Maintenance, Maintenance, Maintenance - Memorial Day Weekend

A fun-filled weekend ....

House:
gathered dead limbs and made a brush pile
fixed wind damaged fence
assessed trimming hedge row (decided to defer)
installed light fixtures

Lawnmower:
fuel filter
air filter
blade sharpen and balance.
plugged on tire

Caddy:
new registration
air pressures
oil/filter change
fuel filter looks original ... hmmm

HD:
rotated tires
changed oil/filter
need to clean out the bed.

Bronco:
does it still run?
Sure it does!

Trailer:
cleaned up the MSR-H mess
washed the exteriror
2 new wheels/tires (spares)
need to check air pressures
grease wheel bearings

CMC #9:
presure washed the oil and mud off
brake job
assessed the causes for ole smokey
ordered parts

Family/friends consumed:
12 home brew ales
several fingers of rum
2 Porterhouse steaks
4 rib-eyes
fixin'x such and corn on the cob, baked potatoes, ranch style beans, salads, deserts

Watched:
last 100 laps of Indy*
last 300 laps of Charlotte*
Speed Touring car
Speed GT (very end)
Rolex at Lime rock*
Craftsman Trucks*

Irritated:
wife*
most of CMC leadership*

*having cable TV and internet access in the shop allows me to multi-task.


So ... how was YOUR weekend?

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Originally Posted by mitchntx

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So ... how was YOUR weekend?

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Got to gabbing over at JG's last night and missed the High Def coverage of the Baja 1000.....praying for an encore presentation!

Installed the lexan in AI#97 as well as some other weight savings....figured out over heating and loss of power issue, sourced new axle to replace the bent one from R3, drank 2 cases of beer single handed, 1 sunburn, tought my dog to swim finally and went to bed early last night!

A great, productive and safe weekend!

Mitch... Sign me up for the irritating my wife part.

Friday after work for a few hours.... worked on wiring of CMC car.
Saturday... 6:00 am til 8:00 pm... worked on CMC car.
Sunday.... 6:00 am til 10:00 am...CMC car....
11:00 - 1:30pm - Family Reunion
1:45- and for remainder of day -Watched racing.Indy & Nascar
topped off with Maverick game.
Monday... 6:00 am - 2:00 pm - CMC car
Then BBQ and beer drinking as conquest of CMC car
actually cranking and running. :D

Same here...

House:
bought new Dyson vacuum cleaner
vacuumed entire house
dusted house
cleaned & went shopping for MDay party.

AI #42:
Pulled rear M2300C brakes
Pulled axles
Replaced short studs with ARP studs
Installed new Cobra brakes.
Reinstalled axles
Installed new taillight lenses
removed rear bumper cover
Removed rear bumper cover bracket
straightened bent bracket
Installed new wheels -- front.

MDay:
Performed at morning service in Frisco.
no party (everyone canceled on us!)

Watched:
all of Indy (race & pre-race)
all of F1 Monaco (including practice, qualifying & pre-race)
all of GP2 Monaco
Speed Touring car (last 5 laps)
Speed GT (entire)
ALMS at mid-Ohio

Irritated:
wife*
dog

*she hates the smell of diff fluid.

Fri=>Mon

Nothing really interesting...but it was a busy weekend
Remembrance for the holiday weekend
T-5 tranny rebuild (2nd ever) (from memory)
Motor swap in daily driver (88 Mustang GT w/vacuum leak motor now)
Stereo install (daily driver.. no more 8-track tapes.. waaahooo!!)
Grass mowed
Home A/C evaporator slab cleaned
Burgers on the grill
Played soccer/catch with son
40 man raid to defeat the Molten Core boss (we didn't survive)
Caught 20% of Indy
Caught 25% of 600

Passed out due to fatigue. lol

What? No one's wife irritated them? ;)

Had the mom-in-law in town for the weekend - which is not as bad as it sounds. Saturday we dragged her around the Scarborough Renaissance Festival along with Mason and his ma. Interesting people watching to be had there for sure! :shock: On the way home, we called in at the SVT Cruise to see if anyone showed up with their race car. We left early, but I suspect Michael Mosty may have taken home winners trophy for the feature class?

Sunday Leah took her ma shopping, so I put the TV up to the window next to the pool and consumed a batch of Leah's Margaritas while floating around watching F1 and the Indy. Sunday evening we went and had dinner on board the Texas River Queen on Lake Ray Hubbard while listening to the blues band they had on board. Tough day that one! 8)

Yesterday we did some yard work, then drank more Margaritas while floating round the pool, then had dinner outside at Obzeet restaurant (very cool non-chain place on Preston near the 190 with live music in their beer garden).

Didn't work on cars all weekend...

Sat:
Drove to Las Vegas
Stopped in Primm so wife could shop for new outfits.
Went to the Palms, got ripped in the Ghostbar, lost $50 on blackjack
Passed out at 3:30am

Sun:
Drove to Hoover Dam so wife could go on the damn Dam tour.
Got to ESPNzone by the start of the Coca-Cola 600
Consumed many beverages and food
Met friends at Bellagio, got ripped, lost $50 on blackjack
Passed out at 3am

Mon:
Drove home, vegged-out.

Wife happy.

Note: avoid Vegas on any holiday weekend...absolutely packed (but it is only 250 miles from me)