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Thanks for the photo and engine info. I have never seen header flanges like that before. Mort

Bill, check your local ad networks. I was able to score on powder less than 30 minutes away on a neighborhood ad. I had to look at a lot of stuff not related to shooting and then bingo! While I was there I asked if he had any powder. He sold me a pound of BLC-2 for $40. was a bit more than usual...

What engine is in the car? Yes, your little Chevy was really quick! Mort

I bet you are looking forward to getting behind the wheel. This ride will be a little faster. Mort

Rebuilding double piston Corvette Disc Brakes I put a lot of miles on the 66 Corvette but it sat around in the winter months. I tried to make a habit of getting into the car and working the brake pedal but it often wasn't enough. When changing the oil I would sometimes find brake fluid on the...

Gene, Jackie is right on with the Morse taper drills. Straight shank was expendable. There was some Brown and Sharpe stuff laying around that was usable with a Morse adaptor. Mort

Gene, The Shipyard toolroom would sharpen cutting tools including drill bits. Anything below a given size was expendable. Mort

Bill, Finding old things is really a kick and I have always had a real interest in local history. Once I was walking down a ridge with a gentle slope that I could put a road on for logging. There were many old trees on the ridge that were scared about the same distance up from the ground. I...

Bill I used to wander around in the woods and get paid for it. While doing so I developed a habit of picking up expended shell casings. Some of them I saved if they weren't common. One of them is a 38 55 introduced by the Ballard Rifle Company. Sometimes I would find a complete round ejected by...

Did the cold cause any problems at the shop or at your home? Mort

Did you really knell in front of your rifle project? I was an altar boy in a Lutheran church when I was a kid so I know a little bit.:) Mort

I like your homemade rifle stand...using what you have on hand. I also noticed your Ohaus powder measure. Mine is a RCBS Ohaus that I have had for several decades. It has seen a lot of use and still ticking. Would never consider buying an electronic one. Mort

A Minnesota Joke A Dane, A Norwegian, and a Swede made a bet about who could spend the most time in a stinky pigsty. In two minutes the Norwegian came out followed the Dane. Ten minutes later all the pigs came running out

La Pierre We used to live in the boondocks when I worked in the woods. When friends came to see us we would put them up for a couple of days. If you don't see them very often the goodbyes when they leave can take awhile. That was the situation when the phone rang and I picked up. The person on...

My wife sent the article to both of our state senators.....see what kind of response we get. Mort

I was taking a machinist night class at the shipyard and I was told to use 29.5 for threading. They didn't have any small lathes except in the tool room, so size had nothing with what we were taught. I always used HSS for threading and ground tools for doing OD and ID work. As stated before the...

Just read that these folks are putting together a bill that would make the state exempt from some federal laws. It covers land use, gun control laws among others. Mort

The Simpler Life Jackie Racing was much simpler back then but for me, it was also a distraction. I didn't understand the politics and opposition to the war and everything else that was now wrong with our country. I didn't need someone to thank me for doing 4 years in the Corps but I didn't...

Another Old Photo Working on the 55 Gasser in the AM. Just got off the nightshift at the shipyard. 1967

Getting Started My first press was a Herters. It was a big clunky thing with a heavy handle that would sometimes come down by itself. It came with a 30/06 die and a thick catalog that made for some interesting reading. My 722 .222 was glass bedded with a Herters kit. Brings back memories of...