10/2/14

So, where were we?  As I recall, we were talking about the “new” Subaru and what I had planned for it.  At some point after the last post, the Chinese knockoff DGV carb and adapter kit arrived so my plan was to attempt to bang that on and see about buttoning up the car to make ready for a starting attempt when John got back from The People’s Republic of Kalifornistan.  Unfortunately the adapter kit does not fit this engine.  It does fit a Datsun L-series… but we already have several of those adapters.  Oh well, I’m going to keep it anyway.  So I began the search of the shop for something, anything, I could use to make an adapter.  I was unsuccessful.  I decided that I could make an adapter pretty easily if I had a hunk of aluminum the right size.  This I did not have.  I closed up the shop and headed to Metal Supermarkets to buy the piece I needed.  They were closed.  I tried the hardware store next to the shop, on a lark, and failed miserably there as well.  Back at the shop, I installed a “side saddle” shotgun shell holder to the side, duh, of the bullpup 870.  It seemed to work fine so I looked around to see if there was anything needing to be shot… wait!  No, I looked around to see if there was anything else I could work on!  There wasn’t so I went home.  Sunday I met Larry at the credit onion and we went to the gun show.  I didn’t bring anything to sell but had some cash and a little more in the account in case something caught my eye.  I was looking for a magazine-storage can I had seen online, more magazines, or these little clip-on dust covers for magazines for the Tavor or another leather magazine pouch and more magazines for the 7.62x39 Saiga.  All I found were more magazines for the Tavor… and a summer sausage and smoked cheese.  Oh, I bought a sling for the bullpup 870 as well.  The one thing… ok, one of the things I saw which I really wanted but couldn’t afford, was a polymer framed, piston operated, AR pistol.  Unlike the usual AR pistols which have the long buffer tube like a regular AR, this one stops right at the rear of the action.  It looked so much better than the usual AR pistols… and light!  Holy crap this thing was light!  Hang on, I’ll see if I can find a picture, if I can remember what it was called.  Ok, try this: http://www.extarguns.com/ apparently it is called the Extar EXP and… well, read the damned website for yourself!  So.  Much.  Want.  John may have a buyer for the V8 and stuff in Lil' Wiggly so it might be a possibility!  Oh yeah, John called the other day to ask if I might be interested in selling the V8 stuff from Lil' Wiggly.  I said I could be convinced… or something to that effect.  With the inclusion of the Subaru to the fleet, and subsequent back-burner-fication of Lil' Wiggly, I don’t think it is such a bad idea.  Then there is the fact that for some time I have been questioning the idea as to whether or not I was even going to like a V8 B-210.  I think getting out from under it has merit.  Whether or not we move on with a different engine in Lil' Wiggly is up in the air right now.  Ideally we would find a 300ZX and use the VG30 form it in there… but I’m not sure about that either.  I am also flirting with an electric conversion.  I finger the car has: plenty of room for lots of batteries, plenty of access to maintain lots of batteries, the rear axle and front suspension to support the weight of lots of batteries, and big assed brakes to rein in the momentum of lots of batteries.  Shit, I’m talking myself into this.  Well, it won’t happen until after the Chickenhawk is back on the road for sure.  We have plenty of time to cipher and figger on it.  I guess that is about all I have to say for today… and perhaps the week.  Yes,  I think I’m going to call it quits.  I’ll talk to y’all again next week some time.