GRM New Years Game 2021 (woo woo!)

In reply to Mndsm :

The BMW and SAE lanyards, the roundel, the LINK stretchy badge holder, the powered TV antenna, the 1st place medal, and a couple of the stickers are things I've sent out in years past. possibly in different years, which makes it weird to see them in the same place again.

mjrj (Forum Supporter) said:

 

The new phonebooks here!  The new phonebooks here!

At work still, will open later tonight.

You're somebody now!

In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :

History behind the owner's manual is cool. Wagons are cool!

Dag Nasty disc is indeed in the case. I will take it to the shop and figure out if I like DC punk

BradLTL said:

In reply to mjrj (Forum Supporter) :

That pumpkin is holding strong into the new year!

There's a 2nd one hidden behind the plant on the left.  I checked them both and they're still good from what I can tell.

A box came in today!

I can tell this is gonna be good.  License plate already!

BBQ sauce and chips!  They were immediately claimed by the wife and taken away.

Here's what else is in the box:

Alabama license plate
Stickers
H7 bulbs
7528 bulb
Barbeque sauce (taken by wife)
Barbeque chips (taken by wife)
Campbell chain block & pulleys
Zip ties
Key chain and lanyard, plastic sleeve
Brass pipe nipple
USB charge cord
Trailer connector adapters
Jute twine
5 pack of hot wheels
A pocket bit driver with storage in the handle
Very stiff small gauge wire
Bottle of Techron
A good size adjustable clamp
Left glove
Box cutter
Remaining roll of duct tape
Garden hose sprayer
GM code reader (will probably work on my truck)
And a BUNCH of wheel bolts!

I'll hang the plate up on the garage wall with the others, and I already got a place for the +5HP sticker.

Thank you Brad!

My box is still in transit, it left Indianapolis on the 10th and is on it's way to South Carolina.  I hope its recipient enjoys it as much as I've enjoyed this box.  And thank you again Bill for putting this all together.

In reply to mjrj (Forum Supporter) :

You put down that box of goodies right now and start telling us more about the Honda.  

In reply to hobiercr :

The shock should be from a carbureted SV650. The adjustment tool was for adjusting or fixing some kind or pneumatic doohickey on some machine I used to build decades ago. The boxes of bearings have more than one set stuffed in each box. The business cards are all 20 years old, now, but hey, some of them may still be good. I was at a company called Phacor, at the time. The BBK is a regift throttle bellcrank, I think. The air pump is 2007 Tahoe air ride. They usually shut off because the drier is dead, but I replaced the whole thing. I had not wired up the pump to see if it still works. I think it should.

The positive cable end should be auto. I used the negative that came in the set on my Rabbit, years back, IIRC. The aluminum round thing is a pancake air cylinder, high force, short throw. The pair of bearings are out of an old electric motor on my lathe. Or they are incorrect replacements. Funny things with a shield on one side and open on the other to be packable while on the motor. 

Most of the tools are regift after I stole some to add to a foster kid's tool box, and kept some for myself.

The magnets are monkey balls, or something. Toss them in the air next to each other and they make a buzzing noise when they hit.

I am glad you had fun!

So my package was supposed to arrive 1/4

when I track it, it says "status unavailable "

sorry to whomever is the victim 

In reply to thedoc :

Just concern for a friend here, but how did you get charged almost $50? Did you not use a flat rate box?

thedoc said:

So my package was supposed to arrive 1/4

when I track it, it says "status unavailable "

sorry to whomever is the victim 

Tracking number shows the box was delivered to North Carolina on 1/5/22 at 3:51 pm.

In reply to Woody (Forum Supportum) :

The tools are all no-sale items leftover from my late father's farm auction this summer. I'm delighted that the S-K tickles your fancy.

I THOUGHT that fuel pump was unused; if it is used, it was only for a few moments. Bought for the Golf Challenge car, but the fitting sizes weren't right. Should fit some flavor of early '90s VW product. Hope it didn't foul the other contents of the box with trace gas, really thought it was never used.

JohnInKansas said:

In reply to Woody (Forum Supportum) :

The tools are all no-sale items leftover from my late father's farm auction this summer. I'm delighted that the S-K tickles your fancy.

