Plans are for a young Warrant Officer that is deployed to Iraq to take over the shop when he gets home in late Oct. I'll have a couple months to transition with him, so I'am planing on end of the year. This was'nt in my plans, but I didn't get to deploy with my unit in 2004 (health and age issues) so with this deal I fill like I'm still doing my part to support the guys and gals that are over there. They are giving up alot more than I am, so I don't need to complain.

Glen Henderson



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Letohatchee, AL

Y-Guy Glen:      I liked Jerry's thoughts, on this period, in our lives,

             that he had in YBM a few issue's back...quote "you only make

             one lap in this rat race, the white flag is out and as for me I'm

             coming into turn four. Bottom line: the clock is ticking and if you

             want to do something, get going."

                                   I'm jealous, of you ,who have these  plans

                                   in place, and can see the light.....

                                             Bill

Bill

Pelham,Al

Glen: Unfortunately, it sounds like there are many people going out of work all over N. America. If you like, maybe someone will offer to take over the job before 2010...

Paul

Paul, I retired from a pressure cooker job back in 06 to work on my projects, the only problem is they want let me stay retired. I worked all last year as a DOD contractor and  I just let them talk me into coming back as a emergency hire for a year in the same pressure cooker job I retired from. I just threw this out here in case someone on the site needed something and were not in a big hurry for it. Maybe next year I'll have time to sort everthing out and decide what I want to keep and what I need to let go off. I promise come Jan 2010 I'm retiring for good.

Glen Henderson



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Letohatchee, AL

Glen: You could also run an ad in Y-Block Magazine quite reasonably and avoid the hassle of e bay. Ads start at $3.00 min or .10c/ word. It's unlikely you will run into rounders there..

Paul

Just saw this post, and would like to chime in. Yes, I do have a parts car, but...all steering wheels I have are broken at the hub or have cracks all the way around. I have repaired these before with PC7 epoxy - it does work well. Go easy with the DREMEL tool and you will get good results.

I will not have another parts car until early March, and I really did not get a good look at the steering wheel. (the car is another state away)

Ebay does have good finds from time to time. However, you can expect to pay top dollar for a restored wheel or for a wheel that has no hub/center cracks.

Dan

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

aka "The Hot Rod Reverend"
check out the 1955 Ford Fairlane build at www.hotrodreverend.com

There are a couple ads on Fordbarn.com, late V8 swap, guys parting '55 Fords.  Also, Dan Jessop on this site has a '55 parts car, maybe he can help.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

Hey Glen, Would like to get one of those harmonic balancers from you. Phil Landry

337 856 7140

Sorry Guys, but I started a new job 5 Jan (same one I retired from 3 yrs ago) and have been out of town for a week. Mike, I don't have any 55 parts, sorry. Charlie, I have several gear type pumps in all conditions. I have a couple of the rotor  pumps, but I have been hanging on to them thinking that I might run across a deal on rebuild kits.

Glen Henderson



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Letohatchee, AL

I'm pretty sure the ones from the T-birds wouldn't work.  I remember somewhere on this blog that someone tried to install one and it didn't fit.  Thanks anyway.

Mike