Christmas "Loot" Thread - Let's See It Boys, Including OT Stuff!

[Dan in Pasadena]

As the title says, let's see what Santa brought for your '47-'59!

Yes, OT stuff is cool too, but let's focus on the truck stuff.

[fdwrench]

American Racing (made in China) Torque Thrust, BFGoodrich Radial T/A

[Oklahoma_k5]

Bulk pack off 4.5 cutter wheels, patch panels for all four corners of my cab. O yeah And a 5.3 4l60 combo. ))) Don't know about Santa but the wife is a keeper. Sorry no pics taken yet and its cold outside.
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[coralhead]

Santa brought me a couple of "8 Balls" for the mirror.

[shrek55]

400$ Speedway gift certificates

[mknittle]

I got a lump of coal! And the promise of a new camera!

[Chris.]

I got a Scott's hotrods superslam IFS. But the elves didn't finish it in time for Santa delivery so I have been told that I have wait for the big brown sleigh to bring it. haha
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[mr48chev]

No truck parts or gift cards for truck parts but the kids pooled their money and bought me a new Cannon EOS Rebel T31 camera and shocked the daylights out of me.



That will get used for taking photos that get put on here along with car show photos and sunrise and sunset photos.

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by mr48chev

No truck parts or gift cards for truck parts but the kids pooled their money and bought me a new Cannon EOS Rebel T31 camera and shocked the daylights out of me.



That will get used for taking photos that get put on here along with car show photos and sunrise and sunset photos.

those are nice little cameras! I think you will really like it!
here is a picture from my old canon with about half the resolution of yours.

[Daze57]

I got a lump of coal! also but i was told if i put it somewhere it;ll turn into a diamond - not sure what that means ! well anyway i got my heads bk from the machine shop finally all nice and clean and redone - gee new seals sure makes a difference!

[Amorget]

Sort of not OT since it is going in my shop, a 1970s Coke machine. Not as cool as the ones from the 50s, but several less zeros were needed to acquire one. It still looks awesome and fits into my garage rather well as the 56 Chevy is 26 years older then every other vehicle in there. I don't have any pics of it yet, but I was giddy when I first plugged it in, put a nickle through it and a pop came out!!

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by Amorget

Sort of not OT since it is going in my shop, a 1970s Coke machine. Not as cool as the ones from the 50s, but several less zeros were needed to acquire one. It still looks awesome and fits into my garage rather well as the 56 Chevy is 26 years older then every other vehicle in there. I don't have any pics of it yet, but I was giddy when I first plugged it in, put a nickle through it and a pop came out!!

still cool!

[mr48chev]

I'm just hoping that I'll learn enough on how to use it by the Portland Roadster show to be able to take photos that don't have so much reflection from the lights in those buildings. With my little point and shoot Nikon the reflections from the overhead lights really ruined my photos last year. You can see it in this photo.

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by mr48chev

I'm just hoping that I'll learn enough on how to use it by the Portland Roadster show to be able to take photos that don't have so much reflection from the lights in those buildings. With my little point and shoot Nikon the reflections from the overhead lights really ruined my photos last year. You can see it in this photo.

yeah, those lights would be a pain. looks like no matter what angle you try the lights are in the picture. I was going to say try a Circular Polarizer Filter but with so many lights in all directions i don't know if it would help much.

learn what the numbers in the bottom of the viewfinder mean {aptrue, shutter speed and iso }and shoot in the automatic modes for a while and watch what the camera does and before long you will know what works and what dosen't

[OrrieG]

Originally Posted by mr48chev

I'm just hoping that I'll learn enough on how to use it by the Portland Roadster show to be able to take photos that don't have so much reflection from the lights in those buildings. With my little point and shoot Nikon the reflections from the overhead lights really ruined my photos last year. You can see it in this photo.

Been years since I used my Minolta SLR but I remember having filters to knock down that type of reflection. Also worked for water shots, think they were different polorization filters (like high end sun glasses). I did a brief search and lots of threads on the Rebel filters came up. Have fun.

[OrrieG]

Nada, but another member here might brighten my New Year!

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by OrrieG

Been years since I used my Minolta SLR but I remember having filters to knock down that type of reflection. Also worked for water shots, think they were different polorization filters (like high end sun glasses). I did a brief search and lots of threads on the Rebel filters came up. Have fun.

yeah that is the same filters we use now for digital SLR cameras.the ones i use screw into the end of the lens and rotate to adjust polarisation.
I always keep a uv filter on all my lenses all the time Just in case!UV filters are cheaper than a lens to replace. the lens has the diamater of the filter printed on the front{Canon lenses} circle with a slash and ??mm there are 2 different kit lenses sold with the t3i 18-55mm uses a 58mm filter and the 18-135 uses a 67mm there could be som dealer kits too.

http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?o...y&cat1=Filters

[skip99]

I got a certificate to go skydive....and i just bought life insurance.....coincidence?

[Red Foreman]

Originally Posted by skip99

I got a certificate to go skydive....and i just bought life insurance.....coincidence?

I'd make sure you pack your own shute or watch it being done at least

[mr48chev]

Originally Posted by skip99

I got a certificate to go skydive....and i just bought life insurance.....coincidence?

Well, I remember what Drill Sergent Nickelberry (sp?) said when one of the guys in our basic training platoon said when one of the guys in the platoon said he was signing up for Airborne training. There were only two things that fell out of the sky= Bird poop and fools. Having walked away from two helicopter crashes I'd say that isn't totally the truth though.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Whew, some pretty nice stuff!

[apache200]

Santa was good to me this year!!

[_Ogre]

i got coal

[Amorget]

Finally got the pictures of us unloading the Coke machine and a picture of it running with it's lights on. Needs some cleaning and a little repainting, but I'll be leaving it mostly as is.

[Daze57]

50 cents? man !!! that was a long time ago - and the sodas tasted better