GETTING STARTED

[SteveG]

Sixteen-ish. Yes. You need an upper mount.

[drj777]

Sixteen-ish. Yes. You need an upper mount.

front AND rear?

[drj777]

today the project moved forward by one more small step...

right before i stored her (for 5 years) the back window was giving me problems & needed to be fixed.
if i rolled it down - it wasnt gonna go back up.

a while ago i had an excellent window man in burbank (A-victory auto glass ALBERT)...
problem is, my newer cars dont have window problems so i hadnt seen him in 7 years.

luckily - he was still there in the same shop, doing the same great work.

so, this morning i showed up with no appointment...and he jumped right on it.
sure enough, the window wouldnt respond once it went down. albert spent the next 3 hours troubling shooting & repairing the whole thing, from top to bottom.

(my striker bushings were completely gone & there was no ground to the tailgate, as well as a a fair amount of corrosion on the O.G. tailgate with 220k+ miles)

in the process i discovered 5 wax combs that i had purchased and replaced - thinking i had lost them...over & over again.

i also was able to clean off the 16 year old rear window tint (so old you couldnt tell if you were being followed by a cop or an ice cream truck) and drive home with the back open for the first time since 2006!

i swear she gets perkier & perkier the more i drive her & the more she gets fixed.

drj

[ChaseTruck754]

in the process i discovered 5 wax combs that i had purchased and replaced - thinking i had lost them...over & over again.

Countdown to non surfers asking what the heck a wax comb is in 3...2...1...

[drj777]

...for those less informed...
it is for COMBING SURF WAX...which is better for traction.

kinda like Deavers for surfing!

drj

[AussieRod]

in the process i discovered 5 wax combs that i had purchased and replaced - thinking i had lost them...over & over again.

Countdown to non surfers asking what the heck a wax comb is in 3...2...1...

Its used to apply a wax coating to your surfboard to help with traction (ie: stopping your feet slipping off the board).

[ChaseTruck754]

not quite but almost.

It's used to rough up the was coating used on top of the board.

[drj777]

not quite but almost.

It's used to rough up the was coating used on top of the board.

NICE!
didnt wanna "split hairs" - but YOU are correct.

drj

[ChaseTruck754]

except for my spelling that is - as usual

[AussieRod]

EH! six of one, half dozen of the other

[drj777]

figured it was high time i posted some pics...this is where im starting.

[Nick]

Jan, that thing is sweet!

[SteveG]

Murdered in the 80's!

[drj777]

hold on...theres more.
and by the way, her name is "ELVIRA"

[drj777]

and some more...

[D1cker1]

rear seat looks super comfy...

[drj777]

i must admit that it has been THOROUGHLY tested out.

drj

[SteveG]

Fill the cracks/holes in the cab with clear silicone for now so they don't allow water into the cab.

[drj777]

there used to be a little wedge of lead that had been tacked in there...dont know what happened to it.
not to mention, the GIANT opening where the CB antenna (thats right, i said it! ) USED to be.

shes been LOOONG overdue for some TLC.
she sat idly by (no punn intended! ) while i souped up my stang, and then the f150...not to mention the addition & subtraction of several dirtbikes.
and to make matters worse, she was the first...she had seniority. (not counting my toyota PU, but this is a FORD thing)

so...now is HER time. shes up @ bat...and i can NOT refuse any practical improvement for her.
she deserves it. (koo-koo...koo-koo...koo-koo)

drj

ps - who says OCD is a bad thing?!

[drj777]

in order to fund my project, i picked up a 2nd job for the next 2 months...
this is day 3 of my 90hr week...and im feelin' it.
up @ 4am...out by 3pm...then on to the next gig @ 4pm till "whenever im done"

sucks...but, anything for my baby!

drj