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Rotary phones I have two 40s - 50s rotary phones and when I got home phone service with cox I was told they wouldn't work without some sort of box being connected in line, so I never plugged it in. Skank of the week was cleaning up, found the plug and thinking she had knocked it loose with the...

I just scored a keg cooler from my local used appliance guy, bought a 1/2 barrel of Abita amber and should have the CO2 on monday. I had an idea to add a little vintage flair to the deal by scrounging up some tap handles from obscure and or defunct regional breweries like F&S, Gibbons, schmidt's...

rusty water 13 or so years back, I lived in a rented 70s model trailer near Indian Bayou, Louisiana. I thought it had some sort of dark harvest gold tub, lav, toilet, sink etc. I moved in and decided to clean the dark rust stains from the drains. I sprayed the rust and lime remover and...

solder vs brazing I do high temp brazing (1600- 2000 deg.) all day everyday. That being said, some sort of brazing or silver solder may be the best bet, if the parent material can stand the heat. There are many different alloys available, so choosing the proper one should be a no brainer. FEster13

I recall a post where someone had original red vinyl asbestos tile floors and needed replacement tiles. A friend rescued a box from the roadside not knowing what she had found. It's not enough for a project but might help someone else. They are Armstrong Excelon vinyl plastic asbestos in red. 1...

Kitchen plans Man, that is an awesome kitchen and laundry set up ! I really dig the dishwasher treatment. Pure genius! and the car...the car is outta sight! Too sweet! I plan to do something similar with my kitchen when I remodel. (gotta re deck and re roof first) I have found some modern...

Ghost removal *pat pend* If the spooks and haunts get too rowdy, just suck them up in the vacuum cleaner and throw the bag away. Let em haunt the landfill. Nyuk nyuk.

Old style McD's I remember going to an old style McD's in both New Milford and Vernon CT in the early 70's. I remember being one really pissed off kid when they were torn down to build the fugly new style stores. I thought the old style was waaaay cooler. Still do. FEster

Nice! Congrats! FEster

Awesome machinery! I wish they had stuff like that around my neck of the woods. It seems that other than a few late 60s - 70s Tags, little has survived the ravages of time. Too bad. FEster

Could have been far worse. A cat 1 storm, even a large cat 1 like Sandy, is a pussycat compared to cat 2-5 storms. A stronger storm on the same track would have been catastrophic. Do an after action review and consider what you would do better or altogether differently in preparation for the...

auto tranny repair The hardest part of building my TH400 was finding the various thickness shims to set clearances. The zit punks at the parts houses couldn't find them and the trans shops wanted to do the job and wouldn't sell them. This was back in the late 80s when only scientists had...

shoebox yeah, 49 - 50 something. not sure of exact year. The guy wasn't sure and is looking for the paper. It's not cherry. Prolly build a lead sled DD with it if it pans out. FEster

mileage Add overdrive, plug and play fuel injection and choose your gears wisely and just about anything from the 50s - 80s will get respectable mileage. I had a 73 f100 360 that got 17+ MPG, 3speed, no OD and a 2bbl carb. My 72 454 Nova, TH400, 3800 stall and 4.10s got 11 mpg. what did that...

sideways motor much bad medicine !! By all means, if you can get it done for under a grand and the car is worth it, go for it...and be wiser next time you shop for wheels! LOL! Granted, the FWD clutch cars are far easier to deal with than a slushbox, but still a PITA. I scrapped a great...

Rice doesn't grow well in salt water. It had to come from somewhere else. Fertilizer or pesticide? maybe. Something from the drying and storage process? Perhaps. But dispersant from Deepwater Horizon making it inland into rice fields? HMMMMMM. Doesn't sound right. FEster

North south or east west configuration? Is the engine is in the front, the gearbox in the middle and the differential out back, like God and Detroit intended? If so, you could easily change the parts in your garage or driveway and blow the savings on cheap beer and cigars. That's what I'd do...

Cool, dig the link, Thor! FEster

I'm green with envy! Another technology I'd love to learn about. Vintage electronics and vacuum tubes! I even have one of those old DIY tube testers like every appliance and TV dealer had. It's on the to do list. FEster

Busting balls So the consensus is that the balls are really a bust then? I just thought I'd ask. Thanks! FEster