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Well the tax man just put a major wrinkle in my plans to work on my car. I am still going to get the car I the garage this spring but will not be buying as many parts or tools and won't be going full bore on this project this year. I already have a list of parts I will buy and things I am going...

There hasn't been much progress on my car since November. Actually I had to place the hood back over the engine last night and take the roof of the temp garage down and put it over the car. I was watching the weather reports yesterday after work and decided to do that instead of letting snow...

Well today I managed to spend the most time I have been able to on the car. The grill is out, one light box removed, front valence is loose and since it is such a mess I have decided just to cut the thing off instead of going easy on it, and the same is going to be true of the hood latch...

The reason I am planning to pull the engine alone is that right now I don't have enough room where the car sets to pull engine and transmission at once. I have two other cars setting close by that leave me with about two feet too little room to pull more than just the motor at this time and for...

I have been shopping engine hoists for a while and wondered what size hoist users here would recommend. I am pulling a small block 302 and going to return that engine to the bay or possibly a 306 crate motor. Also planning to unbolt the transmission from the motor and just pull the motor...

I wish I could sell all that stuff in the garage. Most of it isn't mine but my brother's. Oh well, I am getting ready to start moving it all that out of the way. First project is to move some stuff so I can put my motorcycle in that side of the garage and then keep moving more out of the way as...

I'm really liking my temporary garage. Wanted to work on some of the bolts and screws in the grill and the light boxes but it was raining today. No big deal since I was able to stay dry and do some work until the light began to fade. Once I get the grill out and some other pieces off the front...

I'm going to drill off the screw heads tomorrow some time. The drivers side light box and bucket are probably going to have to be replaced. My brother bent up the front end of this car years ago and to save money the man who did the body work just straightened the metal out on the drivers side...

Still slowly and methodically taking the car apart. Making decisions as I go as to what is going to be good enough to keep and what is scrap. The bumper and supports are bad so I decided just to go after the bolts and supports with a cutting wheel and get the bumper out of my way so I can save...

First my 1999 Ford Ranger that is closing fast on the 270,000 mile mark. Just had a new cat back exhaust system installed a few weeks ago. It still runs great although I am having a few electrical issues with power windows and cruise and the 4x4 system is pretty much non functional now. I bought...

Still removing front pieces. I am labeling parts I intend to keep for reuse so the process is going slow. Plus the bolts holding the bumper and bumper braces refuse to give after several treatments of PB. The braces are badly rusted and I have decided to replace both so I might just sacrifice...

I was going to get the front bumper off and the grill out today but the bolts on the bumper still aren't giving. So I just settled for getting the headlights out and the trim pieces around the lights. I have also been removing some fender bolts so I decided to wire brush those and give them a...

I just have a couple suggestions for Dynacorn. Strut rod support and roof skin.:D

Sadly, I had to miss the swap meet. Work schedule this time of year can be crazy and I just couldn't get enough time off either day to make it a worth while adventure. :(

Well the weather finally let up for a few days so yesterday I started erecting the new temp garage. Today I started putting on the side wall pieces and removed the tarp I had spread over where the hood used to be. I will put the end pieces on as soon as I can figure out how to make it so the...

All I can say is wow. You have done a fantastic job putting this car into top condition. Hope my Grande turns out as well.

No progress is being made right now due to mother nature and all the rain we are having. So I decided to tinker with some things. Right now I am working on the bolts I removed from the hood hinges when I pulled the hood and removed the hinges. I cleaned them up a little with a wire brush and...

Very nice work. I really like the home made rotisserie. Something like that should work for me since I have been looking for some way to set my car up on one without busting the budget. Plus my work space is wide but suffers from not being very deep. A full rotisserie just wouldn't give me much...

I decided to do a little wrenching before work this morning. I have been treating the hood hinge bolts for a couple days between rain showers and today I removed both hinges and the hood is off. The hood is pretty much a goner but I am going to store it for the the time and maybe cannibalize it...

I might have been doing that. Of course with the heavy growth of trees on my place you would have to be standing in front of the car to see it even now. I've been making up my mind these last couple days what tools I need to upgrade or buy for this project. Number one is a bigger air compressor...