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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:52 pm 
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Well, pretty much everybody knows the story on my father. Down on his luck and lost his truck, lives in a hotel room, etc. I know hes still my father, still pathetic in a way. Anyways, yesterday my Grandmother apparently stopped by to deliver me a card for my Birthday. She musta saw the For-Sale sign in the Oldsmobile and told my father since he still talks to her alot. Today after 7 months or so, shows up. He give me a card and some cash, the usual. Then proceeds to ask whats up with the For-Sale sign. I tell him I can't afford to get it to a body shop to repair the inner fender skirt (truth). Since he is a bodyman, he looks at it. Goes over the car, laughs a little bit at my half ass bodywork. 5 minutes later he pops up and says, "Alright, ill get the dealer tags and we can take it to my works shop next weekend" I was appaled! :o

So, the Oldsmobile stays with me. It's gonna get the new inner fender, the rear quarters patched and welded, new door, emblems, and the engine and fuel system parts it needs. So needless to say, I guess it's pretty cool. I get to keep the olds and spend a little bit more time with my father, even though he still gets a little too drinky-drinky. I even now have the cash for a new head-unit and speakers now, no Tape player for me! :wink:

Welp, now to pull the car off the yard and get my hands dirty. Sorry for the post, but I just felt like popin in with the news. :)


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thats cool.. new life into an olds. New life into an old relationship... How could it get better? oh yeah, you've got tunes now!!! :-) Thats just awesome!



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Very cool, post some pics as the car progresses.



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That is some very good news....hopefully it all goes well, nothing like a father and son project....which I will never have the pleasure of doing...enjoy! :thumbup:

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Yeah, it should definitely be cool. Pretty much half car will be apart. Front end especially. Gotta see whats rattling under the hood, sounds like the alternator (sp?), but I can get that for half off price. Gotta cut off the lower rear quarters near the bumper and put new metal in them. Gonna break out the plasma cutter for that. Couple weeks I should be working on it and ill snap some photos of the progress. Don't know if we will need a new door, we shall see when we start sanding it. It's not going to get a complete paint job, just going to blend in the spots then possably clear the entire car, but most likely wetsand and buff it instead. Should all be done by spring.


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