I THOUGHT that fuel pump was unused; if it is used, it was only for a few moments. Bought for the Golf Challenge car, but the fitting sizes weren't right. Should fit some flavor of early '90s VW product. Hope it didn't foul the other contents of the box with trace gas, really thought it was never used.

Pump looks like a Bosch 044 from a vw. Part number should be stamped on the side. 

OK, my box should arrive this week and I finally had time to open the one sent to me by Curtis so here goes:

Interesting street name

Stickers and an inspection camera.  I have a cheap USB camera, will have to try this one out.

A DIY clock kit, BMW troubleshooting manuals on CD, Cadillac Haynes manual (may have to get a car now) Evaporust samples (I have been meaning to get some of that to try out.), Tape, lanyard and a tube of Molly grease.  

Last, two GRM can coolers, GM radio install kit, 4 in 1 screwdriver, a small Sony remote, sweet RX-7 and some kind of light for a Ford.

Good stuff, thanks Curtis.  Yesterday one of the guys at work was asking me what kind of grease he should use when he replaces the auto hubs on his 14 F-150, that tube is on his desk now and my 13 year old JDM obsessed son has called dibs on the RX-7.  I need to come up with something annoying but not too annoying to make into a clock to mess with my wife.

matthewmcl said:

In reply to thedoc :

Just concern for a friend here, but how did you get charged almost $50? Did you not use a flat rate box?

Thanks for catching that, I guess I did not.  Second year playing this too!

mjrj (Forum Supporter) said:

thedoc said:

So my package was supposed to arrive 1/4

when I track it, it says "status unavailable "

sorry to whomever is the victim 

Tracking number shows the box was delivered to North Carolina on 1/5/22 at 3:51 pm.

Can you kindly tell me how you tracked this and I could not?  Well, please don't just say I'm an idiot.  I even used a tracking where I had to say start and end zip codes!  

Thanks for finding this, I wonder if it's in his bushes?

In reply to thedoc :

Probably got one number off.

Mr_Asa said:

In reply to thedoc :

Probably got one number off.

I did it multiple times and even used the call number on the receipt.

In reply to thedoc :

For what it's worth, I just punched the tracking number on that receipt straight into google and it recognized it and gave me the option to track it.

In reply to JohnInKansas :

No harm done to any of the other contents. There couldn't have been much fuel in there though, most was soaked up by the small box that it was in. 
 

It didn't stop me from immediately eating some peanut brittle, and then some chili relish later!

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ said:

In reply to thedoc :

For what it's worth, I just punched the tracking number on that receipt straight into google and it recognized it and gave me the option to track it.

Wow, that easy?  I guess I should have known better than to trust the post office!  

Thanks Man

thedoc said:

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ said:

In reply to thedoc :

For what it's worth, I just punched the tracking number on that receipt straight into google and it recognized it and gave me the option to track it.

Wow, that easy?  I guess I should have known better than to trust the post office!  

Thanks Man

I do that with all tracking numbers. Only one I've found that it doesn't work with is Amazon numbers 

In reply to ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :

You ROCK!  Thank you so much!!!!

In reply to Aaron_King :

I sold my E30 in 2004, so I figured I should quit carting those CDs around the country every time I move.  The inspection camera isn't anything wonderful, but I upgraded mine to a 4k so I passed mine along.

Enjoy the loot!

In reply to mjrj (Forum Supporter) :

Hopefully the BBQ sauce and chips make up for the remainder of randomness in the box.

The sauce is from a local place here in Birmingham.  My recommendation would be to make their signature dish with it.

• 1 baked potato
• Too much butter
• Scoop of sour cream
• Shredded cheddar cheese
• Pile of pulled pork
• Bacon (in bits)
• Green onion
• Plenty of sauce (warmed)

It should look like this:

My package, 9505511760322012594674, shows:

Delivered

January 14, 12:54PM

In reply to Antihero (Forum Supporter) :

The Ring doorbell and radio work BTW.  Didn't get to toss more stuff in there cause the darn radio took up so much room but glad to have it out of the way. :)