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I very much appreciate the kind words, the surprise was actually opening the gift, which my wife recorded but I didn’t post for anything. I was supposed to rent an exotic car on our Italy trip but with the way roads were in the south, I didn’t feel it would’ve been wise, so this was her thoughtfulness shown. I would honestly say that in the driving experience itself was how approachable Rich was as a normal car guy, not a pretentious driving instructor like I’ve seen dealing with others in the past through karting. It made the experience much more enjoyable because there wasn’t a feeling of judgement by him, but one where he cared I enjoyed myself.

I would say as far as planning ones, we had a few weeks to plan this. I know Vegas very little, but what I am familiar with I enjoy, good food, and people watching haha. When I’m really out of place I usually spend time looking at travel advisor and yelp for ideas, using high rating with a high number of reviews as a basic filter, but both myself and my wife are really easy going so it’s not all about the most baller thing to see or do, but stuff that’s going to be a great value for experience. I don’t make a lot of money, we are just lucky to manage what we have well, have zero debt, and since we don’t have kids yet, we have a little more freedom in this season. We do have a couple money management rules, but these are based off our own personal values.

Realistically, the car isn’t going to be much of a street car, or even drag, we may give it a shot to see how it does, but the more we plan out the car, pro touring isn’t even the category. I’m thinking we do something a little more than that, like the Silver State Classic. As the car evolves it will be more and more track focused.

For sure man, I haven’t been losing motivation but maybe momentum. To this point things have been pretty straight forward and I like the product quality, but getting answers from Chuck Church have been slow. I have been emailing him back and forth and his responses aren’t exactly prime customer service, let alone slow, I wait 3-5 days for a response every time.

Ugh, that would drive me up a wall. You must have more patience than I do for that sort of thing than I would. Considering the price tags those products have, I would be on fire with that kind of service. But I have high expectations when spending good money. The second hand junk that I have has very little expectation other than to find issues, so, even though the issues can be frustrating sometimes, they are expected.

@@OneMoreBolt oh man- the 41 years I’ve spent on this earth have helped me see that there are bigger things at play, but I am annoyed. Realistically I still have time before we get the motor back, still have a bunch of small things to do, as well as source a transmission, so in the end I’m sure this will be sorted by then. I filmed a little update and haven’t posted it yet, but may do so the next couple of days.

hahaha, it's so left field when she tosses zingers, she's normally the sweetest supporter of anything and everything I do, when she comes at me with the sass I'm always taken off guard haha. Right now her newest interest has been doing more photography, lets hope it doesn't end up being cars!!!! lol

@@LostBoys.CarClub the ziggers keep it fun for sure. My better half is definitely not shy about taking shots whenever she gets the chance. To be honest, careful what you wish for, photography can get stupid expensive if she starts wanting them fancy lenses. Cars might be cheaper! haha

Haha- I already have the expensive cameras and lenses, I’ve done photography for years, she is using an older canon I have, I’m just trying to learn videography now buts it’s such a different beast. My IG has a ton of car photos.

@@LostBoys.CarClub Well in that case send her on down that rabbit hole. haha Video is definitely very different. I didn't get to far down the photography rabbit hole, just enough to have some nice stuff that can get pretty good photos, but to be honest I don't use any of hardly ever anymore, all video stuff these days. Even at that I'm doing all I can to get the video stuff as streamlined and basic as possible so it doesn't become a chore to record whatever, just grab and go.

@@OneMoreBolt for sure- I get that 100% I definitely don’t care to do too much with filming beyond what it needs to be, plus doing it all outside I have too little control over the light so making things perfect is low on the priority list. Just learn.

“Well I ain’t first class but I ain’t white trash….” 🎶

That’s the energy I’m looking for! To do this for my dad, and build something sick in the process! Thank you for your support and watching along🤩

If I had the hood on the car it wouldn’t be an issue because the cover would have form, but since the car is apart it doesn’t

Haha- yeah, I had a shirt with a pocket, definitely a bit better. Still some playing around to do

Haha yeah, the jack would’ve helped, it’s more of the awkwardness than the weight of the panel, but next time. I’ll definitely work on some different mic positions, it bugs me as well

@@LostBoys.CarClub Yeah, I've battled alot with trying to figure out getting the best audio, it's a pain and I'm still not 100% happy with what I get, but getting there. Anyway, stay at it and keep trying stuff, only way to find out what works and doesn't.

