The evening of August 2nd...

She's All loaded up for transport captian!

Wow.. When i finished writing this afternoon i thought i was in for a quiet evening. I was wrong.  After i got off work at 5, I received a text from my buddy Alex.  he said he could come pick up my Purple Camaro today, to be worked on, so that we can get it to be a dependable car.  I've been having Alex work on the car off and on here in my Garage over the past year, year and a half, and since my house's garage is so small it was time to take the car to his shop to get it finished up.  So you know when he called I was super ready for him to get it, and Emily helped me move the cars around, and then empty out the Camaro of any parts or tool that weren't necessary in it in preparation For Alex to come pick her up.  Alex and Tommy showed up with a beautiful rig and trailer, and before you knew it, we had the car loaded up and on the way to his garage.  All that was left was for me and Emily to move the Cavalier from the front yard to into the garage where the purple car once sat. 

Alex Goofing while tying down Purple to the Trailer.

The Rat/king snake that offended Emily

So at this time I get into the Cavalier, and start backing her out of the yard, line her up to back into the garage, and Emily who's guiding me tarts freaking out saying something on the front bumper is moving, and she thinks its a snake!!!  So i pull forward 3/4 the way up the drive way and sure enough this foot and a half long corn or king snake falls out from the front end area onto the driveway.  this freak Emily out of course, she throws me the broom when asked to, and shuts the garage door.  then comes out front with me, and goes and gets our neighbor Chris.  I was going to just sweep him into the gras/bushes, since i didn't think he was poisonous i was just gonna scare him off.  Well, luckily Chris and his father were there for Emily's peace of mind, and they caught the snake, and carried it bare handed to the new phase of our neighborhood and released it. After all that, I was able to back the Cavalier into the garage safely.  Emily popped the hood, and brought in the cover from outside where she had rolled it up.  We then closed up the house, and went to her car, and drove over to Alex's shop, which isn't far from the house, in fact, its about 3 miles away, near Nazareth Church road. 

After the short ride, she's unloaded. 

Once we had got to Alex's shop, we unloaded the car from the trailer, and then put her into the empty bay with the pit.  that way working from below wont be so bad.  Theres quite a bit to be done to the car, to get it in a semi reliable manner, but I have full confidence in Alex, this is child's play compared to him rebuilding an entire C10 truck and swapping frames, LS motors, transmissions, and everything else he's done before.  I don't have much money, but He's going to work with me on it so I'm thankful that he will.  I hope he knows how much this means to me, as with me having cancer now, i tend to feel my own mortality more, and it will be awesome to be able to drive the car again, and remember happier times when Emily and i were just dating, as opposed to now with me having cancer, and not knowing what the future holds or how long it may hold me.  I'm forever thankful to him for helping me like this, it truly mean the world to me. 

New temporary Home over "the pit"

Ready to be worked upon straddling the Pit. 

After she was pushed into place over the pit as seen above, we were pretty much done for the night. I spoke with Alex a bit about what needs to be done, and we decided that I'd make a list of things and send it to him via facebook messenger.  I've got the list here as to what we need to address, now keep in mind this is just a tentative list that gives us general direction on what to start with: 

1 Gas Gauge reading incorrectly.Drop tank and correct.

2 Starter rebuild? Pull starter test, and rebuild if necessary.

3 Grounds to chassis, frame, body, engine

4 Grounds to battery to chassis frame and engine and body

5 Setup front mounted battery. 

6 Check electrical wiring for dash wiring. Heater blower etc.

7 Check radio wiring/fuses/console wiring/fuses for melting wiring.

8 check all dash wiring for ac/heat control to ensure no shorts. 

9 Oil, Coolant, and any other fluid changes that are necessary

10 Tune Carb.

11 Adjust valves, and timing.

12 Ensure electric fans both work, switched fan in console doesn’t last checked.

13 Ensure car starts and shuts off easily each time key turned. 

14 ensure car runs cool, and does not overheat at idle/in traffic/while driving. 

15 Clean engine bay / engine. Make sure shiny is shiny. :) 

16 Change back tires to the two new tires mount and balance. 

17 remove door panels, PB Blast Door poppers, and lubricate and ensure function properly 

                for both doors.

And thats it for now, unless i think of things.  we'll see.  I have complete faith in alex, and know he can get it done without much issue.  With that, ill be signing off now for the day.  4 minutes before the 3rd of august. lol.