Hey Bob
Glad all is well. She has sentimental value like mine......so nursing
her along is good :o)
Oh boy...... commuting with the wife, your a better man than I :o). Too
much closeness for me!
Good luck with the new job!
Bob
On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 7:10 PM, Robert Smith wrote:
> Hi, Bob!
> Things are good here. She's had some welds already, but like I said
> after 12 years of NY winters and 166K miles she's kinda beat.
> She marks her territory with antifreeze & power steering fluid & burns
> a little oil. Just had her 2nd crank position sensor, & coil.
> Exhaust has been re-welded at the exhaust manifold...
> She's still mostly a daily driver, but only in the winter months, as I
> ride the Softail a LOT.
> As long as I can nurse her along, I'll hold onto her...
> Starting a new job in acoupla weeks & Susan & I will be car or bike
> pooling so she'll sit more than she'll be driven.
> I figure I'll ALWAYS have a truck - as long as I own a house - but a
> new one or even a used one is WAY out of the question for the time
> being...
> Flat out can't afford one...
>
> Bob DAKSY Smith
> 2K DAK Sport+
> SY V6 4X4 CC
> 08 H-D Softail Cross Bones
> Denim Black
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "BOBBY" <bocd@optonline.net>
> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2011 9:33 AM
> Subject: Re: DML: Rear End / Rear Brake Ugrade
>
>
>>
>> Hey Bob!
>>
>> How you doing? All's well here!
>>
>> Can't you weld some patches on her?
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 8:56 AM, Robert Smith wrote:
>>
>>> In MY case it's the 12 NY winters she's carried me thru
>>> & the DAMN road salt that's put down up here.
>>> Body is in DECENT shape, but the frame is disappearing.
>>> Don't know how much longer I can nurse her along...
>>>
>>> Bob DAKSY Smith
>>> 2K DAK Sport+
>>> SY V6 4X4 CC
>>> 08 H-D Softail Cross Bones
>>> Denim Black
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "BOBBY" <bocd@optonline.net>
>>> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2011 8:48 AM
>>> Subject: Re: DML: Rear End / Rear Brake Ugrade
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yeah.... I've been listening....sorry to hear that. Do you park the
>>>> truck on dirt / grass? Why so rotted out?
>>>>
>>>> Bob
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 2:27 AM, ffastje wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 3/20/2011 12:56 AM, TerribleTom wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 3/18/2011 10:03 PM, BOBBY wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Working on the rear now....
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Some pictures here:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://s15.photobucket.com/albums/a385/bobn/Rear%20End%20%20%20Rear%20Brake%20Upgrade/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bob
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'd kill to have a frame that looked that good when ground down
>>>>>> to the bare metal. If I tried that on the frame I have, I'd have
>>>>>> no frame left. *sigh*
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> terribletom
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> That makes 2 of us.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Francis Fastje 1999 dakota 3.9 4X4
>>>>> 67000 miles
>>>>
>>
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