Random thoughts from the moose cave.

I fired up the wood stove in the shop. it was getting nippy, headed for 42.

now I have the doors open to let it cool down.

I forgot how good it works...

but I love the smell and sound of the wood burning.

it's gonna be a verra good winter, I think.

havin' a coconut bliss frozen choco-bar while I plot my next move...

I gotta get my schedule shifted back toward normal a bit...

I'm not tired, but if I don't crash now, it's gonna be light outside.

my paint bench is all ready, shop is clean and organized, and my material is inside getting nice and warm.

tomorrow is gonna be a good day...

Love hearing that!

so far so good

egg zachary.

with a bonus.

mr vw has decided he can no longer try to fix the type 3 with it's existing harness.

I happen to have a virgin one. on my future trike squareback parts car.

and 1971 vw fuel injection wiring harnesses with a computer are mighty rare.

gonna go find a price while I warm up my dinner...

I'm behind.

but I keep finding areas that need just a little more attention before the epoxy primer goes on.

the sandblasting is all done.

and I vacuumed and swept and blew with the air gun, and vacuumed and swept and vacuumed again.

it will drop sand for the next year. part of the bargain...

gonna unseal and reseal the motor, and then start taping off all the stuff that doesn't get paint.

I'll prolly quit before shooting it tonight, tomorrow is to be even nicer as far as temps go.

and I will have a fresh head...

and a shower

(I'm verra sandy tonight)

I've been reading about soda blasting, ever tried it?

I have some soda that I use in really fine spots.

it's about 8 times more expensive than sand.

I'm using really really fine sand. special stuff from the concrete plant.

it is very gentle, but not $uper expensive...

I can't begin to express how glad I am to be past the paint and rust removal phase.

got my guns all clean and laid out, and the front half of the car washed with lacquer thinner. I'll still have to hit it again with the wax and grease remover before I start shooting.

it looks fabulous...

I think Ima have fun tomorrow night.

now I gotta hurry up and crash. busy morning tomorrow if I can swing it...

now you're doing trapeze?

no, but I can rig one if necessary.

have I mentioned that I hate mornings?

urf.

having my first cuppa...

got a phone call 10 minutes prior to the alarm going off.

and I needed that extra 10.

oh well...

gotta go slam a power steering pump on and get moving.

stinky just up and reached out and bit me on the mouse arm...

he wants to play.

and lil bubba won't play fight.

but I don't have the time. late again. still. always...

but I'm trying, dammit.

gotta scoot.

be safe kids...

done.

and washed up...

I should do this for a living.

now Ima run it over to the salvage and powwow about the disturbing and mysterious knocking sound...

I'm stranded over to mr vw's for a bit.

my horse got shot out from under me...

the bonneville has to have a motor. next week...

(he's buying it, and I get to put it in in his shop. with a lift)

so ol' bob dropped me here on his way home.

and D will come take me back to the ranch shortly...

after she gets off work.

so Ima have a cuppa and wait...

the disturbing knocking was a death rattle?

indubitably.

a main bearing is the best guess...

if it were a rod, I shoulda seen it in the oil when I changed it.

Ima pull the pan first just for giggles, but he has already purchased a motor.

(this is why I buy lotsa cars through him)

two days in the old salvage shop will be like a working vacation.

I enjoy my time there.

ol' bob don't have a lotta summers left.

but we're enjoying the days as they happen...

welp...

gonna put my painter's cap on and go finish what I started.

praying I don't get water in the air.

I needa fix the drain on my new compressor.

there isn't one...

OK.

shop is all swept out, dust is settling.

stove is rocking. gonna let it burn down to coals for now.

got my newspaper and masking tape.

gonna get all ready to squirt.

Itsa nice calm night. I think my little shop is gonna work just fine for small jobs like this...

(not gonna paint any buses or RV's)

and I'm taking lotsa pictures.

dunno if I will try to figure out how to post some here or not. my muse dint teach me that before she vanished...

but anyone interested can get a look at it if you wanna.* my client said I can do what I wish with the photos of my work.

off to crack the seal on some verra high dollar primer...





*or not

it's time to quit shooting pictures and start shooting paint.

it's all masked off, and my gun is dialed in...

letting the heat build up nicely before I go mix.

kinda feels like old times.

in my twenties I shot quite a lot of cars. usually about this time of night.

although I am considerable more sober than I remember being then.

mebbe a pain pill is the answer...