Stop in for a cup of coffee
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That's me, up early to bed early, nothing good happens after midnight
Never shop at Walmart.
why?
Won't self check out .
i find that odd myself.. i haven't used a cashier in like 10 years.. self checkout is soooo fast
But i get it.
I'm headed to Wally World today, need an oil filter for my lawn tractor, prolly some 10-30 too. I usually buy my oil there in the 5 quart, so much cheaper than elsewhere on the Island.
Don't have a Wally World in this part.
Morning all you movers and shakers. cool here this morning but mid 60s later. Need to get some cleaning done in the shop. Decided it was a mess yesterday.
Go to the local racetracks and ask the racers who they use.
Ahh... good idea
I thought they came stock with big blocks and blowers.
Snow dogs yes. A metal roof rake no thanks. I used one on my tile roof (very carefully) but not on this metal roof. Way too spendy to dent and scrape up. And a rake can't get to the peak so the snow still slides down. THe dogs might help. I need to try them on the backside roof to see how well they work.
Well, most of the door skin is working out ok. Bottom edge is going for **** though. I havent fripped it yet so dont know how it looks. Its going to need a little filler.
He is in hospital with a serious infection....Talked to him this morning...
Unconventional
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Damn lazy people... Up at 5.. at work by 6... the day starts at 6. BTW.. it kind of pisses me off that stuff opens so early.. i'm lucky walmart and kroger open at 6 so i can get shopping done without having to be around other humans
The guys and gals that had to lay the construction materials I prepared had to be there at 7. I had to load them much earlier
Unconventional
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I do appreciate the interest in wanting to go with us. The reason we are no longer offerings short blocks (for any make) is multi fold.
1. It is in fact a parts issue. If we're going to consume crank, rods, pistons, bearings, etc. They need to go into one of the 100+ other mopars we have sold, ranging from longblocks, to complete engine/trans packages. Doesn't make sense for us unfortunately to consume a block, etc, when we have much more complete, higher margin packages that need the same parts.
2. All cores are magnums. 90% of the customers that would want a shortblock, have LA heads. Yes there are some ways to make that work, but it's not simple. And not all customers understand the difference, believe it or not.
3. We are at full capacity with an immense engine backorder list. A Shortblock simply is a low margin product. That same spot on the assembly line could be a complete 408, a hemi, a 632 BBC, etc.
4. lastly, shortblocks are unfortunately a high warranty item. The reason we keep launching engines with more, and more dress, is that it leaves less and less room for error at the customer/installer level. Not all customers are as savvy as you fine people. We've had "install shops" call us and ask how to set timing....you can imagine how many warranties we save by Dyno testing every engine, and installing a carb, intake, even a trans and pulleys. Far cry from leaving it to the end user to install every component that a short block is missing, and then wonder about the quality of the parts they selected themselves (new?used? ebay specials?)
Thats my explanation in a nutshell. Margin, Shortages, capacity, warranty, etc.
May revisit some day, but not in this environment. Hope that helps make some sense.
no worries! If i was a betting man, I'd guess the heads you have on order are LA's?Fair enough
Yeah, trickflows, can always use the oil through pushrod rockers if i need to. Not a big thing i get why you guys would rather do a full long block, especially warranty issues when someone does something stupid setting up a cam/top end.. as a business owner i know what it's like dealing with humans
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