That sucks! I hope you can get something worked out.

I will!

My Dad used to say “By Hook or by Crook”

Ryan

Great stuff guys. Good Karma for everyone.

Agree Phill!!!

Karma Tank is full!

Ryan

Had a heart to heart with my hunny and We agree this is piss or get off the pot time!

Nov 17/18 is fast approaching so I have one local shop looking at my car Wednesday and a local fabricator looking at my car Thursday. Hopefully one is a good fit to do the minor metal work needed so I can get the body back on the frame!!!

Ryan

I chatted with Terry RamblerDealer and Stephen Minore to get ideas and recommendations!! Thanks guys!!

So the last couple days have been fruitful.

Two shop owners have been in to estimate work on my car. Both I feel very confident could do the work.

First shop does all restoration work, so they could do the metal work and paint the bottom of the car as well as lower the body onto the frame to make a roller. Good rate, Good credentials.

Second shop does metal work only, good shop rate, Good credentials.

I gave a ridiculously detailed scope of work document to the first shop and I am awaiting an estimate.

The second shop gave an estimate on site which jived with what I have in my head.

I need to get the body back on the frame to progress!

I really enjoy this whole process and I am learning about cars, and about myself.

Ryan

This is awesome...and Scott and the MASCAR guys are :cool2::biggthumpup: folks!

Bruce, you know it!!

Ryan

I got some more dog dish caps :-)

Ryan

Shop owner of one option got the flu like everybody else I know.... estimate this week.

Tomorrow is my three year W31 anniversary.

My hunny and I were out for dinner and we remembered being out for dinner in 2015 and getting a call from the Stager’s...... I thought the deal was off. Al was only concerned about transporting the Service Block in the trunk.

Whew!!!

Ryan

Another cool part for my Cutlass S.

I have always wanted a radio delete plate of my very own :-)

Various sources have said the parts place version does not fit, this is GM.

Ryan

Cool piece.

Thanks Dave, now I can delete my radio and my washer fluid pump:-)

Ryan

I have procured all the items needed for my original shifter.

Soon all the bits and bites will be with Nick Morocco.

Ryan

I will make a final descision Monday who will do the bottom of my car.

Time is ticking.

Ryan

Awesome factory radio delete plate!

Thanks Des:-)

Now I need to hide the hole in the front fender.....

Ryan W.

I had a nice chat with the Stager family last night to get them up to speed on our car.

I let them know about MCACN in November and hope they would be able to make the trip.

As there are already a couple original owners in the W31 invitational Showcase Al would fit right in:-)

If the stars align I will do whatever I can to help them attend.

Ryan W.

Ryan did u make a decision on who will finish the bottom of your car?

Still sorting that out:-(

Time is ticking...

Ryan

got a lot of good things going on Ryan that would be cool if they attend the MCCAN in
Nov even better in 2019, take care my friend.

Chuck

Hope you can come Chuck!!!

I have a great photo of you and your friend and Dan Vasic when I had my car in the barn finds display, let’s recreate it:-)

Ryan

So I have a local shop selected to take my body and replace, repair, the small rust issues, prep and paint the underside. They will also paint my steel wheels, and put the body back on the frame:-)

The shop that does metal work mainly but no paint is most likely going to do some work for Tracker1, there is enough work for everybody :-)

Had a nice chat with RamblerDealer and started planning moving around the body, the frame, and the engine/trans.

I am so excited to get this monkey off my back...... real progress coming to a build thread near you real soon :-)

Ryan

Sweet! Now remember, Ryan....these threads need anticipation! And if TV has taught me anything, it's that you need to work right up until the deadline (MCACN doors opening) , freak out, yell, throw stuff, and then miraculously.... it'll all work out in the end!! That's how it's supposed to work, right? :hmmm::biggthumpup::dunno:

Looking forward to progress pics!!

Cheers:beers:
Dave

I have heard of guys working on their car in the enclosed trailer OTW to the big show/event..... this will give me an additional 10 hours!!!!

Ryan W.

----With the potholes in Michigan you may have to give up on that 10 hours, Ryan!......Bill S

I will have to drive around Michigan to get to Illinois :-) That will give me more time in the trailer to wrap it up:-)

Ryan

lol

The shop owner will drop off his rotisserie this week, early next week I will have to transfer the body from one spit to another. Later in the week Terry and I wil take the body to the shop and get the frame, engine, trans, Bell housing, etc, etc, from the igloo:-)

Excited:-)

Ryan

Oops I forgot I need to remove the wipers and windshield trim....

I added a few shifters to my burgeoning collection :-)

One is even a 3 speed to match my 3 speed console:-) (someday I will have all the spare components to convert a cheap auto Cutlass S to manual)

Ryan

I have a set of B90 trim on the “pile for Ryan” at Tweed Vorhees:-)

I love B90 trim!!

One piece of mine is a little damaged I may mess with it.....

Ryan

I know a guy who fixes trim. One of my B85 pieces had a real sharp crease in it, and when he was done with it, I couldn't tell where it was without looking on the back side of it.

Great, one of my pieces of wheel well trim has a dent that needs repaired too.

Ryan

Rotisserie arrived :-)

Ryan

Oldzzy,

I sent you a PM.

Ryan make sure to take some pictures

I got some of the rotisserie swap done tonight.

The lad helped as I needed 4 hands:-)

Ryan

I love this little sticker:-)

This is the mission vision and values statement for my car :-)

Ryan

I can think of a much better decal for you, but I won’t go there :)

Dan

Chicken?

Cluck cluck :-) (I can’t spell chicken sounds very well)

Ryan