Sundays......

[RemCharger]

Don't need the customers hearing how long the personal car takes!!

 

[eldubb440]

Don't need the customers hearing how long the personal car takes!!

it doesn't matter; I give it away anyway

I did a lot of work to this car a long time ago; I expected it to somewhat go to Hell, but it didn't.

Back then, it was kinda rough for the time......now, it's a gem.......and I obviously left myself good at every angle

 

[eldubb440]

these pics are at least 20 years old....... the doors were pretty patched up; I decided to put skins on them back in 2014..... that's pretty much where it stopped........ those quarter skins are Year One 2002ish

 

[eldubb440]

had an R/T in the same time frame...... SS1 4sp car......sold it

 

[moparedtn]

Since Fred is also a '68 GTX, I've very much enjoyed following this thread and admiring your skills, sir.
As always with me, the stories that go along with a given car fascinate me.
I got a lot of pics (hundreds, in fact!) of Fred's transformation from a field car to a solid reclamation project
(albeit with an amateur doing the work) so I thought I might dig through those and, well...
Too much to interrupt your thread here, but the transformation in Fred's case was remarkable.
It strikes me this fella did all the work in his home garage too - and replaced all the pans, floors, lower quarters,
a lot of the same sort of stuff and did it within a year.

To me, what folks like you and Fred's previous owner can do is admirable. I'll just leave it at that.
Cheers to you!

 

[68BabyBlue]

Since Fred is also a '68 GTX, I've very much enjoyed following this thread and admiring your skills, sir.
As always with me, the stories that go along with a given car fascinate me.
I got a lot of pics (hundreds, in fact!) of Fred's transformation from a field car to a solid reclamation project
(albeit with an amateur doing the work) so I thought I might dig through those and, well...
Too much to interrupt your thread here, but the transformation in Fred's case was remarkable.
It strikes me this fella did all the work in his home garage too - and replaced all the pans, floors, lower quarters,
a lot of the same sort of stuff and did it within a year.

To me, what folks like you and Fred's previous owner can do is admirable. I'll just leave it at that.
Cheers to you!

People who have owned these cars appreciate what it takes to bring them back. Mine was done back when original panels were available, and even those had to be tweaked. Most of you know the story how I knew the car in its daily driver days, didn't know what to expect when I inspected it after not seeing it in nearly 50 years. The story was, after a year of hunting NOS parts, the original owner's wife had the car restored as a surprise Christmas present for her husband.

A little shop on the side of a local mountain did the bodywork. The welding was comparable to the work done by Eldubb, he's seen the car in person, and concurs. According to the original owner's son, the paint wasn't at the same level. That was cleaned up by the last owner. Mark is a rare phenomenon these days, in that he can both weld and paint. I've seen his work in person, and it would be hard, if not impossible to top. We are lucky to have an artist of that level with such a commitment to these cars.

 

[Fran Blacker]

Is the GTX going to get a bonus day since it's a holiday?

 

[eldubb440]

Is the GTX going to get a bonus day since it's a holiday?

I'm doing something nice for the wife first........ it's like a tax

tying my boots

 

[Pecos Bill]

Twas the night before Sunday
And all through the garage
Any surface rust that had developed
Would soon disappear in the next barage.

 

[eldubb440]

coffee is on.....

 

[71RRHI]

I was hoping the storm would pass so you could get out in the shop.

 

[MarPar]

I was hoping the storm would pass so you could get out in the shop.

Speakin of, sounds like HI is guna get hammered too. Hurricane Kira(?)

 

[moparwacko]

I was on the phone with the Dubb yesterday. I heard all kinds of cackling, booming, and possibly thunder. I don't know if it was the storm or Mrs. Dubb!
Anyhow, his tech support line is very good, only 15 minutes in the que. I still don't know why he asked for a credit report and a valid credit card. Maybe I should check to see if it was really him.

 

[71RRHI]

Speakin of, sounds like HI is guna get hammered too. Hurricane Kira(?)

We're keeping an eye on hurricane Kiko. Looks like it will pass north of us on Tuesday. I'm scheduled to be on the Big Island in Hilo Tuesday for work, but might reschedule, if it starts changing course.

 

[eldubb440]

got in a full day, not a marathon; but productive......

did a ton of sanding, glazed up my work from last week; nothing glamorous........ I'll be happy next time I walk out there

I'll get the back end sealed up; and I'll be shifting gears ...... sorta

 

[F4R/T]

Doing good ! The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step! Some times that first is a doozy.

 

[71RRHI]

Looks good, after your post in another thread I thought we see the Steelers/Jets game on in the background.

 

[eldubb440]

Looks good, after your post in another thread I thought we see the Steelers/Jets game on in the background.

had football on all day.....

 

[eldubb440]

I was on the phone with the Dubb yesterday. I heard all kinds of cackling, booming, and possibly thunder. I don't know if it was the storm or Mrs. Dubb!
Anyhow, his tech support line is very good, only 15 minutes in the que. I still don't know why he asked for a credit report and a valid credit card. Maybe I should check to see if it was really him.

I need one of those 1-900 numbers from the 90s

 

[Pecos Bill]

Twas the night before Sunday
And all through the garage
Any surface rust that had developed
Would soon disappear in the next barage.

The forum members were all glued to their computers and phones,
When soon, grinders, sanders and hammers would be making audible tones.
The coffee pot rumbled, and began to drip,
Inviting it's owner to come over for a sip.