Builds Previously known as the 'One Week Resto' now Pathetically keeping it alive... 500k
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Living in the Past
SILVER Star
Curious how many of these nice old 40s are still around and not returned to the earth in the form of rust?
Living in the Past
SILVER Star
Third picture down in the second set pictures the cruiser front round second from the right has a FJ25 T-bird on the hood. Know the story on that one? I know that this pre dates Cruiser_Nerd's green 25. I also know it came from CO not back east when he bought it.
micruz60
Unleaded Regular
Ah, nice colors.....
the cruisers, not the trees
the cruisers, not the trees
JohnnyC
Long ago TLCA# 2231
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some pictures from the 1994 catamount cruiser challenge... gas $1.28 reg
i showed up sunday... left work late saturday... got lost finding the camp area... slept in the cruiser , next morning found the enterence it was 1/4 down the road i must have past it 3 times that stinking night lol
Jim was on his way home loaded up and decided to run a trail with me before heading out.... thats a dedicated wheeler right there !!!
@stainless 40/45
i showed up sunday... left work late saturday... got lost finding the camp area... slept in the cruiser , next morning found the enterence it was 1/4 down the road i must have past it 3 times that stinking night lol
Jim was on his way home loaded up and decided to run a trail with me before heading out.... thats a dedicated wheeler right there !!!
@stainless 40/45
metalonmetal
Rebuilding
Johnny, what a slick looking cruiser this is. Excellent work on the body, considering how much use you gained on that body with the rust, imagine how long it's going to last now. Really liked the olive drab canvas on white. Sweet tool roll too!
metalonmetal
Rebuilding
By the way, you got a photo of that Singer? Here's the Pfaff I've been playing around with. Handles heavy duck canvas very well, although it's not like you can just throw it in the closet when you're done using it.
Nice deep throat on the ol' Pfaff - I've got a Singer model 66 that's seen a lot of canvas . Have had a hard time getting it to run the heavier thread , but she does the job well when it's right .
Sarge
Sarge
JohnnyC
Long ago TLCA# 2231
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My singer needs a bit of cleaning ... I will need to check on the model... After I made the last tool roll I went to make a quick cover for the kids swing set and snapped two needles... My only needles large enough to do the job... That is now on the back burner (singer and swing set lol )
Knew something wasn't right when I had to use the wheel a few times to help it along... Good thing is that it is in a fold in table... And looks good in our extra basement bedroom
If it was a broken and an eyesore I have a feeling I would hear about it for awhile
Knew something wasn't right when I had to use the wheel a few times to help it along... Good thing is that it is in a fold in table... And looks good in our extra basement bedroom
If it was a broken and an eyesore I have a feeling I would hear about it for awhile
If it's doing that , may be out of timing - it's not that hard to reset it . PM me if you need the manual on how to do them , I have the file . Now , that took awhile to find....
Sarge
Sarge
JohnnyC
Long ago TLCA# 2231
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@Weber Sarge
I have a 1958 singer 401a ... The manual I have was a digital file I found online... I will take you up on the help for timing when the time comes
(no pun intended) it will be quite some time from now however ... Life gets in the way of fun lol
micruz60
Unleaded Regular
Funny how this 'thread' unravels....
The history of Toyoda started with power looms, so it is quite appropriate, and I like the sound effect of a well tuned Singer sewing along, reminds me of opening the hood and listening to the 2f clickityclack!
The history of Toyoda started with power looms, so it is quite appropriate, and I like the sound effect of a well tuned Singer sewing along, reminds me of opening the hood and listening to the 2f clickityclack!
I've got the old model 66 as well as the oddball later 328K that was given to me - even have some of the stitching cams that set the profile of the stitch . Not the strongest model for sure , has the crap internal motor....I put a hotrod version on the old 66 and it's almost dangerous ...
If ya want the file just pm me ...it's on here somewhere .
Sarge
If ya want the file just pm me ...it's on here somewhere .
Sarge
JohnnyC
Long ago TLCA# 2231
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Been decluttering house ... Keeping the princess from the cruiser stuff is quite challenging lol
My DD turning into a marshmallow
Typically my windows don't have this much snow... Wind normally blows at the perfect angle to not have buildup like this In my parking spot... I know there was talk about the problems of flat glass... This is definitely a benefit... Most days I hop in start it up and drive away
This day was double this amount by the end of the snow
This is also when my wife sees the benefit of having the cruiser... We were one of the only ones out that day ... Traveling with ease
My DD turning into a marshmallow
Typically my windows don't have this much snow... Wind normally blows at the perfect angle to not have buildup like this In my parking spot... I know there was talk about the problems of flat glass... This is definitely a benefit... Most days I hop in start it up and drive away
This day was double this amount by the end of the snow
This is also when my wife sees the benefit of having the cruiser... We were one of the only ones out that day ... Traveling with ease
