68 charger build... lots of pics...

[cj5 buggy]

well i can't believe i haven't hit this board with this build... This is for Cat's son Christopher. some pics of the progress. i'll catch ya'll up. Ever since i met Cat, he has mentioned a 68 charger. well 17 years later we get to start it. Jason, a friend is helping us with this.

start
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we do have some floor pans and a few other things to replace the rusted areas. Actually this car isn't that bad.
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bolt remover.
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of course wrinkles has to help.
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:beer:

day2 progress... sub frame out... most of the inside & wiring harness etc...

this doesn't look right...
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oh, that's better...
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something we found under the dash that looked like it fell out of the glove box.
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what's left of the wire harness.
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welp day 3 of the tear down.

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doner car. Christopher has pulling this car around for about 5 years. he got it ff of e-bay. luckily this isn't the one we are working on. yep it's a burned up car. we are going to pull parts off before it hits the crusher. complete 8 3/4 rear, and good radiator memeber that is toast on the other.

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Day 4 of the tear down...

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last night i actually had off. had to move the car into the shop to finish the rest.

built some dollies for the front. also pics of the move.

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couple movies
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done for tonight.

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day6...
tank out
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what the inside looks like.
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axle, springs and shocks...
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almost ready for the sander.
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[cj5 buggy]

day 7

Jason New puppy Bailey
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then we almost had an OOPS removing the other charger
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scout "Tonto" go to work a little.
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front is done.
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rear is done.
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had to do a little work to put the car on the trailer.
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[jeepsr4ever]

:!: awesome pics!!

[Lifted79CJ7]

Awesome job so far! Let me know if you ever need an extra pair of hands! :lo1l:

[cj5 buggy]

we are planning a get together in a little while. I'll let you know.

Day 8

getting glass out of the doors was not a fun job.
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getting the parts we need from the donor
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[cj5 buggy]

Day 9
all loaded up and ready to go to the blaster
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80 cj5 playing on our little rock garden
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the vin #
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the fender tag

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a6 = console
b4 = bucket seats
m6 = driver's outside remote operated mirror

A1 = 26" radiator
H1 = power brakes
R1 = am radio
S1 = A/C
X1 = tinted glass

2-5 = drip rail moldings
3-0 = body belt moldings
7-8 = wheel lip molding

AX-4 = 3.23 ratio

TRM = C - Charger
6 - Vinyl bucket seats
w - white & black inside colors

PNT = 3 charger red
3 charger red
1 monotone

U = W - White horizontal
P
S = 9 - Stripe deleted

XS29 = Charger, RT, 2 Door Hard Top

83 = 440 4bbl hp

5 = 3 sp Auto

44 = F70 X 14 red lines steel belted tires

514 = May 14 1968 Hamtramck, MI

142989 is the matching number.

[cj5 buggy]

car is at the blasters...
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pics of the guys shop. very clean and organized.
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[Mudrat]

You got a whole handful of work done already Frank!! Looking good.

What motor's going back in it?

[cj5 buggy]

we are going to rebuild the 440/727 combo. trying to make her stockish looking and a little sleeperish...


:mrgreen:

[cj5 buggy]

back at it, well a little anyways. It's 100* outside and 110* inside the shop.

got the doner axle apart and the gears will be changed. they are 2.76's

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had to use the heat on the front drivers side.

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batteries went bad so thats it for now.

[cj5 buggy]

not much lately, the car is at the blaster still. little front end damage and she's gotta go on the stretcher.

look at the other frame rail, you'll see the dimples.
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it's amazing how much the cancer sticks out when it gets cleaned up.
trunk
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floor pan
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the Beautiful wife
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other pics
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some sexay panels
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[Mudrat]

She looks worried Frank!!

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[jeepsr4ever]

Wow bringing it back from death!!! I love it Frank!

[cj5 buggy]

you know why Pat... cause i'm working on it. 8)


well a couple of pics of little things. Cat went to go deliver a part for the car, they are still working on the front end. it's bad fo sho. but it's coming together.

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[cj5 buggy]

well got some updates.

picking it up from the shop.
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in the shop resting @ home and the metal that has to be put in.
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we went to a mopar show today... some pics.
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you know their is one at every show.
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diesel dummies
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paint on this was immaculate
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me and the AMD guy
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little ones were fun to watch.
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[mkzmomo]

keep it up with the good work ! :lo1l: she will be a beauty =D>

[Mudrat]

keep it up with the good work ! :lo1l: she will be a beauty =D>
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Define "She" :t:Left or right :idea:

[cj5 buggy]

back at it...
sunday's tech

our helpers for the day. Wrinkles and Baily
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floor pan and part of the trunk pan out.
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drilling out welds brings the no fun
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jason likes the flip flop technique.
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floor pans...
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[jeepsr4ever]

Coming along fast!

