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Originally Posted by pro70z28

I just flipped over that "T". Or was it the "T" that flipped.

Lookin' good Dave.

Guess I'm just too dang old to sit on the floor and work on the bottom of a car anymore Pro!!!! Sure is a lot easier this way.... Think the 'maro is going to wind up on the rotisserie though, it's a bit heavy for two guys to flip on it's top, and kinda tough on the sheet metal, too!!!!!

Originally Posted by brickman

Still coming down here and the second wave is coming I guess. Dave, that is some really nice hammer work old dawg! You have a nice touch for sure, whats next on the body?

Thanks Brick. Next is to spin it around and start on the other side.... Some days I really miss my big shop, well, everything but the big payment that went with it!!!!!!!

WOW WOW WOW

I'm really impressed!!!!!! Thanks you Sooooooooooooo much for the pictures.

It really looks cool in that gray primer. Did I tell you that I'm thinking of painting it the stock color of Gray with Black fenders?

My plans for the rest of it: white lake headers, maybe a white roof, wheels the same GM blue color as the engine, baby moons, chrome radiator shell, chrome bumpers, and no hood sides. Betcha didn't think a little Gray Primer could turn a guy on so much did ya?

The attached picture kinda shows what what I'm referring to.

Today it must have been 80 degrees and sunny here but I had to be inside and work. Installed eight smoke alarms (three had to be wired in), a door bell, hung two fire extenguishes, rebuilt two folding doors, cut and installed a light defuser, cleaned out a dryer vent hose, installed a piece of oak trim on a floor by drilling three inches into cement so the dang thing won't come loose again, and went to Lowe's for supplies. No time for sun tanning YET.

Starting this saturday things are going to change though...... starting with the Ground Hog day car show, I'm going to take off four day weekends until I come home.

Keep up the good work But mainly keep yourself in good health.

Tom

Glad you like it Tom.... Thought maybe you were just excited cuz I actually got something done!!!!!! Should go better now, the driver's side was the worst. Now if you could just send some of that 80 degree weather this way!!!!!!

Better hold on Dave, I think our fluffy stuff is coming your way. We've got a couple of inches on the ground and its still coming down.
BTW, Ol' Henry would be proud of that body.

Originally Posted by NTFDAY

Better hold on Dave, I think our fluffy stuff is coming your way. We've got a couple of inches on the ground and its still coming down.
BTW, Ol' Henry would be proud of that body.

Thanks for the warning!!!! Only 15 steps from the back door of the house to the shop!!!! Even a crippled old geezer like me can make it most days!!!!!! Tom has already been more then patient with me so I better stay after it!!! Sure is fun working on this vintage tin though! Once the grinding and rust treatment is done, there is still some very nice steel under there! Tom is going to have a neat one, rumor has it that it will be a V-6 Turbo car!!!!

It's supposed to be somewhere around 50* Sunday, hopefully some of that will get to you.

50 would be great!!!! The weatherguesser dude is predicting mid 20's tomorrow.... Gonna be like a heat wave!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

rumor has it that it will be a V-6 Turbo car!!!!

Where'd that rumor come from does this look like a V-6 Turbo?

Sweet Tom, that should push the ol girl down the road nicely.

Originally Posted by Tom F

Where'd that rumor come from does this look like a V-6 Turbo?

Just a rumor I heard once..... Maybe here on CHR or even possibly out in the garage one day????????

G'morning Tom, how's Florida? 16 degrees already here today!!!!

Dropped the trans. in the chassis today. Unfortunately the drain plugs hit the cross member, so I put the mock-up pan on it for now 'til I can relocated the drain bungs to the sides.

Looks good sitting in there Z, always good to get some of the major stuff set in place! For me it's motivation to attack the small projects on the car that I've been putting off!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

G'morning Tom, how's Florida? 16 degrees already here today!!!!

Sunny and in the 80s, went to the Ground Hog Day Car Show here in Orlando, what more could a guy ask for? All kinds of neat cars/trucks/bikes, a good band and even got to watch a Stripper.

Looks like it was a great day for a car show Tom!!!! Got the coupe turned around and starting on the bottom of the passenger side.... One of these days it might even be right side up....!!!!!