MangPong wrote:
Well, Mr GonzoRacer, Sir...
I have just spent the past several weeks, wading, ploughing through the 248 pages of your truly astonishing build-log, and I cannot let you get away without me saying how much I have so enjoyed the experience...
(SNIP)
But many thanks... MangPong.
Yo, Mang-Scorpion Dude!
I'm kinda blown away by this post. Humbled, a bit... But first-
Carguy/David: In point of fact, I wasn't actually dropped. I got my head caught in the forks of a tree. My 84 lb Mama struggled to lift my 2-year-old husky self out of it, but she eventually did. My Dad later said it might have been quicker to cut down the tree.
Horchoha/Perry: Yeah, like I said, I'm kinda blown away. So sue me...
OK, where were we? Oh, yeah... Back to you, MangPong-
I am, of course, pleased to hear that you enjoyed reading the build log/family album/sausage recipe/joke book that I've written. It has been a great experience for me, making long-distance friends all over the planet AND getting to talk about myself too. (What's not to like?!?!?!)
So far, I've gotten to actually meet Carguy/David and John Hennessey, both great guys. There's some other folk I've talked to on the phone, mostly Marcus/Horizenjob although Chuck did talk me through wiring up an alternator (I think it was...) But the main thing that sticks out about this group, pretty much all of them, is their willingness to share info, help out, encourage. Great bunch of people. Really... No kiddin'...
One thing I've discovered and been amazed at along the way is the things that happen while you're just trying to build a car. James/Earl was pretty much a lifelong friend when I started this project. But now, because he was around the house, lived nearby and was pretty much a member of the family, today he actually IS a member of the family, my son-in-law and father of little JJ (Jamie) my grand-daughter. For that matter, TWWTFM is TWWTFM now because she didn't think I was a nut-job when I told her I was building a car. She asked questions. Helped me research parts on the interwebz and took pictures of me in my firesuit sitting on the big sketch of the frame. She also met James on our second date and didn't run away screaming. Who'd have imagined that building a car could have such far-flung ramifications?
But I'm rambling... Thank you for your kind and complimentary letter. I will get some pictures of that sway bar in the next day or two and post 'em up for inspection.
But, like I said on Page 1 (or somewhere) there comes a moment when you know you need to yell "Geronimo!" and jump off into the abyss and start building. DO NOT let that moment pass. You never know where that simple journey may lead you.
Peace, Love and "Who'd a-thunk it?"
JDK
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Build LogQuinn the Slotus:Ford 302 Powered, Mallock-Inspired, Tube Frame, Hillclimb Special "Gonzo and friends: Last night must have been quite a night. Camelot moments, mechanical marvels, Rustoleum launches, flying squirrels, fru-fru tea cuppers, V8 envy, Ensure catch cans -- and it wasn't even a full moon." -- SeattleTom