my ex-father-in-law and I made by mounting a truck bed camper onto a 20-ft dual axle trailer. I only have the picture in hardcopy and will need to take a digital photo with my phone.
As for your question about GM B-bodies, I believe the Impala, Caprice, LeSabre, and Old's 88 were B-bodies. The larger Old's 98, Electra 225, and large Cadillacs like the Sedan Deville and Fleetwood were C-bodies.
Get yourself a set of cheap glasses. Dominant eye set for the focal range of the gun, either front sight or scope reticle. Off eye set for distance. Wear normal glasses. When time to shoot, swap into shooter glasses, and the front sight should be in sharp focus surrounded by a blurry rear sight and blurry target. Aim at center of blur.
John - WTH, you're supposed to be the expert and I expect expert advice ! I am going to look to see if I can find one of those Williams (or similar) peep sights Kenneth talked about and see how that works. Hopefully I can find a set-up that will integrate into my iron sight mounts.
am going to look to see if I can find one of those Williams (or similar) peep sights Kenneth talked about and see how that works. Hopefully I can find a set-up that will integrate into my iron sight mounts.
I have a Marlin 39A with a Williams peep sight. I have upgraded a 10-22 with Tech Sights. I have two other 10-22s with Leupold scopes, which is my traditionally chosen brand.
Jim - Good talk. The two batteries are wired in series, providing 24V (x2 12V batteries = 24V). The (first) battery you installed a cut-off/throw-out switch on the positive terminal. That positive terminal (post) of the first battery in the series has a red wire feeding the new fuse box. That (first) battery & its red wire supplies 12V to the new fuse box - not 24V. If that wire were connected to the second battery it would be supplying 24V (which, of course, would be too much voltage for the wipers & the turn signals). The positive battery terminal post of the second battery is supplying 24V to the remaining electrical system(s) in the M38A1 i.e. starter motor/solenoid, black-out light, headlights, etc.
Kenneth - Thanks for the link. Looks like they have one that will go on my Thompson Center Scout (54 cal), but not my Knight Revolution (50 cal). I'm sure some manufacturer, probably Knight itself, makes an upgraded iron sight that will work, I just haven't checked. Thanks again!
I guess it makes sense. My brother had a 78 coupe de ville phaeton. And it had an AC Delco cb radio in it. I can’t say if it was factory or dealer installed but to me a kinda weird option for a car trimmed out like that
Chris, the price of some vintage cars has risen quite a bit in the last 6-8 months. I am on 3-4 Olds sites, and the prices have really jumped up lately. Matt, CB raidos were a thing in the 70's, they were an option on many cars, including Vettes.
Breaker breaker... My 78 Vette has an 8 track player. The other option would have been the CB. I believe an AM radio would have been standard. I had a CB set up as a base station in my bedroom when I was in high school. I'd stay up and talk all night, then go to school in the morning. Lots of kids did the same thing.
Well the Equinox is gone. We took it to Carmax, which I know is a ripoff, but I wouldn't have gotten rich any way I would have sold it. It took us over two hours to get out of there. I know when buying a car they keep you on purpose, so you agree to anything just to get out of there. I don't know what the problem was today.
There's some place in Europe that has a warehouse full of canned hams arranged so it's sort of an indoor camp ground. Cool idea. Not sure it would go over so well on this side of the pond. Maybe calling it an Air BnB would make it popular.
I went downstairs today, first time in weeks. While I was there I turned the gas off for the furnace. I figure, even that small amount that the pilot light uses doesn't need to be paid for. I'm not sure it's a terrific idea letting it sit without that going, but come fall I'm going to have a company come out and service it and clean it etc. I'm certain that hasn't been done in a good long while. The furnace upstairs hasn't been on all winter because we couldn't get it to light. That one may become a mini split.
Well I think it's bedtime. It's pretty early for a Friday but I'm worn out from waiting at Carmax. We are going to the credit union first thing in the morning to open Mom new accounts. Then it's working at the shop the rest of the day. I'm going to be wacked but I already know we're having chili for dinner tomorrow. That's the prize.
Jim - Good talk. The two batteries are wired in series, providing 24V (x2 12V batteries = 24V). The (first) battery you installed a cut-off/throw-out switch on the positive terminal. That positive terminal (post) of the first battery in the series has a red wire feeding the new fuse box. That (first) battery & its red wire supplies 12V to the new fuse box - not 24V. If that wire were connected to the second battery it would be supplying 24V (which, of course, would be too much voltage for the wipers & the turn signals). The positive battery terminal post of the second battery is supplying 24V to the remaining electrical system(s) in the M38A1 i.e. starter motor/solenoid, black-out light, headlights, etc.
