i did it. i took the hot rod for a few spins around the block today. she still needs a few odds and ends, here and there to be ready for the spring.... but HOT DAMN!!! i got her started today. its been a year and a half in the making, with a ton of set backs, as i'm sure you all know. to make matters worse i fell sick with crohn's disease around the same time i started this project. but i did it and someday my kids will say, "wow Dad wasn't a total douche, look at what he did" i'm sorry about the rant... i'm just SO STOKED and needed to tell someone who would understand. thanx for all the words of encouragement and advice from everyone on the hamb. without this board it would have been that much harder. i will update with some new pics asap. thanx again guys. i'm gonna go celebrate with a dozen baked clams and an ice old bud. later here's some old pics
Way to go! Building them is great fun. Driving what you have built with your own hands is the frosting on the cake.
Very cool ride. It's the best feeling when you get that 1st ride no matter how short it might be. Nice work. As for the Crohn's, DO WHAT THEY TELL YA. so you can keep building more cars
Rob!!! glad to hear ya' got it going, you deserve to be on the road next year! feels good, don't it? Now...I have to tear mine apart, and re-build it...I want it different now. Do you have any pics from the rear?
Congrats! Good luck with the Crohns. Like you have heard, do as you are told with it and hopefully things will be managable. I have a friend who, when she eats right, sleeps enough and manages stress is quite ok. When she is bad to herself.. she pays.
thanx guys, i'm glad you posted on here squirrel. you helped out many a time with bits of info. especially my ****** problems. thanx brother. thanx mark (dirty thirty) for offering help when i was really sick and for letting me pick your brain. you are a true brother colors or not. and here is a shot of her fine ***. hey mark, here's one before paint and tailights, with a special message to our old pal dave. here's a shot of the windshield, old chris craft boat, this plexi is too thin. i scored some lexan from my boss, which is one of those bits i still need to do. but now i have all winter. lol by the way thanx for the advice... i decided to have some grilled chicken w/ veggies instead with a water.
I usually restrain from meaningless comments, but I could'nt help myself in this case. "Sweet Ride", i really dig it.
yeah, i am going to have roadrat eddie, here on the hamb do it. he is an awesome striper. i want them outlined in red to accent the engine. as for the decklid... thats for her name. "THE LITTER BOX" the story, simple... my buddy dave named it that when it was just a body under a tarp next to my shed. a feral cat took a liking to it and kept ****ping in it... so the name stuck. i'll ask eddie to do the letters in like a rat fink style lettering, black with white accent. i know what i want it too look like but i can't really draw. thanx again for all the kind words. i'm really glad i rediscovered this site, we have an awesome bunch of guys here on the Hamb with a whole lotta knowledge. i'm grateful to be a part of it. later Rob p.s. i guess crohn's makes you a little sappy too. lol
Congratulations! Good job on your car. It's a pain in the *** to get hit with a chronic disease.It really brings everything else into perspective. I also have an autoimmune disease. I try to make some forward progress each day and it really adds up. Hang in there. Alden
thanx guys, cadzooks it sounds cheesy but keep your head up, take one day at a time, and if all you can do that day is pet the dog and sit on the couch, then do just that. that has been my mentality thru all this. sorta like lighting one candle rather than cursing the darkness. i also decided to live each day as it was my last. i pray to God for health but if thats not in the picture then i ask Him to send me the ability to deal with it and he has. sorry to get a little off topic. i also asked Him to help me finish this car and he did, and i know alot of fun family memories are in the future with this car and my two boys. the only problem i am having still is the motor stumbles a little when i step on the gas. i just had the carbs rebuilt but its still doing it. oh well i guess i have all winter and the help of the hamb to figure it out. i'm just glad the hardest part is over.
figured i'd update anyone who may be interested... here it is, just waiting for roadrat eddy to pinstripe it the crew approves... anyone interested in buying the car before i put it on ebay? i gotta pay my medical bills. i'm asking 13,500.
**** man, you're not gonna sell it NOW are ya? After all the planning and building with what you had in mind for fun and "memories"? I know it isn't easy being faced with large medical bills but there are almost always orginizations that work with hospitals to help the people that really can't afford to or are not able to pay the bill. Hold out. You asked God for help before and he didn't let you down so don't be afraid to ask again.
yeah, i'm still alive, barely, been in and out of the hospital alot... these pics are from saturday... i finally finished the interior. did everything myself. as far as bringing it out this summer... i don't think i am welcome at any road devil show since my expulsion. its funny... it still burns my a-- that i was kicked out after everything i did for that guy and the club as a whole. it would have been nice to represent the club w/ this car... but my health and finances are kinda forcing me to sell the car so i guess i would have been out either way. anyways enough drama, thanx for all the positive feedback on the car everyone. Mad Fabricators played a major role in inspiring me to undertake this project and it means alot to me to get people's approval that i respect like evel and you mark.thanx again
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