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Pix of our new fuel truck
Ahhh, this thing has no panache, Jay... No one will remember it going
by... If you go around sticking up 7-11's that's great, but no one is going to write this truck up in a newsletter or post its picture... It needs a purple swoosh at least... Well, I dunno. People *DID* notice the old Grape, but not necessarily for good reasons. Face it, the thing was/is butt ugly! Whoever came up with that shade of purple was clearly deranged -- or a Vikings fan. But I repeat myself.... ;-) But it's not gone forever. We're gonna keep it as a knock-around vehicle (the danged thing runs GREAT) for the kids to use. I've had two mechanics look at it, and they both said "drive it till it dies"... It's in no danger of breaking in half, so long as you don't load it up with 350 pounds of gasoline. So the old Grape lives on. We'll use it carefully, around town only. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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wrote But it's not gone forever. We're gonna keep it as a knock-around vehicle (the danged thing runs GREAT) for the kids to use. I've had two mechanics look at it, and they both said "drive it till it dies"... It's in no danger of breaking in half, so long as you don't load it up with 350 pounds of gasoline. Could you not get someone to weld a 1/4" plate on each side of the broken part of the frame? -- Jim in NC |
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Could you not get someone to weld a 1/4" plate on each side of the broken
part of the frame? My mechanic says the metal is too far gone to weld. He suggests drilling and bolting some angle iron across the weak spot. Or, I hear that there's a Mennonite shop south of Iowa City about 40 miles that can weld a brace that starts at the front bumper, and ends at the back bumper. They specialize in working on buggies and wagons, actually. (I'm *not* making this up!) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination' |
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Or, I hear that there's a Mennonite shop south of Iowa City about 40 miles that can weld a brace that starts at the front bumper, and ends at the back bumper. They specialize in working on buggies and wagons, actually. (I'm *not* making this up!) I'm seeing a [Nissan] being pulled by a team of horses through Monument Valley, in a vain attempt to reach 88 mph. MontBlack-To The Future III (1990) What-the-heck... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfODSPIYwpQ Brokeback to the Future :-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omB18oRsBYg&mode=related&search= The Empire Brokeback :-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEiwD1G_1TA Brokeback Trek :-) |
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Needs shark teeth on the sides, ala Flying Tigers...
Nice truck otherwise ;-0 wrote in message ups.com... : The Green Grape is born! : : http://www.alexisparkinn.com/new_mighty_grape.htm : -- : Jay Honeck : Iowa City, IA : Pathfinder N56993 : www.AlexisParkInn.com : "Your Aviation Destination" : |
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