21
Aug
Last evening, Stephen, Justin, Heather and myself lifted the “body shell from the frame” and the “frame from the pallet”. The frame is now in one bay of the garage where it will eventually be set on jack stands and leveled for assembly. I’ll go over it beforehand with a light grinding and sanding to remove any sharp edges or metal [...]
19
Aug
What a day yesterday was – filled with anticipation, excitement, apprehension, anxiety, frustration, perseverance, accomplishment, fulfillment, and satisfaction – overall, it was a pretty darn good day! The prelude was actually Sunday evening when I got a call from the truck driver saying that he was in the area and was having trouble finding the appointed destination. Four phone calls later and [...]
13
Aug
I was able to line up a local roll-off tow truck service to handle the transfer of the remaining frame and body parts coming from StreetBeasts. Basically, the flat-bed truck will pull the Vicky’s approximately 2,200 lb. rather large pallet/crate from the tractor-trailer onto the truck bed and then deliver it to the drive way where we’ll roll it [...]
12
Aug
I heard from the transport company yesterday afternoon (as StreetBeasts said I would) that the Vicky frame and body parts I needed yet were at their terminal in Florida and ready to head northward. The load should leave there today or tomorrow at the latest and will arrive sometime between the 18th and 21st. They will contact me when they’re 48 [...]
1
Aug
Still waiting on StreetBeasts to ship the key components needed to get moving again but in the meantime …
The new ATI torque converter came in yesterday for my 4L60E transmission so I dropped by Jim’s Performance last evening to pick it up while I was on my way to Dave’s with the freshly machined LS1 short [...]