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Dave will this keep you in the Yukon Territories for another winter?

Originally Posted by stovens

Dave will this keep you in the Yukon Territories for another winter?

Nope, just there to find some good workers and get the place up and running in a profitable manner....

Hey Dave from reading your posts for a couple years now I would say he got the right guy for the job. Finding anyone who will be willing to take ownership of a job and do it right is getting increasingly hard to find. I sold the Falcon in Sept. after I lost my job of 11 years, so i did what any redblooded hotrodder would do, I went and bought a basket case project. I will attemp to put some pics in and show my progress somewhere on the site. Good luck with the employee search. Mitch

Thanks Mitch. So far things are going great. Actually found a younger kid (about 25) who actually doesn't think he already knows everything and is willing to learn!!!!! He's a real hustler, always working and eager to try something new. Have another guy I've known for years working part time, doing just the body work. The search continues for another full time body and paint guy.

Anyway, anxious to see pics of the new basket case!!! They're always fun!!!

Dave been lurking here and hope this turns out . There are some good young guys who are more to the front off the line . But the pro's well some have come to expect more for less and that's not the way it works . More for more is the equation .

A shop start's out paying a guarantee and they can become lax when work is slow and we all know that . They don't want to kill the job and be standing around . You put them on a book hour and elbows and hammers are moving but you need the work to keep them making money or they move on .

Now when you get slow come here and stay I will feed ya well You and me could have mine done in no time . I need the push now and again also . I see all 3 done in a few months and we would still have time to gab and drink coffee . well maybe 2 we would have a lot to talk about mostly me learning and you teaching me the rights and wrongs .

Oh yeah is this a Mustang These are really easy to get done

Got the Mustang in primer yesterday, the owner is coming up on Saturday to talk about colors and some other changes. Think he wants the car blue, hopefully a bit of suspension work, the car needs it....

Started hanging some suspension on the Plymouth frame today and continuing with boxing the rails. Deleted the old X-Member in the center of the frame, got to make a new one to accomodate the Hemi and OD transmission, huge in comparison to the original six popper flattie and 3 speed!!!! Having fun with the car, what a great project!!!! Owner decided he wants the rear fenders welded and molded to the body, so got one side ground down and ready to fit and tack the fender. Still no rust surprises anywhere on the car!!!! The front part of the floor has some rust, but it's going to be gone to make room for the new powertrain anyway.... Hot Rodding is always fun, but working on a car this nice just makes it way big fun!!!!!

looking good Dave. What a nice clean frame!

Originally Posted by stovens

looking good Dave. What a nice clean frame!

Thanks, and the frame hasn't even been sandblasted yet!!!! Like I said, sure is a fun build! Oh yeah, found out today the owner has the wheels and tires coming up to the shop on Thursday or Friday.....Chrome reverse wheels with baby moons, of course!!!!!

Looks awesome, Dave! Tell him I'll trade him a Chevette for it just like it sits.

Dave here are the pic I promised of my latest project. I'm trying to get some photos of the Heidts SuperRide frontend. Was forced to channel the body which was a shame because the floor was near perfect. I am newly employed so I will have to slow down the build. Looks like you are making great progress. Keep them pic rolling in. Mitch

Haven't posted any pics in a while; it's getting closer. Waiting on a Q-jet and a radiator fan I bought off of Ebay before we can test start. Drivetrain is mounted and the headers are on, plus lots of little stuff done. Also heres my grandson cheering on a Kurt Warner TD during the Superbowl.

Falcon that sure is looking good sitting in there . Now remember to take a spare set of tires for the back end when you start driving it .

Dave that is a clean project and glad you are posting it . Hope for some of them idea's of yours to get me going again .

Geez went back to days and the new start time is 6 am . Up at 4 am getting ready and out the door at 5 am to get to work whheeww wearing me out . Maybe I need the Chevette to knock out some travel time LOL .

Got the body set back on the frame so we can start figuring out how to mount the Hemi between them skinny old rails!!!! Still have to cut out a bit of the old floor to get the body to sit down on the frame right, I have some temporary crossmembers bolted on the top and bottom of the rails to hold the frame width til the engine and tranny is in and I can fab up the permanent crossmembers. We also got some primer on the '69 Camaro this week, should be ordering some of the suspension goodies for it next week.....