Donor delay
Turns out the truck can’t do it until saturday so that’s when I’m looking for it to be delivered. Can you tell I’m getting anxious? Time to start studying the manual again. I’m also going to order a Chiltons and possibly a…
Clean title
Got confirmation today that the title is clean! Should find out soon that the mustang is on the truck. Pics to come!…
Found a donor…and a deer
What a weekend…I expected it to be relatively quiet. Ended up finding a potential donor in NJ Saturday morning. I’ve been looking for a donor for months without much luck. Any time I’ve come close it’s been ripped from me at the last moment. I didn’…
9/11 and Jacob
Haven’t updated in quite a while. We had a baby! Jacob Paul Brooke was born July 22nd. Check the main page for all of the details. The fact of the matter is that I have done virtually nothing with the kit in the last couple of months. I have…
First ride with Wade
Did better on the lab last week but not good enough. I’ve struggled quite a bit with whether or not to try again. I’m not sure of any real value it still has for me, although it certainly wouldn’t hurt. What I keep coming back to is…
Frame Cleanup
Worked on cleaning up the frame last weekend. There were a bunch of areas with a surface dusting of rust. There were also a couple of areas that looked like they hardly got any paint on them at all. I went over all of those areas with…
Body buck wheels
Changed the wheels on the body buck. I quickly learned that having four swiveling wheels is a bad idea. Went out and got 2 fixed ones. Jeremy came over and gave me a hand with taking the body off and all that. Makes a world of…
More body buck
Spent some time today putting the shelf on the buck. Also managed to find enough wood for the stands. The frame is now sitting at a close to specified ride height of 4.75″. Reorganized the garage. Managed to get quite a bit more space after…