ArchetypeDatsun Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 We had the worst fires this year sucked ass ruined most of my summer! Quote Link to comment
Boaty Posted November 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Yeah, we were smoked in here in Southern Oregon for about a month straight before it started to clear.It was bad enough for a couple weeks, that if you walked outside, you came in with a smoke ring around your neck. If you sweat? Smelled like smoke.Hell you smelled of smoke regardless. White t-shirts? They turned yellow.My car smelled of smoke so bad it's terrible - went north and it cleared up, no smoke. Hop in car? Boom reeked like a campfire.The boy was born during the start of it, and the negative pressure rooms in the birthing ward was sucking smoke in from the shitty seals on the hospital windows. So smokey that they were changing HEPA filters 3 times a day to keep up, and even then - you could hardly make out the opposite side of the hospital lobby. Crazy thick.I have some pictures, if I can find them... Quote Link to comment
Boaty Posted November 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Here was a 'normal' day. Not thick, not thin. Just 'average' this summer. Quote Link to comment
ArchetypeDatsun Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Yeah it sucked real bad I wouldn't go outside no matter what and my daughter kept wanting to go outside. Glad it cleared and we at least got some sunlight. Quote Link to comment
Ranman72 Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 looks bad kindof like a rainy day in Oregon without the rain and with added smoke smell we had a couple bad fires smoked out sac all the way to taho depending on the breeze or lack of Quote Link to comment
Boaty Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 When we had the biscuit fire, it made this summer look like HEPA filtered atmosphere. Biggest fire on the west coast, I believe ever (not really sure, but it's up there - over half a million acres).It was crazy because all summer long it was non-stop smoke, and then we had thunderstorms as well like every week - blood red lightning is something awesome to see. But so many people got sick because of the smoke, in the evening when the smoke settled into the valley, it was like 800 ppm, which I'm sure the respirator companies loved. Everybody was wearing one. Lots of elderly folk died. Smoke is awesome, IMHO - but it was getting annoying after a couple weeks. No pictures from back then unfortunately. This year I was dying for some lightning smoke shots... no such luck though. 1 Quote Link to comment
Boaty Posted November 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Decided that since I'm sick and at home, not at work, that I had to do *something* productive.So I popped the hood to see if I could find anything easy to polish. Didn't even realize that I have fuel injectors - I'm still stuck on L-motors apparently!So I popped the 4 injector caps off, took a look at them, and figured what the hell. That was the result.I posted on the fB page, but I figure I can polish a set of four up for $25 (return postage included), if anybody is interested. Already have one buyer, anybody else? Shoot me a PM.I can polish other stuff, too. I prefer aluminum because it's the most forgiving, but I can do stainless steel as well. Hell I can do brass copper, or even steel if I needed to. I'm just not set up for anything requiring a die grinder or dremel, until I can buy more materials. My 'inventory' is kind of small for air tooling, but I have plenty to do bigger stuff.Shoot me a PM if anybody is interested. My turn around time for the caps would be same, or next day to get them done, and that day or the next to send them off. I do have a day job, afterall. I do paypal. 1 Quote Link to comment
Boaty Posted October 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Well no updates on this build. Been my daily... Current love is going into my wagon. No build thread on that, yet. Updates soon though. Quote Link to comment
Boaty Posted November 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2015 Thank you FutoFab! These are awesome, although I have a small clunk from time to time that I always worry about. Especially when at a stop and turning the wheel, the whole car shifts and it clunks. Hasn't fallen apart yet though! Can't re-create it by hand. New box, center link, idler arm & solid kid /w bushing (From Troy Ermish), new ball joints, tie rod ends, and of course LCA's and T/C rods. Crossmember was modified with reversed LCA pickups, also raised 1" over stock to combat bump-steer. Pretty solid! And I'd like to point out... I Really miss my damned garage... 3 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted November 21, 2015 Report Share Posted November 21, 2015 well well........ welcome back. Please use more soap next time. :) Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted November 21, 2015 Report Share Posted November 21, 2015 Also, what happened to the driver side fender? damn.. Quote Link to comment
WAGON JON Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 Any updates? 1 Quote Link to comment
Dolomite Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 I’m pretty sure Steve doesn’t ratsun anymore. Quote Link to comment
Farmer Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 Plus he spent a chunk of change on his Toyota 4x4, LOL 1 Quote Link to comment
68Datsun510 Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 The car still is alive and mostly well though Quote Link to comment
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