Restore @ MindSay

My iPod was being a bastard and wouldn't sync, so I killed the bitch and restored it to default. So here goes a long night of re-syncing everything T.T;;

The long awaited "new"car photos ..... my "new" car is now a "new" truck?  He has a plan ..... I'm hoping it's a good one .... !  Believing the goal here is to have a vehicle all the dogs can ride in .....











There she is  in all of her chopped glory ..... link in previous post of what car looked like before the chop.

He's in making templets right now for the new metal work ...... this should be fun .... !

Have a great evening all ....

Peace.  J.

I was my intention to come in and update you all on my "new" car.  Dave spent about 45 minutes taking pictures and deleting pictures and re-taking pictures so that I could post them.

I proceeded to come in and lose them ..... somewhere ..... somewhere in my computer ..... never, never to be found again.  I have looked everywhere and they just dissapeared.  I'm a bit confused .... but nothing new there.

So now I am recharging the battery and will hopefully get some more pictures today.

http://iliketiedye.mindsay.com/my_new_car.mws

Another link for those who may have missed the first exciting installment of this chronicle in the works.

Something I did manage to save is very strange though (this may be why I lost the pictures .... was totally wierded out by this) .... my camera also has audio recording capabilities and somehow or another Dave always manages to record an audio bite here and there when he is taking photos.  I will usually listen to them and have never really heard anything except Dave talking to himself now and then or talking to me.  This time was different ..... he has a tv in his shop and I could hear that in the background.  He mumbles something and then a voice ..... not mine .... says something which I have not been able to figure out yet.  And he mumbles again almost over this ..... it is most obviously not him.  Wish I knew how to post audio cause I love to share this.  It's wierd.  Anyway .....

Weekend was uneventful.  Our big storm never really hit.  About and inch of snow this morning and for the most part it is gone now.  Supposed to get something tonight .... we will see.  It does not hurt my feelings if the snow stays north of us.  For that matter it doesn't hurt my feelings if it stays south of us.  As long as it stays away.

Well .... hopefully I'll be back with updated photos ..... cause you aren't gonna believe what he's done now.  I couldn't but think it's gonna be good ..... ***crossing fingers***

Have done a bit more shopping .... almost can call it done ..... overwith ....

Peace.  J.

well, OK .... not so new. 

Dave has been looking for one of these cars for awhile now.  In fact he was looking for this car when he found the little MG Midget he restored last winter.  When we headed up to Medford a couple weeks ago he abruptly slammed on the brakes in the truck, whipped a "U" and started up a very unfamiliar driveway.  He had caught a glimpse of something he thought might be "the" car.  He tends to do this kind of thing alot and I really really hate it.  Anyway ... he drives up to an old trailer surrounded by alot of older vehicles - and I do mean alot.  An older gentleman comes out and Dave jumps out of truck and starts excitedly asking about the car in the bushes you can see from the road.  Yes, by golly, it is ..... it is "the" car ... the one he has been looking for forever ... right in our own backyard!  It is a 1967 MG 1100.  I try really hard to get excited ... especially since he's telling me I now have my winter driver.  It won't be this winter .... I promise you.  This little car needs some loving .... serious loving.  It is a cutie ... just have to use your imagination a bit ..... !



Front view .... remember .... imagination !!!!!



Side view ... like you don't know what your looking at .... In the back ground is this car's sister ... an Austin America.  We had gotten this car from Dave's son awhile back ... but it just wasn't the MG 1100.  They are almost identical and parts are interchangeable.  Hopefully this will save us a bit of $$$$.



Ass end ....  Dave wants to get English plates for it when it's done .... we will see ...



There is no driver's seat ... hummmmm ... nice interior huh?



Think I need a new roof liner ... how bout you?

I am very thankful that Dave is the master car restorer that he is.  I will post progress pictures as we go along.  I myself am having a hard time but know in the end I'll love the dumb thing.  It cost us $100.00.  Hopefully when it's done it will be worth $6,000 - $8,000.  And I'll have my winter driver. 

Thanks honey ..... I think!

Peace.    J.