Air Up!

[Karl F]

Going thru some old stuff, came across this crappy old B&W pic, but, it still gives me a chuckle... forget the puny fish, take note how the other fellow is airing up the tires in the buggy!!!!

[MAC]

Good thing tires were skinny back then. Imagine doing a 33x 12.50

[tynan19]

Man would hate to have to do that. I am sure their were contests to see who didn't have to pump.

[justplugit]

That guy prolly pumped up flats in those days 5 times a trip just to get to the beach.

[gone fishin]

Hey Karl - I remember using a spark plug - hollowed and adapted to a hose to air up. It took the place of the bike pump. We could actually air up all four in about a hour from scratch. Scratch was 9 or 10 pounds, and we worried about spinning the tire and screwing up the tube. Always carried a spare tube along.

I often wonder why some guys didn't blow up with the gas in the tubes.

Will I see you on Saturday?

[tattoobob]

Karl thats some oldtimie stuff, an air pump wow

[Raven]

gasoline in the tires.....ooooo sounds like fun

now a days we have fix a flat...

but you have to read the dammed directions...still

i once fixed a flat and then found myself racing this guy on the free way at around 75 miles a hour....which makes the fix a flat air heat up

(your supposed to deflate it and re-air up afterwards) which i did not..

suddenly i exploded that tire.....with a huge kabooom and there was an 8 inch hole by 4 inches wide.

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by Raven

i once fixed a flat and then found myself racing this guy on the free way at around 75 miles a hour...

Drivin stories, ya gotta luv em'.

They deserve their own forum,

[Karl F]

Originally Posted by justplugit

Drivin stories, ya gotta luv em'.

They deserve their own forum,

Yeah well, I would be willin ta bet I'm the only one who ran over his own spare tire
JPI

[Slipknot]

I believe that Karl

I'm probably the only one that had to jack up my car to change a flat with no jack handle for the jack.

[tynan19]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

I believe that Karl

I'm probably the only one that had to jack up my car to change a flat with no jack handle for the jack.

So what did you use, because I know sticks don't work.

[Slipknot]

yep

you wouldn't believe me if I told you
we were coming home one night from Boston, late around 1:00 AM after a little
drivers front tire on my MGB was flat, didn't even know it till I got on the highway and some guy pointed it out to me

had a jack but no handle so I used a screwdriver and my buddy lifted the car up a little at a time.It took a while. I was younger then and I once picked up my brothers honda civic(both tires) clean off the ground(one end anyway). That was back when I framed houses after I quit college. My back is in no kinda shape for that now.

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by Karl F

Yeah well, I would be willin ta bet I'm the only one who ran over his own spare tire
JPI

Ya Karl, and i'd be willin to bet ya still hold the land speed record from Orleans to Hyannis.

MGB, kewl car Slip. Yup, alot bent screwdrivers, been there done that.

[Karl F]

Originally Posted by justplugit

Ya Karl, and i'd be willin to bet ya still hold the land speed record from Orleans to Hyannis.

:

Honest Injun Dave, I was just ridin' shotgun on that run.. almost 30 years later, I still got white knuckles
But yeah, that was one record run, not possible today, too much traffic, and lots and lots more Police.
All the crap I was involved with in cars, I'm damn lucky to be alive... never had an accident doing that stuff either, unbeliveable.... somebody watching over me, or something... still got a damn lead foot, but not like back then

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by Karl F

All the crap I was involved with in cars, I'm damn lucky to be alive...

That would make a great name for the new Forum.

Everybody would have at least 5 stories.