[cj5 buggy]

yep...

few Updates... not to much to show when all we are doing is welding and grinding.

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Cool thing that went down, is the tech writer Brad came by to snap some photos and get a feel for the project he has been handed.

so while they did that i put a chip in the truck... powerhungry Gryphon Dash Mount.

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all for now. we'll be back with more pics after this weekend...

:beer:

[cj5 buggy]

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[mkzmomo]

=D> :lo1l: :razz: nice welding skills and geez you've got lots of working space ! I wish I had that kind of space because God'S garage is not always the best place to work and cant fit everything in the basement! :roll:

[cj5 buggy]

oh yeah, me and god's garage used to work together...

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[mkzmomo]

oh yeah, me and god's garage used to work together...

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Now thats a garage #-o :razz: :lo1l:

[cj5 buggy]

Getting back to the car finally. We had to take a couple wheeling trips to break up the ruts you know.

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so does anyone have a 68 sitting around? i need a a couple of pics of a rear inner fender well, where it goes from the wheel well to the outside.

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WindShield frame work
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF1806Medium.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF1808Medium.jpg

[cj5 buggy]

did a little more today...

test fitting the trunk lid.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/car006Medium.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/car007Medium.jpg

burnning lead is cool.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/car008Medium.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/th_lead.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/?action=view&current=lead.flv)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/car009Medium.jpg

off with the rear quarter panel
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/car010Medium.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/car011Medium.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/car013Medium.jpg

then we found another spot. this car was WACKED at one point in its life.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/car015Medium.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/car016Medium.jpg

test fitting the rear quarter.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/car017Medium.jpg

they see me rollin'
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/car019Medium.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/car020Medium.jpg

[Lifted79CJ7]

So Frank, no updates? I've been waiting patiently! As always, if you need an extra pair of hands, drop me a line - I'm just down the road!
Jack

[cj5 buggy]

So Frank, no updates? I've been waiting patiently! As always, if you need an extra pair of hands, drop me a line - I'm just down the road!
Jack

i hear ya... once we get her back from the blasters, i may have ya'll come out. we have room for a few.

Dang it has been a while... we have been busy doing some trail riding, working around the house and vaca... so now it's back on track... the BEST of all news is the "kid" made it back home safe and sound from his 2nd tour in Iraq. so since Momma is Happy, evertone is happy. here a few shots to get back into the swing of things.

we had put the car back together, so he could see it in one piece.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF1982.jpg

of course i didn't get his first reaction, we were all happy going over the car with him. but at least him and mom are together...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF1998.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF1999.jpg

the blaster guy "Jim" came out to meet "kid" Chris and also to take a gander at the car. he proposed to bring the car back to his shop and get the car blasted and sealed one more time. so before we weld in all the metal, we are going to bring it back and have him seal it up. so we got to dismantel the car (one more time) and he was amazed what a difference it was back to the shell.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2010.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2008.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2009.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2011.jpg

kid got to play with the motor a little also. took the freeze plugs out, just getting her prepped for the tank...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2006.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2007.jpg

also for some reason, once in its life someone put a 4 speed in it and well we don't need no stinking clutch...

before
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF1996.jpg
after
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF1997.jpg

also got some parts back from the powder coater...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF1968.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF1969.jpg

a little more metal work on the windshield.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2005.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2004.jpg

[jeepsr4ever]

:t:

[Lifted79CJ7]

I have no idea how I missed that post - looking good! Glad the boy made it back OK - my buddy just left for Afganistan last week. Keep the updates coming!

[Lifted79CJ7]

Soooooooooooooo.....any new updates?

[cj5 buggy]

back to the build. I guess last time we worked on this was around Jan... ha ha... nothing to much tonight... just started to change the bearings in the third member...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2308.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2310.jpg

the tape that they used for the power coating was a sum a biatch to remove...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2313.jpg

1 year after we purchased the press, we finally get to use it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2315.jpg

we didn't have any brass punches and instead ofusing a steel punch, we placed the old bearings in the new race then placed a pipe "no poop pipe must be used" and macked her down... worked great.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2317.jpg

same with the pinion side.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2318.jpg

can't forget about the shop dog... Mr. Wrinkles...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2319.jpg

finalizing the gearz...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2324.jpg

not done, but we tested it anyways...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2326.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2327.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2328.jpg

wtf is this? as we were checking the pattern i noticed this. It looks like the metal is just rotting from the inside out. so should i stop and replace the ring gear?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2325.jpg

[Mudrat]

That last picture looks like the carrier, not the ring gear??

