Andy's $2017 challenge build

In reply to sleepyhead :

Best thing about Mustang's is they make excellent wheel donors for Q45s. 

Stampie said:

In reply to sleepyhead :

Best thing about Mustang's is they make excellent wheel donors for Q45s. 

They make an excellent source of cheap 5x114.3 wheels that fit many challenge eligible vehicles. The aftermarket support for the mustang is great and lots of used examples to pick up for cheap. 

Minor body work has started. 

How to fix the door from hitting the fender. Cut and patch job... bate wounds

You may ask yourself is Andy really using old pool noodles on his car? But you forget I lost my mind years ago. 

Good news I found a way to save some time. Bad news I went over budget and the only thing I know to leave out is the nitrous at this point. Without cheating and recouping things I took off the car FMV. 

Found you a bed.

 https://jacksonville.craigslist.org/zip/d/1989-f150-bed-for-scrap/6309912136.html

In reply to Stampie :

That would make it better than it is. 

Last update before I leave the country for a week. This is about how the car sits. Hope the tonneau cover stays on on the drive to Florida, it is made out of a rubber roof, sharp edges were covered by old pool noodles. Currently the only way I see to fit the nitrous in the budget is to either not use the front flares, or only run one set of wheels and tires, either A6/Drag radial or A6/A6 which would suck at drag racing.  Also my seats don't adjust, not sure if it is a blown fuse or what is happening. 

In reply to Andy Neuman :

Car/truck looks really good .  Drag radials suck at autocross much worse than autocross  tires on drag strip.

Making progress 

Andy Neuman said:

Making progress 

Have fun, see you next week.  

So is it official? Is the Q45 now a two owner car? Congrats. She must be so proud. 

Congratulations!

I'm wondering if she knows how to weld. Could be useful in a marriage with him. Congrats. 

In reply to John Welsh :

She told me just to buy another car that runs so I didn't spend any time working on the ute. 

I need to figure out why the power seats don't work currently. 

First full day back in the USA. Lots of things to do, hopefully get a few of my car projects finished before having to go pickup my guinea pigs from my sisters house.

What do we need to plan on doing Thursday?

Stampie said:

What do we need to plan on doing Thursday?

Wiring up a nitrous kit, maybe installing the rear side windows, getting the power seats to work again so we can install the seatbelt.  Looks like I'm going to have $18.51 left in the budget. If I go over I'm just not going to run front fender flares and that will save me $59.565

I just happen to have a set of free flares that I think came from the parking lot build rejects from last year. 

Just lost the water pump and power steering belt on a fun lap around the parking lot

That'll teach you.  Donuts are in host hotel parking lot only. 

Load it up, bring to challenge parking lot Thursday morning.  We got this.

pigs picked up... isn't he so cute 

And small black mark in the parking lot to prove it ran at one point 

my life...

Also I'm over budget front flares are coming back off after I take a picture with them on. 

Just got home from the Hog Roast, Andy we would need 'bout 250 of them,

 The theme this year was "Make the Hog Roast Great again" A Picture cartoon of a hog  W/ a Donald Trump Hair Piece.    On Back It Say's "HOG LIVES MATTER"

Robbie went and showed his painted car before I could take a pictures and we both did white with a stripe.