I thought it would be nice to have a thread where men can talk about MensTown.
You know, cars, boats, fishing, hunting, guns, hunting dogs, splitting wood, bonfires, boots, work gloves, hats, steaks, cheeseburgers, grilling, football, basketball, hockey, wrestling, bar fights, women's swimsuits, beach volleyball, racing, motocross, rope swings, cliff diving, demolition and all the 'other' stuff men talk about in MensTown.

The Red Green Show and Coach wrapped up in bacon and duct tape.

The only emotions and 'feelings'...we will discuss is the ones associated with the perfect half-court basket shot or the pride of bring down that old 8 point buck. No need for "huffy-puffy" posturing because women will probably steer clear of this thread.

But, if'n ya gots a need to pound yer chest and holler, let us know so we can all join in.

So, waddaya wanna talk about?
...Don't say wimen!

About 30 years ago I started restoring a 1974 Chevy Vega.
I did the body first. I was detailing the engince compartment getting ready to install a 350 when a friend told another friend about my project.
He bought the unfinshed car from me for twice what I had in it.

While I was managing the shop I helped a coworker bbuild a Corvair with a caddy 500. We changed it from rear mount to front mount. It was a huge project, had to rework the entire suspension system, the body floor and install many reinforcement. He painted the finished car light gray and flat black.
That car was very fast and looked intense but it handled like crap. The large changes to the rear suspension changed the sai (steering axis inclination) too severely to compensate for with caster adjustments.

In college I worked with a bunch of guys in the dorm building a 4wd pinto station wagon...it was hot pink! We used a jeep chassis and put huge mudder tires on it. It looked wild. Many river parties and caving expeditions in that thing.

In high school, one of my friends and his brothers built a Lincoln on a 4x4 frame. It was HUGE!

In the shop, we took an old truck frame and shortened it. Built a custom yard truck with an old Ford cab. It had an air compressor, battery pack with 35' jumper cable wires with industrial ends, a mig/tig welder, tool chests, a hook lift and a snow plow. It also had a kickin stereo cassette tape player.
We put a 2-way radio in it and a row of high intensity headlights on the front and back to serve as work lights. It had a holder for a 5 gallon drink cooler and a 3/4 inch steel folding work bench and 40 lb vice. We wired electrical (12v) and plumbed air connectors at the front and back. We couldn't take it on the road but we used that 'thing' for everything we had to do to the trucks in the yard. It was even strong enough to pull the dump trucks to the shop. hahaha, we called it "Frank" because it looked like a Frankenstien truck.

So what kinda shampoo do you use? I use the kind with the conditioner built in, find it saves a step in the shower. 🤣🤣🤣

On the other hand I have a '70 Cougar I bought 20 years ago, built 351w 400hp with a street strip C4. Bought some '80s Pantera wide body wheels a while back cuz you need 345s on the back of a car. It still needs paint, suspension and brake work, some electric to figure out. My first car back in high school was also '70 Cougar, I like the sequential turn singles and hidden head lights. The thing is horse power is cheap in modern cars and they are built to handle it. Drove a '98 Mark viii for awhile. 300hp was a lot when they developed that motor in '93, now V6s have that all day long. My MKZ is 300hp all wheel drive and has plenty of power for what I need but still think of up grading it to the 400hp model. Not sure cuz there are so many ugly cars out there and the cool ones are not always practical cuz they are rwd 2 doors that get bad gas mileage, on top of that they no longer make most American cars so might have to go to an Audi or Mercedes or something. Not a big fan of the 2.0 twin turbo 4cyl they are all starting to use either. Seems like too much car for the motor, and too many things to go wrong.

N scale vs. HO scale electric trains.

I had a 71 Cougar in college, I rolled it (black ice).
I also had a 71 Challenger in high school, loved that car, my buddy wrecked it following me in my Road Runner one night.
I've been driving pickup trucks (Ford, Chevy and Mopar) since my military days.
Had a 4 door Cavalier family car for awhile (it was a good car) and a Lesabre I rebuilt that was given to me by a co-worker.
Right now I drive a 98 dodge 4x4 but its long in the tooth and rusting out badly. I need to buy another ride but I don't drive much and my disability prevents me from working on cars anymore. I put about 35 miles on my truck per month. I could probably just buy one of those modified golf carts everyone seems to have around here. I bought my truck for cash on the barrel so I have always 'owned' it. I'll keep it till it drops (looks like crap but it runs good - hell, its a truck, not a show car).

I had a HO train set when I was a kid. At the time, I was really into building model cars and I 'modified' it so it 'looked' futuristic. Hahaha, it was fun.
When I lived in Missouri, I took my boys to a model train museum. They had many different scales including 1/2 scale and 1/4 scale. I never knew there were so many different engine styles.
My dad used to work for the "Steel Car Company" and built trains. I used to go to the Engine Yard in Youngstown/Hubbard, Ohio. It was cool seeing those huge parts.
Personally, I like Mag-Lev trains. There just something alluring about moving at 250 mph on a cushion of air.
There are train tracks near my house down near the beach. I hear their mating calls every night. Sometimes they get really excited and get really loud. I also hear them chasing each other.

