The fix is in.

The heater on the Dodge has been stuck in the vent position for a few years now. The defrosters barely have any flow and barely work. I was thinking of getting a fan, that used to be popular in the older cars 60 years ago or so. I'm talking 40's vintage. School busses had them and they probably came as standard equipment. Then I remembered the Gremlin and had the fix. I bought a preheater hose at NAPA. It's the one that connects the stove on the exhaust manifold to the air cleaner and keeps the carb. from icing up. Then I duct taped it to the far left vent outlet and bent it to point at the windshield. End of problem.

Half done.

 After school this morning I went to Lowes and bought two lengths of 1 inch EMT and 4 caps for the PVC pipe and two 50 lb. bags of cement mix. I got to thinking about the EMT and as I was digging the holes I changed my mind and went to the lumber store and bought a 10 foot pressure treated 4 x 4 and a 10 foot 2 x 4. I cut the 4 x 4 and the 2 x 4 in half and put a coat of paint on the ends of the 4 x 4's that would be in the ground as an added measure. After putting the first 4 x 4 in the hole and pouring both bags of cement in the hole and not filling it I went back to Lowes and returned the pipes and caps and bought 3 more bags of cement. It took 2 and a half bags to fill each hole and the concrete is curing now. I covered it with leaves and plastic to keep it from freezing. I was planning on getting some long lag bolts at Lowes but forgot. After the 2 x 4's dry out I'll sand them and paint them before installation.

Waiting for Monokote.

We had an appraiser go over the house and will figure how much the place is worth for future reference. He did mention that the porch stairs will need to have railings installed. I have a plan for that.
 The P-40B is ready for covering and paint. I made a fuel tank for it and had to lengthen the tank cutout. Then I had to bend the tubes as they were at the back of the engine. I got it so it will work.  I managed to make a venturi at school on their lathe. i ran it on an engine yesterday and it went well until the clamp loosened and the engine hit the ground. I made a brand new paint stirrer from a brand new propeller.

Dog house.

The roofers came Monday and shingled half the roof and were off by 1:00pm. They returned early this morning and were finished by 1:00pm. No more ugly chimney either. The wood roofing boards were in perfect shape, I was surprised at that. They will be back in the morning to take all the leftover stuff and their ladders and stuff.
 I was asked to build a dog house big enough for two German shepherds. I built it during the day today and got a coat of paint on it and a piece of old rug inside. I asked the roofer helper to set aside a few shingles so I could do the dog house roof. He put three  fresh bundles and a partial roll of underlayment, sticky kind, under the overhang. That should help with fixing the garage roof.
 Real good flying weather this week. The planes that were flying to my liking now need drastic trim changes. At least I got them flying well again. 10 gallons of fuel burned this year so far. I have to mix another batch of homebrew soon.

Close but no cigar.

We headed for Louisiana a few weeks ago. The trip and weather were perfect. The contest brought in several heavy hitters but I almost got a third place in warbird stunt. I missed it by one point. I got two gallons of fuel and and a bunch of other stuff in the raffle. Plus three containers of food that was left over.
  I have been taking the planes that were left at the school from last years class. I got some of the left overs from two years ago today. I wasn't there for that build.
 The school did get me two kits for helping out. A profile of the P-40B and a stunter that is from the "classic" era called the Gypsy. Both will be powered by the .46LA. The P-40 is framed up and almost ready to start finishing.
 I did some trimming to the Privateer and that is flying pretty well.
I talked to a roofer about fixing the garage roof. I want to take 4 feet of shingles off the eves and replace the boards with plywood and re shingle. He should be getting back with a price soon. The last people that shingled the roof broke some boards and that is causing problems.
 I had another bite on the hot rod after we got home. That guy asked about getting spare parts for the body now that Minotti is out of business. I never thought of that. It soured the sale.The El Camino is running well.

It's bigger than I thought.

I had help with the driveway and after the sealer dried I saw that it needed a second coat. I had a full pail of sealer left and used that. It dried a different shade than the rest. I looked and found a date two years older than the other 6 pails. I bought another one and finished the second coat. Now my tendonitis is really acting up. The basement stairwell got a coat of paint and a new light at the top of the stairs. I never even considered that until I looked at it through the eyes of a buyer. If I could mix cement I would try and fill some of the low spots in the basement floor.
  I finally found a manual for the Cub and it explained in better detail how to level the mower deck. I got that done and lowered the deck to just above scalping and trimmed the grass in the areas that are not covered with leaves..
 The school is going well most of the planes are being covered and should be ready to fly by Thanksgiving.
 A new roof in a few weeks and it's almost done.

Fixing stuff.

After painting the milk room I looked at the basement. The ceiling was untouched since we moved here 45 years ago and who knows how long before that. I used the sticky tape on the patches I had made and filled a few more smaller holes. It took a couple hours to paint the ceiling. It looks better. Then my focus turned to the dark room. I had painted the walls a few months ago but the ceiling was in need of paint and filling. I bought some wall board joint compound and attacked the  basement stairwell first. Then I mixed the remaining partial cans of paint and started on the dark room. I had enough paint to get the ceiling and the cement knee wall that goes around the room. That looks better too.Now I'm looking at the floor. That could be a problem.
  As soon as the drizzle stops for a few days the driveway will get a coat of sealer.
  The little house across the street has a for sale sign on the lawn again.