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Looking at a 79 Nova right now. 305, 82K, new exhaust, good tires, 200$. Shows potential. Not surprisingly though, lifter tick. Im currently working on winterizing the fleet with the usual. Tune up, glycol flush, oil change, front end lube, alignment, tire rotation ect. Also finalising all of the bodywork on the Eagle. Let It SNOW!! HAHAHAHAHA!

Originally posted by BlownGoat


Yupp lock up your women and hide the booze...BG's back!



BG

Good to see ya' back BG.


BTW: Streets iz' sleepin' now so we gotta be wery, wery quiet. SHHHHHHH

Well it's been a busy summer for me. I repainted the Bently and the 69 Cadillac. I also rebulit my wrecked Porsche 924S. After several engine swaps the old Bluesmobile is running like a top. After all the work I put into it I realized it was a waste of time. It's a Chevy and I'm a Ford man. I got more money into the 88 Caprice than it's worth. The time and money I spent on It could have been used to get my 65 Mustang fastback finished.

So a couple of weeks ago I took the stang out of the storage garage and pushed it into the body shop. I got the engine compartment stipped to bare metal and repainted it semi-gloss black. I got most of the bodywork done and finished welding in the new floors. I still have to strip the headlight assemblies and the quarter vents and go over some of the repairs with spot putty. I had to remove the glass to change the headliner and it also makes it easier to get to the rust. I'm hoping to have a warm enough day to paint it in the next week or so but 70 degree days are getting scarce up here and it's still not ready.

I was suprised to see Boyd working on the same thing on his TV show last week. He'll probably finish it on this weeks show. I don't have his crew and resourses so I might take a while longer.

Here's a picture of where I'm at right now.

Day 51. Still no fiberglass front end.
Called em' today and they said they are short of fiberglass craftsmen. Oh boy, that makes it better. Now, not only is the part late but they're telling me they have ?????? working on it?

Wow man thats a long time to have to wait for your glass parts, i think i waited about 3 weeks for mine and that even seemed like forever

Are they even giving you any kind of idea how long its gonna be?

BG

Originally posted by pro70z28
Day 51. Still no fiberglass front end.
Called em' today and they said they are short of fiberglass craftsmen. Oh boy, that makes it better. Now, not only is the part late but they're telling me they have ?????? working on it?

Oh my God, they have a "short Flabbyass craftsman" working on your front end??????

Originally posted by BlownGoat

Are they even giving you any kind of idea how long its gonna be?

BG

I talked to I guess it was his secretary saying 1 ta' 2 more weeks. I told her I expect it next week and explained how far overdue it is already. So they said O.K. we will get it sent next week. Soooo, what's the odds they will use Thanksgiving as a excuse for NOT shippin' next week? Hey, I could swing by your place on the way up to Canada and we could bring him a can of ............. what's that stuff called...........wuppa** or something like that???????

Originally posted by pro60chevy
Oh my God, they have a "short Flabbyass craftsman" working on your front end??????

Yea, that doen't give me a warm fuzzy feelin' either. I think a close inspection is in order B-4 I accept it when delivered.

but I am back now and ready to go hotrodding. Here is a little shot of my chevy, I have to go to the doc's but I will post more when I return.

Good to have ya back Brickman......didn't know you were sick & glad your over it......

Good to have ya back brick. I was worried you'd done something rash after the election results came in.

well im trying to figure out how to rebuild the windshield channel,and im waiting on the new body mounts.i got it moved into the shop and fixin to pull the body an start on the frame.other than that im totally confused

I should have put my report here, but I was excited and put it on a separate thread called "I ain't got no body". The pictures on the first page were too small but I reposted a few in larger form on later pages. The first page is still there, but pages 2,3 and 4 seem to be gone, what happened to the later pages? Anyway I got a lot of help from York Sports Cars and gave them credit for the work. Some folks objected to giving credit to a commercial shop but my reply is that my engine block has GM cast into it and the intake manifold says Edelbrock, so what is the problem with giving credit where it's due? Anyway the valve covers are "noname". I hope to get a body this Spring.

Don Shillady
RetiredScientist/teen rodder

I'm gettin' cage tubes notched n" tacked in place.

I managed to survive the election Bob, thanks for your concern I'm glad it's over to speak the truth.
Thanks Hambisket, it's good to be here. It is really good to be working on the ol' Cheby again thats for sure.
Thats a wicked window edge jdhogg, it is surely going to take some time to rebuild but it will work.
Where's the glass? Where is the glass? This is the question everyone is asking? J/K Pro70, I hope that you have gotten it by now, I know how you feel. I have been waiting for a motor rebuild for 6 months. Go figure huh? I WILL be on his a$$ now that I am on my feet you can bet on that.

My car is getting wired right now, chassis is pretty much done except for the ENGINE!! We have started on the interior and the two kick panels are done along with one door panel and one rear panel. New '91 mustang seats, console and shifter are also getting put in. As soon as it warms up(17 degrees here) it will get painted.

I'm thinking of a new custom style for mine .........
The HAND GERNADE look !!!!!

havent even looked at mine for 8 months , dont even know if its still in the garage.