hemigeno's Daytona restoration - a few more tweaks... again!

[Charger-Bodie]

Sorry to hear about the loss of your Father-in-law Geno. The good thing about cars is that they are very patient,when you are ready The Daytona will be too. Take good care or your family and yourself.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

My condolences Geno

[mikepmcs]

Sorry for your loss Geno.

[UFO]

Sorry to hear about your father in law.

[69_500]

Sorry to hear the news Gene. Hope the rest of the family is doing well, and that you guys continue to lean on God for wisdom and comfort.

[gtx6970]

Gene,
My condolences to your wife and family, we lost my father in law last spring. And your right, it will and should change anyones perspective on life and just how precious life really is. It isnt easy at 1st, just tell her to cherish the memories good and bad and it does get easier with time.

Bill Allphin

[moparstuart]

very sorry to hear

[xs29j8Bullitt]

Sorry to hear of the loss of your father-in-law...

[WINGR]

Hey Geno, very sorry to hear of your loss. God Bless you and your family in this difficult time. Please take care.

Steve

[Davtona]

Gene, Very sorry to hear of your familys loss.

Dave

[maxwellwedge]

Gene - Sorry to hear about your loss. Been dealing with the same thing here as well. Stay strong for your wife and the family.

[nascarxx29]

Sorry to hear of your loss

[hemigeno]

Man, thank you all for your well-wishes.  It means a lot to me...  It's awesome to know there are such great friends on here, and my wife and I are definitely focusing our attention on the right things - God and family.  We're not the only ones to have lost a parent of course, and 3-1/2 years ago (coincidentally enough, right before this Daytona's restoration started) we lost my mom.  It's just another reminder about the brevity of life and what's really important.

Thanks again,

Gene & Beth

[Mopar John]

Geno & Beth,
Sorry to hear about your loss!! It's never easy but the UNEXPECTED is worse!
John Borzych

[hemibee]

Geno, I am very sorry to here about your father in law, there will be plenty of time to talk cars after some heeling time. take care.    Rich

[41husk]

Geno, sorry to here of your loss.  My families prayers are with you.

[PocketThunder]

Sorry about the father in law.   

[moparchris]

My condolence's to you and your familiy.  Take care of the important things in life and the car will be there waiting for you when you are ready.

[70Sbird]

Geno,
I just catching up, sorry to hear of your loss
Prayers sent!

[hemigeno]

Thanks again for the kind comments and well-wishes for my wife/family and I.  She's handling things quite well I must say, although I know firsthand that losses like this never totally fade away.  We're slowly getting back to the "new normal".

A little while ago I missed a day of work and made a quick trip up to Michigan, mostly to deliver a few things.  Not much had changed since the last round of pictures, so I actually only took two pics of the car - one of which was an engine shot so Jim/maxwellwedge could see we've corrected the kickdown linkage callout on the valve cover.   

Just a couple days later, some cool parts finally showed up at Vance's shop which will allow him to button up the back end of the car.  We're still waiting on a few more major items so it's not like the car can be wrapped up just yet.  Hopefully some tangible progress will be made soon though.

On Friday the 16th, I took nearly two complete sets of glass to ECS Automotive's shop (Dave Walden) in Ellisville, MO - only missing one door glass and the windshields from having two of everything.   Dave is a fantastic guy, and using the term "passionate" to describe Dave is like using the adjective "wet" to describe the ocean.  He's the ultimate automotive fanatic, and is really going to help out with some things.  Among other things, his guys are going to very carefully and uniformly polish the glass to remove the hazing and scratching from the pieces, with the goal being to remove as many of the scratches - even the deeper ones - as possible without causing any distortion or waviness.  By bringing two sets (especially two back glass pieces) we can feel a little more comfortable pushing the envelope, as I suggested that we try to repair the worst of the two back windows "just in case" it doesn't work out like we hope.  In that event I would have the better of the two to just polish up normally and then reinstall.  Dave and I are still discussing the possibility of repairing the package tray where the corner was broken during a test-fitting session.  That would include repairing the texture of the pressboard where it had been scratched up a little.  I already have a Legendary repro tray sitting on the shelf to use if we cannot repair the original, but I'd rather stick with OEM wherever possible.  I also talked with Dave about a few other items/products he's developed from his other projects which will hopefully make this particular project even better than it already is.  More on that subject later...

[maxwellwedge]

A little while ago I missed a day of work and made a quick trip up to Michigan, mostly to deliver a few things.  Not much had changed since the last round of pictures, so I actually only took two pics of the car - one of which was an engine shot so Jim/maxwellwedge could see we've corrected the kickdown linkage callout on the valve cover.   

Olga would be proud!     Looks good!

[hemi68charger]

What an awesome sight.......   

[Al]

Soooo beautiful 

[abebummy26]

Looking great Gene. Glad to see progress is still being made on your car looks a ton better than the first time I saw it. No more Flintstones floorboards. 

[hemigeno]

Hi Lincoln, hope you and your Dad are doing OK these days!

The car does look a lot better than when you first saw it for sure.  After things get wrapped up you ought to stop by the shop for another visit. 



Thanks for the comments, everyone.