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Spent about $4,000 in the last two weeks on the old cleveland.
It's been alot of fun to, but now it's time to tell the wife.
So before I tell her, I figured that I would see who has a space on the couch for a old gear head and room in their garage for a really mean looking Boss Engine. HE! HE! HE! Hope she Laugh's!
~ Vegas ~
ooouuuch! i spent about $1500 on the 348 so far and the wife has taken it pretty good :) . i didnt tell her that i need a cam and havent done anything to the heads yet :HMMM: :(
We've got extra room .............. The commute to work might be a little extreme tho. HEHEHE:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:Quote:
Originally posted by vara4
Spent about $4,000 in the last two weeks on the old cleveland.
It's been alot of fun to, but now it's time to tell the wife.
So before I tell her, I figured that I would see who has a space on the couch for a old gear head and room in their garage for a really mean looking Boss Engine. HE! HE! HE! Hope she Laugh's!
~ Vegas ~
with 4K in the motor the commute cant be that bad :LOL: :LOL:Quote:
Originally posted by pro70z28
We've got extra room .............. The commute to work might be a little extreme tho. HEHEHE:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
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Originally posted by 53 Chevy5
with 4K in the motor the commute cant be that bad :LOL: :LOL:
Hey, for room & board we could work out a barter deal. Lil' work on the "Z"?:confused: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
I'm closer :D
Come on up. We can have a building Bee. Or wood' that be a "Z"B"?
I told her I was gonna be spending some money,so she already kinda knows. I only went about $200 over what I told her.
Every thing has gone up since the last engine I built some years ago. The next Couple of weeks It's gonna be just like X-mas
with all the new stuff arriving. New Rods, Pistons, Rings, Bearings,
flywheel, gasgets,ARP total engine bolt kit, push rods Plus other little nick nacks. Then when I get every thing in, the rotating assembly goes back to the machine shop for balancing.
~ Vegas ~
Just blame it on those HIGH gas prices.............. HEHEHE:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:Quote:
Originally posted by vara4
I told her I was gonna be spending some money,so she already kinda knows. I only went about $200 over what I told her.
Every thing has gone up since the last engine I built some years ago.
~ Vegas ~
Well I can't tell her that since I drive a gas truck and just got a 25 cents an hour raise. Anything else that might work.HE! HE!
~ Vegas ~
Yea, I know that's why I brought it up........ HEHEHE ........ I'm Bad.........Real Bad........:whacked: :whacked: :whacked: :whacked:Quote:
Originally posted by vara4
Well I can't tell her that since I drive a gas truck and just got a 25 cents an hour raise. Anything else that might work.HE! HE!
~ Vegas ~
How 'bout .............. " they gave me a 25¢ an hour raise specifically for car parts. I'm just holdin' up my end of the deal":LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
Hey Pro70z28; Now that's good, that just might work.
I just hope she doesn't say your over the 15 doller raise for this week. Forgot to oder a new double roller timming chain. Wellp there goes next weeks allowence, know what I mean!
~ Vegas ~
Yup:LOL:Quote:
Originally posted by vara4
Wellp there goes next weeks allowence, know what I mean!
~ Vegas ~
Hey Vegas, just the BARE BLOCK I want for the Ranchero is a touch over $7k, then I still have to buy all the other goodies to put in it and on it!!!!! Tell your wife how lucky she is to have you instead of me !!!!!
I feel for ya Vegas. I am into my motor swap to the tune of about $5500 so far and it is still sitting on the garage floor! But I sold my boat to finance it so there can't be too much complaining... Plus she quit working last year and I'm still slaving away so spending some of my money seems to be OK. So far at least :rolleyes: :3dSMILE:
Pat
I was thinking about doing the same thing, but I don't think my wife's heart could take the shock. This entire project is getting way too close to 6 digits!:CRY:
i got around 14k in my 383 / blown
I know what you guy's mean! I've still gotta spend a couple of thousand on the engine to finish it. Then come's the trany stuff,
like trans brake,scatter shield, stall converter, cooler, steel lines.
Then the frame,new rims and tires,steering shaft, new dash/with
all the gages, mustang II front end, new body panels, bumpers, grill, and interior,paint, wiring harness, ect. And this is just what I can think of of the top of my head. But I want the engine done fist that way when the cars all done and I take out to the strip and it breaks, I'll just tell the wife but look how long it lasted honey.
Then I'll say some thing smart like, most drag racers replace there engines after only a couple races. HE! HE! HE!
~ Vegas ~