New Digs in the Deep south

Here are some photos of our new house!  I love it, it's about as dream home-ish as I am going to get for the area and price, but honestly, I am thrilled with it.....I will get some of the backyard, and there is another bathroom, all black and white tile that i forgot to take pics of.  if you have visited us here in GA, you know this is a major improvement on our last rental.  And this one is over $200 a month cheaper!  Will be starting our garden this weekend, will update then.....and as soon as we are fully unpacked I will show you all how it turned out.  Too bad we will be leaving it in 18 months or less....

Field Press (Boring but Educational)

I tore into my 1950 Chevy Truck. Meaning to re-grease the front bearings and adjust the brakes, I found (not surprised) several problems. The Master Cylinder needed honed out, but worked fine. The front wheel bearings were good, but the drivers side spindle is junk. I did not want to pull out the front axle just to press out the King Pin in the spindle. I built a Field Press that bolted to the spindle. It worked just fine and I was able to press out the King Pin. I patted myself on the back most of the day Yesterday. Sometimes I am not the Unluckiest Bastard in the World.

This Spindle is toast. I found a good one on Ebay.

I also found a new King Pin set on Ebay.