Hi Gareth. Good to see you back again mate. We've broken the website while you've been gone, but hope to have it sorted & back to normal...ish soon.
The lady's gorn orf with the 'orses again for the weekend -competing in ...Derbyshire I think, Maybe. So I'm holding the fort here till she gets back on Sunday.
Yup, good to have the beastie back home, (no, not Taz). Been plenty of times when we seriously thought we'd have to abandon this project, but we've sunk so much money into it & the guys at JC Restorations have put so much work in, that we just had to grit our teeth & slog on.
The doors will need a skim of filler, cos they had to take the outside skins off to repair the rust damage to the frames, & there's still a few small dips in the roof, (a brand new panel, but it turned up from the suppliers in the States looking like it'd been trampled by an elephant), but other than that, she's ready for prepping & painting.
Taz has already started a paintjob fund, but it'll be a while yet before we can afford it. In the meantime, we need to get some of the local Mopar guys round & formulate a plan of action. As far as I know, (she'll probably correct me when she gets back), the interior & the engine bay can be sprayed black. That'll mean we can spruce the motor & gearbox up & fit them, as well as the new steering & suspension components & new wheels & tyres then get the dashboard in, start on the wiring etc. Then the exterior paint can be done as soon as we can afford it.
Metallic gun metal grey with either matching wheels or black ones, with polished stainless trim rings. Maybe re-chromed bumpers, plus a revamped black leather interior.
Still a very long way to go, but at least it looks like a real car now.
