*** The Hot August Nights TRAIN ***

**pajeff02** · 08-04-2017, 03:02 AM

Hot and humid today with storms likely. We had some pretty quick and powerful thunderstorms Wednesday night. Dawn and I went back down to the office after the first one blew through just to make sure everything was ok there.

I really need to get the radiator swapped out in the '40. Just can't seem to find time to get at it. Wish my boss at work was less of a dick...

**Zapper2003** · 08-04-2017, 11:07 AM

Volunteered to help with setup tonight for tomorrows autocross event. Hopefully I don't get my ass drenched doing so. Supposed to be nice tomorrow, high in the low 70's, overcast, and very little chance of rain.

**0rion** · 08-04-2017, 11:24 PM

Started the clutch swap on Zach's bike tonight. Letting him do all the work just isn't panning out. Frigin 30 year old Phillips head screws fought us the entire way so I had to do alot of it. He did learn how to deal with shitty screws. We cut 1 off with the Dremel and was able to grind flat head slots in 2 others and get them out. Tomorrow is a trip to the hardware store to get all new screws. I would like to swap to bolts but the case is so close we wouldn't be able to get a socket over them.

**pajeff02** · 08-05-2017, 03:52 AM

I have had great success with a manual impact driver (the kind you hit with a hammer) on old motorcycles. As long as you press in hard and keep pressure on it in the direction you want to go it usually works.

Plan is to head up to watch Zap auto-x his 'Bird this morning. Need to check weather though to see what we'll be driving.

**Zapper2003** · 08-05-2017, 06:02 AM

Only 26 entrants today, should get a lot of runs in.

**pajeff02** · 08-06-2017, 07:53 AM

Spectated at the autocross yesterday. Very cool to watch. Zach's car gets props for coolest looking and best sounding, not to mention he did great tearing around the course.

**pajeff02** · 08-06-2017, 11:04 AM

After finishing the restoration of the antique radio, I feel up to another challenge. This one may prove my undoing though... an antique pianola, maybe from the 1920's, that we picked up for one hell of a good price -- free, just come haul it. So far, I have reconnected all the controls that had come loose and have the vacuum motor now running utilizing my AC vacuum pump (whatever works, right?). The vacuum bellows on the pianola are foot operated and the hoses are non-existent, so until I get something to replace them this is the best I can do. The pianola plays manually and really doesn't sound terrible. Only carnage appears to be a broken string up on the bass side for one of the black keys.

**konigandy6** · 08-06-2017, 11:05 AM

Happy Sunday, ya'll.

Just got home from northern MI... sorta happy to be back to reality.

**TLS_Addict** · 08-06-2017, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by Zapper2003

Only 26 entrants today, should get a lot of runs in.

Wonder Bread or Old Spice race suit?

**Zapper2003** · 08-06-2017, 07:30 PM

Summer sweater and a sleeveless shirt...you should know better than that lmao

Here's some video Jeff snagged.

**pajeff02** · 08-07-2017, 02:17 PM

Monday night and stuck at a meeting.

**TLS_Addict** · 08-08-2017, 12:44 AM

Getting ready to fly out this am. Already at my gate. Yippy.

**Zapper2003** · 08-08-2017, 04:23 AM

where's life taking you this time

**Y2KArcticSS** · 08-08-2017, 05:07 AM

I don't want to adult today...

**raynor139** · 08-08-2017, 05:20 AM

Originally Posted by Y2KArcticSS

I don't want to adult today...

Know the feeling today starts at least a month and possibly more of doing my job and my bosses while she is out on leave.

**0rion** · 08-08-2017, 07:07 AM

gonna work on mower today and mow grass. My mower started acting up after I mowed last time. I know what's going on....just have to see why. It was hard as hell to start last time and it's because when I push the throttle up top to choke it it's actually not traveling up far enough to choke the mower. I'm thinking either the cable is stretched or it slipped. My bet is that it slipped because it's the type that has the bolt on the far end to hold the cable in place.....I bet that bolt has let it slip. I'll get it figured out today. Also got the clutches swapped and side case back on the bike yesterday. I was able to use regular bolts instead of screws so it'll be easier to work on the next time. Going to finish putting carb and stuff back on that today. I'm waiting on 2 more bolts I had to order for it before I can completely be done with the clutch swap but we'll start on the fork rebuild while we wait on those.

**TLS_Addict** · 08-08-2017, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by Zapper2003

where's life taking you this time

Atlanta. Need to be here 4 times in the next 5 weeks.

**0rion** · 08-09-2017, 12:53 AM

Originally Posted by TLS_Addict

Atlanta. Need to be here 4 times in the next 5 weeks.

Wouldn't wish that on anyone.

**Zapper2003** · 08-09-2017, 02:23 AM

yup.

***SMWS6TA*** · 08-09-2017, 08:19 AM

Originally Posted by 0rion

Wouldn't wish that on anyone.

^^ditto

Hope you're ready to be stuck in traffic at all times of the day.

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