The thread is called "rust therapy" because that's what my wife calls it when I disappear into the shop. We've had a tough run of it this year medically for both her dad and mine. The time spent getting my hands dirty is cathartic for me.
Happy Birthday to my pops yesterday. We didn't think he'd make it this far and we're sure glad to have him with us still.
NOTE: These are posts from more than a year ago... just getting you caught up
Got the brakes working enough to drag over to my shop safely. Gonna spend a couple bucks at the car wash on the way, and then get it into the shop. Can't wait to get it out of my head and start WRENCHIN!
I got the truck into the shop last week. Yesterday I had a couple of hours of down time, so I began the strip down process.
Here's a few shots I took while I was working.
Hood off:
Front Fenders & Supports off:
A front view:
My helper, tool fetcher, and conversation partner, Elise, making vroom vroom noises!
Got the rochester off and the water pump before it was time to quit.
