1967 International COE, Small Adventure

Left off my size. XL please.

MD,

I've been following along thru Grosh and the AMG rebuild. Like everyone else, I love the writing. I hate to jump on board an already crowded wagon, but I would love a shirt in Large. Have a great time with Ferdinand..I know you (and we) will. :)

You sir, are blessed with a fantastic wife, as I am....

 My garage work seems to be mostly repair and maintenance, but you're inspiring my XS650 rebuild from frame out....coming February '18 (after hunting season here in OH--IO).... not as big as your wonderful projects, but it is what I have to play with currently. 

I'd be proud to wear a size L Ferdinand t-shirt, and will make a donation to one of the hurricane relief funds.

In reply to therealpinto :

If we haven't worked something out by SEMA you should expect a bag of shirts to be delivered to you. You're dangerously close to being the European distribution arm of my most recent way to lose money. 

In reply to paulmpetrun :

Your offer is amazing and appreciated. I did get something to work (more on that in a bit) so no real need to ship heavy steel things for now. Can I keep that offer of help in my back pocket? You never know what this truck is going to throw at me. 

In reply to tgc328i :

Wait until I show the full details of the single circuit remote booster brakes. Sketchy doesn't even begin to express my feelings. My grandpa had a Scout when I was a kid. Old Internationals are cool, pretty much all of them. 

In reply to corybrown50 :

I keep thinking that a rational person would just play with motorcycles. Simple hand tools, you can drag them around by yourself, 5-10 of them fit in the space of one car, what's not to like? And yet I keep bringing home bigger and bigger things. One of us is smarter than the other. 

Gentabout: thanks for sharing your fast wagon pics, dream bucket list stuff there.

Mazdeuce: I can't say enough about your writing. Thank you for sharing your gift of words and projects with us. I will eventually run into you somewhere, once I get back into car projects, and you spend 2 months out of the year relatively close to me. I will shake your hand and put beer in it one day and 2 into Mrs. Mazdeuce for putting up with all of this :P

I hear ya on the bike thing. Bikes are also cool and agile making them lots of fun.

Problem I have with working on bikes is that I then want to ride them. Wife the ICU nurse spends way too much time knitting bikers back together and has asked that I don't partake of that activity.

FunkyCricket said:

I will eventually run into you somewhere, once I get back into car projects, and you spend 2 months out of the year relatively close to me. I will shake your hand and put beer in it one day and 2 into Mrs. Mazdeuce for putting up with all of this :P

I think coffee is probably more appropriate 

As long as you're taking orders I'll sign up for a L.

Keep up the good work/writing. I'm yet another new member drawn here by the Mercedes thread. Your input/updates are always enjoyable. 

In reply to mazdeuce :

I am in for an XL. Thanks so much for the generous offer. Donation sent in Ferdinand's name .

Yesterday I stopped by Harbor Freight to see if they had a solution. The largest adjustable wrench they had was big enough to beat a brontosaurus to death, but not big enough for the dust caps. I did grab the largest set of channel locks that they had, but my small girlish wrists couldn't make it happen. I do have a very large set of pliers now, which is cool.  

Oldopelguy suggested making a wrench out of plywood. At first this sounds dumb, a plywood wrench? But then I remembered that if something sounds dumb, but works, it's not dumb. Out with the drafting tools and cardboard! 

I used my perfectly calibrated 2 5/8 hexagon to make a wrench out of cardboard to see if it would fit. And it did! Stylistically I modeled it on Slippery's work, though my work in cardboard leaves a lot to be desired. 

Then I broke out the drill and the jig saw. You guys know how much I love my jig saw. 

I left all the extra wood in place this time, for strength, and with a few taps of a hammer, success! Oldopelguy wins at being a genius internet guru for the day. 

Excellent! I don't know about the accolades but I am glad it worked and you got to use the jigsaw on your truck, after a fashion.

I never would have thought of a plywood wrench. Im stealing that for a someday.

Awesome!

I think Ferdinand could use a set of bull horns on top the cab sooner rather than later. Seems only appropriate for Texas.

The soft close on shirts is going to be 5:00 PM central time tomorrow. I think there is still a 24 hour delay between when you make an account and when you can post, so if you want a shirt, you're running out of time. Tomorrow evening I'll make my final size list and order the shirts. Once I start getting them together (and I'll post about how I do it) then I'll start PMing people for addresses and sending them out. Anyone who wants one after that is going to be entered in a Thunderdome style competition with the winner getting both a shirt, and control of Bartertown. 

Most excellent, I was skeptical, but that worked great!

Hmm, i dont need a shirt, but do want to control bartertown. Can i sign up for the thunderdrome? 

2x for the shirt, and i promise it goes to the challenge. 

I would like a shirt also I would take a large. If i remember correctly you were up in my neck of the woods I'm a few miles from Wausau WI. Been enjoying reading about your projects.

mazdeuce said:

 

Is your caliper... melted? O_O

Aside from that, been following the build and its really making me want to stop in and ask about an old chevy on the highway...

I am down for a shirt. Gilden brand I should play it safe with an XL and I will proudly wear it in the prairies of Canada :D

OK, the plywood wrench is amazing!

Can I do two XLs?  One for me, one for my son; one of his nicknames as a kid was Ferdinand the Bull.

(I'll cover shipping, and make an additional donation to ARC for Harvey relief)

As a loyal follower of the cult of mazdeuce, I'd love a shirt in Large. This project has been awesome so far, and makes me reallllllly want to tear into my Westfalia.

Does the Oldopelguy have a history with Brit cars? This is used to remove the centerlock wingnut.

Was not going to ask for a shirt and add to your workload, but put me down for a 2XL. Will buy BBQ in your honor for my neighbor who today had minor surgery. Happy to hear you are discarding the split rims. 

Please put me down for a large.

always enjoy your build threads, helps me get motivated to work on my junk.