RogerDuke

Yesterday was fun... Trailing arm snapped while the wife was out running errands leaving her stranded. She called a friend who has AAA so it could at least get towed back home. Dispatcher goofed up the address and sent the driver to the wrong place. After 90 minutes my wife called AAA again asking where the tow truck was and was told "nobody was there" to which my wife replied I've been stranded here for the past 2 hours I haven't gone anywhere and was told it would be about 6:30 till another truck could be dispatched to her. She found a number to the tow company our mechanic gave us and called that and he was there within half an hour and towed it to the mechanics. I don't know if AAA is short handed or what but with service like that I'm glad I didn't waste money on a membership this year. 

I see that Romain Grosjean took his first IndyCar pole at the Grand Prix of Indianapolis this weekend and ended up finishing second. He's due to make a one-off return to F1 with a demonstration run at the French Grand Prix next month.

When Bo and Luke find out about this, Uncle Jesse is never going to be able to get them off the couch to do chores.....especially if Cale Yarborough is in the lead. 

WOW! I can't stop smiling! I'm a little late finding this but now that I have I can't stop staring at it.....Thanks Hoss....to quote Rocky's trainer Mick "A definite ting ah beauty!"

It's going to be pretty crazy around here the next 3 days with relatives in our home, calling hours and the funeral. I probably won't be on HN again until the storm is over. 

Thanks for the update Garrett.
You're right, I'm happy about Kurt and his Charger.
Jimmie makes me nervous though. He might not be in the top 10 but he's still the one who makes the leaders look over their shoulders in fear.
Don't forget that last year he didn't start off that well.
(Not that a NASCAR expert like Garrett would forget that)

Hey Garrett, I see you quoted from my post before I edited it. Later a light bulb went off over my head and I realized "Hey, I did know that." LOL

Happy 101st Dukes of Hazzard Birthday today to Denver Pyle(Uncle Jesse Duke) in Heaven! 5/11/20.

Congratulations TRPColtrane!!!
Well, Garrett, at least the Chicago Bears have won 5 in the row and the Chicago Blackhawks are in first place so you have something to look forward to even though you don't think they're as exciting as NASCAR.

it's been crazy around here with funeral planning and taking care of my wife who is in a sling and taking care of this new puppy. I gotta get the yard mowed today though.....it looks like we're finally going to have a day where the sun shines all day. 

Thanks for your sympathy. You have mine too. I still have my parents but neither are doing well. My wife's dad is in pretty good shape though. 

When Bo and Luke find out about this, Uncle Jesse is never going to be able to get them off the couch to do chores.....especially if Cale Yarborough is in the lead. 

Sorry about your losses Roger and Hobie.
Friday I felt like Al Bundy , even though there was blue sky above me I got drenched from off and on rain showers in the afternoon while mowing. Thought to myself 'is there a rain cloud just following me around' .

I'm sorry to hear of your loss, Roger, and especially considering the day. Mother's Day was in mid-March over here, so I didn't know that yours was today.

LOL nice Hobie! 

A much larger problem arose; actually two related problems.  
     1) The suspension and exhaust system is all molded as one piece, looking toylike
     2) The rear suspension needs to be boosted to accomodate larger rear tires.  This will necessitate the total rebuilding of the aft ends of the leaf springs.
First, separating the exhausts:

 
Then, adding to the chassis frame to accomodate the extended rear suspension....



 
Also found the new engine was too short for the driveshaft; so the driveshaft had to be lengthened by 3mm.  Amazingly, the left exhaust also had to be shortened by the exact same length to fit the new engine.


 

The new engine arrived Friday; smaller-block engine from AMT's 71 Duster, will be heavily detailed and wired.  Still needed modifications to the front area with making an attached alternator and other mounts for the pulleys.  Also drilled out holes for the spark plugs and wires (very time consuming on a tiny distributor).


 
Also modified the engine mounts so it could accomodate the smaller engine block.  Not a perfect fit, but it's better.

For those that want to reminisce Nascar has been uploading some classic races to their YouTube channel 
interesting hearing the v6's in the old Busch series of the 80's.

Martin Truex jr dominated the Goodyear 400 at Darlington winning both Stages and the race and led the most laps. Only Kyle Larson gave him a challenge for the lead late in the race but the #5 wasn't handling like Kyle Larson would have liked. There were a couple of scary crashes into the inside wall but all three drivers walked away, a testament to the safer barrier and crumple zones built into the car chassis. William Byron extends his top 10 finishes to 10 in a row and that consistency put him #3 in points standings, he is also the only driver with that many top tens this season.
Top 10
1 Martin Truex jr
2 Kyle Larson
3 Kyle Busch
4 William Byron
5 Denny Hamlin
6 Kevin Harvick
7 Chase Elliot
8 Ryan Blaney
9 Chris Buescher
10 Ryan Newman

It's a rough Mother's Day around here. My wife's mom died this morning. She was the last survivor of 12 kids so an entire generation is now gone. Most men complain about their mother- in-laws but not me. I loved her and will miss her. RIP Mom. 

Thank goodness Kasey's OK.
Hey Garrett, I imagine you're feeling a lot of pressure to win since JG has been so successful there. I only have one thing to say.
GO DAVID RAGEN!!!

I'm sorry to hear about that! I hope everybody is doing well. I lost my mother in Feb., so I'm kinda with you guys on this! 

The lady in black? I didn't know Abraham Lincoln Hogg was married.
Do you like night races Garrett? How many do they have a year?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GARRETT DUKE!!!!!!!!
Go Jeff Gordon!!!!!!!!!!
(I don't really want him to win, I'm just saying that as my way of giving you a birthday present since I'm too cheap to buy you anything)

Which would have been appropriate since Boss is such a Scrooge. 

It's a rough Mother's Day around here. My wife's mom died this morning. She was the last survivor of 12 kids so an entire generation is now gone. Most men complain about their mother- in-laws but not me. I loved her and will miss her. RIP Mom.