Arizona 2014

[joev]

 I see you will be at New York Renaissance Faire, Tuxedo, NY. in Aug-Sept  never been to one before looks very cool Its only a 6 1/2 hour drive from Ottawa Ontario . I am going to see if I can talk Catherine into going to it for one the of weekends if we have enough funds left over from our 6 six vacation traveling across Canada . It might have to wait until next year but you never know! 

[DonD]

Kev.
We are in for the festival on Saturday, the 22nd. Will be toweding in from Lost Dutchman SP. that morning.

[ClydesdaleKevin]

Awesome Don!  Just remind the week before that weekend, and we can leave you a couple of tickets at Willcall.

Kev

[ClydesdaleKevin]

Outstanding opening day at Faire today!  Great weather, good crowds, and our employee/friend William Hurt is a dynamo in the booth!  What a great and funny and energetic sales person!

Sales were great and fun was had by all!

Tomorrow should be just as good, since, like NY, we ain't in the Bible Belt...lol!

Kev

[Stripe]

Lost Dutchman....  GPAA??

[DonD]

Lost Dutchman State Park AZ.

[Stripe]

Ah, okay, cool. 


Kevin, ever do gold panning sluicing?

[HandyDan]

If you have never been to a Renne Faire, be prepared for shameless display of body parts.  Nothing obscene or porno, but a few people will make you do some double takes.  I've, also, seen some guys wearing kilts that either didn't know how to properly sit in them or else was just showing off.  Usually they are visitors, not the cast members.  I went to visit Kevin and Patti in Oklahoma a couple of years ago and had a blast.  Great place to spend a day.
Dan

[Stripe]

I did security for a RenFaire in Upstate NY and I can attest to what Dan is saying is SO TRUE...   I actually met one of my GF's from years ago there.  And yeah, I liked her "Outfit".. And folks wondered why I was such a Zena fan.. Pff..

[DonD]

Mary and I are old Faire Fans and went often in the late 70's. My BIL worked security. Good times.

[ClydesdaleKevin]

All of the faires we currently do are PG-13...lol!  Texas Renaissance Festival, which we don't do anymore, is pretty ribald sometimes.  Fun for us guys, and some of the more saucy ladies, but not so much for the kiddies.

Today went very well!  Not nearly as busy as yesterday, but very good for opening weekend Sunday!

This was probably our best opening weekend here yet.

Tomorrow I have to drive about 60 miles first thing to pick up just about every part we need for our 85 K5 Blazer for close to free!  There is a guy on the ChevyK5Blazer forum who bought a '90 K5 to use for upgrade parts on his awesome and pristine 78 Blazer, and has a whole lot of parts left over he's just going to scrap next week...SWEET!  Most of the parts are already removed, so its just a matter of driving there and picking them up and paying him whatever small amount he wants.

Then I have to hit some pawn shops and whatnot and try to find some good deals on tools we need for production before we buy things at full price at Lowes or Home Depot, and then for the rest of the week we'll be building enough catapults for the upcoming 3 day weekend! 

I'll probably take Tuesday to install the new parts on our K5.

Glad I built a LOT of parts in North Carolina this last fall!

Kev

[M & J]

You already go to the parts Blazer? I need a seat belt latch for the drivers seat belt. Blue is a bonus..... The latch bolts to the floor and is where the button is to release the seatbelt.

[Stripe]

If I'd known that I would have grabbed the one from my friends here before he scrapped it..


I'll take that as a no on the gold question..  N:(

[ClydesdaleKevin]

No on the gold panning, although Patti loves the idea...lol!

Interior on the K5 was tan.  Going back next week to pick up the topper and brand new spare tire.

Sockalaminski from the ChevyK5Forum was AWESOME and not only sold me the parts cheap, he helped me install them and align everything!



It was an all day affair and I got up early and did all the final work today...took until about noon.

Looks SO much better, and saved us a ton on final body work!

The rest of the week, its catapults!

Kev

[M & J]

Tan will work. Which is something the one we have doesn't do.

[ClydesdaleKevin]

I'll see if he still has it when I go up there next week.

Today, its inventory all the parts and see what else we need to fabricate for this week's build on the catapults.  Already picked up a sander, which I think is all we need for this week, but we'll see.

My workers will be here at 10am, so I'm going to enjoy my coffee until they get here.

Kev

[DonD]

Any word from Moryde?

[DaveVA78Chieftain]

Funny, I been wondering the same thing.  Especially after reading the 85 holiday rambler aluma-lite presidential 28 post

[ClydesdaleKevin]

No word from MorRyde at all...but I haven't had the time or gumption to call them yet either.

However, that gentleman from the K5 site, Sockalaminski, is an ACE welder and fabricator, and worst case scenario I'm sure he can weld up and reinforce the boxes for me in short order on the cheap.  I'll ask him about it when we go up there next week for the topper and spare tire.

We got a lot of parts sanded today, then I went out and got a drill press at Harbor Freight so we can drill holes tomorrow...and I was horrified at the quality of the press once I assembled it!  I mean, its Harbor Freight, so expect crappy Chinese quality...but I've bought drill presses from them before and this one was even worse!  The stop for the depth setting is flexible plastic!  what in the world?  We'll use it tomorrow, carefully, then I'm returning the crappy thing tomorrow afternoon.  I'll buy a better one after the weekend...had real good luck with the Skill brand, although most of their tools suck.

Anyhow, lots got done today, and I'm calling it a night and going to watch to boob tube with the wifey.  T bones for dinner with mashed taters!

Kev

[M & J]

Thanks Kevin.

[ClydesdaleKevin]

No problem man.  I already paid him a fair price for any part I want...spare tire is extra since its brand new...so the seat belt latch won't cost me or you a dime more.  Just the shipping to your place.

Kev

[ClydesdaleKevin]

We got all the catapults we need done for the 3 day weekend coming up, and I even had time to work on the K5 a bit.  Got the fan shroud in place, mounted the compressor for the air horns and wired it up, only to find that the wire for the horn button wasn't even in the column...so I'll have to address that sometime next week.  And I finished the hood latch and bumpers alignment so the hood now sits level, even side to side, and contacts the bumpers so it doesn't bounce.  I also adjusted the driver's door catch enough so that it opens and closes now without scraping on the catch, but both sides are all worn out so I pick up new ones next week.

Which gives me tomorrow off!  Broke as a joke, but its a day off before the 3 day weekend...lol!  Burgers on the grill tonight, and tomorrow I'll take some pics of the K5, upload them to Photobucket, and link them here.  Looks so much better already!

Kev

[HandyDan]

Might not be the latch that is the problem.  The hinge pins might be worn out.  My '99 Suburban scrapes when it closes.  I tried readjusting just like you did but my son (who used to work at a car dealer) showed me how to grab the door on the top and bottom and try lifting up.  You can see how much slop there is in the hinge.  Mine had quite a bit on the driver side but none at all on the passenger side.  Think how many times that door has been opened and shut.
Dan

[M & J]

Actually, the bushings in the hinge pins. Nearly all the square bodies and prior has the problem. The fix is simple but not easy.

[jkilbert]

That bushing is a GM thing. My '83 and '95 'burbs, S-Blazer and Safari have all had them replaced. Its not hard, you just need an extra set of hands or a jack to hold the door up when you pull the hinge pin to replace the bushing.