My under 40 nephew and the crew he has in the shop are a constant source of amazement to me. While I'm at my bench breathing in fumes from soaking a carburetor to put a kit in they are sitting on the front seat of one of the cars with an LS, Modular Ford, or other late engine/trans swaps and tuning it by tapping on computer keys. The only way they get dirty is if the keyboard is soiled. I'm afraid the new tricks are getting out of reach for an old dog.
I hear you, Evan~ I don't even own a cell phone. Another thing I love about these old trucks is the lack of computer crap all entwined with everything electrical.
Old Dog still tryin. I am in the middle of an S10 chassis swap on a 54. Have all kind of problems being a first timer at this however that is exactly why I am using a carb. Having fun though.
Old Dog, huh... I think we have discussed this recently. Your not fooling me for a minute, Evan. Your just the "old dog" that CHOOSES what he WANTS to do.
Evan that is what makes you the boss. If they knew what you know they wouldn't need you. Us older folks need to enlist the help of the next generation to keep things fresh. They in turn hopefully learn the old ways that they may find a need for in the future. If nothing else it keeps you young trying to keep up. Mike
I'm 53 years old and always trying to teach myself something new. About 5 years ago I figured what better way to learn about fuel injection than to build it myself. I bought a megasquirt 2 in kit form and spent a couple weeks of evenings reading and soldering at the kitchen table. Installed injector bungs in a 4 barrel manifold using a 2 barrel dodge throttle body on an adapter. I bolted it all together on top of a buick v6 and it actually runs. I learned a lot during this project, both about fuel injection and tuning it by pushing buttons on a keyboard, it was frustrating at times but well worth it. And with a little scrounging for used parts it was very affordable. When I get a chance I'll post some pics. It's a very long story, but yes the v6 is in my truck, a 50 chevy 1/2 ton. If it makes anyone feel better, I'm almost finished collecting parts to replace the v6 with a 283, and it will also be fuel injected. Zig, I'm a Pitt State graduate, and lived in Pittsburg for 5 years. I rarely get back, life is just too busy. John
