Thanks - I found a pushrod and rocker arm kit for the 351C for $82.00 at jcwhitney.com.  I don't THINK my mechanic is trying to rip me, so maybe I misunderstood what exactly the problem is.  Or, he really is ripping me off - in which case I'll run him over with the Mach I as soon as he finishes it. [:D]

I'm just bummed about it, because this engine is going to end up costing a LOT - and I told the guy going into it that if it was going to cost a lot, I'd rather just sell the car (at a small loss) instead of putting WAY more money into restoring it than I originally wanted to. Now, all the extra money I'm putting into the engine is going to have to come out of the interior, body or paint jobs.


I also cracked a tooth today!  I managed to get into my dentist and he told me it's going to require a crown (which I'm sure won't be cheap either).

What fun Christmas presents!  Unexpected repairs to an engine, and unexpected dental work.  Oh well - at least we got a really nice tree! [;)]

I'm buying myself a second semester of Grad school at $550 (which the University assured me that "everything will be paid for", psshhhaaa).

Jonathan

I've done all of my Christmas shopping for myself pretty much the whole year...

Ruger 10-22 in January
H&K UPSC .40 in February
Springfield 1911 in March
Eagle Arms lower and J&T upper and kit in April and May
Aimpoint CompML3, ARMS #38 Swan Sleeve, and ARMS 22M68 mount in May
Colt 1991A1 in June
.22 revolver and Mossberg shotgun in July
MEGA lower in September
New transmission in my truck in October
New stock and barrel for the 10-22 last week
Surefire G2 last week
New scope for 10-22 next week

Jeesh, all I bought myself for Christmas was a LMT BUIS....[:(]

Won't be under the tree but....

  Merry X-Mas to me ....


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I hope everyone has a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Nissan 350z.. won't be here till mid January though.

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2004 Nissan 350z
Daytona Blue
Touring 6-Speed
Frost Leather
Sirius Radio

A Trijicon ACOG TA31F from ADCO Firearms. Best place to buy anything AR related in the Country.  [banana]

The fiance and I got this:

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Now we have the 32" JVC in the bedroom and the 36" in the basement.....[:D]

A Dewalt 735 planer and a new circular saw.  the M-4 style will wait until the ban is lifted.

I'm getting myself a VM Hytech 9mm magwell adapter to finish my 9mm AR.

I got laid off so mine is cheap. Going Skiing with my Bro and his family. Should be a lot of fun! Good to see them. That's it for me this year!

Hopefully the job situation will rememdy itself before I spend all of my savings on bills[:D] Then I might go after a nice tactical shotgun.

COZ

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I got my gunsafe last Sunday.

Dillon RL550B, no more single stage !!!!

OK, I'll be different.  I'm getting a 75G aquarium setup, as well as an [i]astronotus ocellatus[/i] specimen to inhabit it.

Picked this up yesterday:

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