You guys are so lucky...My wife doesn't even show any inclination to ride in my 65 Coronet, let alone help me. I once asked her to help me bleed the brakes. She did but wasn't happy about it. She looks at my garage as a snake pit..... Later Bill Harrison 65 Coronet 2 dr post --- On Sat, 6/19/10, Jeff <chargr1969@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Jeff <chargr1969@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: wrenching partner > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Saturday, June 19, 2010, 1:22 AM > my wife will help me with anything. > years ago when we were dating she helped me put a > transmission in a mustang. i know "mustang" yuk but i was > young then and got it really cheap. > jeff > > > > > > > > > > --- On Fri, 6/18/10, Bill <Y1TopBanana73@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > From: Bill <Y1TopBanana73@xxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: Re: wrenching partner > > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > > Date: Friday, June 18, 2010, 8:57 AM > > ${top_text_ad} > > My wife is pretty into it as well...I get chastised > when I > > don't > > describe the convertible as "HERS"! She's helped with > many > > a project > > just by grabbing me tools, which many of you know can > be a > > HUGE help > > when you're down on the floor and are really tired > after 20 > > some odd > > times getting back up to grab another tool you forgot > from > > the box!!! > > -- > > Bill M > > 65 Coronet 500 'vert http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mmo62008.html > > 73 Dart Sport, 00 Cherokee Sport, 01 Dakota SLT > > 21 Model T Depot Hack, 92 Accord, 06 Mazda 3 > > > > On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 7:23 AM, Dave64 <lt7dave@xxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > Very nice, Steve. It's cool when our wives > support > > our hobbies. I know a guy whose wife resents his old > car - > > won't have anything to do with it. Pretty sad. My > wife > > has helped me in the garage from time to time, too. > > Probably will be helping me more after our daughter > goes > > off to college this fall. I think our wives realize > this > > is a legitimately wholesome activity we're involved in > vs. > > running around bar hopping or something else at night. > I > > also think my wife realizes the resistance to the > occasional > > new piece of furniture or whatever is pretty weak > after new > > parts arrive on the UPS truck. :-) > > > > > > Dave > > > > > > --- On Fri, 6/18/10, MO ( Steve Mick) <micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > > > >> From: MO ( Steve Mick) <micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >> Subject: wrenching partner > > >> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > > >> Date: Friday, June 18, 2010, 12:21 AM > > >> > > >> I bought a 78- 440 engine complete . It has > all > > the lean > > >> burn junk on it , air condition compressor , > > alternator, PS > > >> pump, belts, tensioner , coil --- so much > stuff > > you > > >> can hardly see the engine! . At this time I > have > > very low > > >> vision and just could not find all the > hidden > > bolts-etc. to > > >> strip down to necessities. So my Bride of > going on > > 45 years > > >> ( married extremely young :-) ) helped me > find the > > hidden > > >> bolts and get a wrench on them. She took out > the > > bolts that > > >> weren't to tight. And to think--- some > guys > > spend all > > >> their time in the shop to get away from > their > > >> > wives!!!!..................................MO > > >> > > >> {Steve Mick} > > >> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mick64.html > > >> > > > > ${bottom_text_ad} > > ---- > > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to > only one > > person -- directly to that person. I.e., send > > parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as > other > > personal messages only to the intended recipient, not > to the > > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect > your > > privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune > the > > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > > > > > > >