Day Lilies and my neighbor buddy Greg

[Pullstart 70,676]

My neighbor buddy moved down to north Alabama a few years ago.  He’s back in town and posted on FB that they were thinning some of their flower garden and stop in to say hi.  5 hours later, we finished up our quick visit for this time.  It was great to see Greg and his abundantly giving family!  I hope I made his mother and father proud, planting their prized flowers the way they showed me, and giving them hair cuts to keep the energy into growing roots this year!

 

Oh, and there were some sweet rides there, they are a hot rodding family and their friends are too!

[Pullstart 70,676]

I’ve got a stock pile of more top soil and wood chips.  I’d like to add another inch or two of soil, then chips.  For now, I have them a good soaking drink.  The little dirt rings for the roots are the best, per the parents.

[ebinmaine 79,642]

1 hour ago, Pullstart said:

 

 

 

 

Do we know anything about this intake or engine??

 

 

 

1 hour ago, Pullstart said:

 

 

 

 

Me Bear 🐻 likes Daylilies.  👍 

[953 nut 67,374]

I planted over a HUNDRED day lilies behind our house a few years ago. Turns out the deer find them very tasty.        Haven't seen a bloom in a long time, tanks for reminding me how beautiful they are.

[mrc 1,101]

love that impala!!!

 

i'm with ebinmaine,  what's up with that intake?

 

the sad thing about vehicles today is everything looks the same to me.  just plastic jelly beans going down the road.    if you lined up 10 suv's, same color, no badges,   could you tell the brand?

[ebinmaine 79,642]

9 minutes ago, mrc said:

lined up 10 suv's, same color, no badges,   could you tell the brand?

 

Man!!

 

Sedans too. 

 

 

[JCM 11,259]

1 hour ago, mrc said:

love that impala

Yes Sir  !!   Same wheels and tires I had on my 70 Chevelle SS  396   4 speed 

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[squonk 47,372]

10 hours ago, mrc said:

love that impala!!!

 

i'm with ebinmaine,  what's up with that intake?

 

the sad thing about vehicles today is everything looks the same to me.  just plastic jelly beans going down the road.    if you lined up 10 suv's, same color, no badges,   could you tell the brand?

on that Impala. My Uncle traded his 57 Belair in for a brand new 65 Impala SS with one of the very first 396 Big Blocks. They switched from the 348/409's mid year. Aqua in color. I loved riding in it watching the in dash vacuum gauge! 

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[Pullstart 70,676]

That Olds, the owner has had for 65 years.  It’s got a 455 in it, and he used regularly drive it from Michigan to Kentucky, like monthly or more.  He’s built it more than 3 times.  It was a delivery sedan, and he’s had it back and forth numerous times, but he likes his seat laid back too much so he took the delivery parts out for good.  He had 4.10:1 gears in it for the road trips for many years too, then went to a 2.70:1!  He said that big block would sing to the tune of 3,000 rpm’s on the road.  Now it has a Holley Dominator EFI setup.  He’s widened the frame, built different suspensions, tubbed it 8”, and it gets about 14 mpgs.  I don’t recall the transmission, I want to say 4L80E?

 

Now the intake.  Years back, WestTech Performance out in southern California was running scuba tank intake charges of sorts and they had these individual runners to streamline the airflow through the carb.  This is all on my memory, so I think I’m close.  He loved the way it looked, so he built that intake setup because he had the room to do it.  It’s a 4 into 1 exhaust collector and has a conical splitter inside to help direct the airflow as well.  Behind the grille that he built, you may see the intake pipe split and run to two large air breathers.  He said that helped his MPGs greatly and he’s always liked the look.

 

 

[Pullstart 70,676]

12 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Me Bear 🐻 likes Daylilies.  👍 

There are tiger lilies in ditches and yards all over here.  Except my place.  I have always been fond of them, and hope someday they will migrate over.  Our farmer is very proud of the way he manicures our road frontage.  Having 2 miles of total perimeter, that makes about a mile of road frontage to mow.  I wouldn’t mind if it grows up a bit but I see his allure.  It does look nice when he trims it up.

 

12 hours ago, 953 nut said:

I planted over a HUNDRED day lilies behind our house a few years ago. Turns out the deer find them very tasty.        Haven't seen a bloom in a long time, tanks for reminding me how beautiful they are.

 

I was showing Tay last night where I put them.  A rabbit was in close proximity checking out the place.  I wonder how long they will last.

[JoeM 10,092]

Nice driving car, my mom had one in blue. The trunk was massive. And the car was so easy to fix.

Nothing like we have now.