on Saturday, July 2nd, Mex Bob L. will leave Sat morning at 8:30 from the Ramada. They have a special guest that ran a Healey against Stirling Moss.
UPDATE: Postponed until Sunday July 3rd due to weather.
Group buy of sound deadener for our cars.
Head over here, (http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/member-reviews-product-comparisons/146403-sound-deadening-cld-testing-69.html ) and give this a read. The preceding 68 pages are interesting but boring so here's the Reader's Digest condensed version:
1) an audio engineer who is also a car audio aficionado decides to test all the competing sound deadener products properly, in a controlled environment. He orders samples of all of them and sets to it.
2) After several years of testing he delivers the verdict which (of course) isn't as simple as you'd like.
3) The best one is also just about the cheapest. The much celebrated Dynamat is pretty fair but terrifyingly expensive. It's only real advantage is it's light weight.
Here's the winner, https://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/your-vehicle-quiet
It also has the advantage of having the best website, great service and no lies, or half truths. I'm going to buy enough to outfit the Jag and will get it shipped to Houlton due to weight. Does anyone want to buy some and combine shipping with me?
Bob E.
1) an audio engineer who is also a car audio aficionado decides to test all the competing sound deadener products properly, in a controlled environment. He orders samples of all of them and sets to it.
2) After several years of testing he delivers the verdict which (of course) isn't as simple as you'd like.
3) The best one is also just about the cheapest. The much celebrated Dynamat is pretty fair but terrifyingly expensive. It's only real advantage is it's light weight.
Here's the winner, https://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/your-vehicle-quiet
It also has the advantage of having the best website, great service and no lies, or half truths. I'm going to buy enough to outfit the Jag and will get it shipped to Houlton due to weight. Does anyone want to buy some and combine shipping with me?
Bob E.
LOBSTER ROLL RUN TO ST.MARTINS
John and Shirley Ann B. are leaving Exhibition Grounds this Sunday, June 26 at 10.00 am for a run down to St. Martins for a lobster roll lunch and a stroll along the beach. The route follows Rte 111 from Sussex, a winding picturesque highway just made for our LBCs. Going to be top down weather. Sign up under “Comments” if any FABACians intend to join in the run.
Part two of Bob's Story (Read first one just below this one)
It seems that the way to get folks out is to make an offer of free breakfast at the market. This past Saturday, Kelvin, Joe and I met bright and early at the Boistown Market for heaps of cholesterol. After breakfast we rendezvoused back at Ian's place and set to work setting up the hoist (again). It took mere seconds to get it together this time and we dropped the engine ...er...placed it gently in Kelvin's trailer. We were helped along by a lot of overenthusiastic attention from Jennie, Kelvin's new puppy. The rest of the parts were dragged onto the trailer by brute force and lashed securely.
Just down the road at my place, we had lunch and beer. My fare fared better this time and the entertainment was provided by Jennie as she terrorized my cats, shredded Dianne's socks (she likes to leave them on the floor all over the house) and had her first run-in with a mirror. The 'other' little white puppy got her so excited she left a present on the floor.
Outside, we faced the now Herculean task of getting a 300 Kilo engine off the trailer without the benefit of an engine hoist. Like so many other jobs, we didn't so much lift-drag or push it off as we worried it off. It went quickly and with no injuries (but it was close for a minute).
The aftermath: today (Sunday) I started dismantling the head. I was certain that after sitting for decades in some field, then three (maybe four?) more years at Ian's, it would be a rusty mess internally, rendering it unusable. I was shocked when the spark plugs came out easily and with the cam covers off, found the cam mechanism to be bright and shiny. Even the cam chains looked great. Are you paying attention Robbie? Grab any old (late 80's are best) XJ6's you see and pull the engines for spares. Each one of them will have thousands of dollars worth of engine parts, likely in great shape.
- Bob E.
Just down the road at my place, we had lunch and beer. My fare fared better this time and the entertainment was provided by Jennie as she terrorized my cats, shredded Dianne's socks (she likes to leave them on the floor all over the house) and had her first run-in with a mirror. The 'other' little white puppy got her so excited she left a present on the floor.
Outside, we faced the now Herculean task of getting a 300 Kilo engine off the trailer without the benefit of an engine hoist. Like so many other jobs, we didn't so much lift-drag or push it off as we worried it off. It went quickly and with no injuries (but it was close for a minute).
The aftermath: today (Sunday) I started dismantling the head. I was certain that after sitting for decades in some field, then three (maybe four?) more years at Ian's, it would be a rusty mess internally, rendering it unusable. I was shocked when the spark plugs came out easily and with the cam covers off, found the cam mechanism to be bright and shiny. Even the cam chains looked great. Are you paying attention Robbie? Grab any old (late 80's are best) XJ6's you see and pull the engines for spares. Each one of them will have thousands of dollars worth of engine parts, likely in great shape.
- Bob E.
Adventures with Joe....
