Here is the car! I drove up to Newark Ca on Friday and picked it up and drove it home yesterday. As you can see, my mom's description of the car to me was a little, off. It is obviously not fire engine red and does not have a firebird emblem on the hood but rather a Phoenix emblem in the...

Great video! Thanks for posting. I've been as high as 53,866 ft and it was breathtaking. Going another 20,000 beyond that has to be indescribable.

Thanks guys. I'm probably mistaken on the trans, I'm going by what my Dad told me. The VIN number decodes as Mfgr - 2 Pontiac Model - Z Unknown? Body - 27 2 door coupe Engine - L V8 350-4v 170hp (Chevy engine) Year - 8 1978 Plant - W...

I found out today that I have been bequeathed a car by my recently deceased aunt. In 1979, my uncle purchased a brand new 1978, "Pontiac Phoenix L J", 2-door coupe from a dealer in San Francisco. My uncle passed away in 1984 and the car has been garaged since then with only minor trips by my...

Quick update: I've finished with the sanding and all that is left to do now is decide on the stain I'm going to use. No sense in posting photos yet since the most noticeable difference between the last pics and today is all in the feel of the pipe. Smoother than a new-born baby's bottom. I've...

Hey, Sean..long time Given my new work load, it may be several months until I get back out there. I resigned from Farmers on Nov 30 and now have to work on building a new agency focused on commercial insurance only. in addition to that, I started a business consulting company and in addition to...

Thank you, PJ!

All these new pipe smokers! Gotta love it

Congrats! I did pretty much the same thing. After 7 years as a Farmers agent, I resigned and today was my last day with them. I am now an independent commercial insurance broker.

thanks everyone The bowl is slightly larger at 7/8"

The bowl is 7/8" x 2" which is a standard width but substantially deeper than typical Overall the pipe is 7" long x 2-5/8" tall (highest point) and 2" wide across the top of the plateaux

Shamrocker, I tried higher speeds but it didn't sit well with my Dremel. Like I said, it is 20 years old. Could be the brushes are worn or the tip is off balance. I was able to finish the rough cutting tonight and will no longer be needing the Dremel. From this point forward it will all be...

Right now I'm using primarily this cutter. At a speed of 10,000 RPM's it is still slow going as I can only shave off fractions of wood at a time. The wood is hard and trying to go too fast causes the tool to bite in and kick off in directions unknown which is not good. Trying to apply too much...

Continuing on the update - After work today I stopped by the local hardware store and picked up a new collet and chuck for the Dremel and sat down to work on the pipe some more. These photos represent four hours of patient work this evening. As you can see, I've been working the...

Well the new pipe is taking shape. Here is my progress after about 3 hours of work last night with a coping saw and a Dremel. I had to stop due to the collet on my 20 yr old Dreme,l breaking. That was probably a good thing since by the time it broke I had consumed several adult beverages and...

Say hello to Vanya for me when you get there. I didn't get a chance to get over to CF this past weekend. :blush:

Come on now, Jon. I drive 100+ miles just to do the herf!!!

Well, I don't own a band saw so that's out but I do have a Dremel and a belt sander if needed. ;)

Rather than start a new topic I just renamed this one. I ordered my pipe kit from "PIMO Pipecraft" which is owned by Al and Ginny Baier, last Tuesday evening. Ginny was quick in confirming my order and shipped it via USPS Priority Mail on Wednesday and it arrived here on Saturday. Excellent...

Well, the kits at pipeandtobacco were out of stock so I bought one from PIMO. I got the "Large Plateaux prebored and fitted with a bent stem" the briar piece is 4½ L x 2¼ W Should be an interesting project!