Annie Oakley

It was the Birthday of Birthdays. She got a new Annie Oakley costume. That day, she didn't pretend to be Annie Oakley. She was Annie Oakley. 

 

Happy Birthday Val !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

A good day to PICNIC

 We started the day with a walk around the river.

 We ended the day with a dinner on the deck. We stir fried Bok Choy picked from the garden.

 We have a chicken farmer. Chad has taken a special interest in the chickens.

The temperature was in the 90's today. This is what summer should be.

The build has taken a new direction

I have to agree, this does not look like a tree house. The format and design have changed. What I have here are TREE (TiKi DECKS). I am going with a TiKi theme, maybe some fish net and buoys on the sides and some TiKi torches hanging out at a 30 degree angle. I am going to make some frames for stretched canvas roofs. The top deck will be the TiKi Hut and the bottom will be Schofield Barracks.

It should be done before July 1st. Yes there will be railing around the decks and stairs. The grand kids will have fun this summer.

I've got 99 problems, but a motor ain't one!

My 240z restoration is a slow process, but this weekend we took a quantum leap:

 I found an ad on Craigslist for a 3.8L V6 out of a 2002 Camaro.  The listing included the engine, wiring harness, ECU, and transmission (a 700R4).  The deal was way too good to pass up, so I bought it and now it sits on it dolly (and eventually engine-stand when I get around to assembling it) and waits to be stripped and prepped for transplant into my Z.  Here are a couple more pictures for your amusement:

The idea now is to source a T-5 or T-56 transmission for the conversion (I just love me some 5th and 6th gears) and run a turbo set up to make between 375-400HP at the rear wheels.  From what I understand, this is very easy with this power train.  Here is a an example of what I hope to achieve (this guy was running the exact same setup in his Fiero before he sold it):

Pretty soon, I'm going to set up my own blogger dedicated to the build process so you'll be able to follow it in one place, and I'll link to it here.  I'm so excited, I haf'tuh change my diaper!

On a related note, we are coming up on Cool Desert Nights again (June  21-23) so put it on your calendars!

More Memorabilia

We are re-doing the living room. After  ripping off some base trim on the garage side of the room, I found an old empty electrical socket stuffed with some green cloth (to insulate from the garage). After pulling the wadded up material out it became apparent it was a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle pajama bottom. How cool is that? More memories of our children.

Happy Belated Birthday and Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day Mom

Happy Birthday Dad

I got totally confused by the fact that there were two events for me to try to remember all in one day. To top it off I had to work yesterday.  So today I want you both to know that I do think about you and I do love you both very much!

Mosin Summer shooters

Can you hit this target at 100 yards/200 yards? Or maybe 300 yards. It is going to be fun. I am looking forward to the day.