Total Cost Involved parts

I've owned a 66 Mustang convertible body for some years now and its time to get busy with that thing. This week I received a truck load of parts from Total Cost Involved. This includes a Mustang 2 front end set up with coil over springs 2 inch dropped spindles,and sway bars. The rear end set up is coil over also and sub frame connectors with a three link. Soon I plan to take the original suspension out and put it on the rotisserie for sand blasting and assembly.

Spent gasses Leave the Nova

Mike and I are finally getting around to putting the exhaust under the beast!He opted for a three inch tube and Flowmaster mufflers, the parts came from Jegs. It is a really a nice set up that fits good too !It want be long now till the bruiser will be cruising at a show near you !You ought to see how hard Mike is working me I think he's ready to ride !!, me too !

Goodguys Nashville show

Jill took me to the Goodguys show in Nashville I was surprised that they were able to get it all cleaned up so fast after the floods. The show was really nice ,and at the gate they were collecting for the flood victims plus the Goodguys Organization were going to match the total !, what a great gesture .We spent the whole day wandering around checking the rides and watching the g-course racing that was cool some of those guy could really get around twisty turns fast with lots of tire squealing going on .So many of the cars were really so high end and sooo bad assed !Ok so now back to the real world .

Hot BBQ team

I got a chance to help out the CMP BBQ team they are a new team with a nice trailer.The spare tire needed a cover ,so I welded one up and smoothed it out and painted some true fire on it with their logo in gold leaf and a bit of pin stripe ! Charlie Peri ,the "P"in CMP was happy with it , he says it will set them apart from other teams and catch your eye. I'm glad he's happy ,it turned out well maybe I'll get some BBQ out of the deal!Randy GIbson printed their tee shirts up off of a design i was able to come up with and he did a great job on them .Randy does such cool custom work even on some small orders,he's easy to work with .

Alberts Dusty Beast

Well after the F-100 show we were a bit excited about the ole dusty truck. we pre fit the fender extensions ,running boards and did more body work on the cab. I started block sanding the beast to make it flat and straight. I learned from Curtis Krueger at the truck show,that a car with bad body work with that wavy look is called a parade car because it" Waves "at you!! I thought that was funny ,we dont want Alberts ride to "wave" !

F-100 super nationals

Got together with the Krueger boys and went to Pigeon Forge Tn. to the F-100 ford show ,It was a good time but the show was a little smaller than usual. there were plenty of trucks and cars but not as many vendors in attendance I feel the bad economy sure is affecting this hobby /industry .We were able to see the whole show in one day,including the vendors which in the past it took two days.The people were very nice and the quality of the workmanship on the trucks was superb ! Albert and Curtis were a lot of fun and we got a senior citizen discount for lunch thanks to big Albert ,ha ha !!

Fishing with the experts

Got a chance to go fishing with the Helton brothers on their home lake , fantastic!These boys know their stuff and in the short time we had we caught some nice crappies . All fish had to be over 12 inches and we were very conscious of this as to not get fined. Mike was our guide on the trip and Jackie and I provided color cometary . In other words if Mike took us to a spot that looked good but we didn't catch fish we would bitch until he moved OH YEAH it happened ! Had a great time ,,Thanks Guys !

mikes nova

Gettin a bit more done on the Bruiser ,started on the console and its coming around rather nicely.I had a problem with the new brake lines i had made up the flares were leaking, seems my tool is making bent flares for some reason , time for a new tool or I'm gonna find me a Snap-on dealer and get me some warranty . We'll fix it some how, it always happens.I think Mister Helton is gonna fix this problem on the Chevy 2, that stands for fix it twice ! ha ha!Also got a new wiper motor installed and wired, its a nice piece from Detroit speed and has 3 intervals and 2 speeds makes it a bit more modern .oh yeah we also got the glass installed !

66 mustang convertible

Been buying a few parts for our 66 stang ,started out with a Total Cost Involved IFS front end kit with adjustable coil/over shocks and added their trick rear end kit with all the frame stiffing gear .This will give the old pony some new tech, a lowered stance and a much better ride too.Disc brakes are going to be a plus also , it should corner and brake like a Cobra. I cant wait ! Jill is going to be the primary driver on this ride , and I know she likes to press the limits a bit so shes gonna get the good stuff !

Lucky's wood

Got a chance to see Mr.Lucky Hanks work his magic on a really nice chevy pickup truck that he had built some years ago. He applied his particular style of wood graining to the dashboard and the window trim .Lucky seems to make everything look easy,and his wood graining is no difference .It looks so rich and real,and really woke up the dash on the cool little truck,dont ask how to do it cause its a trade secret !! ha ha ! Thanks LUCKY , you da man !!!!