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I know I do!  hyper

With the 'spring ahead' time change next weekend, and the spring equinox on the 20th coming, I know I've got the 'fever'.  And I'm not talking '... I've got the fever for more cowbell!' (SNL reference for those fans laughing).

I haven't seen any robins yet, but hopefully later this week if we hit 40.  Visions of cruising with the Malibu top down on a nice sunny day are dancing in my head...

Anyone else have the 'fever'? 

 



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I do too!  I'm ready for Spring!



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I am excited to be able to take the 55 for a drive and see how it performs.  gearbanger



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This will sound strange for a car guy, but I’m looking forward to putting the snow blower away firing up the lawn mower and the smell of fresh cut grass.

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How does that go again? Oh yea. Does a bear *#^% in the woods?cool





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Yeah... since about October. rolleyes



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I've spent a ton of time staring at my car this past month. I'm keeping secrets, but it's gong to look a little different this year. Not a ton, but different.


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Yeh, I've got the fever, and the only prescription is more Chevelle! :biggrin:

 

Here's some cowbell for ya. If you wanna hear more cowbell, just come to a MSU Maverick's home hockey game.

Short clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjsUf_oIgp0

 

Full SNL version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvK2GQSBRMc



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After curing my cabin fervor with some cow bell, I went out to the detached garage, opened the door to left in the sunlight and got started on my 64 EFI conversion.

Starter reinstalled - check

Passenger side spark plugs back in - check

Passenger side spark plug wires on - check

Wide band O2 sensor installed - check

Dropped fuel tank for return line in fuel neck - check

Need to install in the return fuel fitting, put tank back, mount fuel pump and filters and connect the fuel lines to the front. Wire it up, etc...one bite at a time.


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Derek69SS wrote:

Yeah... since about October. rolleyes

 iagree   laughing

I keep looking at the '38 and wanting to drive it more than the 5 miles since I bought it...doh

Be a couple months yet before i bring the '66 home from storage, along with the boat, Pete and '52...rolleyes



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I guess I torqued off the weather gods again with this post.  This next snow strom looks like a good ole' early spring wet and heavy snow event.  They are saying up to 12" for where I live!  hyper

 



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Don’t beat yourself up Stan it’s not your fault, truth is we actually need the moisture. Even if it does turn in to a big winter blow it won’t last long now, daylight is getting longer and the sun warmer, spring is just over the horizon.




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Going to get more gas for the snow blower this morming.



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It's OK... I bought brand-new snow tires for the truck this fall, and haven't driven it in the snow yet. rolleyes I have to try them out some time.



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I blame Stan!razz



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Yeah, he took the "bad weather ballast" out of the azz-end of the 'vert, and ticked off the

snowmiser.jpeg



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Derek69SS wrote:

It's OK... I bought brand-new snow tires for the truck this fall, and haven't driven it in the snow yet. rolleyes I have to try them out some time.

 Get your snow?



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Yup, drove the truck to work just to try out the tires... was almost like driving on dry pavement. These things rocknana



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Well... they're good, but they're not quite "pull a stuck Saturn out of the ditch" good. rolleyes

I tried to do my good deed for the day though...tiphat



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Pretty happy with the Hankook's I put on the Tahoe this year.  They passed the "pull the mailman's cutlass ciera out of my front yard" test yesterday.  Their lucky I go home for lunch.



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I'm a happy man.  Saw my first Robin's today!  thumbsup



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There have been a group of Robins around here most of the winter. They were picking in our yard a couple weeks ago but move around.

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Here’s the first Canadian goose to return looking for open water and waiting on his mate, saw him for the first time this morning not sure if he set his clock ahead this morning. He won’t leave now he’s staking out his territory and will be making lots of noise until November.



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Does anyone know the 2nd biggest "Money-Sucking Black Hole" than hotrods???....

Here's a tip: They float.

Yup, cabin/spring fever.



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Spent a few hours over at my Mom's house on Sat... doing some little "handyman" jobs that she (begrudgingly) admitted she couldn't handle. (Simple stuff, but something that a 74 yo. shouldn't have to do with a son 15 mins away!)

Anyway... "Blackie" resides in 1/2 of her garage over the winter months. Believe it or not, I didn't even walk over there! Didn't lift the cover... nothing! He'll have to wait!... resisted the urge.

(Yeah, we usually refer to our mechanical doodads in the feminine tense, but since it is an EL Camino... it's a he.)



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La Camino?

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According to my Spanish Language Major daughter (oh yeah, kids... studying abroad via private college - another black hole money pit), the language is kinda funny... and causes her grief with the masculine and feminine tenses, and the totally different inflections with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party references.

Generally things that are nice or pleasurable are referred to in the feminine (duh), la cocina (the kitchen), la casa (the house), etc. Things that are hard or tough (no pun) are referred in the masculine ("el camino" literally translates into "the road").

So, "La Camino" would only probably apply if the car was pink. laughing



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Derek69SS wrote:

It's OK... I bought brand-new snow tires for the truck this fall, and haven't driven it in the snow yet. rolleyes I have to try them out some time.

 12 inches yesterday in SE Minnesota, have you had enough snow tire testing, can we get on with spring now?



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dashboard wrote:

 12 inches yesterday in SE Minnesota, have you had enough snow tire testing, can we get on with spring now?

We were right in the middle of the 12" Sunday night.  Doesn't look anything like spring around here banghead



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John D wrote:

 "La Camino" would only probably apply if the car was pink. laughing

 We could have a "tech session" here and arrange that.....nana

 



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SteveS wrote:

Pretty happy with the Hankook's I put on the Tahoe this year.  They passed the "pull the mailman's cutlass ciera out of my front yard" test yesterday.  Their lucky I go home for lunch.

Mine just passed the "pull the mailman's 4x4 Blazer out of the ditch" test...

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 12 inches yesterday in SE Minnesota, have you had enough snow tire testing, can we get on with spring now?

 

OK, now I'm done... we can get back to spring-like conditions now. Sorry your spring had to wait for me. razz



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Hard to have spring fever when the temps are 20° lower than normal and it won't quit snowing for more than a few days....angry



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I took my snow blower back out of storage, this better be good! Looks like you guys down south could get some thunderstorms or thundersnow.

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i put my snow blower away Sunday and got my car out of storage Monday, oh well, soon it will be spring.

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I was planning to take the snow tires off everything on Sunday, but worked on the Chevelle instead... glad I waited. :)

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Lots of rain here yesterday.  It would have been great for getting all the sand and salt off the roads but now it sounds like freezing rain today and tomorrow so they'll be dumping if back on.



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Derek69SS wrote:

I was planning to take the snow tires off everything on Sunday, but worked on the Chevelle instead... glad I waited. :)

 I dropped the plow off the truck and changed out the Blizzaks on both cars last weekend. rolleyes



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I'll try it again...

 

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I had the fever, but the last few das have cooled it off rolleyes



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The only fever I have is a burning desire to move to Texas.laughing



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2 hours to get to work this morning. banghead



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5 minutes extra for me....

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