cary
Aug 10 2018, 08:58 AM
Watching Jack yesterday I was thinking I should start a thread with what he's working on. Seems like its my mission in life to keep him occupied with projects. I know for certain that these little cars we all love have lengthened his life.
Friday August 9th. 2018
After rummaging around looking for a couple parts for Mike (Warpig) I run across the shifter piece of engine tin for my side shifter 1.7. Hmmmm. Matt has had a beautifully painted/powder coated piece laying on his stash of parts. But the tunnel portion is up side down. Hmmm.
I've got a few power tools. So I ask Jack,
what do think can we cut out the tunnel and flip it over? Off he goes ......... Oh yeah it's 92 degrees in the shop.
Here's where we start.
Click to view attachmentTuning up the pieces so they can be welded. That's where we'll start this am.
Click to view attachmentAnd yes, I know this will have a sad ending some day .............. but for the time being I'll let everyone else enjoy his work.
bbrock
Aug 10 2018, 09:49 AM
Thanks for starting this thread. I've never met the man but he is an inspiration and I often wonder what he's up to. Looking forward to many more posts here.
tygaboy
Aug 10 2018, 09:53 AM
Awesomeness to see Jack back at it!
914forme
Aug 10 2018, 10:52 AM
Nice to see.
Realistically we will all have the same ending.
Cairo94507
Aug 10 2018, 02:05 PM
I truly appreciate seeing him working on our cars.
I believe without purpose in life we just die.
My father-in-law is going to be 93 in January and we just took him to the Gold Country to a nice remote cabin home for 4 days to just relax, have good food and enjoy the surroundings. He is still mentally acute but his body is failing him and he has a hard time walking. Hearing is a little problematic too as he refuses to consider a hearing aide.
Oh, he drove 30 miles to get to our home so we could leave and the drove home when we returned.
EvilOlderBrother
Aug 10 2018, 02:22 PM
Since the folks here have a COTM, Could you invent/establish and vote for
Father In Law of the Month/Year
I know who I would vote for!
ConeDodger
Aug 10 2018, 02:24 PM
QUOTE(Cairo94507 @ Aug 10 2018, 05:05 PM)
I truly appreciate seeing him working on our cars.
I believe without purpose in life we just die.
My father-in-law is going to be 93 in January and we just took him to the Gold Country to a nice remote cabin home for 4 days to just relax, have good food and enjoy the surroundings. He is still mentally acute but his body is failing him and he has a hard time walking. Hearing is a little problematic too as he refuses to consider a hearing aide.
Oh, he drove 30 miles to get to our home so we could leave and the drove home when we returned.
Mental acuity has been shown to decline in the hearing impaired. On the other hand, he’s 93 as you said, and hearing aids are $7-8K. His generation is devoutly practical for the most part. So...
RenoRoger
Aug 10 2018, 07:12 PM
QUOTE(ConeDodger @ Aug 10 2018, 01:24 PM)
QUOTE(Cairo94507 @ Aug 10 2018, 05:05 PM)
I truly appreciate seeing him working on our cars.
I believe without purpose in life we just die.
My father-in-law is going to be 93 in January and we just took him to the Gold Country to a nice remote cabin home for 4 days to just relax, have good food and enjoy the surroundings. He is still mentally acute but his body is failing him and he has a hard time walking. Hearing is a little problematic too as he refuses to consider a hearing aide.
Oh, he drove 30 miles to get to our home so we could leave and the drove home when we returned.
Mental acuity has been shown to decline in the hearing impaired. On the other hand, he’s 93 as you said, and hearing aids are $7-8K. His generation is devoutly practical for the most part. So...
A decent hearing aid can be had at Cosco for around $2,000.
jim_hoyland
Aug 10 2018, 09:04 PM
Thanks for sharing Cary, our visit to your shop was really cool !
Cairo94507
Aug 10 2018, 09:12 PM
Believe me we have offered to get him hearing aides and he won't even consider it. That does not keep us from trying though.
IronHillRestorations
Aug 11 2018, 06:47 AM
QUOTE(Cairo94507 @ Aug 10 2018, 07:12 PM)
Believe me we have offered to get him hearing aides and he won't even consider it. That does not keep us from trying though.
Because he doesn't need hearing aids, everybody just needs to speak up a little and stop mumbling!
