Resurrection of my 66 primer king.

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RFR wrote:I dunno about your fee Greg. So far the only relationship advances are that she would never leave me. No promise to not make my life a living hell.

Well, I'm hearing that shops are starting to charge a $100 bucks an hour!!! Good reason to become your own mechanic. Figure therapy should cost about that much, but I like the ER... in and out, deal with the crisis, move on!

I'll give a Roadster owner discount... :smt003
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One crisis handled, although not in and out.

Broken motor mount bolt REMOVED!

With only a 16th inch of bolt showing, I got it out, without damaging the welded nut!

Lots of PB blaster, a propane torch and a dremel.

I cut a slot into the bolt so I could get a stubby flathead screwdriver in there, then jacked up the car, and hit the nut with fire. Got that thing nice and hot while a friend helped with breaking the bond.

About a half hour of pb blaster and wiggling the bolt back and forth, finally we were able to unscrew the broken bolt.

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You need to find a mechanic in need of a nice guitar :)

I traded my old Eko for home repair labor, and he worked like a dog. Miss the guitar, I can't play worth a damn but it was nice to look at. Hearing him just fooling around on it with a POS amp was nice, it was wasted having me own it.

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dbrick wrote:You need to find a mechanic in need of a nice guitar :)
Don't know of any, but...............I do know a guitar playing painter. :wink:

But wait........... I paint too.


Now body work................... Hmm, I need to find a guitar playing body man :roll:
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RFR wrote:
dbrick wrote:You need to find a mechanic in need of a nice guitar :)
Don't know of any, but...............I do know a guitar playing painter. :wink:

But wait........... I paint too.


Now body work................... Hmm, I need to find a guitar playing body man :roll:
Dude, if you can do what you do to make guitars, you can do great body work! You just need a little instruction and guidance.

Then again, I could never build a dog house my dog would go into... That's my experience with wood... Measure a thousand times and still manage to f it up!
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Greg thanks for your vote of confidence............

However, therein lies the problem, with my guitar building skills, which encompass all manner of mechanical skills, I could with proper guidance and study, do everything I would need to do to get a sweet car.

However............that is lots of hours of study, work and financial outlay for parts needed. As of right now I have 51 guitars in progress, half of which are orders and the other half sell-able spec instruments
At about 100 man-hours per guitar, that eats up a lot of time. 500 hours of body work = 5 guitars.
It may be more financially viable to not do everything myself

Also, since having been gone from the fold, I have become a married man and a father to a 20 month old. Hey at least she likes the Roadster. :lol:

In some ways getting back into this car makes me go "what did I get myself into". :roll:

I suppose, I'll do some stuff myself, but would have to subcontract some stuff out. We shall see. :D
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Very wise to know what you can and cannot do, either from a lack of current knowledge or the more efficient use of time. I could probably learn how to make something out of wood that actually resembles what it is, but would probably be better off doing what I do best and paying someone else to do what they do best unless i'm willing and wanting to take it on.

Congrats on the marriage and the little one!
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Figure it's time for some progress shots.

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I am just following a simple formula of clean, paint, repair or replace.
Yeah, I'm not done, and yeah, the block isn't the right blue, but I don't care. I like it.

Besides, it's a far cry from this.

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I'm nowhere near done, but it is a work in progress that is coming along.

Also, the motor turns over freely. :D

Gregs672000 wrote: Congrats on the marriage and the little one!
Thanks, Greg. :smt006
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I 'm kinda partial to that color myself :wink:
Great progress, keep up the good work!
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I like it too. This is actually a GM blue, there is a ford color that is closer to the Datsun, but I like the GM shade better.

Wow, you did your head and intake also! It took me a sec to figure out the "floating carb" special effect. :D

Btw, in honor of your excellent motor block color choices, I'll forgive the miata seat issue. :lol:
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HA! I like my seats, so forgiveness accepted.
This is also the "old" GM blue. I wiped out Two Advance Auto parts stores that had the high heat engine paint on clearance, this color only for CHEAP, like 50 or 80% off. I could probably paint it all again once or twice. I also did the Transmission :-)
I might be a bit obsessive....
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Hmm, now that I see you painted the transmission too,,,,,,,,,,,,,,well, I might have to ease up on my mazda seat endorsement a bit. 8)
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This is looking awesome! Keep it primerd. There is a very good friend of mine who has his 2002 on the outside as he found it and it's just so cool!
Keep up the great work.
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Thanks Dave.

A the rate I'm going, it will probably be primered just by default. I don't see a nice paint job in my near future. More like 2027 at this rate. :lol:
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Just so you all know, I haven't been a total slacker on my car. I have been doing some work. :lol:

Taking stuff apart, cleaning it, de-rusting screws, digging up parts, etc, etc.

I have most everything, and at this point just want to get it back on the road again. The body is pretty damn straight, with nothing more than I guess what you would classify as parking lot dings. I don't have the time nor patience right now to really go through a massive bodywork project, so I am just fixing the minor stuff and priming the car.

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And for Sid, yes, behind the grill will be black!
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