Hot Rod Super Nationals-Lincoln 2010

This weekend I volunteered to work at the Super Nat's that were held here in Lincoln. I helped two days with registration, and helped with the "burnout" competition on one day. It was pretty good. Of course, we cruised up and down main street in the evening, and Speedway Motors had a big "Ice Cream Social". Here are shots of the event. The general fair grounds, a 1940 Ford (one of my favorite cars) doing the burnout contest, and one of the engines that the local mechanics trainees put together. The engine building contest requires that they build the engine from scratch against another team to see who can do it the fastest. The winning team did it in 14 minutes 38 seconds!!! And they started it right up!!! The taxi really caught my eye because we use to have a "Checker" car when I was a kid. I'd like to have one now. The "Royal Enfield" with the side car was done by a friend of mine, and it was a great job. I fell in love with the old style of this bike while I was in India.

Motorcycle Trip to Key West, Florida

Between May 15 and May 23, we traveled 4,100 miles. My friend Dan and I towed our motorcycles to Jackson Mississippi, and from there rode them to Key West. We met up with my brother Jerry, uncle Buddy, and cousin Wayne. The car part of the trip was 1,800 miles, and the bike part was about 2,300 miles. We had a good time. We did get some rain in Key West, which put a cloud over our activities. We had the waitress take our pictures at I-HOP, and at Sloppy Joes. We parked and walked on one of the abandoned bridges that runs along side of the new bridge connecting the islands of the Keys. Of course, I had to give instruction to the "sweeper", and Wayne is standing at the proof that we went as far south as the bikes can take us.

Chevy Project Continues

Well, we finally got the motor back in the Chevy. We dropped it about 6 inches in the process but didn't hurt it. Matt did the body work, and we are ready to start the process of finalizing the mechanical and electrical requirements to get it to run. Josh is also going to re-prime it. It is like a big three dimentional puzzle. Josh and I are having fun trying to figure everything out. Here is a shot of the back fender that was dented pretty good that Matt was able to fix. We also replaced the rear drivers side window that was broken. Would like to have it finished by the end of the month.

One Major Project --DONE

I am pleased with how the Gazebo turned out. Afyer 5 days of pretty hard work and about $8-900 in material costs, I think it adds character to our back yard. My back, legs, and shoulders are sore, but it was worth it. I think I'll go out, sit in it, and enjoy a cold ice tea. What an adventure it was!!

Gazebo Continued

Over the weekend Josh and I really worked on the Gazebo. We got most of the shingles on it, and it is starting to take shape.