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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 26 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 26 | Here is a stupid question. Have any of you busted your butt on something for several hours and it still looks like nothing has been done? Spent a few hours on removal of the motor got close to taking it out and stopped to drink a beer. Looked at everything right before pulling it out and thought to myself I just busted my butt on this and I can't tell that I done anything to it. Then 10 minutes later the motor is out. It was worth busting my butt.  Although now I have to find a new motor and tranny. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 629 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 629 | I feel that way every time I work on my truck. My wife also confirms this for me each time too.
Tim Sheridan 1947 First Series Chevy 1/2-Ton"Liberty Series" - "Art Deco" - Whatever you'd like to call it. In the Gallery | | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | A good beer can change the whole outlook.
What are you working on?
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 124 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 124 | Perhaps an even more important aspect to this thread. At this point in working on the truck or car, what beer do you recommmend | | | | | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 91 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 91 | It has to be a good Canadian Beer, not that stuff what you guys down there call beer.
A good old Austrian or German beer will do it to.
Fritz | | | | | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 629 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 629 | You talking about Foster's. Isn't that made in Canada?
Tim Sheridan 1947 First Series Chevy 1/2-Ton"Liberty Series" - "Art Deco" - Whatever you'd like to call it. In the Gallery | | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 428 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 428 | Been working on my truck on and off(mostly off I must admit) for 3 tears now. I feel that way every time I look at it, even though it has come a long way. Apparently my wife feels the same way, yesterday she put a small picture of a 53 3100 up here next to the speaker on my computer desk. She said it is for inspiration so maybe I will get some work done on my truck because she is READY TO RIDE! | | | | | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 91 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 91 | Foster is Australian beer, made under license in canada | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,745 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,745 | Corona, especially when it's hot.
And according to the commercials you get better looking women with it too.
54 3100 with 235
62 flatbed dump C60 with 261
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | Newcastle Brown is my current favorite for sipping out of a frosty mug in the summer. Black Butte porter or my good friend's homebrew are my favorite winter beers. 'Course a good scotch or rootbeer schnapps go down pretty smooth in December too.
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#6140 09/08/2004 12:12 PM | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 242 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 242 | I prefer a nice cold Rolling Rock on a hot day
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 26 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 26 | Working on '50 3100 that had been sitting in a field for 30 years. And about the beer, I'll drink almost anything as long it is cold, wet, free and has alcohol in it. Mainly I drink Bud light, Shiner Bock, Rollin Rock, Ice House, Heiniken, etc...  | | | | | Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 | Originally posted by Tony M:
Corona, especially when it's hot.
And according to the commercials you get better looking women with it too. I always thought that the more you drink the better looking women get!
Fred
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69 C-10
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 13 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 13 | Homebrew = good. Brewed a knockoff of a Belgian Triple, "Triple Karmeleit." Will knock your socks off. Bought recipe from Austin Homebrew Supply, www.austinhomebrew.com.
Ed Burgess
"It's all good!"
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,674 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,674 | I can't do a good job of working or drinking if I try to do both at once. I've reworked several racing engines that were assembled by guys afflicted with various degrees of Budweiser Fever, and it's amazing how many mistakes they can make.
My "other job" is custom gunsmithing, and the same rules apply. If it goes bang, neither the assembly of the gun nor the ammo gets done if I've had even one beer. There's something about releasing 50,000 PSI of chamber pressure a few inches from my nose that demands my undivided attention!
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,440 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,440 | Why is this in the Engine Shop? | | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 | Why is this in the Engine Shop? Cause they don't serve booze at the Greasy Spoon?
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