Rebuilt front brakes.

June 15th, 2008

Rebuilt front brakes.

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Paper or Carpet?

June 14th, 2008

Covered the rear in two layers of paper to protect the carpet and the paint below.

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Bright Lights

June 12th, 2008

A new set of Halogen headlights makes a world of difference when driving at night.

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Windows would be nice

June 10th, 2008

The drivers side window was not working and the crank handle had fallen off.  A night of fiddling got everything working again.

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1972 Land Rover Series III

June 6th, 2008

This right hand drive model was sold originally in London.

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Ready to Roll

June 1st, 2008

Mostly finished and ready for the street.

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Polished up

May 12th, 2008

Ready for assembly.

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Ready for Buff

May 7th, 2008

Painted and cleared, ready for sanding and buffing.

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2006 Lotus Elise

May 4th, 2008

This 2006 Lotus Elise is going to get a transformation into a weekend track day car.

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Tinted Primer

May 1st, 2008

Tinted primer finally covers the entire car and it ready for wet sanding.

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Nice Wheels

April 28th, 2008

Clearcoated with new tires. The wheel nuts will get the same treatment.

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Silvery Paint

April 27th, 2008

Now the silver paint before the clear coat.

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Rusty watery mess

April 26th, 2008

The rear head casting plate has rusted through and started to squirt water out the center of it. The plate has been sandblasted and filled with JB Weld.

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Blasted Wires

April 26th, 2008

The old wheels have been sandblasted and are now in primer.

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Lake shore drive

April 19th, 2008

The new tires are on the car and the car got out for its first long drive.

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