Holley 4180c front metering block and bowl gaskets

Holley 4180c Carburetors (as found on my 1983 Mustang 5.0) have unique front metering block and bowl gaskets.

The 4180c metering block gaskets are: Holley 108-55-2

The 4180c bowl gaskets are: Holley 108-56-2

86 SSP Mustang Update

So I realized that I hadn't posted any progress updates on the 86 SSP that I picked up a while back.  The first thing I did was replace the exhaust from the headers back.    It read  119 decibels on the decibel meter with the as-delivered dumped Flowmasters! (Relatively speaking that's right between chainsaw/leaf-blower and an ambulance siren or thunderclap.)    I thought the neighbors might form a revolt if I kept it that way for long, so I threw in a new catted 2.5" BBK h-pipe I had laying around and  Magnaflow Stainless Steel mufflers with some 2.5" tailpipes.  That dropped it to below 100db. 

DIY longboard skateboard

My teenage son is pretty hard to shop for, so this year for his birthday I decided to make him something.  For the past year or two, he has been increasingly getting into riding skateboards.   He's got a couple of different boards, but didn't have a long board and I've been curious about those for a long time, so after watching a lot of of YouTube videos, I worked up the courage and started ordering parts.

Modern End Table with Acid Etched Steel Top

So after making my Mid-Century Modern Steel and Wood Chairs, I decided that I needed an end table to go between them.  I found a post from GirlJustDIY showcasing her DIY Modern End Table that had a very simple and elegant design that would match my newly-constructed chairs as well as share some traits with other furniture I have in the room, so it would help tie it all together.

Mid-Century Modern Steel and Wood Sling Chairs

So now that we're all stuck at home for a little bit, I'd wanted to start taking advantage of my front porch a lot more so that I could sit and read, sip cool beverages and wave from an acceptable social distance to my neighbors that are now spending a lot more time walking or being out in their yards.  I wanted a pair of cool chairs, but with most stores being shut down and the financial outlook being uncertain for a while, I didn't want to buy something expensive online, so I started scouring the interwebs for things that I could make myself and not break the bank.