Pix of our new fuel truck

Ahhh, this thing has no panache, Jay... No one will remember it going
by... If you go around sticking up 7-11's that's great, but no one is
going to write this truck up in a newsletter or post its picture... It
needs a purple swoosh at least...

Well, I dunno. People *DID* notice the old Grape, but not necessarily
for good reasons.

Face it, the thing was/is butt ugly! Whoever came up with that shade
of purple was clearly deranged -- or a Vikings fan. But I repeat
myself.... ;-)

But it's not gone forever. We're gonna keep it as a knock-around
vehicle (the danged thing runs GREAT) for the kids to use. I've had
two mechanics look at it, and they both said "drive it till it dies"...
It's in no danger of breaking in half, so long as you don't load it
up with 350 pounds of gasoline.

So the old Grape lives on. We'll use it carefully, around town only.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

wrote

But it's not gone forever. We're gonna keep it as a knock-around
vehicle (the danged thing runs GREAT) for the kids to use. I've had
two mechanics look at it, and they both said "drive it till it dies"...
It's in no danger of breaking in half, so long as you don't load it
up with 350 pounds of gasoline.

Could you not get someone to weld a 1/4" plate on each side of the broken
part of the frame?
--
Jim in NC

Could you not get someone to weld a 1/4" plate on each side of the broken
part of the frame?

My mechanic says the metal is too far gone to weld. He suggests
drilling and bolting some angle iron across the weak spot.

Or, I hear that there's a Mennonite shop south of Iowa City about 40
miles that can weld a brace that starts at the front bumper, and ends
at the back bumper. They specialize in working on buggies and wagons,
actually.

(I'm *not* making this up!)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination'

wrote)
Or, I hear that there's a Mennonite shop south of Iowa City about 40
miles that can weld a brace that starts at the front bumper, and ends
at the back bumper. They specialize in working on buggies and wagons,
actually.

(I'm *not* making this up!)


I'm seeing a [Nissan] being pulled by a team of horses through Monument
Valley, in a vain attempt to reach 88 mph.


MontBlack-To The Future III (1990)

What-the-heck...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfODSPIYwpQ
Brokeback to the Future :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omB18oRsBYg&mode=related&search=
The Empire Brokeback :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEiwD1G_1TA
Brokeback Trek :-)

Needs shark teeth on the sides, ala Flying Tigers...

Nice truck otherwise ;-0

wrote in message ups.com...
: The Green Grape is born!
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: http://www.alexisparkinn.com/new_mighty_grape.htm
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: Jay Honeck
: Iowa City, IA
: Pathfinder N56993
: www.AlexisParkInn.com
: "Your Aviation Destination"
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