Norm, i fear if we don't stop kicking this dead horse, our "good morning " thread oldsmobile friends are going to start to beg us to go back to my" non floating/ floating dock discussion
Thanks for the email and diagram showing charging options for 24 volts ( 2 batteries)
I'm sorry but I don't see the difference between using 2 trickle chargers on 2 batteries and my method of using 1 trickle charger on 1 disconnected battery (from battery #2) for a week and changing the next week to putting the trickle charger battery # 2
Jim - You also don’t understand how/why your single red wire delivers 12V when connected to the first battery in the series. You have 24V at the end of the series connection, that’s why the positive terminal of the second battery is connected to the starter and remaining 24V electrical system.
Honestly makes no difference to me in the slightest how you proceed.
Jim and Norm, When I was in the National Guard in early 80's we still had some of the Jeeps and old "deuce and a half-(2 1/2 ton)" trucks. They were 24 volt. I think it was mostly to power the radios. I remember there were big antennas that rose up from the front or rear bumper and were pulled down to the other end bumper when traveling. We were told not to lean on or touch those antennas when in use as supposedly you could get a shock off them...??, when mike was keyed???
Chris, yep that 303 is great stuff. I was recommended it for pontoon boat upholstery and it really keeps it nice. Years ago after I found it cost like 15 bucks for a 6 or 8 oz., I went on ebay and ordered a gallon of it. A great investment. I just kept the empty pint squirt bottle and refill it.
To continue beating this dead horse:
part of my job is to maintain 12v VHF radios on equipment that is usually 24 volt.
often the field mechanics will tap off of one of the two 12v batteries and power a cigarette lighter or my radio
you must always insure if doing this that you use the “bottom” battery. Ie. that the 12 v ground is the same as the 24v ground
(it is usually done correctly at first until some other person comes behind and replaces the batteries or something and then they hook it up wrong)
it will work if you use the top battery in the string ….but…. You now have the 12v ground. Also having a 12 v potential back to the machine ground When this happens it can cause back feed problems and all sorts of nastiness
for example if the machine main switch is off you can still crank the engine (or try) using my radio as the ground path
we now use 24v to 12v converters and have found them to be insanely robust even on the most heavily used and abused machines
Jim - I think whichever plan you use you're going to be fine & dandy.
Greg - That's a great point regarding the whip antennas. You'd get much better coverage & less attenuation (signal loss) via 24V. It has that "blackout light" (for hunting down the bad guys) on the driver's side, as well. One & one-half month's ago I couldn't have told you a thing about an M38A1.
Matt - Good points. That's how they configured the windshield wipers/turn signals on the M38A1. They pulled 12V from the first (top) battery in the series connection while maintaining a 24V battery bank.
Chris, yep that 303 is great stuff. I was recommended it for pontoon boat upholstery and it really keeps it nice. Years ago after I found it cost like 15 bucks for a 6 or 8 oz., I went on ebay and ordered a gallon of it. A great investment. I just kept the empty pint squirt bottle and refill it.
Greg - I wax able to find a 36 oz. spray bottle on Amazon for $28. I was a little hesitant to buy that much without trying it 1st, but it got so many good testimonials from guys on here I figured I couldn't go wrong. Like you mentioned, a small bottle, I think it was 8 oz., was like $15, so the large one became a no brainer.
Matt - I see the reference to a "canned ham" now. Later I will post a picture of the camping trailer my ex-father-in-law and I made by mounting a truck bed camper onto a 20-ft dual axle trailer. I only have the picture in hardcopy and will need to take a digital photo with my phone.
Matt - I found a picture of the camper set-up we made, circa 1993. We took this rig out to Colorado at least a dozen times. We both had late '70's Honda 3-wheelers that would both fit conveniently under the cabover portion of the camper. The camper itself was a larger sized one designed for a full sized 8 ft. truck bed. Not much to look at, but the heat, stove, water, and toilet systems all worked, and it kept us comfortable. The other plus was, we had our truck free, and we could throw our 3-wheelers up in the truck and go to a completely different area to hunt on any given day. P.S., I still have my '77 Honda 3-wheeler, I can't make that thing stop running even though it goes for.months and months sometimes without even being started.
