Still digging out

So, I'm still digging my way out. Every time I go out into the garage I'm just amazed that It seems like I've not made even the tiniest dent in all the "stuff" out there. I'm starting to wonder when I'm going to be able to actually work in my garage again.

On a brighter note, my junior greasemonkey and I started the in-situ restoration of the '53 Champion over the weekend. It was primarily doing the first look at the project (aka the to-do list) and then giving the old girl a much needed bath and polish (she actually looks somewhat respectable now).

This weekend is my birthday, but I have the feeling that with all the festivities I'm not going to get much done.

Jody

Garage archaeology

So, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I've squirreled away so much crap that I'm sending half my time on the internet researching bits to identify them. This is mainly because I've got so many parts here, that I have no idea what 1/2 of them were/are for.

Now, as much as I've been happy Ebaying all the bits I don't need, I have to say that it's a lot more work than I anticipated, and if you try to short cut the effort you get bit in the bum. I found that out this week when i realized I underestimated the boxed weight of some of the auctioned car parts. When you do that, but have already been paid, it just cuts into the profit that you may or may not have made.

On the plus side, the parts are going somewhere that they'll be used, and I'm getting cash to spend on the parts that I actually need. :) Now, I just wish that the parts I'm selling were already gone, because I have absolutely NO space to work out there right now.

But, at least I get to look at the Austin Healey 3000, and the '53 Champion.

Cleaning out the storage unit & Ebay

So I posted a bunch more parts on Ebay. It is still mostly Studebaker parts, but mixed in are some Jensen Healey, Pontiac, MGB, and VW parts. It never ceases to amaze me what assorted things I've accumulated. And having had that 20' X 20' Storage unit just allowed me to collect so much!

I also put a fresh 6-Volt battery into my '53 Studebaker Champion. She's presently sitting in the storage unit next to the Austin Healey 3000. I managed to get her started and running for a bit, but she was having fuel deliver problems. My guess is that the interior of the fuel lines are gummed up. I'd really hoped to be able to drive her home, but it appears I'll heave to get her towed.

Happy 4rth of July!

Ebay and delays

So this whole process of merging households and getting married has taken quite the toll on the car front. I've been spending 90% of my non-work time trying to ensure that everything my wife, daughter and forthcoming baby needs are taken care of.

For the car folks, this is actually a good thing. I've agreed to clean out my 20'X20' storage unit of car parts. I'm starting with the Studebaker related items, and will be moving on to the Austin Healey and finally Jensen Healey items. So check my ebay page frequently. http://motors.shop.ebay.com/merchant/jodyfkerr

Once I get myself out from under my present mess (and work's been crazy on top of it all) I'll be finishing up the door anel assembly article and then figuring out how to recover the center console on the Jensen Healey. We've settled on the name Jensen if it's a boy. :) If it's a girl, well, we haven't figured that out yet.

Also, I'm going to be focusing on the non-cost related aspects of the restorations in the near future as apparently babies need diapers... I figured those blue shop towels were good enough, but then I got one of *those* looks from SWMBO.

upcomg article

So I'm presently taking a break from the latest project and picking off the adhesive stuck to my fingers. I figured I'd put in a plug for this article, as it's going to be a good one. In this next article I'll be covering the process of recovering the door panels for the Jensen Healey. I just finished up 90% of the first panel, and as far as I'm concerned it looks damned skippy. Now that I've got the JH specific kinks worked out I'll film the second door panel and publish the article!

Cheers!
Jody

Components article - Stereo

Yesterday was spent cleaning the garage. This morning I've added an article on the basics of the car stereo component. You can find the article here

Cheers!
Jody

Update

So it's been a crazy month over here. We've had two weddings in my family this month, and I also found out that I'm going to be a dad. Needless to say, cars took a seat on the back burner for a little bit.

This being said, we were out in Las Vegas this weekend and I snapped ~400 photos of the car collection at the Imperial Palace. It's my favorite stop on the Strip. You can see the photos here!

Jody