Business, Illness, and other random stuff.

Been away from the blog for while working on other projects here and there.  so I figured I’d just recap the last few weeks for anyone that cared.

Thrashed for several days in a row to get the Ambulance put back together and managed to get it done just in time for the Super Chevy Show at the beginning of April here locally.  Had a blast out at the drag strip for 2 days.  Spent most of Saturday wandering around and watching the various racing going on.  (a 1/4 mile run that is done on 2 wheels at over 130mph is INSANE BTW.  The guy the drives the wheel-stander does not make enough money doing that sort of thing.)  Sadly it was windy and fairly cold most of the day.  Still enjoyed myself though.  Little bit of drama near the end of the day when one of the jet powered dragster drivers crashed near the end of the track.  Found out later that he was “OK” and after some surgery and therapy they expect him to drive again.  Pretty amazing when you consider he was moving at more than 230mph when he crashed.   Ended up coming home Saturday night slightly congested from the wind and the dust.

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Bluesmobile Pushbar plans

1974 Dodge Monaco “Bluesmobile” pushbar plans.

bluesmobile-pushbar plans

Free for personal use.  Not for sale or resale.

Bluesmobile fun

I have a Bluesmobile replica. Its something that I’ve been working on slowly over the last few years in between other projects. And its a nice relaxing project usually. Just about as low pressure as you can get when building a car. Not to say it isn’t difficult. In some ways its actually harder than some of my other vehicle projects. With most projects you have to figure out how to do something, and then do it. On a Bluesmobile, there is an extra step. You figure out how to do something, you do it, and then you have to figure out how to make it look old and crusty. Which often times is more difficult than the actual project you started on. :)

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