[VintageMusclecar]

I just got back from the body shop. Save for wiring up the tach, the dome lamp switches in the door jambs, the heater resistor and my aftermarket digital speedometer, the car is done. Bodyguy asked if I could fire it up for him since he'd never heard it run, so naturally I obliged. After a quick carb prime it fired right up and sounded just as good as the day it went to the shop.

As I said in the last post, there's still quite a bit of tidying up to do, esp. under hood and on the chassis/undercarriage. Great winter project.

As far as making any shows, unfortunately I won't be able to in the foreseeable future. I don't really want to put my personal issues out in the open for everyone to know, but since I've received so many invites to various shows &amp; gatherings, I'm afraid people are going to think I'm being stand-offish or unsociable because I constantly have to decline. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img]

Lest anyone think that is the case, here's the Readers Digest explanation; for quite some time now I've been caring for an ailing family member, and I have no help/relief aside from Rachel and a HHC aide who comes in a few times a week (courtesy of the V.A.). So, it's not that I don't <span style="font-style: italic">want</span> to travel to these shows/gatherings, but I <span style="font-style: italic">can't</span> go because there's no one else to care for my family member. (this is also why I had to cut my business hours down to part time)

So until this situation is resolved in whatever manner God/nature sees fit, I have to stay close to home. I hope everyone understands.

Anyhow, the car will be back home Monday, so weather (and schedule) permitting, I'll try to get the final reveal pics up a.s.a.p. Just please ignore the dusty engine bay for now. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/blush.gif[/img]