Not Another Rebuild Thread....

[Alan's Classic]

Sweet progress, congrats!!

[McMurphy]

This photo is for the sway bar, and my trailing arm. I had to drill the holes for that and want to be sure I got it right, if I got it backwards, well .... I will have to fix it I suppose.


And one last shot just because I am gushing with accomplishment at this point. Funny how motivating reassembly can be after so many months of tinkering, cleaning, cutting, welding, painting and sanding with no real discernable progress!


Now suddenly I am not happy with the top half of my steering column and am contemplating the shortening and reduction of the steering wheel radius that Astronaut did. Mostly because it is dirty, and if I take it off to clean it, well I might as well mess with it too !!!

By the way, to the naked eye all that red is not so glaringly bright Dorthy of Oz ruby slipper red.... and what looks like white is actually pewter grey on the steering shaft and the engine mounts.

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

Sweet progress, congrats!!

Thanks Alan, you really slipped that one in on me as I was trying to post my second set of pics !!
Truely thank you for taking the time to look sir, and for all your advice!!!

[KroAutomotiveInc]

looking really nice man! gotta love when all your hard work finely turns into something.

[coulter]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

And one last shot just because I am gushing with accomplishment at this point. Funny how motivating reassembly can be after so many months of tinkering, cleaning, cutting, welding, painting and sanding with no real discernable progress!
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o ya i know the feeling man !!!!! i dig all the red suspension goodies
lookin good man!!

[CRGRS 66]

Awesome progress McMurph!

[chevy_man5]

Looking good McMurphy!

[piratexpress1369a]

looks killer. McMurphy

[6T6]

That looks awesome!!.....congrats on making so much progress.
Really nice work.


TC

[Bomp]

Man you are making some REAL progress.

I also have never ventured this deep into a project,,,,,,,,,,,, I sometimes catch myself doing the happy dance (not to be confused with the pp dance) when things fall together and it looks like I really know what I'm doing.

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by KroAutomotiveInc

looking really nice man! gotta love when all your hard work finely turns into something.

Thanks Kro! and I totally agree, hard work is fine, but satisfaction comes from seeing results from it that you can be proud of.

Originally Posted by coulter

o ya i know the feeling man !!!!! i dig all the red suspension goodies
lookin good man!!

Thanks Coulter! I dont think I could match your build, you are just crazy better at this than I am, but I think when you see the whole thing at the end, you will like it a lot more! You strike me as someone who appreciates balance of color and theme...and in that area I certainly have plans to deliver.

Originally Posted by CRGRS 66

Awesome progress McMurph!

Thank you CRGRS, always glad to see you chime in!

Originally Posted by chevy_man5

Looking good McMurphy!

I been looking at your 4x4 work with Kro, and it makes me itch to get on my 77 Cheyenne! It is a mountain truck we got so we could be sure to get in and out of our retirement spot. I should post some pics of it.... we call it The Beast.

Originally Posted by piratexpress1369a

looks killer. McMurphy

Thanks for looking Pirate!!

Originally Posted by 6T6

That looks awesome!!.....congrats on making so much progress.
Really nice work.


TC

I think I am in love with this stage of the build already...assembly!!

Originally Posted by Bomp

Man you are making some REAL progress.

I also have never ventured this deep into a project,,,,,,,,,,,, I sometimes catch myself doing the happy dance (not to be confused with the pp dance) when things fall together and it looks like I really know what I'm doing.

Hahahah I am with you there, perhaps I should do some of that more often, to balance out that nasty temper tantrum I had last week !!

Well men, the Army gives us 30 days paid vacation a year, and my wife and I have a 14 acre slice of pure heaven on the edges of Mt Spokane State Park we are getting ready. My wife Trish only has 5 more years till she hits her 20 in the Army so we have a lot to do there, which is why we only take our leave once a year.
So.... we live in a camper with no internet and only limited cell phone signal.
Long story short, my build is on a 30 day hold at this time. Thursday I will be firing life back into The Beast, and unpacking the camper, Friday we are looking at 2 more classic rigs and hopefully meeting some board members for lunch or dinner or both!!
After that it is working on the land and getting my Tempest ready for the GoodGuys show!
I will pop in on the site tomorrow but after that it is uncertain when I will be online again... just too much to do, too many people to hang out with, and too much sun to soak up to be farting around on the computer...ummmm....like I am right now !!!!!

Thanks for taking a look guys, I really appreciate your time and attention.

[b2948kevin]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

I also gotta send out a note of thanks to b2948kevin in particular for this part of my build. The fact that he did all this in his driveway with the hardware still mounted on the truck, just blows my mind and was an awesome motivator for me to go ahead and tackle the job.

Hey, thanks for the call-out McMurphy! I've always said that what I lack in skill, I make up in motivation. Someday I will have that nice heated 2,000 Sq. Ft. shop out back that I can work on these in, but for now, I have to make do with a driveway

BTW, your build is coming along super quickly! Your parts look good and I just can't believe how much progress you've made. Keep it up!

[CRGRS 66]

Hope you have a great vacation, how about you get your lovely to take a picture of you and markeb, and or others to post up when you are back on?
While we have our own military, we are mindful of the importance of our big brother to the south. Thank you to you and your wife for your contribution to maintaining the security, and the liberty we enjoy here in Canada. Enjoy your leave, you deserve every minute of it!

