You drive that more than I drive my Durango!!
Where did you and your car go today
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I don't post every time I go out, I go out a lot! The wife and I were going to the cemetery today with Cora. It's raining, first good rain in a long while, we're staying home and watching it rain. I may play with the 71 front-end wall art I've been working on. Simplicity went out the window on this one. A lot of rough cuts and a ton of shaping by hand.
First trip to the gas station! Car is not done yet but want to drive it before weather turns bad, so put the old buckets in it and covered them with towels. This was all dog approved.
First anything in our cars is a good time!! Nice ride and love your whatever it takes attitude!!
I did the same once, but was sitting on a milk crate. LOL
Haha yep I learned to at least put in a seat after a sitting on a bucket incident
Ulli, it’s looking absolutely great! I’m looking forward to the next phase. You are truly a craftsman.
A milk crate is better than a bucket. An old seat does work best.
It can be yours, as my downsizing plan continues. It's available!
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I ripped my GTX up and down the street on a milk crate......with no doors, fenders, or hood....... good times!
We do whatever hits us at that moment, it's like a drug. I do know you can't mash over 500 HP to the floor on a milk crate, unless God is your co-pilot!
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If I had the room, I'd buy it just to play with it. I used to live for doing vans!! That van is perfect for what I'd do to it.
I wish I could keep them all,but I realize it's time to start letting them go to people who will do something with them.
I'm about done with the grill, 3 hours so far. I'll put the stainless steel screening in last. Everything get a coat of brown paint, first coat, in case I decide to go with that rusty patina look, the tailgate was done the same way. A light sanding with 320 in spots and the whole look changes. I'm painting the brown today. I'm finishing the wood for fun, not a piece of furniture. The tailgate wasn't done to perfection, it's supposed to be fun, old, playful. If it was supposed to be furniture, I wouldn't have used Bondo and would clear coat it, no paint, and I'd have 8 hour in it. My sensei told me once, grasshopper, you will never be a true furniture maker if you don't master the art of sanding, wax on, wax off. LOL. I absolutely hated sanding!! I've sanded furniture for a whole 8 hour shift, day after day and ended up with tennis and golf elbow. So much dust from Cherrywood, that my nose would drip light red instead of clear. He would come by and ask if I was polishing it or sanding it, joking, but not really. He was almost perfect, and wanted more than that for me. The stories are endless, anyway, here we go. I'll look at it after I paint it and see if I want to fix any imperfections.
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I gave most everything in my shop away. I'm using the first jigsaw I bought from Sears with our wedding gift money, it's not even a Craftsmen. I gave away two that cost to much for any fool to just give away, I don't sell, I find someone deserving, it's more fun that way.
It's a little different with all the stuff you have and all of it, well sought after. There's only so much time left in this world and having enough for two life times doesn't work for one lifetime.
That's a lot better, now, add a backrest and we're ready!!
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That's a fact! You don't realize how much stuff you accumulate over the years!
From what I've been told and from what you have shown us, you're sitting on a few bucks there. You've done well over the years and for you, the rewards are about to pay off!!
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