I had HO and O scale as a kid but never had the space for a true layout so when I was in my 20s I built an N scale and put it in a coffee table. Had a water feature and a little airplane that flew around, but after a few kids got into I had planned on doing an even better one but gave up on it. I would love to go to Z scale but that gets spendy really fast and I got so many projects going already that I probably don't need another.

Lager vs ale

This is the men's thread, not the men's locker room. Did you think we were running around naked in here ?(well maybe some are)
You looking for some bad Dad jokes? Or think we are talking about T&A? Well we are getting to that so maybe check back in later. 🤪

After you have a few it does not matter. All tastes the same when you are drunk and that's the only reason for drinking it in the first place anyway.

My 84 C10 long bed has been parked since 2013. It's a 305 TH350 equipped 2 wheel drive. It was driveable when I parked it. I just recently started the process of making it road-worthy again. I pulled the Edelbrock 4 barrel for a refresh. I have to decide how to address the 1/2 tank of stale fuel. Outside of fuel delivery, the engine should be good to go. The ignition system is good, and I had adjusted the valves not long before parking the truck. The real problem areas are the leaky transmission, leaky rear brakes, and leaky rear axle seals.

Because parts are readily available and reasonably economical from suppliers like Rock Auto, for around $275 delivered I ordered everything I wanted to replace.. and then some. I picked up a slew of brake parts gaskets and seals, U-Joints and straps, sway bar bushings, belts, upper radiator hose, thermostat and temp sensor, battery tray and hold down, sealants and other shop supplies.

Pilsner

I had a c20 straight 6 3speed manual I converted from collumn to floor shifter.
I bought from a guy on my seabee team. I drove it 4 years and sold it to a guy on my seabee team. It was a great truck! Loved the c series cabs.

If you hit the parts store you can get a can of gas treatment Seafoam. It works okay if you use a supplemetal fuel treatment. The parts store can advise you as to how much you will need.

Another thing you can do is hook an electric pump to the suction line at the fuel pump and just pump the old gas out. Any fuel remaining can be treated easily with a single can of seafoam or gas treatment. Fill up with some higher grade fuel, like mid or high test for your first fillup.
Should be fine and the electric pump is fairly cheap, just hook it up to your battery.

I don't drink to get drunk anymore. I do like to have a few beers every once in awhile.
I usually drink Rolling Rock or Mickeys.
I'm not entirely against trying out different beers.
There's a beer store in town which boasts a stock of 160 beers from all over the world. I usually don't buy the weird beers because they are expensive (about $2-5 per bottle) I just can see spending almost $30 a 6 pack on beer just to 'try' it.

How big are the deer in yer neck o the woods?
I used to hunt the Poconos and Adirondacks. The deer were huge compared to here in Mississippi. These things look like I need to bring them home and feed them, scrawny lil critters. I'm half tempted to hunt them with my sling shot.

Anyone ever hunt small game with a bow?

Just ordered a Dewitts dual core alum radiator for my 04 C5. Looking for some cool runnings on these hot summers.

I've not tried Seafoam to treat old gas. I'll look into that, thanks for the suggestion.

I did pick up an electric fuel pump from eBay for $11, because as you suggest I was already considering pumping the old gas out of the tank. My preference is to try and use it up. I'll probably pump it out through a filter into a Jerry can, try treating it, and then add it back a little at a time to tanks of fresh gas.

You might also talk with some guys at a marine supply store.
Many people store their boats for long periods and need to treat the fuel before they take it out again.
Pick up a few extra inline filters and change out the filter a few times till the gas clears. Otherwise you might be looking at a carb cleaning/rebuild.
Water (if any) will accumulate in the bottom of the tank. Treat that with winter gas treatment or if there might be a lot, pump it out.

The only issue you might come across is deterioration or contamination plugging your fuel intake pipe pickup sock. You have to access that thru the top of the tank. If you pull it out, don't forget to check for fluid in the float for your fuel gauge.
You should be able to tell the condition of the sock and water contamination by looking at the fuel you pump out with the electric pump (look for dirt and water, after it settles). 8-10 years is not as long as some fuel sits so it might not be very bad, depends on how well your cap seals and if there are many hot/cold days in your area with high humidity. Condensation/rust is your biggest enemy.


Aluminum radiators are nice. You might want to check if it requires a certain type of antifreeze/coolant. Aluminum likes to oxidize. There were a lot of aluminum trailers in our fleet. Oxidization can be a problem if it gets away from you.

I used to live about 40 miles from Summit racing in Ohio near Akron. Been years since I've been there or looked at any catalogs. I also found some stuff thru JC Whitney. You can also find some cheap special use tools thru Harbor Freight.

Now for some man-porn

I am going to sit quietly in the corner and listen to what men talk about . have my EarPods and blindfold with me just in case

Okaaay...
Here, since yer not doin nuthin, hold my beer....Y'know, I could use a sammich...

I climbed up a tree and peeked in at the women's thread and they were talking about shaggy rugs and manscaping was mentioned.

Men like using power tools....