Bound to happen sooner or later

I havent personally painted anything since around 2009,.. I found a place that does a pretty decent job for about the same as what it would cost me to do it. All I have to do is block sand it to make sure the body is smooth and ding free. Pull any body panels off if I want it painted that way. They do a final finish sand and do a pretty decent job rubbing and buffing it all out when done.

Thats a pretty sweet looking Jag. I'm not a big fan of some of the later Jags,.. I'm more of an XK or XKE kind of guy. Love the long 6 with a tripple weber set up.

I like yours though,.. top down and just cruise. Very sweet ride!

Hurst

 

I built this car for my son's 16th birthday.

1990 Mustang LX. It had been around the block a few times. Motor had a bad knock. But the body was straight, rust free, interior was clean and not mangled. Would make a perfect project car.

This is how it looked when I first brought it home. Paid $800 originally for the car.












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This bought a straight nose to replace the boogered up one on it.


My wife decided should would do the nose.




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My wife is full of many talants.






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Here I start tearing the car apart.




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The stock 5.0 had a wiped out cam, crank wasnt in much better shape, cylinder walls were toast. Bought a 5.0 from a 1997 Ford Explorer, they have GT40 heads stock. Proceeded to convert it for use in the Mustang.


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The stock motor had some decent 1.72 SVO rockers. I figured those with an F-303 cam, GT40 heads and Intake. Should make for a nice little screamer of a 302.






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This is the Explorer motor coming back together.






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My wife can not sit idle and watch,.. she is a very hands on person in all aspects of everything we do. We do it together.

 

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The now sexy, cam loping 5.0 running good.




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Friend has a paint booth and let me use it. Son wanted black,.. I explained to him,.. enjoy it now,.. this is the last time it will look this good.






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Hurst

 

Nope.. I come across cars usually with mechanical issues or something minor.. then I nit pick every aspect of the car until the owner wants to shoot me or will take anything I offer. I make an offer.. if they dont like it.. I walk away. I never pay more than what I think its worth.

Car I did for my sone was basically a rolling chassis with a decent interior and tranny. Motor was junk. I told him it would cost me $2500 to have the motor done right. Truth was I bought junkyard 5.0 from a 97 Explorer for $200. I spent roughly $350 on gaskest, bearings, rings, water pump etc. The rest was all labor. In all I was into the car for roughly $2500 all said and done. That included new clutch, tires and wheels.

The key to buying a car is patience. Dont buy the first thing you see and always low ball. Always leave a number they can reach you. Sometimes they call back.. some times not. Even when the price is right.. I walk away like I am not that interested. Then let him sit on it for a week or two. Call to see if the car sold or not. If not.. I make my low ball offer.

Hurst

 

I found and married my best friend. We never argue. We share the same tastes in almost everything,.. we enjoy the same things. We travel well together. There are no uncomfortable silent moments between us. We understand each other completely. There is nothing we keep from each other. I trust my wife explicitly.

I heard guys say to me that I should keep vehicles in my name in case we separate,.. or I should know what my wife does when I am out on the road or she is out for a night with friends. To me that is spoken by a guy who is preparing for relationship failure before even giving it a chance. If I need to be concerned with what my wife does when I am not around,.. I wouldnt stay married to her. Why stay with someone you dont trust or need to watch? I know people live this way and stay with people like this. I am not one of those people.

I originally married young at 22. Marriage ended in disaster. Took me a long time to trust someone enough to remarry. I never thought it would happen. Almost 8 years of booty calls and one night stands before my wife and I found each other. We both came with baggage and issues from previous marriages. I discovered that when you find the right person,.. none of it matters. Everything works like it should and just falls into place. I never truly believed that people actually had soul mates. Not the way you see it in the movies. My marriage is something most men can only dream about. I have never been happier.

Hurst

 

My truck is at J&M in Ocala. They currently have a full workload for body work and can not get to my truck for 2 weeks. Sounds ridiculous,.. but I tried Freightliner in Orlando,.. I know better than to try Tampa,.. and there its a 4 week waiting list.

WTF is going on in this industry?

Seems to be a back load of damaged trailers and trucks. Its no wonder my insurance rates are sky high.

Having seen all of this,.. my entrepreneurial spirit cant help but wonder if opening a body shop for class 8 trucks and trailers wouldnt be a bad idea.

Hurst