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Congratulations Leigh.........retirement. Now you can enjoy the peace of it. I just turned 65 today.....and wondering when I should just go ahead and do it. I have been working so much, I can't enjoy the cars that are available to me....or the 69 project. Its something to think about.
Congratulations Leigh.........retirement. Now you can enjoy the peace of it. I just turned 65 today.....and wondering when I should just go ahead and do it. I have been working so much, I can't enjoy the cars that are available to me....or the 69 project. Its something to think about.
congratulations to both of you on retirement. I got out 13 years ago at 62. It’s been a blast.
Ok it is about time I get back to work on this car and get er done!
I haven't updated this in a while.
In the meantime I had wrist surgery and I retired! My science department even gave me a send-off! There is only one "old guy" in this pic. It'll be a while before they have another retirement lunch.
So now I have the time, and two good hands. Well 1-1/2 anyway, it's still very weak.
So back to (car) work!
Congratulations Leigh, wishing you many years of healthy retirement.
I've been retired for 21 years next Saturday.
I just retired a year ago and my wife retired three years ago.
Its great!
We are so busy doing what we want, we don’t have time to miss our careers, nor do we care.
Enjoy your retirement, you deserve it!
In the meantime I had wrist surgery and I retired!
Originally Posted by OldCarBum
I just retired a year ago and my wife retired three years ago. Its great!
Congratulations to both of you gentlemen! Enjoy your retirement!
I’m two years away. Wife said that she was going to call it quits in two years and asked me how long I was going to continue working… I responded, “About ten seconds longer than you!”
I can’t wait to be able to work on the cars more than one day a week!
I have been seriously absent here the last couple of weeks. Several big projects at home, etc.
The biggest was helping my son get off to a good start on his big College Graduation Adventure:
Yes the two of them are going to bicycle 4200 miles! All the way cross country!
I just spent a week near Virginia Beach and ran support vehicle for them for the first 200 miles over a couple days. Now they are off on their own.
Should take them 62+ days.
I vaguely remember being that young and having that much energy. (OK maybe not)
If you would like to follow them on their 60+ Day journey, here is the link:
Corvette content:
The scenery on the back roads (bicycle friendly ones) was just drop dead gorgeous! And NO traffic.
I decided that I want to duplicate their Across America trip in my 1972 454 Corvette!
4000 miles in a BB! That's my motivation to get it done!
Let's pick a date: 2 years or so from now?
Anyone want to join me or meet up on the way?
I gotta visit OCB after all! So we can cruise.
PLUG: If anyone lives anywhere near their route, and wants to drop me a PM and act as an emergency standby contact, I would so appreciate it!
Last edited by leigh1322; Aug 29, 2023 at 09:18 AM.
This is cool.
Back in the early 80’s two guys I worked with did a west to east coast cycling trip.
There were no cell phones or social media back then and the stories they came home with about small town local people reaching out and helping them along the way were amazing.
Congratulations to your son for graduating college and wish them luck on their trip.
I’ll check out the charity link.
I’m about a 12 hour drive to the closest route they will be taking so unfortunately I wouldn’t be much help in any type of emergency situation.
Thanks for posting this!
Since I am retired now, and don't have anything else to do (LOL) I got a break and jumped back on this.
The diff crossmember needed a little persuasion to seat. Ratchet straps are like helping hands.
The Van Steel Delrin crossmember bushings required a little grease to "slip" into place.
After I got this all together I realized why the french locks were such a pain to bend the 2nd tab in. I rotated them 90 degrees off! Oh well it's a NCRS. Not Correctly Restored Street car. Note another ratchet strap to hold the trailing arm up.
I measured the VS Delrin bushings at 7mm after installed. The OEM rubber were 15mm. So this raises the diff and lowers the back of the car 9mm or 0.35 inch
I figured I needed the more rigid diff location with my BB.
Last edited by leigh1322; Sep 7, 2023 at 03:48 PM.
One thing I found when I retired is I suddenly found so many things to do and then never understood how I ever had time for work previously.
I also realised, after a while, that there is no rush, do I at your pace and just enjoy it. If it is not going your way today, walk away and try in a few days.
I have been retired for just over a year now.
I found that I have less time to get things done because I am spending more time doing things I enjoy.
I never had the time to enjoy my morning coffee because I always had something I needed to get done.
Now I take the time, sit out on our patio, sip my coffee and enjoy our beautifully landscaped yard.
Of course I get bored easy, so I’ll get up sooner than later and do something that needs doing.
Agreed. I was a teacher for 25 yrs so we basically had deadlines every 20 min all day long.
Now I find that I am my own worse enemy setting deadlines for myself.
I have to break that habit.
Does "X" really need to get done today by 2 o'clock?
Not usually.
I am enjoying the huge reduction in stress that concept brings!
My VBP adjustable strut rod support still uses the OEM style camber bolts. My new Paragon replacement ones did not have any alignment marks like my rusty originals so I made some of my own. Chisel mark and painted. I just wanted a reference mark to make sure they don't slip.
My shock bolts. One is a cleaned up OEM and the other a nice replacement, source unknown. I had 2 others, one was a very beat up original, and the other was a brand new silver one from an un-named vendor. I did not like it because it (A) did not have the part # and (B) it did not "ring" the same. Forged parts like this ring like a bell. That one did not sound right, so the heat treatment is probably not "correct". These two sound similar!
I guess the moto of this hobby is "check all your parts - even the brand new ones"
