The Resurrection of Vixen

As time is getting short, I've been maniacally slaving away in the garage trying to get "The Vixen" (#05927) finished in time for Memphis. Last Saturday was a big day, as I mounted and aligned the doors, and adjusted the torsion bars so they now go up & down rather smoothly.

I still haven't put the back window in yet (doing that tonight with urethane windshield adhesive), but I figured that any changes in alignment that might happen due to the glass being installed would be minimal, so doing a "rough" alignment with the glass out would help reduce the possibility of any breakage. I know the chances are minimal if you use the correct tooling and jig, but I'm still a bit paranoid about breaking it anyway. (A big thanks goes out here to Pete Lucas who let me borrow his very nicely-built jig for this procedure.) I'll do a "final alignment" when all the glass is in, and a final torsion bar adjustment when the doors are 100% back together.

Question though: Should I install the front windshield now, or wait until all of the interior (like the dash pad) is installed first?

Anyway, having the doors on now paves the way for me to complete the mounting of the remaining stainless, and is the big psychological boost I needed to make me feel like I'm actually getting somewhere.

I managed to con my girlfriend into spending a nice, quiet evening with a bottle of "Goo-Be-Gone" and my door seal mounting areas, cleaning off all of the old adhesive and muck. She actually enjoyed it (much to my surprise) so I'm going to set her to clean some interior components next.

My engine problems seem to have cleared up quite a bit since my engine barbeque of last week. I'm a bit confused by that, but happy nonetheless. Also, my Lockzilla arrived today, so that should be going in tonight as well.

Bob Miller has loaned me a regraining tool, so I'll likely be spending Saturday or Sunday getting the stainless all prepped and ready for the installation of the new fascias.

I've been burning through cash & credit like crazy here in the last month... I believe that puts me at about $21k invested so far, and there's miles to go before I sleep. It's hard to tell which I might run out of first -- time, energy, money. All are getting to be in short supply with little time left to go before we leave for the show.

Will I get done in time? Still up in the air... but wish me luck!

Costs for Week 134:

Date	Purchase	Store	Price
13-May-02	Acetone	Home Depot	2.96
13-May-02	Naptha	Home Depot	2.97
13-May-02	Goof-Off	Home Depot	3.97
13-May-02	Scotchguard	Home Depot	7.67
13-May-02	Washers	Home Depot	4.14
13-May-02	Paint brushes for fiberglass	Home Depot	4.95
13-May-02	Door edge guard (for wheel wheels)	Pep Boys	4.99
13-May-02	FI Hose Clamps	Pep Boys	4.98
13-May-02	Fuel Filter	Pep Boys	18.99
13-May-02	3M Spray Adhesive	Pep Boys	9.99
13-May-02	Truck Bed Liner	Pep Boys	6.99
13-May-02	Black Rubber Trim Paint	Pep Boys	6.99
13-May-02	Antifreeze	Pep Boys	22.47
13-May-02	Fiberglass Cloth	Pep Boys	3.99
13-May-02	Fiberglass Mat	Pep Boys	3.99
13-May-02	Fiberglass Hardener	Pep Boys	2.99
13-May-02	R12 Charge Hose (for vacuum pump)	Pep Boys	3.99
13-May-02	Universal Cement (tire sealer)	Pep Boys	3.99
13-May-02	R12 Oil Charge	Pep Boys	4.99
14-May-02	Remote Door Opener Kit	Specialty Automotive	235.00
14-May-02	Lower Speedo Cable (stainless)	Specialty Automotive	59.95
14-May-02	Engine Cover Support, Slide Block	Specialty Automotive	19.95
14-May-02	Lockzilla	PJ Grady	219.50
17-May-02	Heads-Up Headliner	Pep Boys	29.99
17-May-02	Adhesive	Pep Boys	2.99
17-May-02	Black Door Edge (under hood)	Pep Boys	8.99
17-May-02	Test Plugs	Pep Boys	4.99
17-May-02	Mirror Adhesive	Pep Boys	1.99
17-May-02	Acetone	Pep Boys	3.99
17-May-02	Vinyl Repair Kit	Pep Boys	9.99
17-May-02	Spray Adhesive (headliner)	Pep Boys	7.99
17-May-02	Gray Vinyl Die (Plasti-Kote 408, Light Gray)	Pep Boys	4.99
17-May-02	105101 Retainer, used	Specialty Automotive	18.00
17-May-02	108721 Buffer	Specialty Automotive	22.50
17-May-02	101489 Taillight Seals (2)	Specialty Automotive	10.00
		Week 134 Total	$786.81

		Running Total	$20,293.72

Year One:
Week 1	Week 8	Week 15	Week 22	Week 29	Week 36	Week 43	Week 50
Week 2	Week 9	Week 16	Week 23	Week 30	Week 37	Week 44	Week 51
Week 3	Week 10	Week 17	Week 24	Week 31	Week 38	Week 45	Week 52
Week 4	Week 11	Week 18	Week 25	Week 32	Week 39	Week 46	-
Week 5	Week 12	Week 19	Week 26	Week 33	Week 40	Week 47	-
Week 6	Week 13	Week 20	Week 27	Week 34	Week 41	Week 48	-
Week 7	Week 14	Week 21	Week 28	Week 35	Week 42	Week 49	-
Year Two:
Week 53	Week 60	Week 67	Week 74	Week 81	Week 88	Week 95	Week 102
Week 54	Week 61	Week 68	Week 75	Week 82	Week 89	Week 96	Week 103
Week 55	Week 62	Week 69	Week 76	Week 83	Week 90	Week 97	Week 104
Week 56	Week 63	Week 70	Week 77	Week 84	Week 91	Week 98	-
Week 57	Week 64	Week 71	Week 78	Week 85	Week 92	Week 99	-
Week 58	Week 65	Week 72	Week 79	Week 86	Week 93	Week 100	-
Week 59	Week 66	Week 73	Week 80	Week 87	Week 94	Week 101	-
Year Three:
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