We'd taken a lunch break from the hot and heavy work of tearing the engine and differential out of a decrepit old XJ6 Jaguar sedan that had been sitting at Ian's place for three (maybe four?) years, and as I handed Joe his lunch he looked at it then asked,
"What's this?"
"It's salad." I replied.
"Salad is what food eats...got any of that?"
Knowing that my well worn speech on the benefits of the Paleolithic diet would be met with a stony silence, I let Joe rummage in my fridge for the few bits of meat and carbs languishing in the back. He turned his nose up at my offer of some curried chicken and finally settled on tea, a banana, and an entire box of chocolate chip cookies .
Joe and I had acquired the car some years ago and had spent the last three (or was it four?) years procrastinating about pulling the engine and rear suspension out of the car. We both needed more large car parts that would add to the clutter in our respective garages and never get used. Despite good intentions, none of our planned wrench dates had ever happened and the car sat. Finally, one weekday, out of the blue, for no good reason, I filled my backpack with all the tools in my toolbox and peddled down the road to Ian's place.
I knew that there was no chance on my making any real progress on the project but dammit!, I had to get busy. Ian was nice enough to drop in and unlock the shop in case I needed to use the bathroom or raid his toolbox. Oh sure, like anyone could find anything in his toolbox. I set to it and was delighted to find that most fasteners were either well lubed with leaking oil and came undone easily or, were attached to parts so rusty that they simply fell off. In no time at all I was looking underneath the car for access to the prop shaft and transmission mount. Realizing the reason it was so bright under the car was because there was no floor, I opened the doors to asses things. A large universal wrench (see picture) removed the barely-attached seats and were tossed into the back. An angle grinder quickly removed what was left of the transmission tunnel and rear engine supports. Flabbergasted that I was actually ready to pull the engine, I ventured into Ian's shop to get the engine hoist.
"What's this?"
"It's salad." I replied.
"Salad is what food eats...got any of that?"
Knowing that my well worn speech on the benefits of the Paleolithic diet would be met with a stony silence, I let Joe rummage in my fridge for the few bits of meat and carbs languishing in the back. He turned his nose up at my offer of some curried chicken and finally settled on tea, a banana, and an entire box of chocolate chip cookies .
Joe and I had acquired the car some years ago and had spent the last three (or was it four?) years procrastinating about pulling the engine and rear suspension out of the car. We both needed more large car parts that would add to the clutter in our respective garages and never get used. Despite good intentions, none of our planned wrench dates had ever happened and the car sat. Finally, one weekday, out of the blue, for no good reason, I filled my backpack with all the tools in my toolbox and peddled down the road to Ian's place.
I knew that there was no chance on my making any real progress on the project but dammit!, I had to get busy. Ian was nice enough to drop in and unlock the shop in case I needed to use the bathroom or raid his toolbox. Oh sure, like anyone could find anything in his toolbox. I set to it and was delighted to find that most fasteners were either well lubed with leaking oil and came undone easily or, were attached to parts so rusty that they simply fell off. In no time at all I was looking underneath the car for access to the prop shaft and transmission mount. Realizing the reason it was so bright under the car was because there was no floor, I opened the doors to asses things. A large universal wrench (see picture) removed the barely-attached seats and were tossed into the back. An angle grinder quickly removed what was left of the transmission tunnel and rear engine supports. Flabbergasted that I was actually ready to pull the engine, I ventured into Ian's shop to get the engine hoist.
Notes from June 2016 meeting at Riverside Inn
President Gary patiently waited a few minutes past 6 pm in order to open the meeting. (As if he knew there would be one late couple).
Outside the Inn, the parking lot was peppered with MGBs. Yes, someone fixed the Crumley’s carbs. Pat Peterson’s B either had a new top or a new shine on the old top. Apparently Barb and Gary arrived with the B on E (empty). And Karen and Terry did not arrive by boat contrary to our prior meeting at the Inn.
There are numerous upcoming events, please check the website for a complete listing.
Outside the Inn, the parking lot was peppered with MGBs. Yes, someone fixed the Crumley’s carbs. Pat Peterson’s B either had a new top or a new shine on the old top. Apparently Barb and Gary arrived with the B on E (empty). And Karen and Terry did not arrive by boat contrary to our prior meeting at the Inn.
There are numerous upcoming events, please check the website for a complete listing.
- The Foreign car club have their show and shine in Moncton on 2nd July.
- Approximately ten FABAC members plan to attend the show in Windsor, NS.
- Kelvin will again organize the drive-in movie, in October at his home.
- Possible events being examined are a trip to the Go Kart track in Moncton and an overnight trip to the Hopewell Rocks.
- Johanna has committed to complete 500 kms on her bicycle during June. It is a fund raiser for Fight kid’s Cancer.
- The July meeting is planned for Sam Snead’s.
- John B started his Quiz at 7:15 pm, 20 Q’s and one bonus. (winners again: Joe and Kelvin)
Jim B's magnificent models
Our own Jim B. has an outstanding skill and lots of patience building these beautiful models from scratch. Talk to Jim about seeing them in person. Outstanding detail.
- David
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