Catch Up: Goodguys Nationals Del Mar - 3-31-2012

Every year I look at my photos from Del Mar Goodguys and I have a ton of photos of all of the same cars...I just went for a few highlights this year.  The biggest highlight of them all...well next to Zoe being there...Was Joe entering his '56.  He put a lot of work into his ride...And after all of the years of talking about having his car in the show...It was great to finally see it in there.  Nice work, Joseph.

Bug Update...Number Eighteen...

I finally got around to getting the rest of the carpet installed and I slapped in my bamboo parcel shelf too. Stoked! I still have to wrap up the seats. Hopefully my tires will be in this week...maybe next week...and then we can take this girl for a cruise.

Bug Update...Number Sixteen...

One headlight down...one to go.

As of late I have gained a few new hobbies, a few new financial obligations and a few more dumb grown-up responsibilities which have halted the finalizing or at least roadworthy-ing up of the bug. I am so ready just to be able to cruise this damn car.

The new wiring harness showed up last week...as did the new headlight buckets.

I am proud to say...Operation: Finish This Dumb Car...Is in half swing...almost 3/4 swing. I'll keep you posted when it is in full swing.

Finish up the hood seal
Install the new hood release cable
Install new dash and dash components
Front passenger turn signal
Re-Wire with the new wiring harness
Slap the pedals back in
@ this point it'll be roadworthy-ish

New seat covers and padding
Finish the carpet in front half of the car
Bambus package tray
New steering wheel
New tires
New wheels or a powder coat to the oldies
New rear passenger trim - I dented the last one with an ice chest
@ this point it'll be roadworthy-ish and looking complete

Narrowed front beam
New brakes...Discs maybe
Bags...Maybe
Engine rebuild/freshen up
Transmission rebuild/freshen up
@ this point...totally roadworthy...totally finished

Still quite a bit of work ahead...but not too much.

Oh yea...and the trailer...

Meggy's New Whip...

It may be hard to see in the photo because your eyes are drawn to that sweet Econoline....but if you look closely in the foreground you can see Megan and her new Honda Fit.

Joe's 56er Update...

Joe wanted to get some current progress photos of his 1956 Chevy Bel-Air...He fired her up and pulled it out into the sunlight yesterday. Sounds awesome...and it looks even better! She's getting there!

Take note of the smile on Joe's face in the last photo...that was after opening up the exhaust cutouts and having a few romps on the gas pedal.

While he was backing out of the garage we put the Sony Bloggie and the 360 lens on the ground as he drove over it...pretty sweet. Next time we are going to add some lights so you can see all the undercarriage awesomeness a little better.