A Moody Color Day

Jimmie's car was picked up today, off to Colorado to Zipper's shop. Room left on the transporter for Jimmie's single cab and double cab VW trucks. Hey Jimmie, you need to move to Oregon;-) No way, way too cold, UGH!

Keep in touch and keep up the bloggen...

Gregg

Day 9

Kevin the engine builder dropped off the type 4, 145 hp, 1911 cc engine. Custom tin and motor mount, very nice work. Fabbed up 911 muffler, cool.

Jimmie and I had dinner with Gary and Linda Emory, with their daughter Rena waiting on us.

Wonderful dinner great time.

Gregg

Day Eight

Took some time off, Jimmie went home and came back a month later to finish up what he can before the car is trailered to Colorado to see Zipper. Worked on squeezing in the wiring harness and picked up a few more goodies at Gary's. Boxing everything up for the move and completion in Colorado. Tomorrow, will pick up brakes and front S bumper from the painter. kevin is finishing up the 1911 cc type 4 that will go into the car for now and a bigger engine to be built later. Current engine will have 145 HP.

Gregg

Day Seven

Well, today will be Jimmie last day in the NW until middle of Febuary to finish up on this car, then drive cross country.

We worked on the front suspension and many mishaps, ugh! what a long day but were able to get a lot done. We needed to heat the hubs up in the oven to remove the old bearing ring. And check out those custom made strut towers, very cool.

Jimmie is glad to leave for a while, the rain is starting to get to him, The Moss Man;-)

Thanks again Gary Emory and thanks for the gift.

More later.

Gregg

Day Six

We are a bit behind, spending many hours at Parts Obsolete looking for all the right hardware. Today Jimmie and I had "All Access Passes" at Emory Motor Sports, very cool. Special thanks to Gary, Rod, Sean, and Don. Jimmie hard at work from sun up to well beyond sunset. Check out the vented rear brakes with SC brakes and adjustable spring plate. Check out the thickness of that rear torsion bar, Damn!

Tomorrow, more of the same;-)

Gregg

Day Five

Cleaning parts and sending brakes off to Goldline for rebuilding. Finishing up some areas in need before front suspension and gas tank. Putting new turbo tie rod end on as well.

Gregg

Day Four

The car color was very moody today;-)

Jimmie was cleaning and organizing all his parts today, making good time on the wire wheel. He had the bearings pressed in and I help hammer a few thing but Jimmie is really moving on this car and no short cuts on parts and how everything will look once back on the car, top shelf all the way. Thanks to Gary Emory for his help finding great hard to find items for the car, and uses of the press. Don Marks has built up from .031 bodies two beautiful distributors for both of Jimmies engines. Don is currently working on Jimmies Carbs for both engines.

Gregg

Day Three

Working on the banana arms, pressing in the bearings and picking up the last of parts needed.

Gregg

Day Two

We got the car to my house today in the pouring rain, UGH! Oregon! Got most of the new parts organized and starting on some undercoating touch ups. Jimmie is going with a cool painted dash. Had to put the new gauges in to see how it would look. Also had to see how the color would play with the Minilites. Bitchin!

Gregg

Out of the paint booth

And on it's way to Gregg's house to start the assembly.