[GB SISSON]

We are having a rare extended spell of clear dry weather in Western Washington. I have a couple things to do on the mainland so I decided to take the woodie. Catching first ferry off I gotta leave the house about 5:45 am and it will be about 28-30 degrees. Catching 6:00 pm home so about the same.I recently installed a great old aftermarket heater but had never gotten around to weatherstripping any of the doors. The front doors never met the old pickup door sills so the bottom gap tapered from about 1/4" to 7/8". Yikes. Over the weekend I made tapered hardwood strips, leaving room for the weatherstrip. Peel and stick epdm/silicone composite in dark brown. I bought 3 thicknesses. I used tinfoil balls to determine what to use where, and it went really well. HUGE difference, cozy and quite warm! Did a general lube job and adjusted idle mixture (it's a big deal going to the mainland). Was happy to see on my firewall vacuum gauge I have a beautiful and rock steady reading of 22 inches, up from the previous 21. (I'm at 600' elevation). Will be doing a bit on interstate 5 and she's running like a top. Timing gears still whirring and half tempted to pull that aftermarket aluminum gear off and put on a ford script fiber gear. Only gotta remove that one tall nut on the gen/fan mount and the one wire to the alternator and super easy access. I have about 3" from the fan to the radiator. I'll give it til the Springtime to quiet down. One more big thanks to all of you that helped make this build so successful!!