Made a thing

"MM54" (mm54mk2) 07/31/2019 at 18:00 • Filed to: '71Chevelle

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$4 in lumber, a box of screws, a $15 harbor freight furniture dolly, and an hour or two combine to create this:

Yes, it’s attached to the dolly

But why, you may ask?

Well, it’s so I can free up my engine stand, which has been occupied by a certain 307 for quite a while.

It rolls around so easily!

Still trying to schedule to pick up the new engine’s block from the machine shop, who apparently very much put it on the back burner (machine work has been paid for since November [and rotating assembly present since late January] , but they were just getting to honing it a week ago when I stopped by). I’ve been assured it won’t be long. We’ll see, they know I’m waiting on them which I specifically said I didn’t want to happen when I dropped it off in October. Not happy about that.

CaptDale - is secretly British > MM54 07/31/2019 at 18:14

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Ugh, that is shitty

2Fast2Furious: Rotary Powered > MM54 07/31/2019 at 20:29

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This is why I never try to pre-pay for work

MM54 > 2Fast2Furious: Rotary Powered 07/31/2019 at 20:42

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Ha! Good like finding a reputable machine shop to touch your engine without paying first.

2Fast2Furious: Rotary Powered > MM54 07/31/2019 at 22:27

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I was just generalizing, I haven’t worked with machine shops but I just know that pre-paying for stuff usually just means that they will take their sweet ass time, it’s usually better if they do a 50% up front rather than take it all, gives them at least one reason to finish timely.

You already know the money you have given them  almost a year ago has already been spent with them not getting very far with the work you paid for

InFierority Complex > MM54 08/01/2019 at 02:23

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That seems to be a remarkably calm way to take being delayed for 10 months.

MM54 > InFierority Complex 08/01/2019 at 19:06

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The last of the parts to put the engine together are just now coming in, so meh

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > MM54 08/03/2019 at 15:54

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