Thread: Project Special K

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steve that looks really good.

Hi Steve,
Spent the better part of this afternoon following your build. Too cold in the garage to work on mine.
Wow, what a journey, eh? There's something about taking a common, old vehicle, and turning it into something new and unique, that can't be explained... it can only be experienced.
Love the Special K project... can't wait for more pics.

I was thinking about this build the other day wondering if you had made any progress recently?

Thanks Guys. The holidays had me working quite a bit at work. Also the rain has been endless here. Trying to do body work in the garage leads to everything being coated with dust. Plus the temps here are hi 30's to low 50's, so motivation to do anything is low. I did fire up the engine and let it run for about 20 minutes the other day. I guess I could work on the wiring harness, in the garage(at least on one side) Mainly I've been a little down and tired. I'm sure once the sun pokes it's head out again, I'll be hitting it with some energy. I'd really like to get it to street legal status before summer.

you're in the same boat as me Steve..too cold to work and trying to have it drivable by spring. I tried the other day to work outside because I saw 46 degrees in the forecast, but it sure didn't feel like it was out of the 30's

Its the same here in my mancave in Non sunny Calif, nothing but cold 38 degree fog for the last week, tired of it....

Today was even colder! I did bottle some octoberfest beer i brewed over christmas!

Its comin along,Steve..I have the opposite problem here at the moment..Its nice and warm..,,and I am doing the lawns,painting a bit more of the house..and I got in a couple of hours on Lyndas Customline this afternoon..Keep going guys,,I am here battling too..

Don't know if you guys keep up with all the crazy gun laws of California, but Old Governor Arnie passed a law to ban internet sales of ammunition to the entire state of California. On the surface this seems not a big deal, until you go to the store to buy ammo at rediculous costs.
Well the law was to go into effect Feb 1 2011, so a lot of us gun enthusiasts and hunters who can only get the ammo we use from specialty stores have been buying ammo trying to stock up in bulk. My hunting rifle for instance uses expensive rounds from Federal premium that go for about 70 bucks a box if I order them locally, and I have to buy at least 5 boxes at that price to get my gun store to order them. On the internet they go for as cheap as 43.00 a box, and I can buy one at a time. So I decided to buy these and other rounds before the law went into effect, spending money I had saved for the truck, once again putting off buying stuff for it and the Harley, based on this new law.
Ironically the law was just ruled unconstitutional due to the ambiguity of the language in which it was written, but after I've ordered my recent munitions!
The law also had stated that all future handgun ammunition sales would require being photographed and finger printed for each and every purchase. A bit extreme considering I go through a 10 day FBI background check and hold, for each and every weapon I purchase, along with fingerprinting each time, and if it is a hand gun, registering of that weapon for permanent state records.


Sooo, that nice suspension kit setup for the Harley that Ken invented, is on hold for installation, and the truck gasgets for the fenders and cowling, window installation, second gallon of color and other items on the list for the truck have to be put on the back burner for a few months while I save up again!!!!
Did I mention the 15 year anniversary gift for my wife in March? Boy all this stuff adds up!
On a bright note it's not raining and its 55 degrees outside!

Steve,
Even though I'm in law enforcement, I'm not much of a 'gun guy'. Several of my co-workers though, are in the same situation. Spent quite a bit stocking up on ammo, only to find out the ban didn't happen. Typical California politics!

I am however, in the same situation as far as anniversaries go. Celebrating our 25th this month, so we decided to go big. We've been collecting photographs by a certain wilderness artist for a couple years now. The gallery offered us a killer deal... 5 large panoramic prints for the price of 2. Too good to pass up. But that means no goodies for the project until the pics are framed and hanging on the wall.

Happy Anniversary.

Happy 25 years to you guys too! I guess having too many interests can be a problem! But everything gets done eventually!

Steve,
Happy anniversary!
If you bring your bike down I would be happy to put your suspention on. Think of it as your wifes anniversary gift
Ken

Originally Posted by Ken Thurm

Steve,
Happy anniversary!
If you bring your bike down I would be happy to put your suspention on. Think of it as your wifes anniversary gift
Ken

Ken you are too generous! Thanks, right now I think I'll have enough saved up by the end of the month to shop around some local repair places I've worked with in the past and see if anyone is willing to give it a shot! I've almost payed off the anniversary gift, and I am also getting ready to get going on the truck again this week if this awesome weather holds out a few more days! I really want to get it road worthy by this summer!

Well we had a break in the rain last week on a day off, where I actually got to work on the truck. It was nice and warm so I thought I had to at least get something done on it. I pushed it out of the garage and fired it up for the first time in months. It ran great once warmed up, so I decided to try and clean up some of the wiring and get rid of some of the packages hold ing the wiring clips. I had bought some spark plug wire loop holders that I finally got installed, though I still need to trim the wires to length. I also had some wire conduit from HF that I thought I'd give a try on the distributor wires. It actually cleaned up the engine quite a bit. I'm off tomorrow, and if the weather holds, I plan to get the transmission linkage connected, so I don't have to keep pushing the beast back into the garage. I guess I'll get to see if the brakes work too!

Its looking good, when will the maiden voyage happen,,,,,?