Topic: This is Ruby AKA "The Project"

[y88rick]

no beer in mine, i dont drink alone. I dont work when i drink so no garage at that time unless we walk out there to show it.

dave you get a heater for your garage yet? of did it finally warm up down there for you. haha i seen it was warmer here than in florida the other day.

[Nexus]

I'm more of a summer beer drinker and not really a huge drinker to begin with. A case will last me months

[Nexus]

Well Iknow I said I probaby wouldn't have much to post in the next while because of the cold weather!!

Guess what?

It has been hovering around the freezing mark for about 4 days now so I took advantage of the really warm weather and went out to my dad's to retrieve the parts I need for the Project.

Did i take pictures you ask?

well I forgot the camera!!  So, no biggy, I will ask my parents to use theirs. Spent the first hour trying to get a digital camera to work. No such luck. I tossed that idea out the window and went to the back yard to get what I needed cut off the car.

When i get the parts home, I will take a picture of it. You guys/girls will cringe when yoyu see how I cut it.

Now keep piece of mind knowing that nothing salvageable was destoyed or cut. Most normal people would hauled that thing to wreakers by now but I see lots of good parts on her still.

A saws all is a great invention and came in quite handy for todays job

[4SPEED]

I'm the same way.  that's why I still have that 77 parts car still. I no as soon as I get rid of it, I'm going to need something from it.

[Nexus]

Exactly!!!!!

[transam dave]

That is all the case with me.

[y88rick]

i have found that with the 79 i was so eager to chop up and get out of here. there were alot of items i could have used. whoops.

[Nexus]

lol...no worries of that here. You'll have tp pry the rusted heap outta my fingers. I'm too cheap yo get rid of it...might be something good on it

[transam dave]

lol...no worries of that here. You'll have tp pry the rusted heap outta my fingers. I'm too cheap yo get rid of it...might be something good on it

  THER is allways items that you/or someone you know will need.thats why i have alot of parts,im a firm beleiver in waste not.

[Nexus]

Ok well my dad finally droped of the donar section I cut off and need

I tacked the roof back on for kicks and giggles







And this is really what I have been needing to continue with the firewall and floor restoration



I have since trimmed the rust off the bootom of the panel and I now have a good section to graft back into The Project

The cold draft coming in under the garage door froze my toes so that's when I came back in the house

[4SPEED]

so are you going to use the peice with you vin# on it

[Nexus]

I was debating about that

Whether or not to transfer my vin over. I don't know yet

[y88rick]

i would otherwise one day someone may accuse you of tampering. i'd picture document it for your own records.

[Nexus]

I was actually thinking of that after Doug mentioned it and I figured that I've gone through this much trouble why not get it done for all the time it actually takes

[Nexus]

So I did some number conversions while sitting here and I thought the Southern boarder market would be interested to know that my car only has roughly 66,000 miles on it

I also got a propane stove from my dads that I plan to heat the garage with...I can also cook someting at the same time


Question:

What paint should I use to paint the bare metal on the firewall before I spot weld the new piece over it. The seam down the passanger side where firewall overlaps