And we haaaave separation Folks!
Working on and off on the Subaru these days. I run into a problem - spend a day thinking about it..and then back to work again. Finally removed the engine today. ( About a week behind schedule..but whattodo?) Spent a couple of days trying to get the transmission to separate from the transmission. Once that finally happened - the front end damage on the car body was blocking the engine removal - so I spend a day psyching myself up to SawZAll the front end off the car. I was not looking forward to that. I hate that particular tool - loud, violent and a favorite of the DarwinAwards. But.. I pulled out the new SawZAll Jim gave me 2 years ago with a new metal blade - and WHOOSH - "like Butta " says Mr. Eric After I send the Subaru off to the junk yard - the fun part begins while I get to tinker with the subaru on the engine stand. AND ORDER MORE PARTS! yay!
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Sunday, June 06, 2010
Olde Good Things
I visited Olde Good Things in Manhattan a year a ago. The store features recycled architectural pieces from buildings and monuments. I have always loved these types of stores and frequently visited the few that are local to me. The smaller shops however - tend to focus on salvage from houses - hence the selection is a little less spectacular.
( But still cool! )
Olde Good Things is much more like a store from my past - Irreplaceable Artifacts. Based in NYC - these places featured much more interesting, one of a kind pieces from torn down buildings. Giant roman columns and gigantic doors. LOVE IT!
While at Olde Good Things last year - I saw mention of their Scranton PA warehouse.
"All our big stuff" as they informed me. So a visit was put on the list.
It was not a disappointment. An A M A Z I N G PLACE. I always had dreams of restoring a warehouse / loft - which would have been a great home for this type of "art" - but alas - it was not meant to be at this time. No complaints however. Eric and i have found a fun house to restore that is a much more realistic scale. So maybe someday..
See the rest of the pics on My Flickr
