I love the work John and am enjoying the thread. I know it takes a lot of time for those of us that don't do this for the money but for the hobby and fun of it.
Thanks ariffle. I always wonder if I'm boring the heck out of the few that have been following my progress.
After the car was vandalized I really felt like giving up on ever putting this thing back together. The chassis was incomplete and built strangely (a 2-seater?). The body was pretty much destroyed. I didn't have a drivetrain except for the old Hemi that had been sitting out at the farm for about 30 years and needed rebuilding. My slicks had been slashed. The front tires had dry rot. It was almost as if I was starting from scratch.
In the back of my head I still had the dream of building a funnycar. It seemed more & more impractical the older I got. There isn't a day that goes by when I don't question why I'm continuing to invest my time in this thing. Maybe I'm just trying to hold onto my youth or maybe I truly am insane. Whatever the reason I keep plugging along.