august 10: out with "old busted" and in with "new hotness"

(men in black movie ref.)

** disclaimer**
i'm sorry these write up s are so f-ing cheesy. i get all excited and shit... ;)

today i rented a truck and drove that f'ing giant tank down to the south bay to pick up pat's old motor and tranny. (no, not an ex-girlfriend) ;)

after stressing for a few days on where the hell am i gonna find a coupla' dudes to help me lift this motor to the ground from a truck was on the brain.

our good friends jon lowden and long time honey suki showed up and wilder my riding bud (fellow sport bike rider) in my pacifica neighborhood here showed to offer a hand. cold beers were being had 45 seconds later. thank you sincerely jon, suki, and wilder.
(wanted to avoid hiring mexican laborers - just out of conversation alone. i watch hockey. ;)

some photos du' jour:

smooth rollin':



the new "hotness":



chest cavity:



old guts:



bye bye. :) this motor is actually fine. its got a great distributor, intake manifold, water pump, and inside. it makes power and runs clean. its slightly bummed that it has been out-done by a sexier and more wicked model, but has also recently discovered that it's all about the bigger picture and that things will go in a positive way. so all in all i get to rest at night knowing that the old motor will be adopted by a happy young youth of male odor and ambition. although i might tell it that it might end up in a 1984 sunbird, just to get it all fired up before it goes away.



all in all, a great way to spend a sunday. chatting up a fellow car buff while we load the engine and tranny into the truck, lighting a nice cigar for the ride home in the rental truck. (wink)
seeing old friends and new friends over a beer in the sunshine after motor was unloaded.
priceless.