72 C20 "Old Mustard"

[Dean'smeanmachine]

good for you.

[sduckworth13]

Originally Posted by Mustard72

Scott, as much as I wish that were my kitchen, it's actually Swamp Rats. Looks really nice, Rat. Putting a down payment on some cherry cabinets this week, so things will start rolling on it pretty heavy, now, and I'll go back to watching everyone else make progress on their trucks.

Oh boy! I feel like I'm that small..lol. That is a nice kitchen. I think I just want hide now..lol.

Good luck on the kitchen remodel Nick.

[gdavis]

good luck man. I found a guy that will install my windshield Monday. He installs wind shields in classic here in Florida. I know he can do the job. Haven't seen any work being done, have you come to a halt? Just asking and God Bless

[Mustard72]

Not any work done on poor old Mustard in a while. I will be getting the rear end back in a week or so, but I don't know that it'll go in right away or not. Still need to get the mounting parts blasted and painted. Kitchen and summer stuff is taking up quite a bit of time.

[gdavis]

I understand about summer stuff, seems like summer is my businesses time of the year. Got my windshield installed and it staring to take shape again.

[Mustard72]

We'll, I've thought about Mustard quite a bit, but haven't done anything short of stacking a bunch of cabinets into the stall next to it in the garage. You can at least see Mustard in the background...

So, with the kitchen remodel in full swing, we're now poor as dirt but make up for that by having no extra time for Mustard. Kitchen is going pretty well, though!

[Mustard72]

I'm even rusty at posting updates. Here's the picture.

[swamp rat]

Looks like some nice cabinets! the kitchen will be done soon, don't give up on mustard.

[gdavis]

I see that summer projects are in order. but in the long run it will make the wife happy and old mustard will be back on track. I installed some new lights and a new steering wheel on old patches. good luck George

[Dean'smeanmachine]

mustards waiting patiently

[rgunlock]

Are you back to work on your truck lately? I think summer is done for summer projects

[gdavis]

Have you done any updates lately? George

[Mustard72]

No updates, Fellas. Summer projects are carrying over to winter projects. The garage pretty much looks like it did in the last picture, full of cabinets and Mustard. Thanks for checking in, though.

[Mustard72]

Hey!

Sitting around the ski lodge while the kids are skiing drinking way too much coffee and getting caught up on other folk's build threads. I'm here to report absolutely NO progress on Mustard!!!

Got something going wrong with the front end of the mighty Taurus Wagon (again), a stuck engaged starter and two dead batteries in Blue Bell, a kitchen half done, and stuff piling up on poor old Mustard. Fortunately, reading about other peoples truck project progress serves to motivate me to get the rest of the stuff done so I can get back at Mustard.

Or maybe its just that I've had too much coffee.....

[rgunlock]

mustard... Mustard... MUstard... MUStard... MUSTard... MUSTArd... MUSTARd... MUSTARD... Get to it!!!

[Dean'smeanmachine]

i can hear mustard saying GeT ER DoNE! GET eR dONe!

[Mustard72]

We'll see if I remember how to post apic from my phone correctly...

[Mustard72]

Aargh!!!!

[gdavis]

glad you got it figured out there old man of Christ.

[gdavis]

I see that you are hard at it again. I am glad to see some progress again. keep up the good work and one day you will be done, George

[gdavis]

You got a job there man. At least you welded braces in. George

[swamp rat]

Ok Nick how about a pact, i'll get started on my truck again if you do too.. Deal??

[Mustard72]

Give me a couple months to get this dang kitchen done and I'll take you up on the offer. Hoping to be "mechanically complete" with the kitchen by mid April.

Work has been very busy lately too. That, and the other crap we drive seems to always have issues making it through the winter. Busy at work is a good problem. Fixing daily drivers not so much.

[swamp rat]

Its all good, i hate winter months too.

[Mustard72]

Well, it's not a Mustard update, but we did manage to get my Dad's vintage 1973 Simplicity Yeoman yard tractor running over the weekend. He got it from a neighbor who was moving. Her deceased husband had been working on it a bit, but it had sat outside next to their garage for several years. Pop's been working on it all winter, particularly the frame and mower deck (it's gonna be his lawn mower this summer). We were going to haul it to a small engine place on Saturday, but the place was closed, so we started messing with the engine and got it to pop off after about 3.8 seconds of cranking. Pretty awesome! Pop was pretty excited, and so were my brother and I. Now all he has to do is get the mower deck done before the grass grows. Obviously from the picture, he doesn't need to worry about that for a while.

Second picture is a '91 Blazer I'm thinking of trading Blue Bell (the '87 diesel K20) for. The diesel has had some troubles this winter with the starter sticking engaged while cranking and running the battery all the way down and just the cold weather in general. Plus, it doesn't haul 4, so doesn't make a good backup vehicle for the family. I don't haul enough any more to make the diesel an advantage. Getting rid of it would put all the hauling duties back on Mustard (and a little utility trailer behind one of the other cars), so I better get back to getting Mustard done.

Actually, I better get back to the kitchen. There's some less than perfect mud that needs to be finished up and painted.