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Now that the country has been taken over by COVID-19 most states have been shut down and business owners have nothing to do all day.Here at Bethlehem Auto Sales is no different than other businesses that have been forced to close with no end in sight .Here at BAS we're bored and it's just the beginning - we'd love to open but as you'll see they check and are willing to arrest anyone who doesn't comply .Any ideas on how to pass the time?????

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must be warm there with the police on horses back and short sleeves

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That photo was taken this past Friday - it was 78 degrees here ! ! !

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I’m helping two grandchildren with virtual classrooms, will have an interesting parent/teacher conference later today.

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Start looking through old Classracar threads!

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My wife and I are spending more time in prayer and devotionals. Watching streamed worship services.

In addition slogging thru 15 years of VHS tapes, racing, children's soccer games, pep rally's, old movies

Cleaning rear storeroom of stuff, and many trips to dumpster. Cleaning closets of old clothes I won't wear and can't fit into, ready to take to city mission when appropriate

Trying to navigate "Marco Polo" with 13 grandkids, making silly videos and watching vids sent to me.

Watching NHRA fluff pro vids, watching TV car restro shows, and of course watching the news.

Calling CFE (still open), calling Dan Olson (operating), chassis shop (no answer)

It is my opinion we are on hold until June/July if that. Worried about what kind of country my grandkids will experience.

Can't wait until I hear open headers and re-meeting old racing friends, sorry I took all that for granted

Stay safe

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I have an idea. How about some of you guys that are good with videos and streaming show us what you are doing in your garage. I'm sure there are things you can do to the race car or shop that you have been putting off.

I will be back later with a video just tinkering in the garage....

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Everyone should have a project that they have been wanting to do!
I need to rewire my engine test stand and replace a couple of gauges.

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So the engine isn't back yet, but Suzie and I have this little theater we put together. Never seem to get down there enough to watch movies and video concerts (at a spirited volume) LOL. Well, we're doing it now...It's actually better than the theater, sounds like your "inside " the set of the movie or concert.
For you tech guys, its 660 watts per channel, plus another 750 a piece in the two 18 inch sub woofers that are not shown in the pictures ..
Marantz electronics, Bang and Olufsen (B&O) turntable, Legacy speakers and amplification with Morrow Audio cabling ....

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Some bad timing for me. Sold house( that was great) then new home flooded from sewer back up. Insurance pays for us to stay in condo, but all tools and parts are in storage until new home is fixed. Their saying 60 to 90 days before being done. No garage, no tools, no parts.

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So sorry to here Jeff.

Here you go guys, I wanted to try out my 360 camera and thought this might be a good way for the first video. I really wanted the first video to be inside a race car going the track, but it looks like that will be on hold for awhile.

https://youtu.be/_Ysc3gfce-s

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Jeff, sorry for your issues. Hope things happen quicker and you can get back to your home.

Things I am doing to help pass the time.
PRAY often that this passes as soon as possible.
Watch movies.
Read car magazines and books.
Watch some older T.V. shows, comedies and others that make me LAUGH- It helps.
Rearrange things in different rooms, helps keep the mind occupied - I live alone since my wife's death almost 2 years ago.
Talk on the phone with friends OFTEN.
PRAY, I guess I said that already, but it helps A LOT.

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Built a rig for iRacing. Not quite the same as being a real car, but it's something!

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I was going to add this to my previous post, but decided to make it separate.

I PRAY that all of us have a better appreciation of life after we get through this.

Most of all, that WE ALL spend more time with family and friends.

We need to become a more helpful and compassionate country. What do you all think?????

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If thats a little bit of a mess, then mine is ?!&% and &%$?@. But we just moved. STILL trying to get old house sold (6 months now). Trying to get room around car to get the converter out. Our track has setup a tentative test and tune. Limited to 50 people per session.

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Jack I'm still open and have no time to work on my car. You could always show up at my house and go to work on the cow. BP

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I planned to get much needed work on a new-old car and thought I would have the time over the next few weeks to make a lot of progress.
Wouldn't you know, our business is deemed essential services, being in the commercial flooring business. We have projects at LAX, Kaiser, Providence St. Joseph and other medical providers.
We received plenty of letters reminding us to keep working. Oh well hope everyone stays safe.

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Do I spy 3 Pedals?

