Goodbye dear friends !!!

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Re: Goodbye dear friends !!!

Postby RJ Howell » Thu Jun 02, 2022 6:36 am

You have been a great source of information and encouragement to myself (and others I'm certain). You will be greatly missed!

My hope is that you will occasionally pop by and check up on us.

I wish you and yours the best life can bring as you pass through these times. Thank you for all you have done!
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Re: Goodbye dear friends !!!

Postby tac422 » Thu Jun 02, 2022 10:58 am

Aw Doc,
Sorry to see you go. I hope you'll check in occasionally!
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Re: Goodbye dear friends !!!

Postby GPW » Thu Jun 02, 2022 5:30 pm

I'll be checking in ... ;) Don't want to miss out on the Fun ... 8)

Right now ( for the last almost 3 years ) , I've been "rustoring" a 1969 SAAB 96 V4 ... Mighty 70 hp ... Should be good on gas... And a little Foamie should be Easy to tow ... :thinking: ... Hmmm??? I do have some leftover foam , and a trailer I could cut down ??? :roll:
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Re: Goodbye dear friends !!!

Postby pchast » Thu Jun 02, 2022 8:57 pm

An update on that car work would be interesting too.
I've enjoyed and learned from your work.

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Re: Goodbye dear friends !!!

Postby GPW » Fri Jun 03, 2022 6:30 am

PC, we bought a Very rusted 1969 SAAB 96 V4 from a guy in Florida , and spent the last almost three years , cutting out old metal , and welding in new parts gathered from wrecks of others ... Fun , educational, and it gets waay better gas mileage than my old Silverado .... Important these days in outrageous gas prices... ;)
I've never owned a New car , just dragging home interesting ( and Cheap ) vehicles all these years and fixing them up . It was Fun , and we could drive cool cars without spending lots of Coin. :D
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Re: Goodbye dear friends !!!

Postby friz » Fri Jun 03, 2022 7:01 am

GPW wrote:PC, we bought a Very rusted 1969 SAAB 96 V4 from a guy in Florida , and spent the last almost three years , cutting out old metal , and welding in new parts gathered from wrecks of others ... Fun , educational, and it gets waay better gas mileage than my old Silverado .... Important these days in outrageous gas prices... ;)
I've never owned a New car , just dragging home interesting ( and Cheap ) vehicles all these years and fixing them up . It was Fun , and we could drive cool cars without spending lots of Coin. :D
Those old SAABs are getting popular as collector cars. You might make some coin on this one.

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Re: Goodbye dear friends !!!

Postby tony.latham » Fri Jun 03, 2022 9:31 am

I'll be checking in ...


Don't be a stranger... you're part of the family here.

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Re: Goodbye dear friends !!!

Postby GPW » Sat Jun 04, 2022 4:56 am

Friz, I'm just restoring it because they're so much Fun to drive ... :D Watching too many " will it run " videos on You Tube , I wanted something to "wrench on" , and a friend found this one for me , it was cheap ( or so I thought) but so rusted it took more than a wrench . :o ( really rusted ) I ended up cutting out huge pieces and welding in good salvaged pieces I got from a Nice Lady in Kentucky ...
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Re: Goodbye dear friends !!!

Postby GPW » Sat Jun 04, 2022 5:10 am

It was pretty gruesome for a while :shock: But turned out fine ...
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Re: Goodbye dear friends !!!

Postby friz » Sat Jun 04, 2022 7:12 am

GPW wrote:It was pretty gruesome for a while :shock: But turned out fine ...
An impressive save! I have had an eclectic mix of cars. It does make life more interesting.

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Re: Goodbye dear friends !!!

Postby Postal_Dave » Sun Jun 05, 2022 1:11 am

I'm rarely on the site anymore, but it's always reassuring when I see one of your posts. You've been quite the mentor for many of us. I hope that you will keep on posting.
God Bless to you and your wife.
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Re: Goodbye dear friends !!!

Postby MtnDon » Sun Jun 05, 2022 9:50 pm

One good Swedish car deserves another...

1966 Volvo pv544, from this...
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to this...
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in started June 2019, completed last month.

Have a good time and enjoy the results.
Our 6x12 deep vee nose cargo trailer camper conversion... viewtopic.php?f=42&t=58336

We have a small off grid cabin we built ourselves in the NM mountains; small PV solar system; 624 watts PV, Outback CC & inverter/charger ... http://countryplans.com/smf/index.php?topic=2335.0
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Re: Goodbye dear friends !!!

Postby pchast » Sun Jun 05, 2022 10:03 pm

Nice! :applause:
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Re: Goodbye dear friends !!!

Postby GPW » Mon Jun 06, 2022 4:53 am

Love those old Volvos !!! ... Great job Don !!! 8) :thumbsup:
Those old cars are simple, fun and and so easy to work on ... New cars , forget it !!! :o
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Re: Goodbye dear friends !!!

Postby greygoos » Tue Jun 07, 2022 8:43 am

I havent been on in a while. Sorry to hear that you arent going to be around much. I appreciate all the advice and inspiration. All the best Jim
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