Back Home Again

Well, after taking it over to the shop and getting some more work done, we are back home and ready to go. We have treated everything we saw that needed treated, pulled off as much as we could to get ready for the prepping and hope to be hitting the paint booth on July 5th. You'll notice the bumpers, lights, grill, side markers and just about everything else are gone, including the moonroof. While I wait for that, I will continue to work on the electrical wiring as I can and hopefully will be on the road in the early part of July.

Notice the freshly primered hood? It is amazing what getting some fresh paint and primer is going to do to this car.

My Apologies

Sorry for the large lapse in posts. Things have gotten a little crazy and I haven't had much of an opportunity to update the site. So, here comes a bunch of updates. We have stripped all of the stripes and vinyl off of the car and ground down all of the spots on the car that showed signs of rust. There are one or two spots that are beyond grinding repair, but the rust has been stopped in its tracks. The black patches you see are spots that we have treated with a paintable primer. We hope to be hitting it with primer and paint on July 5th. You'll notice my friend Trent in there helping me out with the body work and paint.

Notice the one red wheel? I am in the process of swapping someone for a black one. One of the wheels I got from a guy was bent and probably wasn't going to balance. I found this one for a couple bucks and am going to swap it with someone for a black one they have. It is amazing the parts you can find around here. Kentucky truly is the barter capital of the world.

Finally Home

Well, I finally got the car home. It wasn't as smooth a ride as i was hoping for, but we made it. I didn't have 1st or 2nd gear, but that is just a minor adjustment away from being fixed. The other problem was that I didn't really have any brakes. I would rank this up a little higher than the 1st and 2nd gear thing. The vacuum line for the brake booster had an issue, so I had no brakes. I have already found a used line/fitting and should have that resolved shortly. I am debating on whether I want to pull the motor out, repaint it, replace the timing belt and address some other maintenance issues, then drop it back in. I am a little nervous to do that, since I keep having some problems with some of the fittings and bolts. Everything else seems to be working fairly well and I don't want to make more work for myself. We'll see how it goes. I still need to get it prepped to paint, which will take some time.

The Weakest Link

The Weakest Link in the fuel system, or at least my fuel system. I got it ordered and it should be here tomorrow

For Mike!! Guess what I found

Mike--No more complaining about how it looks with those wheels on it.. :)

Time for some pictures and updates

Well, I have been having fun with the brake lines and the fuel lines. Just as soon as I feel like I am coming down the home stretch, I find out I have several more laps to go. The fuel lines and the brake lines proved to be a lot of trouble, as did the rear-end of the vehicle. After creating some major work for myself, I got it all worked out and back on track. If all goes well, I should be driving it back to the house tomorrow night, without fuel or brake fluid leaking down the road. I had to order a specialty line for one of the fuel lines, but found it very cheap online. I usually try to support the local businesses around town, but nobody seemed to have it. Hopefully, it will arrive tomorrow without a hitch. As you'll notice, I was able to get the fuel tank out. The shift boot also needed replaced, as you can probably see in the picture. That has been done as well.