My 70 Nova project (Formerly looking at this mustang)

It's good to hear from you Dan.
Eliminating that commute sounds like a good thing.
Still rooting for your return to maximum function.
Please keep us posted.
 
I've been around but nothing to to tell until now. I post a joke now and then.

I'm thinking about having someone finsh the floor boards on the Nova. My arm and certianly not my leg are up to it, and if that was done I could be putting the car together.

I don't think 'll ever be the same. My legs is about 50 to 60%. I get tired easily. Dragging in my new tool box yesterday on my hand truck about did me in. But, compared to others I saw at rehab I'm one of the lucky ones. I've had a good life, lucky to have what I have.

One of the kids at work (30's) said I wish I could work like me that at home. The other guy says you can. Just work your ass off, save your money and buy a machine like he did. He didn't like that very much. But that's exactly what I did and am still doing.

Well got to get back to it. Finishing some of my parts up on the CNC before I put my employers parts on the machine.
 
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Hang in there dude. We are all praying for a good recovery.
 
It's good to hear from you Alloy, i'm glad you are on the right road to recovery. To be honest, even if you don't like your boss that is a very good plan, if they are paying for your expenses running the machine, working from home especially in this epidemic is brilliant. As you said you'll are lucky to have this opportunity. If is any consultation i've recovered from couple of heavy traffic accidents ( know is no way close to yours condition) but i haven't had any boss even consider giving me a option to work from home or work an easier task, always you've fired, and having to pay for treatment out of pocket with no health benefits at that time is real hard. Best wishes take you time loading the machine, and stay positive, working what we like makes the road to recovery go by faster.
 
Well I've started back on the nova again. Doing the machining home thing, but not sure thats going to last. They are talking about my becoming a sub contractor and having to become as9100 certified. So we shall see.

I realize I'm never going to get the new floor boards in the nova. I think with my right hand I'm dangerous using a 4" grinder as a cutoff tool, and I certainly can't weld, but I sucked at that before.

I found a guy that will do them for $1600. I think thats high, but noone else is even interested in looking at it.

Anyway I had to put the rear springs in and the old rear as axle so I can move it, along with the replacement front sub frame and suspension.

I ran into a problem trying to get the lower a-arms in.They were a little too narrow to fit into the frame. Would be easy if I had a porta power to just spread the frame about a 1/16", but I don't. But I do have coupling nuts and a half inch bolt. Worked perfectly.

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Dan, i've had couple of moments like that where i've thought i'll never see again, or i'll never walk again, but with time, ( lots of time) it gets better. Don't get in a hurry to use power tools, a doctor once told me when you can balance a basketball on your nose than you can get in a car to drive again, that never happened but i did take my time and it all becomes normal, just before the pandemic i went to the same doctor for a check up. His first words were you sure can drive, apparently i've passed him somewhere, small city. Paying someone 1600$ to do a proper job may not be a bad idea, it will put you ahead and let you enjoy it sooner, just make sure that includes all the undercoating every hard to reach and time consuming job.
Best wishes, stay positive. Goce
 
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Doing the machining home thing, but not sure thats going to last. They are talking about my becoming a sub contractor and having to become as9100 certified. So we shall see.
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.....but what does it mean for benefits?
That 100 mile drive might be worth that.

-brino
 
It doesn't include undercoat. I really hadn't planned on that. The car will live in my shop when not in use. I'll store it on my 2 post lift.

I'm able to put the car together and with no floors I can't do much. So going to bite the bullet and have them done. I found the guy on Craigslist so taking a chance with him, but no choice. He has an opening tomorrow, but I don't know if I get it there.by then. Might be a little later.

As far as benefits I'm on the payroll. They are getting a hell of a deal with my machine for the same as my hourly wage. But, when I got the machine the owner and I agreed on $5500. I asked him if I pay him or the new parent company. He just said we will work that out later. To date he hasn't said thing about it. So I guess I got a free machine. So for now that's how it stands.
 
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Since its been 3 months since I've worked on the nova I'd forgotten (or chose to forget) just how incompetent the PO was.

I pulled the calipers and rotors off the make it easier to put the spindle on. Took my 18" Cresent to break the spindle nut loose, and found the wheel bearing seal on the spindle. It had never been pressed into the rotor.

Just when I thought I'd found everything he did and fixed it, I find more :(

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