Build Thread '83 T-top Coupe - Welding Holes in My Rear

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Oh yeah Nick, those were the best times ever for me. All the way to about eleven years old. Kids are easily the best thing ever.

Both my girls, when they hit their teenage years were (and still is in the case of my youngest) very challenging.

Bright side, my older girl, who is now 28 seems to just enjoy me when we're together. She's a sweetheart that must have been a pod person from about 14-17 years old:eek:

Hold on to those moments and keep them deep inside you. Then when the teen freak sht happens, remember them over and over again. They become precious again once they get past the dipsht years.

I'm not terribly far to getting seriously back on Roby. Still though, about two months, it feels like forever at times. New floorpans, SFCs, ladder bracing, torque box reinforcements, eb smoothing are all coming soon. Which means, I guess, I'll have to bring it home.:rock:

I know it will seem insincere coming from me inasmuch as we have been spending so much money on a new house, but let me tell you that one day very soon,...reality will rear it's head for me....

And that new house PAYMENT will be due. Right along with the increased electrical bill that will go right with it.

And I'll be right there with ya Dave....waiting on my next paycheck before I can buy or do jack.

I'm assuming the light at the end of the two month long tunnel is the completion of the USS Impala then?

(You like that?....all it took to infer that the car was as long as a boat was to put a U in front of it's side badge...SteamShip instead of SuperSport.....clever no?)
 
I feel ya Dave. I ran tight on money and free time to finish the 347 assembly and install. Its wrapped up hanging out in the garage. On the plus side, my three month old daughter is currently sleeping on me while sucking her thumb. I was a thumb sucker, so I cant hate. And yes, I know it will take $10K later in life to fix her F'ed up teeth, but shes too damn cute to care about that right now.

Pacifier FTW.
 
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I know it will seem insincere coming from me inasmuch as we have been spending so much money on a new house, but let me tell you that one day very soon,...reality will rear it's head for me....

And that new house PAYMENT will be due. Right along with the increased electrical bill that will go right with it.

And I'll be right there with ya Dave....waiting on my next paycheck before I can buy or do jack.

I'm assuming the light at the end of the two month long tunnel is the completion of the USS Impala then?

(You like that?....all it took to infer that the car was as long as a boat was to put a U in front of it's side badge...SteamShip instead of SuperSport.....clever no?)
Actually, I hadn't thought about, but you're right. The car will be done about that time.

What happens in about two months is I get my vacation pay for last year. My employer pays it all at once. I have to get new tires for my truck and a couple other little things, then I get my parts.
 
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That car is friggin cool. It just pains me so much that they didnt remove the SN body line from the sides of the front bumper though. You did all that work, and left a line that doesnt flow at all on the car!
The few cars (yours included) I've seen with this bumper mod. I completely agree with you. Yours looks great with the line gone and most of the others would look good without it....But on this particular car,I like that line being there-it looks like it lines up with the bottom of the door/side skirt. I kinda like it .
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Forgive the crappy screenshots from the video-:D
 
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I agree with Nick,....the line goes nowhere...detracts from the cool factor that bumper gives off.
I agree w/ Dave,.... the big Giant blocked off pieces of aluminum plate on the dash makes it look too "race car"..
I also agree w/ Dave,....it's his,...It's what he wanted. It's altered to his tastes and if that's what he wants,...good for him.

That means I do not agree at all w/ you Chris......

Not one,......little,.......bit....

And why did the camera bounce every step he took,....it had to be mounted to him..
 
I agree with Nick,....the line goes nowhere...detracts from the cool factor that bumper gives off.
I agree w/ Dave,.... the big Giant blocked off pieces of aluminum plate on the dash makes it look too "race car"..
I also agree w/ Dave,....it's his,...It's what he wanted. It's altered to his tastes and if that's what he wants,...good for him.

That means I do not agree at all w/ you Chris......

Not one,......little,.......bit....

And why did the camera bounce every step he took,....it had to be mounted to him..

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Well sht.

I got a letter from the revenue department of the great state of Oklahoma yesterday.....:nonono::nonono::nonono:

It appears that, with the excellent assistance of my wife, that I owe them a medium some of money. Who knew? Apparently not this guy.

You may have read the other thread, and of the untimely death of Doby.

In Roby's thread, you'll hear about the boot scootin' boogie.

Since the miracle money of vacation pay will be going to our honest politicians in Oklahoma City, I now won't have enough to buy all of the things the little blue bastard will need right away.

So, what will I do? It may not be lemonade, but I'm going to haul Roby's blue butt to the storage facility.

I want him out of the elements.

While there I will pluck out the feisty little V6 and put it on a stand in my garage. I'll pull the heads of and basically clean everything up on it.

It will be the prettiest little pos engine you've ever seen.

What color should I paint the block? Orange? (@madmike1157 ?). Maybe.....maybe not.:nono:

Life will get better, at least I'm hoping.
 
Hey Dave, rather than refresh your V6, would you rather refresh my stock 302? You can have the complete engine from stock TB to oil pan (including dipstick), stock headers, alternator, MAF, injectors, distributor, and flywheel. While you have the car torn apart, you could swap in a harness and ECU? Or just convert it to carb... I am pulling it out as a whole unit (minus fuel rails), and swapping in the 347... I have no use for any of it, so maybe you could put it to use over that wimpy 6 banger? Technically it still runs fine as is, and could be swapped in without a rebuild until funds allowed for it. If youre interested, let me know. If I bust ass maybe I can tote it down to Branson on vacation on August 11th. That isnt all that far from Tulsa is it?
 
Hey Dave, rather than refresh your V6, would you rather refresh my stock 302? You can have the complete engine from stock TB to oil pan (including dipstick), stock headers, alternator, MAF, injectors, distributor, and flywheel. While you have the car torn apart, you could swap in a harness and ECU? Or just convert it to carb... I am pulling it out as a whole unit (minus fuel rails), and swapping in the 347... I have no use for any of it, so maybe you could put it to use over that wimpy 6 banger? Technically it still runs fine as is, and could be swapped in without a rebuild until funds allowed for it. If youre interested, let me know. If I bust ass maybe I can tote it down to Branson on vacation on August 11th. That isnt all that far from Tulsa is it?
That's awful nice of you Nick.

I'll probably stick with the six for now though. My goal is a 351 swap when the time (and money) comes.

I don't need to go fast in this car right off anyhow, there's a chance my youngest daughter may drive it periodically when it's running.

Branson isn't far off at all. Maybe 100-110 miles from here. I absolutely love the Branson area.
 
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