Greetings!
It's been a busy week at Desert Classics and I'm here to tell you about it. Work is progressing nicely on Gary's '51 Chevy coupe and there are a million fresh, insulated wires hanging down from under the dashboard. Most of them are labeled with masking tape and marking pen. One of my favorite things to do in my "spare time" is flick on the turn signals and watch the LED dash indicator lights blinking. So cool! I sent a short video to Gary to give him a preview right after finishing the connections to the left blinker. I hope Gary and his son Jason are at least half as excited as I am for this cruiser to hit the street.
A previous customer brought his cousin over on Saturday to look over the cars in the shop. The cousin has a '52 Chevy pickup that he bought in stock condition and is considering the installation of the Speedway Motors independent front suspension kit. He has a young son who is interested and they want to do a father/son project. I love those projects! I showed him Gary's front suspension on the '51 and explained that it would be in many ways identical. The Speedway kit that I have in stock includes the front crossmember with frame boxing plates, tubular control arms, coil-over shocks, dropped spindles, power disc brakes and power rack & pinion steering. It's a great kit and priced right. I proposed that he have Desert Classics install the front end kit, transmission & motor mounts and the steering column and linkage. One step further would be the installation of a modern rear axle with appropriate gearing for the drive train and hook up brake lines. That way, they could move the truck around the shop while they're working on it.
Grace, the '68 Camaro, now has the dashboard stripped out in preparation for painting. In the process I discovered two bundles of hot wires that had the insulation removed from the solder joint and the bare wires were loose under the dash, waiting for the opportunity to start a fire or leave some nice folks stranded. I took care of that and also discovered a broken, repaired, and broken again heater control lever. As you can see in the picture where I'm holding the control, my thumb is near the broken lever. It's available new, so I'll just get it coming for later.
The weather has been cold but my buddy Kevin from Vancouver set me up with a 220V heater recently and I've been able to work comfortably in the shop, day or night. Soon it will be Thanksgiving Day and that's just one of the many things I'm thankful for. I hope you enjoy the holiday as much as I plan to!
Doug
It's been a busy week at Desert Classics and I'm here to tell you about it. Work is progressing nicely on Gary's '51 Chevy coupe and there are a million fresh, insulated wires hanging down from under the dashboard. Most of them are labeled with masking tape and marking pen. One of my favorite things to do in my "spare time" is flick on the turn signals and watch the LED dash indicator lights blinking. So cool! I sent a short video to Gary to give him a preview right after finishing the connections to the left blinker. I hope Gary and his son Jason are at least half as excited as I am for this cruiser to hit the street.
Grace, the '68 Camaro, now has the dashboard stripped out in preparation for painting. In the process I discovered two bundles of hot wires that had the insulation removed from the solder joint and the bare wires were loose under the dash, waiting for the opportunity to start a fire or leave some nice folks stranded. I took care of that and also discovered a broken, repaired, and broken again heater control lever. As you can see in the picture where I'm holding the control, my thumb is near the broken lever. It's available new, so I'll just get it coming for later.
The weather has been cold but my buddy Kevin from Vancouver set me up with a 220V heater recently and I've been able to work comfortably in the shop, day or night. Soon it will be Thanksgiving Day and that's just one of the many things I'm thankful for. I hope you enjoy the holiday as much as I plan to!
Doug
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