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A big thanks goes out to all great GJ friends for much needed love in these trying times
But life continues with each new day.
Today was a fun shop day. The 64 SS impala has a bad carb problem so It went out for a rebuild and I have decided to take the 57 Belair out to cars & coffee on Saturday. Today was her turn for a detail

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Then a quick Dr. appt for Ann before I could go out into the garage and push the pedal car project a little further along.
First I put the wheels /tires together after scrubbing the ugly tires.

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Next I turned my attention over to the suspension and after taking 1" out of the front mount brackets, I put it all into paint. A metallic silver for some underside bling should work.

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Bears Fan said:
Sorry to hear about your dog :(

The 57 is looking really nice :thumbup:

The undercarriage of the peddle car looks great with that metallic silver, have you decided on the paint scheme for the body yet :unsure:
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Thanks Tony
I painted the wheel hubs with the burgundy color that the body will be and I'm thinking that the fenders will go gloss black
 
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I’ve always wanted to see that COE finished with your magic touch. It’s looking great so far and especially all the modifications you’ve made.

I know I asked this before but that pedal car looks big enough for us to ride around in? I bought this little pink ford for our granddaughter and it’s waits here for her to use when she’s in town. IMG_0625.jpeg
 
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Found time to get the pedal car put together today while my SIL welded the aprons up on the COE

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I still have a rear fender and dash board to install along with the steering wheel then it's off to the upholstery shop for a custom seat.

In the afternoon we got the brake lines made up and installed in the Coe and the aprons are almost in and done

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don long said:
Nothing new. The Dr said to just wait it out and it will correct itself in 3 to 6 months. The eyelid will start opening first then the eye should correct itself after. The eyelid does start to open a bit with some effort on my part. So i'll not worry about it just go about my business as usual. The down side is things aren't where i first grab them they seem to be a few inches further away
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Don, I assume your doctor hooked you up to the chassis dyno and turned down the pacemaker. They set mine to 60 beats per minute and it never goes below that (any activity bumps it up). First time they put the mouse(?) over mine to be sure it was working, turning the pacemaker off dropped my pulse to 37 BPM so it's not an optional accessory. Funny you asked about welding because that was my first question as well.

Be careful with the eye situation. The double vision is bad but the real danger is the lack of depth perception. Something under the train whacked the side of my head and left me with double vision and no depth perception. For the life of me I couldn't pour a glass of water without dumping a bunch of water either in front of or behind the glass until I learned to touch the pitcher to the glass first. Be especially careful around moving equipment because something like a big buffing wheel can pull you in if you miscalculate where your hand/shirt is. I've probably forgotten the most dangerous things but I've somehow avoided them for the 60 years I've been dealing with it.
 
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Don, I assume your doctor hooked you up to the chassis dyno and turned down the pacemaker. They set mine to 60 beats per minute and it never goes below that (any activity bumps it up). First time they put the mouse(?) over mine to be sure it was working, turning the pacemaker off dropped my pulse to 37 BPM so it's not an optional accessory. Funny you asked about welding because that was my first question as well.

Be careful with the eye situation. The double vision is bad but the real danger is the lack of depth perception. Something under the train whacked the side of my head and left me with double vision and no depth perception. For the life of me I couldn't pour a glass of water without dumping a bunch of water either in front of or behind the glass until I learned to touch the pitcher to the glass first. Be especially careful around moving equipment because something like a big buffing wheel can pull you in if you miscalculate where your hand/shirt is. I've probably forgotten the most dangerous things but I've somehow avoided them for the 60 years I've been dealing with it.
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Thank for the concern Bob
The double vision only comes when I open the closed eye. For a few weeks I couldn't open my Right eye without the help of a finger but as the time has passed thew eye wants to open and stay open that's when the challenges start. The Dr. said that it would happen and encourages me to work with the open eye as much as possible. So I close my left eye for a short while (maybe 10 minutes at a time to strengthen the right one # to 6 months before all is back to normal from what I'm told so we'll see.
 
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Don. I'm a bit late but so sorry to hear about your beloved pup's passing. They do get to be so much a member of the family. I'm sitting here typing this with my 13 yo and 6 yo friends chilling with me.

Your projects are always top of the top and I look forward to seeing more of what you share with us here. Thanks so much and good health to you and yours!
 
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Does your old vette still win best of show when the car clubs show up? My guess is yes cause it’s a sweet ride!!

I always am willing to bet all the visitors really look forward to stopping by and seeing what you and Ann have changed, improved or added since their last visit.

Keep moving and smiling!!
 
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Does your old vette still win best of show when the car clubs show up? My guess is yes cause it’s a sweet ride!!

I always am willing to bet all the visitors really look forward to stopping by and seeing what you and Ann have changed, improved or added since their last visit.

Keep moving and smiling!!
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Yes Drives the Vette is the eye catcher of the day. Most of these folks were new or last visit was pre Covid so much has changed since there last visit
 
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Pedal car is done and so I pulled another project out of the shed

This one is a Lincoln Servmobile that I picked up on my trip to Hershey last fall

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Today is a bit warm for March 95 outside so I just disassembled the cart and called it a day

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I'm thinking that powder coating the panels white that are white now and red for the red ones but painting the black base
 
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........or last visit was pre Covid so much has changed since there last visit
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The visit could have been last week and there would be changes..........
I think Don & Ann could do one of those spot the changes puzzles where you need to spot the changes in 2 different pix of the same area. Don's cars and tools may be easy but Ann's storefronts would take some real detail hunters.
 
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