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Garage Report & Progress We've done some more garage cleaning and moved a couple of rides around. Now my 1950 Woody is in the work bay.
Looking back I guess I've had it off the road since the end of the 2004
show season.
Last year I bought a parts car with a rebuilt engine almost completed. We got the front clip off the body and removed the old engine and transmission. Then degreased the frame and cleaned the firewall up for fresh paint. Working 6 days a week at a regular job leaves energy as short as the time to accomplish all I'd like.
Finally in August we got the Fresh Engine hooked to my good Hydramatic
and into the car.
The sweet sound and sight of the uncapped High Compression L-Head
Straight Eight accompanies this post.
We are running it straight from a gas can to the engine as I still need
to drop the tank and clean it. Still to come for this ride will be much more paint work along with new headliner before she sees the road again hopefully in 2010.
The restoration hobby or business brings many highs and lows into our
lives. Finally you get to the point nothing else can come off or you’re to the point everything has to go the other way.
It is the lowest point of the project and very depressing as your list
of wants and needs is so long and it seems to be taking up every bit of
space you have. A car completely apart takes at least 2-3 bays compared to together.
It is also twice as expensive as you probably budgeted for and will take
longer than you ever dreamed. When you have the time you don't have the money, or maybe that is just me? I know for me time goes twice as fast these days and the money doesn’t come in any easier but sure goes out. If you have a spouse that supports your dreams and allows for your obsession or addiction you are truly blessed. I have more cars than I need and had some far longer than any relationship or marriage ever lasted for me. I still can't pass up a deal and can envision or picture any junkyard find done to a show winner no matter how bad it looks to someone else. Till the next time down the road… JimKeep up
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