Builds Nemesis - a deviant undertaking

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1 is awesome, wrapped In a nice leather
I'm leaning toward 1 & 3 as first choice, #2 as second. But I think the problem with Sparc - their wheels aren't compatible with tilt/telescoping columns.
 
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Wheel update. . .in 4-6 weeks, pallet should be arriving at the shop=)

Restomod Air pieces finalized, placing the order this week.

Heading to the body shop tomorrow morning for final inspection - fingers, toes, eyes crossed!

And a few ideas I grabbed while on EVOD website:

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So many delays! New shipping date for pickup: 1/25 - 1/31, approximately 3-4 days transit time.

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Mother flucking, son of a whooore bag, jesus h almighty and 100's of other expletives - fcuking bloody hell. Crash course in body panel assembly and so very thankful for a guy named Shawn (LLK member) who saved my friggin ass despite a last minute plea for help phone call. Basically broke all of my doc's 'don't do' orders but **** em', didn't have a choice on so many fcuking levels.

Shawn drove over to me twice on his days off to help - did I mention he literally saved my ass! The 60 is assembled except for the hood (going on Tuesday). Trucking company fined me for the change in reservation, now saying the reservation has been cancelled. I swear to Yahwey I'll load her on a car trailer, rent a truck, and drive to Redding myself. One. More. Delay. And the 3-5mins I have left in the tank will be exhausted.

Jesus H. Almighty.

Body assembly - PIC HEAVY - first two pics 10 yrs ago when I prepped the floor for Dynamat and then yesterday after removing the Dynamite (dry ice) that covered one of the body mount holes (oops). Still amazed at the incredible condition the truck was in when initially purchased.


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Absolutely insane how the lighting changes the appearance of the paint. So happy with the final color choice.

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And to top it off. . .

RIP to my best fcuking buddy that was always by my side. . .gonna miss u, Duch.

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@TRAIL TAILOR just emailed you=)

General update and a thorough confession:

So that mild concussion I had back in 8/23 wasn't mild after all. Post-concussive syndrome, depression, anxiety, anger, memory difficulties, speech difficulties, balance issues, headaches second only to an icepick, and ultimately slid my weapon in my mouth. Obviously wasn't strong/brave enough to pull the trigger. Surrendered all weapons, really fkn intense therapy with the VA and a level of support from friends/family I probably don't deserve. Meds seemed to make my mental/cognitive state worse than it was, so after 12+ months of compliance, I titrated off and started microdosing on a regular schedule. That combined with basic physical and cognitive exercises have made a tangible and + improvement.

Physically, I listen to my body now. Post mva, I thought time and staying as active as tolerable would bring me back to normal, that wasn't the case. It also didn't help being in our healthcare system and not having the brain power to know what was or wasn't happening. Right shoulder RCR completed and in rehab now. Left shoulder, left knee, cervical & lumbar spine surgeries in the near future, so likely 2+ yrs before I can start training to get my body back in shape.

The FJ60 project was frozen for a multitude of reasons, all of them associated with the mva in one form or another except for the shipping f'n fubar. Almost traded her for a clean 200 + cash but couldn't do it, can't really even drive much still. But she's still a go for an all-out build with Jason and SEMA 25'/26' is still an aspiration I have and one that I hope to achieve.

I don't get on forums much or really do much of anything outside of staying focused on my healthcare plan, so until I get better traction and ability to express what the fck I'm trying to say, I'm in ghost mode.

Appreciate the confessional. . .

Shane
 

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