Bed Rest

This is certainly not as much fun as it looks. I did manage to finish Phantom Prey by John Sandford. It was another miserable, hot weekend thanks to yet another tropical storm coming up the coast so I probably would have been doing nothing anyway.

A Pretty Good Reason

You won't be seeing much happening on the blog for a while. Crawling around under the car is not what the doctor ordered. I still have big plans. I just need some time for the knee to heal.

Why I Need a Garage

Behind this giant mess is the downstairs wood stove. I am going to have to figure something out before it gets cold. Good thing SHE can't complain about it. You should see what the living room looks like. She knits. And weaves. And quilts. And spins. And....just take my word for it. It's a big mess too.

Thanks a Lot, Bill

That is not my pool. That is my car covered in it's blue tarp. Thanks to that hurricane/tropical storm off the coast, we have had rain, rain and more rain for several miserable hot, muggy days. How many days until fall?

Paint Job

Front suspension and radiator shell got a coat of paint today.

Finally some progress you can see.

Taking Off the Fenders

Preparing to paint the front end means taking everything off that can possibly be removed.

Doesn't even look much like a car anymore.

One Big Mess

It's a good thing my driveway can't be seen from the road.

Or else SHE wouldn't be letting me do any of this in daylight.

Mess or no mess, accidents will happen. Ouch.

Junk in the Trunk

Time to put on the first coat of primer.



Makes a big difference.


It's nice to finally see some progress.


Now onto the front end.

It's a Dirty Job....

I started out doing this.

Got this.

And ended up looking like this.
Cigar optional.

Who's That Masked Man?

There is a good reason I look like this.
And here are 3 of them.

Rusteco

I would like to clean up the wheel wells.













The Rusteco was easy to use. I brushed it on and left it overnight.












Tomorrow I will take a wire brush and sandpaper and prepare it for undercoating.

Friday Night Cruise In

Every Friday the little town of North Beach hosts a Cruise-In that coincides with the local farmer's market.












The streets are closed and only historic cars are allowed to park on the main road facing the bay.












You can get a good look at all the hard work (and money) that has gone into the cars.













It's a good place for picking up ideas and a little inspiration.

Happy Birthday Kids!

3/4 th of our kids will be celebrating a birthday this weekend. Here is a little reminder of how cute you girls were way back when. I'm not sure who that good looking guy with the great beard and the shag hairdo is.
I am going to spare you this year Zak but check out your Mom's blog. I bet she didn't!

Rain Delay 2

A guy has got to do something to keep busy especially on rainy days. Here I am working on my uhhh...umm....football picks, that's it. Yeah. My football picks. I just wish I wasn't so color blind.

Rain Delay

Not only is it hot here. It is wet. It has been raining almost everyday. And not just rain but RAIN. Buckets of the stuff. The ground is so soft the trees are falling over. My neighbor was trapped in her car when one came down on her. The Mustang is waiting patiently for the sun to shine again. In case you are wondering about the wheelbarrow. I'm using it to hold down the trunk. I removed the latch.

Vintage Fuel

This is all of the 12 year old gas that I took out of the Mustang a few days ago. I have spent a lot of time trying to figure out what to do with it. There seems to be a lot of different ways to dispose of it. Some say to use small bits of it mixed with regular gas in simple engines like your lawn mower. I don't think so. Others say to leave it out to evaporate. That can't be good for the air. I finally called our local landfill and they said to bring it down. I'm hoping they will have the right answers when I get there.