Projects Mid Life Crisis 62 Vette

^^^^^"Chimichanga" always brings a smile to my face also!^^^^^

 

And it's a even a real word with its own Wikipedia page! The word itself is actually skookum . . .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skookum

 

Found it

 

Cool

 

Squirrel I read this thread. Can’t believe you were able to move so fast on the assemble. I’m assembling a 62 for a friend. I’ve done lots of tri five cars. This is the hardest car I’ve ever done. It’s slow going back together. Finally got the windows working but the repop feather strips along the glass look like junk. Have the dash ready I think/ Hope is ready to glue down. The underside picture you show tells me how to ste up Ebrake cables. I used blue wall anchors to fix screw holes in the fiberglass. After the dash comes the dash wiring. I don’t fit the floor pan very well. Enjoyed the thread

 

My Grandmother and Father were born in Antilope before settling in the Willamette Valley. There's a little cemetery next to the church with some of my ancestors.

 

The old Dial Saloon in Antelope sounds neat!
Edit:
I looked it up on Google maps, it sure needs some help!

 

a few pics from today.



and tomorrow's route

 

where the results appear

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eoSE_4twnOFeK0ccV0OJiwVXf10rwVzq1Euw60MPfZM/edit?gid=0#gid=0

 

Well, the Saab is in the 900s, the Hudson is in the 800s and you're in the 700s. However, the rows don't seem to jibe, so who knows?

Have a blast, Jim.

 

Near Otter Rock is the Devils Punchbowl and a ways south from there is Devils Churn, near Yachats. A nice drive down the 101!

Edit: but you'll probably go west on 126 to Eugene & up the 101. Big loop!

 

The fun starts when you get to replace the windshield & Windshield rubber!

 

Can you explain what the "Inspection" is and the vast range of the scores?

 

You start with more points of you have a crappier car. French, old, yugo, flathead, air cooled , 2,stroke, etc.

https://24hoursoflemons.com/rally-details/?id=416

 

Cripes, the things people will do to keep from having to mow the yard!

 

The Willamette locomotive is in Port Angeles.

 

Here's the Skookum sign in my home town of Wenatchee Wa., it is motorized so that it winks an eye on a regular bases. Sits on top of a building and is probably 12' high, been a land mark for as long as I can remember................................

 

Who is Skookum Chuck?

 

Totally SKOOKUM, dude!

 

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-skookum-timken-t8-snatch-412543213
These are well known here in the Pacific Northwest.

 

The Angeles locomotive is not there. We got the other one, it was an extra hour drive

 

Sorry, it was there last year.

 

Hey S,

The W.D.I.F.L. website has a nice Corvette model for sale. The giant WDIFL garage sale for all things racing memorabilia is now on a "clear them out" sale. When I saw it, it reminded me of your red Corvette.

Jnaki

https://wediditforlove.com/WDIFL-Store.html

 

The locomotive is indeed there. Sorry, I got bad info.



Anyways, I won. Who would have thought ?


Thanks for all the clues and encouragement!

 

Bravo @squirrel
Job well done!
Maybe the rooster shirt in the Tacoma Screw paper sack, brought you some good luck!
Congratulations from Dennis!

 

I'm glad that's not you in the background of this picture. Apparently there were no restrooms in the area . . .

Well done on your 1st place finish. Skookum job there!

 

In the jargon in my part of the West Coast, Skookum means big, or great. Chuck is a body of water.
So Skookumchuck means the ocean, which we also often call the "Salt Chuck".

 

Just so you know, as a retiree of FOSS Maritime Company, the parent company is titled "Saltchuk".

https://www.saltchuk.com/​

 

Congratulations @squirrel and you did it all on your own with no navigator.
Can you post the final score sheet as I'm interested in how the Saab and the Hudson went.

 

Congrats Jim!