Portland has a cool bar - O'Kelly's

Went to portland for a work trip...found this place on a little walk i took. I really like the decorations. Lots of old signs, gas pumps, and the decal on the door was pretty cool.

Tuck Fire.....not good

My buddy Tuck, whose shop I pretty much called a second home during college and a true source of inspiration burnt down to the ground the week after thanksgiving. The wreckage, almost everything was lost, but the rebuilding has begun. Part by part.....




There was so much lost...it hurts to look.....

Auction Treasure - First ND auction..lots of good stuff

I will save you the story..lets just say 3 hours each way to spend a day in the middle of a field with 50 old guys i never met trying to buy old rusty stuff. Can't wait for spring!!!

Watertown South Dakota...great car show

I was invited by some of the suedes to go to the south dakota watertown car show. It was a great time with some really great cars and people. Makes me want a camper....really...really BAD...

Enjoy.

Junkyard Flattie....believe

So, one weekend I get a wild hair and shoot down to Tucks place. We decide to scope out our local Super Secret yard. What do we find?.....well

1953 ford sedan with the flathead still in it. All complete and looked untouched. It still had the ford spark plug wires as well as the aircleaner. So, we torch it out, get it home and tear into it.


Come to find out that it has some sticky intake valves. Nothing a torch some time and some special sauce can't fix (what is special sauce? -> ask tuck...only he knows the combination). Freed up the valves and 1 hour later....check it out...





This is so much fun...saving good old stuff. One week later tuck had the heads cleaned and other parts...then started to paint it...stupid killer color rootbeer base with a candy clear I think.

Ugh...well...its been awhile...too long

so...where do i really start...

too long I have taken to update you all on the being that is my car...

So......here's the deal. I am on hiatus...for awhile. I figure about 3-4 months until I can get my car back to MN...


Wait.. did I say MN...you betcha.

I am moving back to MN (well technically Fargo, but its pretty much the same) and that is what has kept me away from updating you all.

here is a video of a recent thrash with the help of Jeff - recycled 40 ford - yeagle and don-the deliverer-haring helping me get the merc started.

it runs - but i have to button up some leaks and other minor pieces...

First attempt at running the merc
My merc is running