Puyallup Early Bird Swap Feb. 19 & 20

Hey rob-redm say that side cover got it excited till I saw it was for a flat six. I need a one for a 223.

 

I think we were all in shock of seeing the sun up here in the NW that we forgot to take any pic's, plus the fact the winds along with cold temps kept the hand deep in the pockets. Heard the score was the 32 Ford grill shell being picked on Friday for $50 and later resold for mucho bucks.

Post pics when you can for us poor slobs on the east coast![/QUOTE]

 

Yea I only took one pic, and I posted it a few pages back.

 

I couldnt go on Sat. I was down in SoCal.But the girl and I went Sun.
Scored a early 60's Hurst ProMatic shifter w/case and some 2" BBC headers.
First time Ive been to the Puyallup swap meet. Well worth the travel.Wish I could have made it Sat.
Brandon

 

walked right by earlier in the day. My buddy and I were making one more p*** thru, and he stopped to talked to the guy at the booth, and how did I miss that the first time. great score, some sanding and then polishing.

 

That **** kept me sane for the two years when I was in Seattle........ that and the Blessing of the Cars, Hot-Rod-A-Rama, Monroe swap...... Alki Tavern "Blues Sundays"............ damn, I think I'm starting to actually miss it.......... time to trade in that Renier Beer for a Lonestar!

 

did not buy a single thing, sold some extra Model A/ T sheetmetal parts really cheap. if someone touched, I made them an offer they could not refuse. tired of storing it stuff.

still looking for a vintage accessory turn signal for my Modified project..

 

Got in a fight with my Sweety the week before, so we were making up, and taking a road trip up in the mountains instead of goin'. Had to bite my tongue the whole time about missin' the Swap. Didn't want to start another fight. Sounds like you all had a great time. Oh well, Monroe is right around the corner, and I'm gettin' a booth. See y'all there.

 

ok already.....
The only picture I took Saturday in route to Puyallup was taken on Hwy 167 early in the morning with the bright sunshine hitting me on the left side of my face, and I'm hauling at about 65mph taking a picture of Mount Rainier. Ya should've been there, it was an awesome day.

 

For those that don't know that little "bump" in the photo rises well above the 14,000 foot mark. These clear days are rare in our long dreary winter, special treat especially on a swap meet weekend.

 

That and it is a active VOLCANO! One of two in the state

 

Nice shot. One of the things I love about living around here is the view.

 

when we get one.

Mostly its alot of grey.

 

I thought Mt. Ranier was cl***ified as dormant like Mt. Baker (the last eruption of each was supposed to be in the late 1800's)

 

Till that damn thing lets go

 

Great swap meet, can't wait for the one at Monroe Fairgrounds in May, that one is freaking huge.

 

When is the Monroe swap meet?

 

That's a blink of a eye in geological terms....definitely still active.

 

Monroe swap meet May 14

 

Baker, Rainier and of course St Helens are all cl***ified as active by the USGS. Baker vents steam periodically, Rainier has magma flows that cause earthquake swarms. I believe most of the major Cascade range volcanoes are still considered active including Hood, Shasta and L***en.

 

there is the Mt Vernon swap meet on April 16 at the Skagit Fairgrounds it's a small one but if your needing a fix......

 

SSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHH. don't tell anyone..... always a couple good finds....

 

Im saving my $$ for portland. Monroe is always good, I bought my 33 pickup there last spring. I dunno if ill be able to make monroe though

 

Like I said, I bought a tail gate from Marty (DYNAFLASH_8) at the Swap Meet. Despite the cold temps the sunshine got me motivated enough to work on the truck box. I cut 5" out of the middle of the front, drilled out the spot welds holding the 3 stake pockets on, cut 9 inches off each end of the side panels, leaving nice, fresh, straight metal. Cut 2 1/2" off each side of the tail gate, and rear cross piece. Ordered up new stake pocket to replace the missing one for the rear along with tail gate hinges.
Mounted the brake pedal ***embly along with the booster and throttle pedal. Had to modify the steering shaft. Used parts from GM column, and another Honda p***port. Lenghtened the shaft 16", added another U-Joint, and welded in a Heim Joint to act as an idler.

 

Yeah, we say, "If you can't see Mt Rainier, it's raining, If you can, It's about to rain"

 

The highlight of the whole swap meet to me was watching Marty (Dynaflash_8) Rock, Paper, Scissors, some poor guy for the ranchero hood he had for sale. Cl***ic.

 

Sorry I didn't get to see that. I bought the tail gate Marty had for a 55-59 Chevy Pickup, paid him a twenty dollar bill, thanks Marty.
Here's what it looks like now after cutting 5" from the width and about 6" from the height and making it work on my 46.

 

ha. I think it was the difference of $35 or $40 for it, and i won fair and square!

Tailgate looks like it'll work out awesome for ya!