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Old 01-07-2017, 09:25 PM
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Alrighty!!!! Moving right along!!!!! All I need to do is get the driver's door glass installed and I'll be all finished with doors! The day didn't start out very good. I showed up and there were puddles under the car from the rear, transmission, engine, and raditor. Funny thing? No fluid in the car yet and Bob at Glen Ray still has my radiator![img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img] Meh...no matter! Must not be an omen to how the day is going to go. So let's see...quarter glass installed..adjusted.....rolls up, rolls down. Man, I'm cruising!!!! What could go wrong? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img] Nothing! That's what! I laugh at your deadlines!!!! Take THAT peer pressure, tic-toc of the clock, and Mikey with his constant badgering of when the Bee is going to get done!! Let me just take this here door glass, original to the car, and slip a new, overly tight, front felt channel on the, did I mention, ORIGINAL excellent condition door glass? Let's see...a little here...and whoa...a little tight. That's usually a good thing (oh!)......do-dee- dooo.....(push) (grunt)....huh....tighter than I thought....let me move this here....a little silicone spray.....{mmmmppph}...cripes! What the........{hhhuuuuuuummmmppppppppffffffff} there she goooe {SLIP........ BANG!!!!!!!!!!!}[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/cry.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/cry.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/cry.gif[/img] And as the last 1/4&quot; size piece of cubbed glass drops from my hands with one hand holding the rear chrome strip and the other holding the vent frame...I'm left with this [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/thumbsdown.gif[/img]

....now I need to sweep up 12,000 pieces. Maybe 13,000.....I lost count. Well that's just great......Why do I even bother restoring cars? What's the point of all this??? UGH!!!!!! I got a car leaking fluid that has none in it....I found three tools the other day that I swore were lost forever and they were on the workbench right in front of my face...one stacked on top of another......and now it seems an air line has busted in the shop since all I hear is {SSSSSHSSSSHSHSHSHSSHSHSHSHSHSHHHHHHHHHHH} from the other side of the room![img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/mad.gif[/img] Time to regroup. 2017 has not gone very well so far. Stay tuned!!! More to come this week!
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Old 01-07-2017, 09:37 PM
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And it's this week again [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] Shifter installed and I'm working on the console next. Dash parts are ordered as are bumpers, and a bunch of other parts I need. There's not much left, but there's a bunch left. It's like the old Grandfather kanun..kun....that thing where you go back in time and knock-off your grandpop, but how can you do that since if you did that you were never back from....i before e......ah, crap, I don't know. I just know the road is getting shorter since the shelves of parts I have is dwindling!!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]




Original console parts....check out the part number, date, and application! Super Bees are B-Bodies, so you can see how these parts interchange.

Step one...take this home like I did the heater core and wash it with Pinesol in the spare bedroom tub. I better do that soon since we're having guests over![img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]

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Old 01-07-2017, 10:14 PM
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....now I need to sweep up 12,000 pieces. Maybe 13,000.....I lost count. Well that's just great......Why do I even bother restoring cars? What's the point of all this??? UGH!!!!!! I got a car leaking fluid that has none in it....I found three tools the other day that I swore were lost forever and they were on the workbench right in front of my face...one stacked on top of another......and now it seems an air line has busted in the shop since all I hear is {SSSSSHSSSSHSHSHSHSSHSHSHSHSHSHHHHHHHHHHH} from the other side of the room!mad Time to regroup. 2017 has not gone very well so far. Stay tuned!!! More to come this week!

This is why we put destruct systems on missiles ... hang in there -- just look at what you've already accomplished. TAZ [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]
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Old 01-08-2017, 01:50 AM
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Your doing an amazing job!,,,,
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Old 01-08-2017, 02:22 AM
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Looking good Dave, [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img] the glass thing SUX bad. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img]

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Old 01-08-2017, 03:17 PM
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Looking great Dave. Bummer about the glass. Keep up the awesome work. I love thinking about the fact that you set up a camera and pose for all the pictures. Thanks for taking all the time to make all the entertaining write ups taking the pictures. I hope I get to be a passenger on one of your flights someday. I bet the announcements are hilarious.


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As the old saying goes.. &quot;You have to crack a few eggs to make a cake..&quot; Well maybe you can bake a cake... Well wait.. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img] Mmmmmm caaaaakkkkeeeee.. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/drool.gif[/img] Ok where was I..?.. Sorry.. Ahheemmm.. Maybe you have to bust some glass to make a Super Bee badass...??.. Ah well.. I tried..[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] At least I rhymed!! Stuff happens.. Cars gonna be amazing regardless.. Keep it up homie!!
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Old 01-09-2017, 08:53 PM
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Thanks Guys! Jason, I just figured I'd post some restoration woes, since despite the appearance I give that everything is going along swimmingly [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] , it's really not. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/thumbsdown.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img] The ultimate plan here with this post is to proceed to the Haufbrau House next year and regail everyone with my vast stories and take pre-orders for my book: &quot;The Beater Bee: How NOT to restore the American Muscle Car&quot; [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] And I've tried that passenger announcement thing once....ask Woj...it might have been when we flew together that I used my words over a PA. What happened as a result of that? Our airline shut down, the remnants were bought up by another, and we didn't see each other again until 13yrs later! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img]

But the real question here is.....how the HECK did Darrell get those fancy-schmancy emojis in his post!?!?!?! Me no see them anywhere!!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: A12pilot</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
But the real question here is.....how the HECK did Darrell get those fancy-schmancy emojis in his post!?!?!?! Me no see them anywhere!!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

Cheers [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img] </div></div>



This one is just coincidence..



I actually pull them from other forums and drop them in as images.. Sometimes you need that one that helps get the point across... Purely an example..

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OK....guests have left, so I was able to sneak the console into the spare bathroom and scrub it down and get rid of the remaining 1969 funk that was left on it. It really cleaned up nice, and after a very light coat of semi-flat laquer interior paint, it seems like I'm spot on with the finish. Best part? After the Pinesol (trademark) wash, my car will smell lemony fresh for a long time!!![img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] The remaining original parts will head off to the platers tomorrow.

With towels in place and the suspension hung at it's most hunged travel (hunged travel?[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img][img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]) I was able to easily slip the mufflers and tail pipes up and over the Dana with no problems. I was really proud of myself for only scratching five things instead of the planned ten! Nothing is clamped down yet, just loosely fit for now. New correct tips, Q-Clamps, and hangers are enroute along with new glass (date coded), bumpers, console pieces, dash parts, stickers, tags, and various other things that apprarently I didn't know how expensive they were until I logged onto to Citicards (another trademark) and viewed my statement. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/thumbsdown.gif[/img]

Temps are up, so next week is the vinyl top and headliner installation! You'll want to stay tuned for that one! You won't want to miss me gluing my forehead to the roof and see such classic comments as, &quot;Wait :15 minutes before applying? PPffflpp....that's just a recommendation!&quot;, and &quot;Uh oh....that's not good...&quot; as I'm trying to remove glue from my neighbor that I just sprayed directly in the face! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/thumbsdown.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img]

You'll laugh....you'll cr....well, you get the picture. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/whistle.gif[/img]

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