Finally Back

Well, I'm still alive. Back is okay now and had to go back to Washington State for family business. Got back Late Sunday night. As an update, I bought a Miller 211 automatic mig welder in Febuary. Haven't had time to try it out yet but finished wiring the plug for it in the garage today. Going to buy the big ass compressor for sandblasting and other chores within the next two weeks. It will be a 5 horse Quincy. USA made just down the river from me. Just to let you know what direction I am going with the F1, It will get a new IFS front suspension and new rear suspension from Chassis Engineering located in West Branch Iowa. It is an all bolt in kit made specifically for the F!. I got a great deal from great folks at Chassis Engineering with the help of 2 guys here in burlington that went with me two weeks ago to do the preliminary ordering. Thanks to Dave Aldershof who has delt with them before and Bob Ertzinger I got a great deal. Also got to meet Roy Lewis, the founder of Chassis Engineering back in the early 60's, and now retired from the business but working his dream. He holds the single diesel engine powered land speed record at Bonneville at just over 306 MPH. He drives the car and I think is older than me. He is adding a second diesel engine with two turbo's for each engine to see if he can break the two engine record at 317 MPH. What an interesting guy. I will final order the stuff from Chassis Engineering probably within the next two weeks. Got to get all this done before Nancy gets back from Washington and finds out what i'm doing. I am going to start building the cart to hold the engine and transmission tomorrow so I can get it pulled out. I will add more pictures when Nancy gets home with the camera. More later.