Ummmmm.......

So the project has come to a grinding halt.

We are on orders to move to Germany after the new year. So the majority of the '65 convertible was taken in for scrap metal--not before the convertible parts were removed for our return to stateside project. All other large metallic pieces will be stored for three years until our return and an acceptable donor car is re-located.

This blog will resume when rebuilding resumes (or at least the hunt for the pieces needed begins).

No new news on the 'Stang

Dan has been busy playing handyman around the house lately. The oldest daughter tried to pull the towel rack out of the wall in the main bath upstairs so he had to replace part of the wall. Since he was replacing part of the wall, he decided he would not only paint that bathroom but the other two as well. They all look great! It's amazing how the same color in each bathroom can look so different with the different decorating themes.

the Welder's fashion

Yeah, these are a tadbit old (from the beginning of the month) but still fun. Dan came in to check the time or when the next meal was still decked out in his fashionable welding gear :)

Veteran's Day weekend

Dan had a long weekend and with Grandma H. here to entertain the girls, he was able to spend quite abit of time with his project car. Most of it was spent sand blasting to remove rust so that he could begin welding on the driver's side. He was able to get one key piece up, not without a lot of frustration due to generic cutting and other issues. I didn't get pictures--sorry.

Plasma Cutter

So Dan rented a plasma cutter and made lots of progress cutting out rusted metal parts that he will be replacing. I neglected to take pictures this weekend while he was working and then the silly machine stopped working. He returned it this morning and the button was worn out. When they get a replacement button installed, they will call him so that he can do some more work.

Meanwhile, he is going to do more of the prep work that he decided he probably should have done before getting the plasma cutter. Experience is a phenomenal teacher--especially on a project like this.

I personally would be quite intimidated by a project like this and be unable to move forward due to the intimidation factor. Dan has small episodes of feeling overwhelmed but then is able to break down the large tasks into manageable smaller tasks and get to work. I find that truly amazing.

1965 Coupe

Here are promised pictures of the 1965 Mustang Coupe, they aren't the best pictures, but I actually remembered while I was outside taking the pictures for the previous posts :)

in the GARAGE!?!?!

My mother would be so proud of Dan today, not only did he formulate an attack plan, he cleaned the garage enough to literally squeeze the convertible inside!!!



Dan says he needs a bigger garage. I guess for the time being he is stuck with what we have :)