Tuesday August 2 Cont

So after Frankentruck rolled over the Corvette, it was put back into the driveway.  Marc got it started, the brakes bled and took it around the block. 




However, it still doesn't have enough stopping power and the brakes will need to be bled again.

Tuesday August 2

The importance of having a good relationship and friendship with your neighbors is that it makes all the difference when you do this to their just purchased today car when your truck rolls down your driveway because your brakes still aren't working quite right:

Guess who will be doing body work on a Corvette next?

Monday August 1

There is still much tuning to be done, but it runs.

Tuesday July 26 - Sunday July 31

Yes, we have been busy, but it hasn't been really anything to photograph. Most of the work Marc has done this past week has been internal. While he's been doing that, I've been sanding.

Things that have been accomplished:
Radiator installed
Truck re-wired (For the most part. There is still a weird ground issue with the right rear turn signal.)
New hoses run for the radiator
Brake lines bled

Now he's just trying to get it running well while I sand.

Monday July 25

Today, we have primer on all of the large body parts of the truck. There are still some small interior panels that will need to be primed, but now the truck is really starting to take shape. It's amazing how fast this is really happening.  It's been just a few days over two months and the chassis has been swapped, the bed shortened, major body repairs completed, a newer 350 engine installed and the truck has it's first coat of primer.

But then again, this means it's time for sanding...

Sunday July 24

We were lucky Sunday afternoon. Storms started to roll in and cooled the temperature down enough to primer the front clip and grill.

We did get the passenger door mounted again, right as the rain started and finished before the winds and torrential rain hit.

Saturday July 23

We had a very brief window this morning before the weather scorched the rest of the day. Marc finished the initial primer coat on the hood and passenger door.