[tufcj]

Just a typical porous casting on the carrier. It won't hurt a thing to use it.

Bob
tufcj

[cj5 buggy]

That last picture looks like the carrier, not the ring gear??

carrier ring gear... what evar... 8)


for right now we just want the car to be a roller, since the gearz are 2.76's we'll change it to 3.73 i hope... not to sure if thier is a carrier break or not, but if anything we'll replace and leave it as a spare.

:t:

[rollbar]

VERY Sweeeeeeeeeeet :t:

Hey, this isn't England you know :mrgreen:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/car020Medium.jpg

[cj5 buggy]

VERY Sweeeeeeeeeeet :t:

Hey, this isn't England you know :mrgreen:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/car020Medium.jpg

your the only one to say this... forst thing Cat said to me "i miss Japan"

ha ha...

now for tonight's round of pics...

as of right now i need to make this car a roller... i need to get the axles in and then put her on rollers... so i can put the pontoon in and start working on it... Summers coming and the lakes are calling... of course i have a couple thousand pics of everything, but i can't find a pic up close of the pontoon...

here it is with all of are other stuff "junk"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/GA/DSCF2251.jpg

back to the axle, little painting...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2331.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2330.jpg

of course it wasn't drying fast enough, so...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2335.jpg

new seal...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2332.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2334.jpg

of course since this is just going to be a roller... we took the breaks off and in order to fit the axles we had to make some "shop shims"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2342.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2344.jpg

good for a roller...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2345.jpg

also forgot to add some old pics of the car from the blasting work about 2 months ago...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/top023.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/top022.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/top011.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/top010.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/top008.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/top007.jpg

[Lifted79CJ7]

Man, you sure are making some great progress! As always - if you need an extra pair of hands, just let me know!!

[jeepsr4ever]

I am eyeballing this thread Frankie!

[Mudrat]

Frank - what's the plan for the old Willy's you got out there? Happen to have a 54 or a 55?

[cj5 buggy]

Frank - what's the plan for the old Willy's you got out there? Happen to have a 54 or a 55?

r u talking about my turtle?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/pics/turtle1.jpg

turtle is a 49 and Cat would not let it leave the yard...

or u talking about my willy trucks?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/pics/DSCF2032.jpg

we bought the trucks 54 and or 55... thinking of a restore... well after Cat has been watching what we are doing to the charger, she says hell no, too much work... so the trucks are going to be sold one day. i just have to post them up. they are RUSTY but saveable...

[cj5 buggy]

We are working on the front now... of course this means cleaning all the grit and grime off of it. Now anybody with a blasting cabinet would use it... but noooo, mama bird decided that the right side glove was a good spot to raise a family.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/IMAGE_001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/IMAGE_002.jpg

so we had to clean it another way.
pressure washer...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2425.jpg

wire wheel...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2427.jpg

then paint...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2434.jpg

then re-assemble...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2436.jpg

not to bad of a day... now i have to order a few more parts and the front and rear can go back under the car.

:t:

[cj5 buggy]

updates pics of the last couple...

the Kid and the Blast tech "Jim"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2439.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2489.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSC00011.jpg

car pics.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSC00012.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2485.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2441.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2442.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2479.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2476.jpg

i think he's praying to the mopar Gods here.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSCF2483.jpg

comming home.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSC00022.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSC00023.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSC00024.jpg




http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/th_MOV00039.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/?action=view&current=MOV00039.flv)

another NICE project he's working on.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSC00014.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSC00016.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSC00018.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSC00017.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSC00019.jpg

[cj5 buggy]

here are a couple in the shop.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSC00048.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSC00051.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/fdrose/chris/DSC00049.jpg

[Mudrat]

Got paint on this thig yet?? :mrgreen:

[cj5 buggy]

nope, she's sitting in the shop for a while... gotta save up some more cashola...

then it'll be back on like donkey kong.

[Lifted79CJ7]

Alright now, I've been quiet for half a year - any updates???
:idea:

[Lifted79CJ7]

OK, I have been quiet for eternity - how's this bugger coming along???
Jack