new job, new shell,and motivated as all hell

[The Ghoul]

Well I have been gone for quite a while. In that time my work screwed me over and I quit. Then I got a new job delivering parts for a local grass roots parts store. Great job, I love it. The boss is great, real laid back easy going and best of all has a 73 charger SE !
So all day I deliver parts and think about my charger (especially after I learned of the discount)!!
Soooo, needless to say I haven't gotten my first check yet and I already got a 4-speed hump and a new rocker panel!

Oh, and did I mention I GOT A NEW SHELL!!
And its clean like you wouldn't believe.
It is a small block, column auto, roll down rear ¼ window full vinyl top car.
I got the 4-speed hump tacked in already, and a big block inner fender.

The shell does have some issues. It looks like it rear ended some one at one time, so the inner fender and core support are a little bent. It rusted through in 2 of the corners of the trunk jamb, the lower rear quarter has a golf ball size rust hole in it, it looks like some one tried to jack it up by the rocker, and the rear quarter panels have a lot of dents and dings to em.

Man, I can't believe how rust free this thing is. The floors are very solid, and the rear bumper backing metal has NO rust on it. 

Here are some pics.

[The Ghoul]

more pics of the shell

[The Ghoul]

and here is my progress so far.
I am working 6 days a week 10 hours a day so I don't get too much time to work on it but I am happy with my pace so far.
I have tomorrow off to work on it, unfortunately I spent the last of my money on flap disks and ran out of mig wire tonight . Guess I will have to play around with powder coating till Monday, when I get paid.

[Silver R/T]

glad things are working out for you

[blackcharger]

glad you love your new job, it really sucks when you hate your work. 6 10s kinda sucks, but I work 21 turns. And that reallly messes things up at times.

[The Ghoul]

glad you love your new job, it really sucks when you hate your work. 6 10s kinda sucks, but I work 21 turns. And that reallly messes things up at times.

Yeah its rough, but the 20 hours of time and a half will be nice.

[ChargerBill]

Dang, you're moving along there. Your progress is motivating - if it weren't nearly midnight right now I'd be tempted to go out into the garage and start grinding away....

[greenpigs]

Cool, now you have two cars to drain your wallet.

I could use the energy I had at 24 again.

[The Ghoul]

Cool, now you have two cars to drain your wallet.

[color]

I have always had the impreza and the 70 charger. LOL
Nope the old shell, dash, and title have already been shipped out. Don't know / don't care what happens to em. All I know is I snagged the inner fender, and the rear ¼ window plug brackets before it went and made sure the title specified that it was a bare shell. 

P.S. Today delivering parts to a hot rod shop I saw up on the racks a MINT original 68 barracuda race car. It was just awesome. I love this job!

[The Ghoul]

funny how so much changes and so much stays the same.
I have yet another new job.
About 4 months old now.
I have been working 12 hour days 5 days a week and 6 hours on Saturday.
I am starting to get the subaru back together.
just finished the exterior



My GF adopted a puppy that is so ugly he is cute (Boston terrier)


I got a new niece


The bike didn't stay stock


and I still have yet to get any work done on the stinking charger!!!

I have however gotten allot better about organizing my time (seeing how as I have so little of it now)
so the decision was made,
this summer I am going to bust my ars to put the subaru back together, and once that is done, its on to the charger.
I would like to get the body work done by winter so I can start plugging away at the suspension.

[mikesbbody]

great to have you back! glad to hear you loving your new job best of luck with your charger.

[hemi68charger]

Keep at it.. Let us know how it all goes......   

Troy 

[Troy]

New body work smilies: 

Troy

[The70RT]

Sounds like you got it going on now.....good deal. I know delivering parts and bullshitting with all the customers who knows what else you might run on to.

[41husk]

great to see you back, and keep up the progress.

[timmy]

bostons are cool