[dbomb53]

Checklist for McMurphy when he's back: motor, wiring, YouTube Video!

[chad64chevy]

vacation sounds nice right about now, lol!! take lots of pics for us! have a great time and we'll see you when you get back!!

[coulter]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Thanks Coulter! I dont think I could match your build, you are just crazy better at this than I am, but I think when you see the whole thing at the end, you will like it a lot more! You strike me as someone who appreciates balance of color and theme...and in that area I certainly have plans to deliver.

I wouldnt say that at all man.. you have done alot of really nice fab work and have some really cool ideas!!! cant wait to see how the rest turns out

[clemdaddy]

you have all the skills necessary and it shows in your work. plus a hugh amount of vision to make it unique.

be safe in your slice of heaven and hurry back to us...

and by the way, the wife is speaking to me again and the cat is fine.

[Modges'66]

Enough with vacation already!
You need to spend a fraction of the time off working on your baby!
All kidding aside, hope you are having a great time!

[markeb01]

It was great meeting you at the Goodguys show. Sorry we couldn't stick around to meet your better half but mine was running on no sleep and works the graveyard shift. A lot of cool innovations on your Pontiac, maybe we can see the other one too next year? Hope your vacation turns out to be relaxing and a lot of fun.

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by b2948kevin

Hey, thanks for the call-out McMurphy! I've always said that what I lack in skill, I make up in motivation. Someday I will have that nice heated 2,000 Sq. Ft. shop out back that I can work on these in, but for now, I have to make do with a driveway

BTW, your build is coming along super quickly! Your parts look good and I just can't believe how much progress you've made. Keep it up!

Aye, some day I too will have an awesome shop to do awesome work in... or at least I hope I get up to awesome work Heheheh!!

Originally Posted by CRGRS 66

Hope you have a great vacation, how about you get your lovely to take a picture of you and markeb, and or others to post up when you are back on?
While we have our own military, we are mindful of the importance of our big brother to the south. Thank you to you and your wife for your contribution to maintaining the security, and the liberty we enjoy here in Canada. Enjoy your leave, you deserve every minute of it!

Vacation was great, and meeting Markb and Captain Fab was for me the highlight of the Goodguys show!! Both these gentlemen were very gracious and fun to talk with. Mark even invited me to sit in his truck, but it was enough for me to just see it with my own eyes, even though I felt like I knew the whole rig from inside out.
And to say that it was deliciously hot that weekend would be an understatement! I think I finally thawed out all my Alaska frozen bones while we were home.

Originally Posted by dbomb53

Checklist for McMurphy when he's back: motor, wiring, YouTube Video!

I think first on the list will be getting all the clutch stuff and a tranny cross member and getting the power plant back on the frame.

Originally Posted by chad64chevy

vacation sounds nice right about now, lol!! take lots of pics for us! have a great time and we'll see you when you get back!!

Nothing in the world can beat 30 days of paid vacation, but dang it goes fast !!!!

Originally Posted by coulter

I wouldnt say that at all man.. you have done alot of really nice fab work and have some really cool ideas!!! cant wait to see how the rest turns out

Stay tuned, I am soon to be back at it!!

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

you have all the skills necessary and it shows in your work. plus a hugh amount of vision to make it unique.

be safe in your slice of heaven and hurry back to us...

and by the way, the wife is speaking to me again and the cat is fine.

Imagination is just day dreaming on the side of hill without the stubborness and hard work to make the dreams reality.

Originally Posted by Modges'66

Enough with vacation already!
You need to spend a fraction of the time off working on your baby!
All kidding aside, hope you are having a great time!

Ok ... Ok !!

Originally Posted by markeb01

It was great meeting you at the Goodguys show. Sorry we couldn't stick around to meet your better half but mine was running on no sleep and works the graveyard shift. A lot of cool innovations on your Pontiac, maybe we can see the other one too next year? Hope your vacation turns out to be relaxing and a lot of fun.

Sir, it was fantastic meeting you and your lovely family that day, and yes it was a shame you had to leave so early. Not that the show got any better mind you, but there could have been beer...... LOL
Thanks for letting me see your truck, that rig is so sweet and the amount of work you have put into it is amazing. Kudos my friend !!

I will try to put up some photos this week of Vacation before I dive back into my build, but as a bit of a teaser....

I really gotta send a shout-out to the people of Spokane, they are among the nicest people I think I have ever lived around. They really know how to appreciate things, be it Soldiers, or old classic cars!! We were lucky enough to be both of those for them.

This is what it looks like to lead the pack!!


This is what it must be like to come in first place !!


Being the pace car, and being asked to do it in my Army uniform was a true honor, and if any of the SRP racers see this..... Thank you !!

[CRGRS 66]

Well McMurph, a hearty welcome back!

[Chad215]

wow, welcome back- that was so cool to be the pace car, not many folks can say they have had that kind of experience! Bet your lady really enjoyed it too.

[Modges'66]

WELCOME BACK!!!
Now get to work on your truck!!
Ha-Ha!

[flips72]

welcome back, i bet the pace car experience was awesome now like modge said get to work

[C@rnut001]

Cool pictures of your pace car experience! Thanks for sharing and good luck getting back at your build!