Where the downthumb or middle finger?? That cylinder head is a work of art. The design of the XK is from guys sitting on fire watch during the war. It remained in production largely unchanged for 50years. Only engine close to that is the V8. The only difference is the dohc is down right sexy.
I'm with Jason on this one, There are lots of other things available to cut up and melt down, that Jag head should go somewhere that's it'll be shown some love and put back into service.
Minimal progress. I was given a Kwikway Boring bar and have spent some time rebuilding it and then I couldn't turn down a '62 Baja bug and had to start looking for an engine and then spent some time making electrodes to cut the fins on the 1/3 scale Harley and had a couple misrun crankshafts for the smallblock to machine between centers in preparation for setup in the grinder for the rod journals. I did make caliper brackets and mocked up with the calipers and four link brackets. I have to adjust the backset on the mags and machine them to clear the calipers, so the track width is still up in the air.
OK.... So you just been sitting around on your butt doin' nuthin' in other words? Like the rest of us slackers?
Not funny... You have no idea what that stuff is worth. If I told, you'd piss yourself! Hub carriers, radius arms and diffs are dumb money with the right gear set. They look 1980s to me with bolt on wheels. If you are scrapping, please hit up the boys on jag lovers forum. They might be eternally grateful.
No, those were before and after pictures. The fire came over the mountain and then burned across behind the shop. I was on the flank and it took 9 of my 12 acres sparing the house and shop. I was spraying the house with Thermo Gel at 12:30 AM and wetting embers around the propane tanks before any fire trucks showed. The day before they were laying a retardant line, then after dark the wind shifted and the fire came across the south side of my property via the real narrow finger in the previous photo. They had stopped it from going south behind the windsock. A couple days later, I think this particular fire was about 6000 acres.
Wow, that's cutting it close. Not to anyway diminish the rest of the property damage, but at least it stands to naturally recover in time. Don't know how grown up it was but doesn't look like anyone is going to be sneaking up on you anytime soon. Take care, Kelly
Wow, close one. My parents live in forest fire country in the Okanagan valley of British Columbia and have come close to having to evacuate on several occasions. Scary stuff! Jefff
Nevada is renewed by fire. There was a big one through here in 1996, before the house was built, so I figure I'm safe for 25 years. And although I'm 75, as OldIronFarmer says, I've got my whole life ahead of me. The fact that it is Sagebrush and Bitterbrush with small dimension fuel reduces the ember size as opposed to Tobho's folks in a forest with 100 hr fuel sources.
Thanks guys. It was like living in the bottom of an ashtray for a while, but the zephyrs came through and blew all the ash to Idaho. It will green up in the Spring, and start the cycle again.