Goot Evenick, and Velcominin to The InFamous Bay One of myth and legend. Currently it sits, quiet and peaceful, waiting for the next round of havoc and mayhem to commence. If this bay was to be given a Theme Song, it would most likley tend to be "Dirty Deeds done Dirt Cheap"! (or at least as reasonably as possible.) Today it was the site of a little tool time. I decided that my custom created transmission lift was a space hog and chose to remove the wide glide front axle/castors assembly; it being designed and fabricated to allow that to happen. I had kept the stock pins intact and just re-installed the original front iron wheels. I also removed the t-mission cradle and reset the palm back in place. Managed to locate the e-clips for the wheels but no joy on the palm. Another errand for the chase sheet.
Just a close up of the press and adjacent welding bench. Nothing fancy here. It is all sort of squashed into itself until I can shift the S-10 in and determine how much move around room is left over. This shot reminds me that I need to rotate the MIG to face towards the main door as that is the side that is likely to be having the exhaust connection problem that I have to remedy.
And my 85 SS, with all the stuff tucked back underneath it.
From left to right you see my m/c lift with three batteries sitting on its cradle. These batteries are more correctly ex Batteries; they have ceased to exist. What they are, are the 1000+ cranking amp items and they are heavy. That makes them great for use as dead weight to push things like floor panels down into their proper position so they can be marked. They are dry; the acid has been either wahed out by hose or leaked out from cracked cases.
Next is my low boy seat for snuggling up to body panels and staying comfortable, more or less.
Third are the post muffler tail pipes. They are nasty and do require some major love from a wire wheel and XLT stripping wheel. Purists will note they are not straight. Instead, in position, they dump just behins the rear wheel. I have already had to replace on rear frame horn because it rotted out due to interaction with the factory exhaust pipes. No desire to repeat the exercise. I wasn't set up to take pictures of how the work to replace that horn was done. Too much cutting and test fitting and tweaking to want to do it twice.
The tire is sitting in the wheel well but that is about all it is doing.
Finally, and barely visible, is the rear end, sitting in it transport cradle, just behind the car. Having it not installed is a pain but also a blessing because it lets me still get to the floor pan and touch it up, plus hang that frame brace off the shock towers and score new shocks (While you're there.........)
The driver's door off the 85. STill no new skin. Elsewhere there is a thread about issues that were had with Gbody Parts. The panel I have on order is supposed to be coming from Good Mark. TWO Years later...............(sounds of crickets)................................. Last heard from the distributor had supposedly been advised he had a shipment coming his way and that my panel was part of it................(more sounds of crickets)...........................My supplier is full continuous pester mode on this. I'm almost willing to bet it is stuck in customs quarantine in some obscure transit zone back of beyond just because.....
This is mostly a detail shot that shows the rot and damage. The inner skin has issues as well with a major repair/replace of sheet metal already done to it and more needed. The outer skin is terminal. The bottom edge/seam is weld that was never dressed out. That choice was due to discovering just how bad the panel had been dinged, and right where the anti-collsion re-inforcing panel sits internally. No chance of getting to the damage from the inside unless the skin is pealed off and that panel removed; at whic point, you are half way to installing a new panel anyway................now if only that panel would put in an appearance................................
Finally, a "Stuff" shot. Cherry Picker is in park mode. The tools in their cases on the pail are waiting on yet another furniture dolly to appear. Almost everything, one way or another, is on wheels in here. Didn't take that shot but even my heavy short timber blocks are stacked on a dolly. Much, much easier to move around or out of the way to access what's behind.
Tucked in at the back is my 5.3. It's engine harness is still back at the yard because the donor vehicle is a castle surrounded by a moat with more water to come. Told the yard guy today to let it sit until high tide recedes. Might be awhile.
Anyway, this has been a quck peek at my world, aka BAY ONE.
Nick
