What are you working on?

Simple solution. 68, send him a check and then he can store it until you can pick it up if you want it. If you don't want it let him ebay it or sell it to someone who would want it now. [smilie=f:
 
i spent most of Saturday Chasing parts so I could fix the rear brakes on Chrissies 2000 buick LaSabre. We had gone out to dinner Friday for our anniversary and on the way home the right rear brake caliper locked up.

I went to every damn parts store in town and not one of them stock the right rear caliper! They ALL stock the Left rear though!:mad: I finanaly went to Advance auto and got fucked to the tune of $155.00 + the $55.00 core. Napa, Auto Valuw, and both Carquest stores sell it for $80.00. + the core.

After that was done I packed up and headed out to Kewaunee Wi. (130 miles) to spend the weekend fishing on Lake Michigan for Salmon with mu Father-in-law and Brother-in-law. we spent 2 hr.s on the lake in 5 ft. waves and caught 5 fish. # King salmon and 2 lake trout. I'll start a thread about that when I get a chance.

When I got home monday I spent some time in my garage and finished the hardwood tops for my roll cart at work and worked on the game board I need to finish for Julie.

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Nice.

I've been commissioned (I like saying that better than "committed") to do another pedal. A WAHLTER, this time.

So, I started with the finish on the enclosure last week. I cleaned it up, put a coat of some hefty zinc based primer, then a coat of orange paint.

Something went funky. I think it was the humidity, but I may have accidentally grabbed the wrong kimwipe to clean it with and contaminated the surface. I got a very rough and bumpy surface. Some crackling. Some grooves that weren't there at the beginning.

I tried sanding thing smooth and recoating, but that only seemed to make the imperfections look deeper.

So, today, I stripped it and started over. this time I kept everything in the cool house until I was ready to spray. I'll let it flash a bit and then bring it in. And repeat for subsequent coats.

While the first coat of primer was drying, I built the circuit board.

I'm at the point where I need the box to start wiring things up.

So, I wait.

I should have finish and graphics done this week and a coat of envirotex done before the weekend. That should let me finish up assembly on the weekend.
 
I've talked to him about that car a couple of times. It's a '68 with electrical problems; that's about all I know. Nice catch, though, and I'd like to see some more pics of it too.
 
When I was out there with you guys for New Years a while back, I remember walking into his garage and seeing the orange Goat he was putting exhaust on. Yeah, I drooled a bit. :p
 
I think that one was a '69. Hideous 3-spoke wheels, as I recall. Other than that and (I think) the lack of hideaways, I love that car.
 
Just finished getting the Desoto back together. Now running and moving under it's own power. So tomorrow it goes on the trailer and move it to my storage, and then bring the T/C wagon home.

Here's a pic after it first real bath in who knows how many decades. I've pressure washed it a couple times but never actually washed it properly.

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Pics of the Goat are coming. I was wondering who was going to catch that. I had a good idea it would be you fishy! :D
 
I replaced the window on the right when I redid my kitchen. The new window was a tad smaller. I finaly got around to redoing the siding today.siding 1.jpgsiding 2.jpgsiding 3.jpgsiding 4.jpg
 
I'm building some caster wheeled "skates" to hold a set of large jack stands so I can wheel my stock car around the garage when I'm working on it into the middle of the garage and then tuck it against the wall when I'm not, or need to bring in something else.

Finished drilling the holes after the father in law cut out the 1/4" plates for me, he's a journeyman welder/iron worker for 40+ years so he just free handed them out with my oxy/acc torch like a laser cutter. :D

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Then I cut some short pieces of 1/4" x 1.5" flat steel to make the corners and welded them on and gave them a shot of paint, just need to bolt the casters on.

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