wheel spacing

We had a bit of an issue with wheel and tire clearance on the rear. Part of this might be miscommunication with Mike and I or just the fact Mike loves to buy the shiny stuff !! Ha, Ha ! That aside we needed more room for the tire clearance, and with the car now painted this was a problem. Enter the Eastwood tool Company, they have some cool stuff and we purchased a tool to stretch the fender wells slowly. It worked , it was a bit of a learning curve and we felt like it could have some more adjustments and that was because we were learning the tool. Any way it worked well and the problem is much better now, so lets try and "get er done ."

The next little detail was to get a drive shaft made up , we turned to Fleet Pride in Memphis ,they handle truck parts ,U-Joints and stuff like dat! The machinist Jeff was a very knowledgeable guy who helped us decide on which options would be best for the power the Nova was gonna make , and Bing-o the next day we had a nice shiny drive shaft! P.S hey Mike where'd ya get those Chinese eyes?

Amsoil at Sema

Many of you are aware that for several years I've been a Amsoil dealer .I started out to be able to just buy the products at a reduced rate and slowly began treating it like a small business ,and while it often is not the focus of all my attentions it is always available to me. These products are the very best quality and have proved themselves superior in tons of independant test . this year Amsoil will agian be at the SEMA show in Las Vegas. Sema ( specialty equiptment manufactures association ) is a huge show the exposes all the cool things in the automotive related feilds.Check out this link to Amsoils sight to learn more about SEMA !http://amsoilupdate.blogspot.com/2009/09/anticipation-building-for-sema-2009.html And hopefully if you are interested in Amsoil prouducts or might want to become a dealer contact me ! Thanks Willie

taking a break

Well it's been a while since I last posted , took a bit of a break . Mike and I decided to go fishing which we used to do with a little bit more regularity. This was a special trip it was Mikes bacholor party !,no not the wild party ya'll have in mind just two friends enjoying all nature has to offer and talking about the past and future .It sure was nice !,and at the same time a little weird ,the first time to stay at Mom and Dad's cabin since his death.

The weather was great as was the company, but the fish catching lacked a bit of luster! As usual Mr.Helton gave me a bit of schooling, on the fine art of fishing !!! I am known as a fisherman , Helton on the other hand is a catcher !!

We saw a couple of bad boats one smll block powered V-Drive flat bottom that showed off for us with perhaps a couple of 70 mph. plus runs, he said it would do 90mph. but that remains to be proven!!!Two other fountain boats one i took a pic of was a beautiful multi colored twin big block, that was awesome! Anyway congrats Mike and Sindy hope life is sweet for you both !!

interior upgrades

Mike and I have been hard at it with the little time we have to work on the beast! This week we got the trunk finished up along with the package tray area and the back seat too.The door panels are almost in ,and the side glass and door rubbers have been completed .Next the carpet and wire it all up .

AJ'S JAK'ED UP PICKLES

Joey Kelly has some mean pickles he makes !, if you've never had any, you should try them.He makes a hot version as well as mild ,both are sure to please!

Joey also has a catering service that specializes in great catfish and all the fixings. He'd be glad to give you an estimate to serve any party,corporate event ,wedding or shindig that you may have a need for his delicious fish ! So call chef Joey at 901-569-1992.

Hub Garage flicks

check out the cool videos on Hub Garage they got some neat ones from NSRA in louisville !http://www.hubgarage.com/hubtv/channels/17/videos/334

Great Party

Jill and I attended a real nice party in Eads Tn. at a beautiful home there was barbeque with all the fixins. keg beer and drinks.The Mid-South Mustang club had a show on the grounds with probably 20 cars in attendance, they had completed a poker run earlier in the day.There were some really nice Mustangs and cool people , one of which was Russ Hurley with his nice red convertible . It's a 88' with only 55,000 on the odometer, really well kept ,Russ has not had the ride long but he and his wife were enjoying the cool weather with the top down ! The "ON The Move " band really put on a good show !,and had a few dancers that shook it down ! OTM played a great mix of hit songs, all the members are very talented , hey they're for hire for all types of events . Alan Fulbright is a neighbor of our host and he was impressed with the band also.It doesnt get much better a nice cool night , good friends ,cool cars free beer and fantastic music . thanks to all !

More shiney stuff

Here's a little look at the new chrome master cylinder and brake lines and the new braided stainless lines with "AN" fittings from Godman racing. The wheels are polished tork thrust from American Racing wheels ,pretty nice ,huh ! Mike has been wiring up the trunk area and the carpet for it should be finished soon ,well let's get busy !!

HUBGARAGE.COM

Hey all ! when i met Charlie Hutton at the Louisville N.S.R.A nationals he turned me on to the Hub Garage, I describe it as a Face book for car guys.You set up your own garage which is your home page , and you invite and accept buddies that you can ask questions of and learn from !If your interested check it out at www.hubgarage.com/mygarage/willie56 .There are some really cool cats from all over the nation on the web !

some of the softer things

Had a little visit from the head liner fairy recently ! Mr. Ernie Drake owner of Pleasant View Auto Upholstery was kind enough to come to the shop and install the headliner, he does good work on all types of cars, carpet ,seats convertible tops etc. Check him out if you need good service, at 901-388-1599 , nice man .I also had installed jute mat in the trunk area and had cut carpet for the trunk and Ernie is binding the edges for me ,it's gonna look sharp !next stop interior shop and windows .