Thank you David! Piece by piece I hope to make this a fun little track bruiser for my dad

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It’s truly stunning out here!

Thank you for the tip last time, it wasn’t too terribly difficult doing so solo, haha- phase 1- protection not perfection

Thanks for that- I’m definitely not trying to make it too complicated. All my other videos were using a Canon 6D MKII, but I did this one with a Sony A7SIII that I just picked up

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Thanks for the tips! I’ve thought about taking it completely off too, but I’m a one man show most of the time, my dad isn’t over too often to have the help I probably need. Right now the goal is to knock off all the surface rust and get a decent coat of paint on it before assembling the front end again.

Oh man- if I had a big block as special as this 302 we are building, I totally would. I’ll try and make a video where I go into greater detail the phases we are doing and end plans for the car.

Thanks dude! Seriously content with the result, still have a lot of thoughts on how the floors behind the seat all the way through the trunk may come together over time, but one foot in front of the other!

@@LostBoys.CarClub that's it man, just one step at a time. I know you can get a trunk pan replacement but not sure if it has that section where it meets the full floor pan. Never tried finding that piece. If you do end up doing trunk pan work you should really considering mini tubs at the same time, the extra space in the wheel well is worth it, especially if you inboard the leafs.

@@OneMoreBolt there are a couple companies that make that rear seat panel replacement, I’m just debating on if it will be something I do stock, or if it will need some customization once I decide on the rear suspension style, then doing the due diligence on tubs, floor, etc will happen. I have some fun ideas but don’t want to give too much away just yet

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I appreciate that, and definitely in consideration. Also- we have tons of close friends in OKC/Edmond, you near there?

@@LostBoys.CarClub Actually, I work in downtown OKC and live about 20ish minutes north of Edmond. Moved out here a few years back and love it. Originally a SoCal native, grew up in the Inland Empire.

@@OneMoreBolt nice! My wife lived and worked out there for about 8 years. We’ve said many times if for some reason we need to move, it will probably be there.

@@LostBoys.CarClub cost of living was what finally did it for me, and man am I glad we made the move.

@@OneMoreBolt I totally understand that. Currently its financially beneficial, but when that changes, we will def be moving

Dude- I’ve never seen one so bad- looks like door skins will be in the cards down the road….

@@LostBoys.CarClubthat or keep an eye out for take off doors from a part out.

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Unfortunately the main braces had sections completely rusted through, so they had to be scrapped, if there was stuff I could pass on I certainly would!

for sure- I ended up ordering a complete new brake kit for simplicity, and the Church Brothers control arms and coil overs. I have the brakes now but still waiting on the suspension pieces, so I might try to pull the front end apart and start cleaning it up in preparation.

@@LostBoys.CarClub nice. The CBR stuff is nice, I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Hopefully you don't have to wait too long for parts.

Thanks so much for following and commenting! We are extremely excited, even if the engine is worth more than the shell we bought 😂😂

@@LostBoys.CarClub hey I'm just jealous I don't have a DZ block to stuff in one of my Chevy ii buckets!

@@OneMoreBolt fair enough, I mean- I honestly didn't know what route we were going to go with the powerplant for this car until I ran across a random FB market ad that luckily was actually authentic!

@@LostBoys.CarClub that's awesome and a great find. No doubt going to be a fun little ripper.

Thank you for that! Hopefully I can express the joy I have working on this in the videos, time and money is right, haha.

Thanks! It must be an exciting feeling to know it’s right around the corner. I have some more updates on the condition coming soon, just gotta put the video together, hopefully tomorrow. We are very excited to tackle the hard work without hesitations, even if some of it we haven’t done before