April 1, 2007 – This is no joke

This weekend I took Friday off and went to the Good Guys Show in Del Mar, CA. There were a lot of nice cars and I picked up a few parts for the pinto that will be used later, but not before the contest. I did see a few mopar cars that were worth mentioning though.

West Coast Customs Challenger

Original Challenger

Road Runner Daytona

After the show, I stopped by a friends shop where I made the deal of the century. I got all items above in the bed for $7. It was all scrap to him and where he works, it just gets picked up. I offered to buy some Monster Energy drinks and he came up with 2 of them. The list is as follows.

· Alternator

· 4 barrel intake from a 69 cougar

· Heads from a 69 cougar

· MSD plug wire set

· Champion plug wire set

· Electronic distributer

· Edelbrock 1406 carb

· Oil dipstick

· Fuel pump

· Cougar valve covers (Preproduction)

· Assorted wires, nuts and bolts

Receipt for tracking of budget

Ana the shop manager trying out her new car (could not get her out of it all day)

We spent most of the afternoon putting the car back together so it would run. We did get it started later in the day, but it was overheating badly. We both thought about it overnight and on Sunday, I just pulled the thermostat. I did get a new one, but will run with out for the next few months.

Next weekend we should just need to install the bumpers and verify that the car will not overheat. If that is the case, then we can focus on changing out the parts as required so that we can better satisfy our budget.