Thanks Ms GRumpy.....I totally agree...and the smile was genuine...she helped me all day outside with it...asking what she could do next...it was great....I told her that night ...this was one of the best days working on cars in a long time....she asked me why....I told her ...I got to spend time with boththe loves of my life.....what more could a man ask for.....lol.....I think she is game to help again now when we put the motor in ...))

You should get her to join us on this site as we need more car ladies onboard ,and keep the pics coming.

The "while i got it out BLues"
 

ok. ....been awhile since the past post...but here is where I am at today.... The new motor is all ready to put in....I did pick up a steel cowl hood for it off of craigslist dirt cheap...and it turned out to be a brand new one...got very lucky there.... but heres my dilema....I am sure we all reach this point at some time when we are messing around with our rides... the .."While i got it out blues".... I honestly thought i would just pull the motor and put the new one in and worry about all the other changes later....but....while i got it out....well.....the list starts to grow....
like to upgrade to a 700r4 tranny....pull apart the front end and sand...treat and repaint everything.....replacing harness as needed....this one is quite butchered......strip...treat..and paint the frame....undercoat the back of the fenders....and on and on...where do yo stop at this point....I mean....truly..."while i got it out" will save money and time in the long run...especially time....so ..the more that i look at the engine bay with the old exhaust hanging there...and the surface rust here and there....it just seems inevitable that the " while i got it out" portion of my brain is gonna win me over.....does it make my wife happy?...time will tell....lol...but in the long run ..it will be a daily driver for the family + dog..so doing all these things at least i will be able to cross it off the list...just my thoughts over the last 2 weeks ...lol.....more pics to come of the pretty motor i have assembled for this Bowtie smiley

Alright....so i broke down and tore the front end apart....now im building a blasting box to do the front core support...fenders...and all the yada yada do dads around that area......so...one thing leads to another...but at least in the long run it will be done right and i will have a blasting box for my other chevelle projects....))

Can you show us the blasting box when you are done ,sounds like a fun project in itself.

you bet....ill post some pics while im building it...looks like tonight might be the night i get to start it

I would like to see that too.

Looking forward to the build .

Sandbox pics
 

ok..been awhile..sorry i didnt post pics earlier while i was building..but work has been crazy to keep up...so here is where i am at currently....as per last pic anyways....lol[IMG][IMG]http://chevelleforum.org/picture.php...pictureid=2934[/IMG][/IMG]

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