Just Catching Up ... Finally

Well folks the Willys has headed to the clothing store for a complete set of clothing. The Interior Guy (Mad Dragon Auto Trim and Sound in Richmond, IN) says about 2 to 3 weeks. Of course Myra picked out the colors and then wants the seat raised and then and then and then ah you know the deal.

Now something that is hard to believe but a guy in Tupelo, MS has created guitars from mufflers. What a guy

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Naming The Willys

Spoke with Bob yesterday, he had a stent installed and they will evaluate him in 30 days to see what else they have to do. God is great and prayer is the answer.

Now back to the Willys. I am thinking of naming this vehicle The Termite Express. Est 1951 Bugs Give Me The Willys. Just fooling around but your thoughts are welcome.

Well the console mock up is in. I wasted a day playing with cardboard and mocking up a console but to no avail and I installed the one created by Keith (Paul Bunyon). He has done a great job on the wood. So now I will start to move the wires to the console and then the radio. In the rear will be an amp (yes, I are young so I need amps) and 2 speakers. I will consult my stereo expert, Brian the DB Expert. His motto is if the paint don't move the radio ain't got enough bass.

Cars Don't Matter

Bob is in a room now, they had to paddle him. He will be evaluated in 30 days to see what has to be done. Pray for him!

Sometimes Cars Just Don't Matter

Cars don't matter, friends do. This picture shows my high school buddy, Bobby Gonsalves. I had not seen him since 1959 when we left high school together to conquer the world. Bobby was one of my best friends and we attended many classes together. He lives in Daytona Beach and I received a phone call about a week ago to ask me if I was the "Real Prentiss Yates". I mean what a question how many "Real" ones could there be? Well I went to Daytona for Bike Week on Thursday and then to Bobby's house after. We spent a couple of hours together and it was like 50 years was wiped away in a flash. It was just good to see someone without any pretenses and just enjoy our friendship. I was going to send him some photos of our class and called for his email address on Saturday. His girlfriend, Janice, told me that Bobby had a heart attack Friday night and was in ICU. I am going to call today and pray for Bobby and his well being.

On The Road Again

Well let's just say I got lazy and didn't post, as I learned in the Army: Just 3 responses; Yes Sir, No Sir, and No Excuse Sir. Other than that I have many excuses. The first road trip was to The Christian Motorcyclists Association State Rally and with the station wagon and the Assistant Driver, no radio, just the car noise, still needs more insulation and in the wind. But there was a squeak and all you can imagine is paint versus paint and 230 miles later safe and sound in the garage I found the squeak. This stupid hold down was squeaking like a *Paint Destroying Out of Space Tool* designed to scrape that could be used to scrape the paint off a battleship, remember the nails on a blackboard?

First Date Jitters

The first date is always the most fun and the unknown, will she or won't she? Well she did! Tonight I went to the cruise-in and had a new date: The Willys. And guess what: SHE won an award for the effort. If it was an HE I would not have dated HER. Everyone had a lot say very positively. They rubbed the wood to make sure it was wood. I should have brought some polish and they could have waxed the car. They liked everything about the car and not 1 expert that I could hear had anything negative to say. It's always nice when you go to the Prom with the best date, at least in my opinion.

I've Been Framed

Now we look at the frame and see what needs to be done. This can get real boring so I might only spend a day. All of the "unneeded" holes were welded shut and even some of the "needed" holes were later re-drilled. After a lot of grinding to make the frame smooth and remove all of the sharp edges the frame was then coated with a thin coat of bondo to make it look good. Then the great sanding took place and put a nice layer of dust all over the shop. Even though this seems like a small project it consumed the better part of two weeks. Now when it comes to spending money you might want to blame yourself or significant other for spending too much but I suggest you read about spending a million dollars per day at http://bsweasy.blogspot.com/

Frame looks a lot better painted. It looked so good we took the pictures inside so others wouldn't steal our trade secrets.