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Matt - I found a picture of the camper set-up we made, circa 1993. We took this rig out to Colorado at least a dozen times. We both had late '70's Honda 3-wheelers that would both fit conveniently under the cabover portion of the camper. The camper itself was a larger sized one designed for a full sized 8 ft. truck bed. Not much to look at, but the heat, stove, water, and toilet systems all worked, and it kept us comfortable. The other plus was, we had our truck free, and we could throw our 3-wheelers up in the truck and go to a completely different area to hunt on any given day. P.S., I still have my '77 Honda 3-wheeler, I can't make that thing stop running even though it goes for.months and months sometimes without even being started.
So you were a trendsetter and didn’t know it
that’s basically the prototype of lots of toy haulers I see now. They take a 10-13 foot camper and put it on a 21’ trailer put a ramp on back and load up side by sides
Wow that is some beautiful scenery
makes Me antsy to get ours built and go.
I’ve had a couple toy haulers. One such beast was 40’ in length - had either a 12’ or 14’ toy cargo area with clothes washer/dryer hookups inside literally a house on wheels. I bought a (used) Ford F-550 7.3L diesel to pull it (5th wheel, custom 5th wheel/gooseneck flatbed cargo side containers). I left for four months wonderful trip.
Norm - That must have been one helluva rig! Wife and I have toyed (pun intended) with the idea of getting a smaller sized toy hauler where we could take one of the bikes along with us. We've went and looked at a few and priced them. We're just not sure how much we'd use it, and I would also probably want a newer truck to tow it with. My 2000 Ford is fine for around town, but I don't know I'd be very comfortable towing something that large over thousands of miles. Then, there's the storage issue! Like most things, pro's and con's with everything.
Yes, that 40' rig had three slide-outs - one for the master bedroom (x4 stairs up from main level) & two slide-outs across from each other for the kitchen, center console and living room. Sleeping accommodations for 12 - it was a beast. I bought a 28' toy hauler several years after I sold the 40' toy hauler. I found it very accommodating. Rear bed on electric elevated platform you could raise/lower to accommodate toys, heating/AC, small kitchen, microwave, stove, oven - a really cool package. I let that one go about three years ago.
Norm - Both of those sound really nice! I think the largest we were considering was a 26' or 28' model based on my trucks towing capacity. We don't need fancy, just functional. We would never buy a new one, a 1 to 3-year old model would be great. Plenty of retirees impulse buy them and then realize they're not going to use them and unload them, they're hardly even used. You just need to know exactly what you want and be ready to pull the trigger when a nice one pops up. We'll see, lots of ***** in the air with our future right now, no big money decisions for awhile.
I left Cheyenne, Wyoming where I'd spent the entire week @ Frontier Days (Daddy of 'em All) & was taking a Northern route (straight West) through Idaho/Oregon then South to Redwood National Park for one week (a friend was the Superintendent and was retiring from Redwood). I needed to stay somewhere along the way in wide-open country, found this lake out of nowhere and bedded down for the night. Picture is horrible.
Well, I had hoped to be going to a non-judged car show this morning, but it rained early,, and now we're in a lull before more rain, some possibly severe, early this afternoon. The afternoon forecast is the same front that spawned the tornadoes in Nebraska and Kansas overnight. So, no car shows are happening for me today.
Our clumsy Maggie has injured one of her hind legs again, this time the opposite side from the one she hurt before. She can put some weight on it and move around gingerly, so we're hoping it's just a tweak. We're going to give her until Monday and see how she's doing before calling the vet. Sad state of affairs is that I'm hauling her heavy **** up and down stairs to go outside so she doesn't have to navigate the. Just hope she heals on her own, she's Daddy's girl!
Wife wants an Alice in wonderland themed patio in our garden. We have some big metal
mushroom statues and are looking for a mad hatter statue. But we did this this morning
the black squares are being planted in a creeping mint
Wife wants an Alice in wonderland themed patio in our garden. We have some big metal mushroom statues and are looking for a mad hatter statue. But we did this this morning...the black squares are being planted in a creeping mint
Matt - I recall earlier pictures of the raised garden beds you posted; now, you have a theme. Very ambitious project, looks nice.
WTH, you're supposed to be the expert and I expect expert advice 
! I am going to look to see if I can find one of those Williams (or similar) peep sights Kenneth talked about and see how that works. Hopefully I can find a set-up that will integrate into my iron sight mounts.
