On the subject of new/newer mustangs/camaros, etc.; I take the chevy in my sig around to car shows for fun. Had it for almost 8 years now and put a lot (or what seems like a lot of it) of time and money into it. It's now 22 years old, I can put collector plates on it, has lots of new sheet metal (don't drive it in the winter anymore) and a few small bolt-on speed parts. It's not 100% perfect, I can give you a list a mile wrong of what I think is wrong with it. It's been driven down gravel roads and though a cow yard, hauled firewood, hay, a deer, etc. But the thing that gets me irked at shows is people say its "too new" for shows or "whats this POS doing here?" then go and oogle the "awesome" bone-stock 2012 mustang/camaro, etc. that was just bought last week and doesn't get brought outside if there's a single cloud in the sky. And usually gets brought to the show in an enclosed trailer because heaven forbid a single bug hits the paint or windsheild, it gets rained on, a bird poops on it, or the sill plate gets one little scuff on it. A vehicle is ment to be driven and have fun with, not sit in a climate-controled garage and be worshiped. It's more fun building a vehicle to take to shows than just rolling in to the dealership and plunking down $40-60K+ on a car and take it to shows. Getting a trophy is nice, but it's just one more thing to find a spot for or trip over and I've gotten 15 of them with my truck so far. If I don't get one I don't get all bent out of shape and pout, I just say "Oh well, maybe next year." And I've met a lot of nice people at shows and made many new friends as well, one of whom said "Put your heart and soul in to your vehicle, but don't let it ruin you." Just my .02.
Now about McCullochs; a local farm hosted a "harvest fest" with old equipment demonstrations this past weekend. They have a sawmill they power with a belt drive off a tractor. So I took the 2-man Mall and a few other saws over for display by the sawmill and helped them when they ran the mill. At the end of the last day I thought I'd fire up the Super 250 and do a few cuts with it before loading up the truck. Now I assumed there was 1/2 a tank of gas in it and didn't bother to check it. So I get 'er started and go to revver up. Bogs, stalls and dies. I repeated this several times before thinking "its a carb issue, I'll look at it at home" and put it and the rest of my saws in the truck and go home after bs-ing with a few people. Next day I go to check on the "carb issue" and it turns out the gas tank was almost dry, but for a little splash of fuel at the bottom that the fuel line barely touched. Whoops.
