Uppers
I installed the upper control arms tonight. Nothing that exciting. Here’s a picture.
Read More →Month: May 2014
Dirty to Shiny
Woohoo! What a day! We started a little earlier today because we thought it would take some time to get the car out of the shop and set up for blasting. We decided the best way to do it was to chain it to the hitch on dad’s truck. We started by backing the car […]
Read More →So Good
I took a few days off from the car after spending most of Saturday media blasting. The only thing I did was lay a coat of primer on the control arms so they could go out to the machine shop and get new bushings installed. I got them back today and tonight I slapped some […]
Read More →Busy Busy Week
Wow, what a crazy busy week it’s been! I feel like I got a lot of things accomplished. Some big and some small, but a variety nonetheless. First, I sprayed some paint on a few random parts I had laying around that were ready for it – bumper brackets, battery tray, and the sway bar. […]
Read More →Feeling Inspired Again
I forgot to post these pictures of this car until I was going through pictures on my phone today. A few weeks ago my dad and I went to the Sacramento Swap Meet. This ’54 Vicky was in the car corral and it is almost exactly what I hope mine will become. They did a […]
Read More →Feels Like Forward Progress
More crappy, rainy weather today meant meant no sanding or painting this weekend. We’re supposed to hit the high 80s by the end of the week so I’m hoping to get back to the dirty work this week. Today was “date day” for my wife and I. Once a month we go out to breakfast […]
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