It's all good.I didn't. This is the only social media I post on. Not really keyed in to look for stuff like that. We have smilies here instead.
It's all good.I didn't. This is the only social media I post on. Not really keyed in to look for stuff like that. We have smilies here instead.
How goes the project?
It has been fairly quite down in Gladstone the last few weeks...
sew in a new (cadaver) nerve.
I don't know too much yet. It's a 70. Found it in Facebook marketplace. Cut a deal and drove 3 hours to pick it up. It looks pretty complete and has compression. Seems to have had electrical demons so I need to sort the wiring then see if it will start.Nice!!!!
Tell us about it?
Garage looks great. I've never heard of a nerve transplant. That's awesome. Maybe body/head transplants will happen someday. I could go for a 20 year old body.Guess it's 'splaining time....
You guys know I have feet problems. I've had 2 surgeries on the left foot for Morton's Neuroma... I think there's even a pic in this thread of my stitched up foot.
Well... the second surgery is also a fail. The neuroma in that foot is worse now than it's ever been. To add to that, the Morton's in my right foot has flare up again. Most days, walking down to the basement where the Victor is, is out of the question. Yeah... it's that bad.
What I have been doing is working on the garage. Sheet rock and insulation was mostly missing/never there. I've been replacing it since mid Nov and just finished last week. Yeah... a job that I used to be able to do in about a week has taken that long.... 5-10min of working and 30-60min sitting while my feet recover. Yeah... it sucks.
There's a Doc up in Omaha that sez he can fix me. I go up there this Thur to see what he can do. Basically they cut my old nerve out and sew in a new (cadaver) nerve. At this point, I'll try anything. Fingers crossed.
Here's a before and after in my garage. These are old pics from when I rebuilt the SG 3 or 4 yrs ago....
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...and here it is now.
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Yeah... guess it's not really done. Still needs door and window trim and such... but close enough for now.
It's reorganized enough now that I have room for the Victor, so I'll be bringing it back up from the basement. At least that way I'll be able to piddle with it from time to time.
Hopefully the Omaha Doc can help me out and I can get back to restoring...
GetGuess it's 'splaining time....
You guys know I have feet problems. I've had 2 surgeries on the left foot for Morton's Neuroma... I think there's even a pic in this thread of my stitched up foot.
Well... the second surgery is also a fail. The neuroma in that foot is worse now than it's ever been. To add to that, the Morton's in my right foot has flare up again. Most days, walking down to the basement where the Victor is, is out of the question. Yeah... it's that bad.
What I have been doing is working on the garage. Sheet rock and insulation was mostly missing/never there. I've been replacing it since mid Nov and just finished last week. Yeah... a job that I used to be able to do in about a week has taken that long.... 5-10min of working and 30-60min sitting while my feet recover. Yeah... it sucks.
There's a Doc up in Omaha that sez he can fix me. I go up there this Thur to see what he can do. Basically they cut my old nerve out and sew in a new (cadaver) nerve. At this point, I'll try anything. Fingers crossed.
Here's a before and after in my garage. These are old pics from when I rebuilt the SG 3 or 4 yrs ago....
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View attachment 236416
...and here it is now.
View attachment 236417
Yeah... guess it's not really done. Still needs door and window trim and such... but close enough for now.
It's reorganized enough now that I have room for the Victor, so I'll be bringing it back up from the basement. At least that way I'll be able to piddle with it from time to time.
Hopefully the Omaha Doc can help me out and I can get back to restoring...
Good luck, we're all counting on you.Guess it's 'splaining time....
You guys know I have feet problems. I've had 2 surgeries on the left foot for Morton's Neuroma... I think there's even a pic in this thread of my stitched up foot.
Well... the second surgery is also a fail. The neuroma in that foot is worse now than it's ever been. To add to that, the Morton's in my right foot has flare up again. Most days, walking down to the basement where the Victor is, is out of the question. Yeah... it's that bad.
What I have been doing is working on the garage. Sheet rock and insulation was mostly missing/never there. I've been replacing it since mid Nov and just finished last week. Yeah... a job that I used to be able to do in about a week has taken that long.... 5-10min of working and 30-60min sitting while my feet recover. Yeah... it sucks.
There's a Doc up in Omaha that sez he can fix me. I go up there this Thur to see what he can do. Basically they cut my old nerve out and sew in a new (cadaver) nerve. At this point, I'll try anything. Fingers crossed.
Here's a before and after in my garage. These are old pics from when I rebuilt the SG 3 or 4 yrs ago....
View attachment 236415
View attachment 236416
...and here it is now.
View attachment 236417
Yeah... guess it's not really done. Still needs door and window trim and such... but close enough for now.
It's reorganized enough now that I have room for the Victor, so I'll be bringing it back up from the basement. At least that way I'll be able to piddle with it from time to time.
Hopefully the Omaha Doc can help me out and I can get back to restoring...
This is all fairly new stuff far as med technology goes, but reattaching limbs and such involves putting nerves back together... so the tech is out there.I've never heard of a nerve transplant. That's awesome.
I don't know too much yet. It's a 70. Found it in Facebook marketplace. Cut a deal and drove 3 hours to pick it up. It looks pretty complete and has compression. Seems to have had electrical demons so I need to sort the wiring then see if it will start.
I wouldn't amount to anything except a "get it running and clean it up " thread. I don't plan on getting in too deep. I have too many other projects ahead of it.Gonna start a build thread?
Might wanna add turning the shocks right side up to that list also....I wouldn't amount to anything except a "get it running and clean it up " thread. I don't plan on getting in too deep. I have too many other projects ahead of it.