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Amen to that

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Yo Ken! How much for the roll of TP on your work bench? Jim


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Ha........those are shop towels, not sure you would want to use those on your butt....LMAO

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Sorry to hear about your new home Jeff hope they get done quick for you and your family. Stay safe !




Jerry
Retired 3490 3492 STK SS SST

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More than happy to -- right after I finish my two ....

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I converted a 2006 model year drive by wire throttle body to cable actuated so I can use a cheap EFI system. ( because that's the way I roll....lol )

Gonna try a 5.0 Coyote t.b. next off a F150

https://scontent-ort2-2.xx.fbcdn.net...f6&oe=5E9DB874
https://scontent-ort2-2.xx.fbcdn.net...43&oe=5E9ED8AA


https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...ture=emb_title

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Got bored awhile back and was curious if a 460 Big Block Ford would fit under the stock hood of a 2005 Mustang and still be able to run a blow thru carb with a turbo.

Seems the answer is yes....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA4E...ature=youtu.be

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Went to our local Wal Mart at 6 am. The 6-7 hour is for seniors only. Went straight to the TP rack, along the back wall of the store. Nothing but bare shelves. Not one single roll of TP or paper towels. But, they did have plenty of rolls of blue shop towels.

Hey, they'd be a lot better than the Sears & Roebuck catalog pages, that were in my grandparent's outhouses.

Don't have a clue when we'll be able to buy TP here. WM was also out of LOTS of other items. Not a single egg in the store. No cans of chili. Very few common canned veggies & soup. Almost no chicken. No frozen pizza, in the popular brands/varieties. No loose russet potatoes. No pancake syrup. Very little milk left. And I could name many other items. Lowest stock I've ever seen in WM.

At 7:30, our little town was a strange scene. Gas at WM & the Circle K, at our biggest intersection, was only $1.79. But, there was not one vehicle at either place, at any gas pump.

At that time, the McDonald's & BK drive-thru would normally be packed. Today, there was not one single vehicle in either drive-thru.

Schools are closed, along with most everything else. The only normal traffic I saw were the wood chip trucks. So, I suppose it's business as usual, for our local paper mill & wood haulers.

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With no racing Autumn is out learning some hill climbing techniques.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acjlFvj7Zeg

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I was the 1st person in the door at my local WalMart this morning at 6:00 AM (over 60 only) and there were about 10 packs of TP, limit one. Rest of the store was much better stocked than over the weekend. I was out by 6:30.

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Kenny, I am in love with your garage, Nice set up, hopefully we will be racing soon. Thanks Joe.

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I watched a Lucas Oil race on DragRacer.TV and heard that John Calvert had told Alan Reinhart to slam his battery back against the tail light housing of his Mustang for better bite. "You can move the battery. Why move it a little" Or words to that effect...(Ran to "shop" and slammed both batteries back to tail light housings). While I was at it I replaced my worn out rotary with an old push-pull Flaming River unit. I converted it to rotary with scrap parts around the "shop". I hope tech understands it...

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I've been working on a couple of my rifles. :) -Al

https://i.imgur.com/wE9xbGwl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/pVREWeRl.jpg

And tidied up my gun room:

https://i.imgur.com/kGbxK8wl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/aznxq7dl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/b4epirXl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/0u6BnNll.jpg

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Alan..I have a new t/body for a 18 GTR 350 if you're interested

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Looks like we are all staying calm and doing things to keep us busy. Alan, nice gun room you have there.

Humor, fun projects and rational behavior and we will get through this.

Some day soon we can say let's go the track to race and hang with friends.
What an awesome day that will be. Keep the faith, baby.

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So now our Gov.Wolf is telling us in the Lehigh Valley that not only can't we be open but we must be at home and shelter in place.Can't wait till Easter .............Wait- they stopped making Peeps yesterday at the Peeps plant here in Bethlehem.What next????????

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Who cleans up the road apples? DPW?

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Great question - sorry but I have no idea. Good news is they didn't drop any here .

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Running out of things to do on the race car , truck , car trailer & house . Won't be long before cabin fever sets in . When work opens back up it's not going to be easy getting caught back up . Looks like I picked the wrong year to put my race car in Auto body jail lol

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL14Usumt-g

This is what old men do...

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I can't believe I got sucked into watching the entire video .......

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I kept waiting for the hidden stump!!!