Cairo94507
Aug 11 2018, 07:00 AM
Exactly.
rhodyguy
Aug 11 2018, 07:53 AM
'If you talk to the back of my head I'll never hear you.' Welcome to MY world! Makes for a good excuse.
cary
Aug 11 2018, 08:19 AM
QUOTE(Perry Kiehl @ Aug 11 2018, 05:47 AM)
QUOTE(Cairo94507 @ Aug 10 2018, 07:12 PM)
Believe me we have offered to get him hearing aides and he won't even consider it. That does not keep us from trying though.
Because he doesn't need hearing aids, everybody just needs to speak up a little and stop mumbling!
I got the same problem. Jack has hearing aids but refuses to go and get new ones.
Too much hassle. His are free, government Work Comp. But lots of paper shuffling.
50 cal anti aircraft squad leader in Korea. Project Engineer for Federal Highways.
Heavy machinery, plus lots of blasting.
mepstein
Aug 11 2018, 09:30 AM
QUOTE(cary @ Aug 11 2018, 10:19 AM)
QUOTE(Perry Kiehl @ Aug 11 2018, 05:47 AM)
QUOTE(Cairo94507 @ Aug 10 2018, 07:12 PM)
Believe me we have offered to get him hearing aides and he won't even consider it. That does not keep us from trying though.
Because he doesn't need hearing aids, everybody just needs to speak up a little and stop mumbling!
I got the same problem. Jack has hearing aids but refuses to go and get new ones.
Too much hassle. His are free, government Work Comp. But lots of paper shuffling.
50 cal anti aircraft squad leader in Korea. Project Engineer for Federal Highways.
Heavy machinery, plus lots of blasting.
My father in law was an anti aircraft gunner. I was never sure if it was his hearing or he was just ignoring me.
cary
Aug 13 2018, 06:54 PM
Here's Mike and Jack loading up Mike's 1981 ROW SC tub that's heading to Rothsport.
Click to view attachment Jack's unraveling the manual come-along. I went inside and grabbed our retreival electric winch. He thought it was a home.
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whitetwinturbo
Aug 14 2018, 09:33 PM
worn
Aug 14 2018, 09:43 PM
Just remember that heat is a big cardiovascular stress. He should watch for light headedness. Neighbors used to fish my dad out of the bushes in Seattle cause he insisted on using a push reel mower in hilly Fremont, Seattle. At 90.
Visiting my own superinlaw in north bend this week, but she only worked in a sawmill.
Someday I hope to have tried to live up to them, but it takes a lot of work.
Thank him again for my trunk latch. Donna just told her mom about it today in passing.
cary
Aug 14 2018, 09:50 PM
He's really cautious. His Fit Bit is on him at all times.
I'll take a shot of his new easy chair at the shop on Thursday.
cary
Aug 18 2018, 08:33 AM
While I was helping Mike finish up his car for his journey to Arizona. I pulled the seats out of Matt's car for Jack to do a little seat mount rail tuning.
Click to view attachmentClick to view attachmentI did find one of the mounting holes on the right seat was stripped out. So I tapped it out to 7mm. Ran to Ace for a couple 7mm * 20mm bolts. 1, I painted the bolt head blue, 2, the head is 11mm. Gooder as new.
cary
Sep 20 2018, 08:57 AM
I've been holding out on you guys ...............
His next project was the fire extinguisher mount for Matt's car.
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tygaboy
Sep 20 2018, 09:00 AM
Proving yet again that keeping active and having interests is a secret to a long and happy life. Hope to see you both again soon.
cary
Sep 20 2018, 09:04 AM
Next he build me a test tube rack out of some scrap oak.
Test tubes will be for dipping old wiring connectors. I need to tinker with the witch's
brew.
Click to view attachmentIn the mean time he split a 1/2 of wood with the wood splitter. Winter wood supply is all in.
cary
Sep 20 2018, 09:06 AM
Last week he created a new shifter protection loop for inside the tunnel.
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cary
Sep 20 2018, 09:10 AM
Last night he started making patterns for the bulkhead repair / reinstall.
It got pretty tore up coming out. So I'll need to recreate the end pieces.
Job one. Matching up the bulkhead to the cowl lip.
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cary
Sep 20 2018, 09:48 AM
QUOTE(tygaboy @ Sep 20 2018, 08:00 AM)
Proving yet again that keeping active and having interests is a secret to a long and happy life. Hope to see you both again soon.
