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August 23rd 2005
Ok, its been almost nine months
since we started this project, (see early picture
gallery) and we are approximately 18
days from loading and making our journey to the slat flats in
Utah.
WOW what a ride, many
wonder how we got this project done in that amount of time and I guess at times
I also wonder how we got it done.
The answer is persistence!
This multiple person (and
business) project has been both fast and slow and I guess I have been the
project manager or at least the one that has picked at someone each and every
day. In reality I feel as if each and every person has been ticked off at me at
one time or another during this entire project.
However I honestly feel as if I hadn’t been there each day we
would have still been looking at a very rusty, mouse infested hulk of a
vehicle.
To review it has taken the energy
of all of us to make this thing happen. Each bolt, screw and nut has been
touched, cleaned, replaced, painted or restored.
Indy Powder Coating has powder coated every thing we asked to be
powder coated, Indy Dry Strip has striped and blasted each part we wished to
blast, Tyler at T&K Auto Body has painted and sanded each and every part
and assisted in the finish assembly of many hours.
Van at Van Craft and Richard have
built the headers and assisted in the welding from time to time.
Donnie at D&B Sprint cars has spent hundreds of hours making
stuff to assure this truck not only looks good but handles as well, Walt from
Grumpy’s Hot Rod shop has spent countless days with Terry Engle and I to
install the engine and drivetrain including the donation of the red engine (engine
#1) for the first runs. My crew Greg and Stan (including their friends from the Indy Hi-Winders Car Club) have
supplied a massive amount of labor when asked, including rebuilding both doors
from scratch with all new windows and hardware etc, Dave Link and Steve Behr (
alias Yogi) have also just jumped in with parts and labor to help get it done.
Ed Stone (the wood guy) also spent a few hours doing the woodwork for the bed.
Steve Long (Steve Long Radiators) supplied the work of art german silver
radiator keeping us very cool. (hard to do on a flathead sometimes). The crew at Freelance Lettering done a huge
job of detailing the decals that adds to the overall appearance.
Not to mention the support of
friends and visitors to make this project come to life.
I haven’t even mentioned all
our sponsors and intend to do so in another part of the web site, that not only
donated parts but added cast to the pot from time to time.
To all the above and others I
wish to say “Thank
You” for the help and support!!
Hopefully we can bag a record the
first time out and make everyone involved very proud to say I not only know
those dudes but I helped them“
get er done”
Jim Linder
The injector “guru”
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