tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post7712741137031764444..comments2024-01-23T13:10:25.332-05:00Comments on Nails and Sawdust: RustMike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-54768955884595982992015-11-22T21:00:54.592-05:002015-11-22T21:00:54.592-05:00Yea I was very exited when it finally passed inspe...Yea I was very exited when it finally passed inspection after working on and off on it for three years. Took a lot of work to get it done, but it sure felt good when I got there. The key to success was having the Dakota as an alternative, so the pressure to get the Toyota done was off my shoulders and I was able to walk away from it when I came to an impasse. The first half of the saga was even more monumental. Here it is in full color:<br />http://isserfiq.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-infernal-combusted-engine-lives.htmlMike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-89179913548383421212015-11-22T19:36:09.278-05:002015-11-22T19:36:09.278-05:00That's awesome. Simply Awesome. My brother is ...That's awesome. Simply Awesome. My brother is a top-notch mechanic, but I don't think I'd ever try to tackle something like that on my own.<br /><br />Kudos!The Displaced Louisiana Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746778682819211996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-85394345772650868162015-11-03T07:39:58.939-05:002015-11-03T07:39:58.939-05:00Hi John, here in Maine those of us who drive old c...Hi John, here in Maine those of us who drive old cars always have to sweat inspection time. If the vehicle is 25 years old you can register it as an antique and then you don't need to have an inspection but you are limited to driving it less than five thousand miles a year. Unfortunately this truck is not yet old enough as that would be OK for me because I am unlikely to put more than a couple thousand on it a year. The only ones that get free registrations here in Maine are veterans.Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-77908611624374224452015-11-03T02:56:41.937-05:002015-11-03T02:56:41.937-05:00Hi Mike, good job, I'm sure glad we don't ...Hi Mike, good job, I'm sure glad we don't have State inspections. What I do like is, when you turn 65, you get free lifetime registration. That saves a lot of money. Keep up the good work.Bushrat Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02570574655402981278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-71569518232060505542015-10-31T08:05:00.804-04:002015-10-31T08:05:00.804-04:00Hey Mark, haven't heard from you in a dogs age...Hey Mark, haven't heard from you in a dogs age. Rust, as you well know is just part of living in Maine. All us PWT types always drive rust buckets until we get smart and move away to somewhere they don't spray salt on the roads like you did. Twenty five years ago I had an old International Scout like that Pathfinder of yours, eventually the body rotted off and she lost 2ond gear so it wound up at the Allen Range road junkyard. Unfortunately unlike most locals I didn't have a buddy whom I could trade a sticker for a bottle of booze and keep the rust bucket on the road. Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-91859356532700131682015-10-31T00:54:26.625-04:002015-10-31T00:54:26.625-04:00I don't miss the rust. I have an 86 Nissan......I don't miss the rust. I have an 86 Nissan....just a smidge of rust! However, when I lived in the County I had an 87 pathfinder. The holes in the floorboards above the exhaust kept my feet warm in the winter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-64942196149406832202015-10-28T07:40:34.742-04:002015-10-28T07:40:34.742-04:00Hey Doug, it was already too rusted to just spray ...Hey Doug, it was already too rusted to just spray it. The rust had already set in way before that. The rust treatment I did this time should hold for a while. I have a product called Corrosion X I am still going to coat it with underneath. Its a wax and lanolin combination that is supposed to work well.Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-36170509298654292492015-10-28T07:37:25.498-04:002015-10-28T07:37:25.498-04:00Hi Harry, here they use salt as well as a calcium ...Hi Harry, here they use salt as well as a calcium chloride solution on the roads in winter and it just raises hell with the cars. Its hard to find a ten year old car that is not rusted through. Hope all is well down in GA. Haven't seen a post from you a a bit now.Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-59571185483128963722015-10-28T07:35:04.447-04:002015-10-28T07:35:04.447-04:00Gorges, Most of the time I was so broke I did not ...Gorges, Most of the time I was so broke I did not have a choice, if I wanted something fixed I had to figure it out and do it my self or I'd bee walking otherwise. I could not really justify paying someone to do it. I don't know that I could have hired anyone to do this sort of job. And hiring someone to rebuild the engine would have surpassed the value of the truck. In the end I enjoyed bringing it back to life.Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-81118497578814406662015-10-28T06:54:38.941-04:002015-10-28T06:54:38.941-04:00¡Halleluja! ...sang the resurrected. Good job Mike...¡Halleluja! ...sang the resurrected. Good job Mike, as usual. May be you could have sprayed the undersaides with oil at the time of parking it.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07399209326107968220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-10695288447148738862015-10-28T06:50:54.934-04:002015-10-28T06:50:54.934-04:00It's nice that you have the talent and determi...It's nice that you have the talent and determination. Most people don't know how to fix anything anymore.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-4648004574103149762015-10-28T02:05:13.477-04:002015-10-28T02:05:13.477-04:00We are still having very high humidity here, which...We are still having very high humidity here, which is unusual for late October in the mountains. Rust is an issue because of that , I'm running dehumidifiers when usually by now I am running humidifiers.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-51858419141371179302015-10-27T21:58:13.209-04:002015-10-27T21:58:13.209-04:00Yea Gorges, I've been called worse. LOL. But s...Yea Gorges, I've been called worse. LOL. But success does provide satisfaction as well.Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-50662310868802165872015-10-27T21:47:32.655-04:002015-10-27T21:47:32.655-04:00You must be a glutton for punishment; that's a...You must be a glutton for punishment; that's a LOT of work!Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.com