He's come leaps and bounds in the last 60 days. But he's still cautious. When I don't hear or see him. I'll find him in his easy chair in the other room. All good .............
Heading back out there in a few minutes. ................... He's walking to the bank to use the ATM. 10 blocks, there and back.
FourBlades
Sep 20 2018, 09:53 AM
Super In Law is right!
I have enjoyed following his work on your other threads.
John
cary
Oct 15 2018, 11:10 PM
Here he is cleaning at Marcus's work party.
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cary
Oct 15 2018, 11:14 PM
Here he is adding 3/8" spacers to raise the frame bench.
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cary
Oct 15 2018, 11:18 PM
Last weekend here he is loading our project car onto the new chassis rack.
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raynekat
Oct 15 2018, 11:41 PM
Great to see Super Duper in Law up to his old tricks again.
Nice rack there too.
jim_hoyland
Oct 16 2018, 04:59 AM
Thanks for sharing Cary; your shop is so impressive, glad I got a tour at the WCR.
cary
Oct 16 2018, 07:38 AM
Saturday he was helping with the rebuilding of Taylor's chassis ties.
Click to view attachmentThis morning he's heading off to southern Oregon with one of his buddies on a road trip.
They're going to re drive some of the roads they built in their careers with Federal Highways as Project Engineers. Sounds like no real plan. Plans to be back on Saturday.
seanery
Oct 16 2018, 09:41 AM
cary
Oct 27 2018, 09:07 PM
Here's Super In Law continuing the work on Taylor's chassis brace / tie.
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2mAn
Oct 27 2018, 10:02 PM
I love this forum because of awesome stuff like this.
napasteve
Oct 28 2018, 10:24 AM
I noticed in your post #33 what appears to be a Peter Wright anvil very similar to mine:
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cary
Dec 14 2018, 09:21 AM
Here he is working on the Christmas tree ................
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raynekat
Dec 14 2018, 07:45 PM
Money shot!
cary
Dec 14 2018, 10:18 PM
Here he is cleaning up our new to us commercial blasting cabinet.
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cary
Dec 14 2018, 10:20 PM
Here he is working on our suspension console tie plates. Putting together a set for the left side.
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cary
Feb 12 2019, 01:16 PM
Here he is working on the mock up for our engine drop / test run stand.
Click to view attachmentClick to view attachmentSomething like this, but narrower so we can drop the engine on it. It will be Super In Law customized for sure.
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914Sixer
Feb 13 2019, 07:25 AM
Nice work
cary
Nov 24 2019, 05:15 PM
I feel like I've been neglecting you guys. I post most everyday on Instagram.
#MiddleMotorsPretty much chronicle Jack's exploits along with projects at MiddleMotors.
Here he is in July finishing up the tuning of the left rear qtr. panel on Taylor's chassis.
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cary
Nov 24 2019, 05:25 PM
Then this summer we painted the old farm house after 30 years.
Plus we resided the front. Some portions of that wall were from the original homestead
built in the late 1800's.
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cary
Nov 24 2019, 06:35 PM
After 2 month time out. Me prepping the Rothsport Red Sled and Desert Flyer for our
class winning NORRA 500 race.
Here Super In Law is creating fixture pieces for pre drilling the cases for pipe plugs.
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cary
Nov 24 2019, 06:45 PM
Now hes working on our combo engine drop / run stand.
After our test drop I think we'll build two or three. One run stand. Two drive train storage dollies.
Click to view attachmentClick to view attachmentClick to view attachmentWelds .............. forgot to turn on gas.
Still cooking at 89 1/2 .................
johnhora
Nov 24 2019, 07:06 PM
It just doesn't get any better than this.....He's my Hero..
hell most folk's welds with gas look like those.
Didn't he tell you they were just test welds no need to waste gas
cary
Nov 24 2019, 07:45 PM
QUOTE(johnhora @ Nov 24 2019, 05:06 PM)
It just doesn't get any better than this.....He's my Hero..
hell most folk's welds with gas look like those.
Didn't he tell you they were just test welds no need to waste gas
No, but good answer. His answer. We have a few grinders to fix that. LOL.
tygaboy
Nov 24 2019, 07:58 PM
We need Super-In-Law t-shirts. Seriously.
Big Holiday season hug to Jack, from all of us!
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