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[Palf70Step]

[Whamo]

Thank you LT7A and Palf70Step! More on Africa to come....

But fer now...

[MrFinland]

Originally Posted by Whamo

I would like you to meet Mutheau. She is the 1st student that I made eye contact with and she changed my whole view of why we were in Africa and what we needed to be doing.
Her story is intricate and amazing. I will mess some of the details up, but here are the important parts:
Mutheau was born with a rare form of Hydrocephalus (water on the brain) that reoccured several times in her infancy and doctors did not believe she would live to the age of 10.
At the age of 6 she had an extremely large head and was unable to walk because of it.
Around this time, her mother carried her to church (the church we were there with) to ask for financial assistance. The church welcomed the family in, helped them out and began praying over and for Mutheau...within months, her head had dramatically shrank in size and Mutheau could lift her head. The doctors had no explanation for it.
At the age of 8 she went to Pastor Fred and asked that he change her name. The name she had been given at birth, by her grandmother, meant darkness and fog...Mutheau realized that her name no longer fit her and she wanted it changed...She was christened Mutheau, which means hope...
Mutheau is now 12...She is quite small, has some physical issues and is rather behind in school. But...she is rapidly learning, her handwriting is meticulous and her math is better than mine. She is a bit shy but her smile is demanding and she is absolutely delightful.
Take this for what you will...you can poo-poo the prayer part, you can say it was all coincidence that makes for a good story...what you can't write off is the faith this little girl has in her Big God and how He used her to grab my soul and shake up my world.

Wau Whamo!!! I've just read your story in Kenya and I am really happy to hear what happened Mutheau. Prayer changes things and God is powerful! God bless you!!

[Whamo]

Originally Posted by MrFinland

Wau Whamo!!! I've just read your story in Kenya and I am really happy to hear what happened Mutheau. Prayer changes things and God is powerful! God bless you!!

Yes it does and yes He does! Thank you IIkka, God bless you as well!

[Whamo]

And so it begins...

[Whamo]

When yankin an ole turd, you expect to get a bit messy...but this is silly...Idioto...
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and then this...for dayyyyyssss
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[Whamo]

Sooooo...we've got a situation...

Wayyy back, I kinda told you all about the goofy fella that yanked out my original V6 and dropped in the ole V8...to call him a shoddy mechanic would be very generous and I've been finding all kinds O'surprises...here's the latest...This ole boy excelled at laziness and instead of finding some V8 frame perches, he simply moved the V6 ones and welded them (kinda) in place - would've been too difficult to drill holes...

Well, I would certainly like to put the correct perches on the frame...I am not lazy and have been scouring the Netscape for some new perches and I'm'a not findin any...
Outside of hitting the junk yard...anybody got any ideas on where a fella could find the frame perches for an 85 C10 350...

Either my Google is broken or no one is repopping them...

for your viewing pleasure...

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by Whamo

Sooooo...we've got a situation...

Wayyy back, I kinda told you all about the goofy fella that yanked out my original V6 and dropped in the ole V8...to call him a shoddy mechanic would be very generous and I've been finding all kinds O'surprises...here's the latest...This ole boy excelled at laziness and instead of finding some V8 frame perches, he simply moved the V6 ones and welded them (kinda) in place - would've been too difficult to drill holes...

Well, I would certainly like to put the correct perches on the frame...I am not lazy and have been scouring the Netscape for some new perches and I'm'a not findin any...
Outside of hitting the junk yard...anybody got any ideas on where a fella could find the frame perches for an 85 C10 350...

Either my Google is broken or no one is repopping them...

for your viewing pleasure...

I have heard of them called perches but I think they are more commonly called motor mounts. Try that search and I'll bet you'll find em.

[Whamo]

Originally Posted by LT7A

I have heard of them called perches but I think they are more commonly called motor mounts. Try that search and I'll bet you'll find em.

Perch may not be the right name for em (it's what I saw em called elsewhere)...it's the part that attaches to the frame and the mounts then attach to them...

I circled em in red...

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by Whamo

Perch may not be the right name for em (it's what I saw em called elsewhere)...it's the part that attaches to the frame and the mounts then attach to them...

I circled em in red...

I gotcha. Seems like the wreckers might be a good reference point. Somebody on here has got to have a set they aren't going to use. I'd give you a set but you'd hafta help me pull the motor in my parts truck first, haha.

[Tsoptich83]

Im digging it. I can't wait to hear how that EFI system works and watch the install. Also looking forward to more of your Africa trips.

[Whamo]

Originally Posted by Tsoptich83

Im digging it. I can't wait to hear how that EFI system works and watch the install. Also looking forward to more of your Africa trips.

Thank you Brother...more to come soon

[Whamo]

I finally found a set of frame/engine perches at an old school junk yard on the east side of Indy (the P&Ps had been thoroughly picked!)

Barlows Used Parts are Rock Stars!

[Whamo]

Ok...I celebrated a bit early...the parts I got from Barlow's weren't exactly what I needed...

Soooo... broke down and pulled myself...I know, nothing to cheer over, but it was good for this fat old guy to get out and do sumptin...

am I doing the duck face thingy right??

[daddyjeep]

Originally Posted by Whamo

am I doing the duck face thingy right??

Please don't ever do that again.

[808_67C10]

Originally Posted by daddyjeep

Please don't ever do that again.

Agree... HA HA

[Whamo]

Originally Posted by daddyjeep

Please don't ever do that again.

you are right...that was uncalled for...my apologies...

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by Whamo

you are right...that was uncalled for...my apologies...

Now that they got the important stuff handled and you agreed to comply... Excellent boneyard find.

[Whamo]

You might be getting tired of my hearing about these "perches" but it is amazing how one simple part can totally throw off things and grind progress to a halt...

The goofball mechanic that put in the last engine must've had his wife weld in the old perches cause they were much better than any of the other welds on the truck...

anyway...they are cleaned up and installed...all that's left to do is everything else...

[daddyjeep]

Will you look at that... they look brand new.

[Palf70Step]

Glad you got the perches worked out. Now for the rest

[Whamo]

There's a whole lot to talk about since I got those stupid perches in...I'll give a detailed post later tonight...but for now, these things happened...

[Palf70Step]

Nice Hood ornament!

[808_67C10]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Nice Hood ornament!

x2 CONGRATS!

I hope she likes s

[daddyjeep]

Wait... you wore a tie?


Congrats.... on both events pictured.