PARTS ACQUISITION !

OK, our first honest-to-goodness "Locost" part. Up until now our parts acquisition has consisted of some raw materials (steel tube) and a wrecked Miata. I am now in the process of obtaining a nosecone for the body of the car. If you will recall, the major part of the body is simply aluminum sheet, riveted to the frame. There are, however, six fiberglass pieces needed to complete things. They are the four fenders, the scuttle (or cowl), and the nosecone. The nosecone is probably the most sculpted piece and the one that really establishes the character of the car. I felt confident that I could make molds for the fenders if necessary, and probably the scuttle, but the nosecone, I knew, would probably have to be bought. I have located a nosecone that was cloned from a Lotus 7, Series 2 . The price is right, and it is relatively local so shipping won't be a problem. I should have it in a few weeks and will post pics.

MORE PROGRESS

Well, the chicks are out of the garage, a lot of the kids stuff has been moved to storage, Erik has installed more insulation, and he has started installing new shelving units that he acquired from Borders Books "Going Out of Business Sale". Good, roomy, heavy duty shelves, too. Along with all this, we got the X-fer case out of my F-250 and got it dismantled. The shifting problem should be an easy fix, too. Once we get the truck sold, that should more than cover the cost of the Miata.

We are getting very close to being able to build the chassis table, and finally get started on the Se7en. We are hoping to get it completed in time for the "Fun Under the Sun" car show in California this time next year. If not completed, at least far enough along to show it off to friends and family out there. Speaking of "Fun Under the Sun", my Dad just came home from this year's F.U.t.S. with two (count 'em, "TWO") trophies to his Bugatti's credit. Just a few weeks away from his 85th birthday and still having fun. Ya gotta luv my Dad!

PROGRESS!

No progress on the car itself, but progress nonetheless. The kids arrived in mid March and Erik has been helping me get the garage whipped into shape. We've moved some stuff to storage, and have started arranging other things. At the moment, we have 20 chicks living in the garage until they get feathered out. They can be moved to the chicken coop in a few days, then we can get going in earnest.

In the meantime, I've discovered THE paint job for the car. While playing around with a car painting program, I stumbled onto this!

I definitely had not planned on doing a black car (black is just about the toughest paint there is to apply), but this just looks SO right we have to do it.

Comments are always welcome !