Welding is done.

We are very close to having completing my portion of the work. Hoping to get the car done before Memorial Day, May 24.

Just Jump

Having second thoughts was not going to make this any easier. I decided when the day came, my dad and I would just make the cuts so there would not be any turning back. Using a black marker we made the estimate line cuts and went after it. We wanted to make sure we left enough metal so we didn't cut off too much. It was painful seeing the car in shambles again.

"Sometimes things have to get worse before they get better"

Pics better than words.. Surgery 1/4's

Back in the Saddle Again

I had a lot of fun driving the car this past year, but in the back of my mind I was always thinking about those darn fire scars on the back panels. With a couple pennies saved (a lot actually) I was able to purchase two FULL 1/4's for Rusty. I left the panels on the shelf until spring. That is when Rusty was scheduled for 'surgery' again.  And so it began..

Great evening

Love just hanging around my house and seeing the Big Bad Orange paint brighten the surrounding scenery. I'm fortunate to have the car. Even though it's not quite done, it's drivable and kicks some tail. YeeHaw

1st Car Show

Interior console

Loving the look of the interior. All lights, blinkers, brakes work ... Just need to hook up the drop down linkage cable and I'll be rolling.

New wires.. Distributor

Just switching plug wires. I bought some new plugs, MSD wires, and a new MSD distributor. Tomorrow gonna try to hook up lights and gauges. Then hopefully we'll hit the road!!

The little things

I have been driving the car around my neighborhood. I still don't have my blinkers, brake lights, and gauges up and running yet or I'd venture a lot farther away from home. I'm hoping I get the car over to my parents soon to finish the small things. Onward!!

Mopar Lloyd Mats

My Lloyd Mats came in today. Mopar logo with neon blue thread. Ordered through Summit and asked which blue was closest to Mopar blue. These look great. I went with a slate grey mat to offset all the black in the car. I got the set of four but only the front are embroidered. These are very nice quality. 157.00 for mats?! Well, I was gonna spend it on something, why not mats.

Plate Day

And now we wait for spring to roll out of the garage..

New Shifter Knob

I received a nice McPhail skull painted shifter knob for Christmas. I really liked it and since the B&M handle was a dulled and crispy from the fire I thought it would atleast brighten the car's inside a bit. My dad tapped it out and it fits like a glove. We're getting closer to those spring temps!!!

Patience

March is the month that will finally have The General rolling down the road. Can't wait for that Maiden Voyage to ANYWHERE!! I've been starting it through the cold season. Will need new plugs and will change oil before launch. Come on March!!!

Sleeping through the winter

It is wonderful have The General Lee in my garage. We trailered it to my place a few weeks back. I am taking a break on it right now, but I'll get back to it after the holidays. Santa called to ask if he could take my sleigh this year.. I told him I'd think about it. Merry Christmas!!

Introducing.. The General Lee

As I walked around the car looking at a General Lee in the garage that I know is mine, it dawned on me that the end of this project, and the end of this blog, is drawing closer. With just little things left to accomplish on the car, I feel I don't need to bore the world or the reader of this blog book with minor things. I have one more big thing to do that might come next weekend that I've been waiting for for almost 5 years. To be continued...

Today we got to play with stickers. The door, and General Lee script went on without a hitch. The rebel flag ended up with some wrinkles that will need to be shrunk. I can live with it since it is on top of the car and not the sides.

Putting the decals on we used the soap and water method. First we taped where the decals needed to be. Then just spray and squeegee.. Spray and squeegee.

Grill & Push Bar

Today's focus was getting the grill back on the car and the push bar mounted and secured.

When I went to the paint shop and seen the grill was out I was not too happy. Sure I understood that it might have been necessary, but I was just not looking forward to putting it back in. Needless to say we got it after only a few cuss words.

Next was the push bar. We had it already marked from when we tried it before, so we just had to out it back. I welded it into place on the frame and bolts will be in place there too.

Onward!!

Push Bar

Just prepping the push bar so it is ready when I pick the car up from getting the little touch ups fixed. Expecting a call by Wednesday.

Exterior chrome

I'm just putting all the exterior trim on the car. Once I get that on there I'll be taking the car back to get resprayed at the paint shop. Winter is closing in, but this weeks projects mid 70's!!

After a couple days

I've had a few days away from the car and (although it still irks me about the back panels) I am loving seeing the car orange. The Big Bad Orange paint is just great. My boys love it!

I'm putting the chrome back on the car. I can't put the grill back on because I'm taking the car back for another paint spray in a couple weeks. I'm mad that they took the grill out because they snapped a couple plastic connectors on it. I worked my butt off to get that grill looking good and painted things all nice... I found today that there is a lot of over spray and my efforts of painting around that grill was for nothing.

I am painting the drum breaks for a small accent behind the wheels ( hemi orange ). I'm waiting on the lug nuts to come in to put the Vectors back on the car.
Onward!!!!