Welcome to my brain. It’s messy. It’s interesting. And it’s all connected if you stick around long enough. "Believe Nothing: no matter who said, even if I have said it, except it agree with your own reason and common sense. Siddhartha Guatamo, the Buddha.

Bloo’s home.

And no, not done yet: piddlin’ stuff like oil change and coolant flush and, and, and, Stuff that I can take care of here at the house in the eves now that she is under her own power.

Nearly EVERY single peice of hard line is now replaced. One section only was actually any good. Brakes bled, brakes tested in a way that there wasn’t a single sleeper in the Hollar,,,,, Cripes she was LOUD.

Then return to the Da’s and start that exhaust pipe. Got under there and that down turn I mentioned didn’t look so hateful so I started making things up as I went along.

HUGE DIFFERENCE in tone. Still has that 350 rumble, but its that ‘sexy’ rumble, not an IN YOUR FACE ROAR,,,,

And oh my Dawg does this thing have a granny gear. I see now why this thing had factory original brakes on the arse end. After I had the exhaust welded in place, I brought her up the hill to the burn pile to unload all the trash that had been in her bed. She crawled up this hill in 2nd gear no issues. Coming back down, I left her in 1st and she just crept down the hill, no brakes really needed. This is a 4 speed with a granny, not a five speed. I likely won’t even start off in 1st unless on a big hill.

But I’m whooped, still need to make the store run for fresh dedkow for mamakat: should probably pick up a bite for me as well since I have been going all day on nothing but coffee,,,,

And its back to the mines tomorrow,,, MUST as this is a shortened week with the holidays.

more laters,,,

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2 responses

  1. Mike in FLA's avatar
    Mike in FLA

    Good ya got the ole gurl home! Not surprized at all about that granny gear, either. Usta have a ’73 Dodge crew cab – ex county twuck, it were – had a 318; a Dana with 4.10 gears; and a granny gear 4 speed. Dam thing would crawl up a brick wall in 1st I think, and couldn’t go more than 3 mph wide azz open in 1st. But dam, could it pull! Hardly ever used 1st – used 2nd to take off.

    Y’all take care,
    Mike in FLA.

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    November 24, 2025 at 6:41 am

    • Thats how blue is. I tried taking off in first and it was 2 grand at 5mph!
      She’ll likely start an overloaded trailer in 1st to get things rolling, but that first gear is gonna be unused more than not.

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      November 24, 2025 at 6:46 am

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