My Wife Caught me Staring... At the Deuce..

[DeucesWild11]

So I just finished straightening out my tie rod. Was bent and took the advise on another thread to turn the bend down and jack it up with a bottle jack. It worked great, the tires were out 3/4" now down to less than 1/8".

Anyway, I was out in front looking at how the tires lined up now and the wifey sticks her head out and says "staring at the truck again". Guess I did it before.. She shut the window before I could explain the tie rod.. Oh well I do stare at it allot I admit it.. What's not to stare at.. Some people go to Museums and look at art.. I go to the driveway..

Anyone else get caught staring?

 

[two.fiveM35]

I agree, they have nice lines to look at. I had a M200 trailer in the garage for a while and I enjoyed sitting out there with a beer and chair looking at it. Wife thinks I'm nuts.

 

[swiss]

If I owned your truck I would stare at it alot also! Beautiful Truck. And yes my wife asks me why I am walking around at night in the dark with a flashlight around my CUCV and Trailers. How do you explain to somebody that you are planning, admiring and looking for the next task to do

 

[crazywelder72]

looks awesome. i thought i was the only person that just stared and daydreamed about nothing looking at my 6x6

 

[nf6x]

This one made me laugh! I stare at my toys sometimes, too. And sometimes I even find myself staring at things I design at work. A new circuit board or injection-molded plastic piece will arrive, and I'll just ogle it, thinking "hey, I made that!".

 

[DeucesWild11]

Thanks guys.. at least I am not nuts by SS standards anyway.. OK.. sometimes I back out of the driveway instead of turning around.. just so I can get a few more looks in before I go to work..

 

[crazywelder72]

This one made me laugh! I stare at my toys sometimes, too. And sometimes I even find myself staring at things I design at work. A new circuit board or injection-molded plastic piece will arrive, and I'll just ogle it, thinking "hey, I made that!".

once again i thought i was the only one. sometimes (when i was working) i would just stare at a part of a project then BAM it hits you. Now its time to make it happen.

 

[eagle4g63]

Thanks guys.. at least I am not nuts by SS standards anyway.. OK.. sometimes I back out of the driveway instead of turning around.. just so I can get a few more looks in before I go to work..

That's why I just drive mine everyday.....I get to look at it and stare whenever I want

Nice truck by the way!!

 

[steelandcanvas]

Interesting thread, it got a chuckle out of me. Wife came out to the shop last weekend and said "whatcha doin"? As I was staring at the Deuce, I responded with "thinkin". "I see a lot of thinkin, but no doin". "I'm plannin, figuerin, and engineerin". "OK, it's your story, you tell it". She then rolls her eyes and goes back in the house. This scenario has been played out many times since we've had the Deuce. She's a keeper though, she puts up with my crap and likes the Deuce just as much as I do.

 

[emr]

Back a few years the MV mag had a title " DATE YOUR DEUCE" now it meant how to figure out how old it is , But My now x looked at the cover walking thru the kitchen and said" U guys are sick " I will never forget that one...

 

[phil2968]

Thanks for the idea on the tie rod! I will try that this weekend. I sit around thinkin' about my trucks all the time. Even at work I think about what needs to be done.

 

[DeucesWild11]

Phil, I found the thread if you are interested.. It was MDSA who recommended the idea to straighten with the bottle jack. Thanks Brian!

Just loosen the nuts on both ends, rotate the bend to the bottom, re-tighten the nuts, put the jack under the bend and jack it up. You may have to jack it higher than it looks but it will come back down again.. It took me a few times up and down to get it right.

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/deuce/48609-bent-tie-rod-question.html

 

[ARYankee]

I usually like to go out and look at them for a minute and then come running into the house to tell my wife that she really has to check this out....... Then when she gets outside, I point to to all the MVs in the yard I usually do that at least once a week.

 

[lawdog1623]

beautiful truck my friend

 

[Katahdin]

I have a phrase for when it happens: "At least its not blonde and friendly!"

 

[197thhhc]

The wife said she dont mind me staring. Its when she comes out and I'm rubbing my hands on the bumper she gets nervous.

 

[dmetalmiki]

I well know that feeling...I often "stare" (drool?) over my trucks..Specially the M62 Wrecker truck! I (then) Wonder " HOW can I own that" "" so complexx HEAVY (brutal?) GORGUS' Mass of Machinery!""..looking (staring) at the total complexity add ons and extras I iv'e fitted over time..thinking..Did I do (all) that...

Like the comment previouse.."I'm finding things to do"..So today (actually) I took off the front widened wheels, split 'em replaced the tires on standard rims Changed the tire on the spare ( and you KNOW where "that" lives! lol.) on My OWN!..just for summa't TO DO! and drive it to see the difference....Well it drives and steers better in my opinion. Oh ..and wired up the Code 3s...32 wires (12 volt) Now THAT was fun! and A brain stretcher...Yes I'll include a pic..and yes that's a "gun" pointing skywards.
theres a detachable crane on the other side for "hoicking" the spare wheel off. (and back on)

 

[dmetalmiki]

I can hardly BELIEVE it even less when I see some of my "stock all lined up together at a show!) like above. and when all 9 (nine) are lined up then I CAN spend quite a few "minutes?" staring at em' all.
Yep..the logistics are fun getting to and from a show!. sometimes ferry..(not as in BOAT!)

 

[RedbeardTheZombieHunter]

I have 4 pictures of the 72 M35A2 I have yet to recover that the soon-to-be previous owner took for me on my PC's desktop with a pic of a nice bobber I found online that I'd like my truck to look like when it's done, and a pic from Auto Zone's website of the grenade shifter knob I wanna get for it that I put together in MS Paint. My wife loves to tease me every time she catches me staring at it while my brain processes all the things I have planned for this project. She says I'm obsessed, but I know that's true. lol

 

[EMD567]

I stare at the M814 at least once a day. Sunday, I an even gonna drive her to work.