Sharing a Bangshifty memory

[Shawn Anderson]

As this is labor day weekend I think about labor day 2001 and one of the best times I have ever had working on a car. It all started with my great friend Ben (whom is going on drag week with me this year) had a 1976 El Camino that he had tried some unguided body work on with less then great results. My Dad seeing this rattle canned POS and being a guy that knew more than a thing or two about body work felt help was needed (or the car did not need to be in his driveway). On Friday the Elky was brought in and the 3 of us attacked. We sealed it sunday before going to a local oval track with plans to paint monday. After dad had a few beers at the race we got home at midnight and it was paint time. We were cruising monday night. It is great to remember Dad mixing paint with a cigar hanging from his mouth and how much he liked doing quickie paint jobs and kinda shitty cars.

[BOOOGHAR]

thats awsum, i could of used you guys while I was attempting surface rust removal on my DD

[Scott Liggett]

Great story.

[Deaf Bob]

Reminds me of the time I went to a garage sale and the dude was all taped up from having open heart surgery with a cig hanging from his mouth and a can of bud in his hand. Can't think of a better reason to have a garage sale, can you?

$$ for more beer and ciggys?

[68scott385]

That and it was the easiest way to avoid hospital bills.

Yeah, pass that responsibility to the next of kin. It'll come out of the estate, if there is one.

[68scott385]

His wife was really ugly too, give the man a break...

It's not my fault he married ugly. Maybe he was trapped by her and was trying to get away any way he could.

[SuperBuickGuy]

What kind of shit is this? Everyone knows how it goes after the first kid...

and you buy that line?

[Barry Donovan]

Reminds me of the time I went to a garage sale and the dude was all taped up from having open heart surgery with a cig hanging from his mouth and a can of bud in his hand. Can't think of a better reason to have a garage sale, can you?

about as bad as my dad. he just has a beer once and while, staples holding a lung shut.

The memories have not ended, Ijust put bulldozer mufflers on his 550 cat yesterday.

the last decade he's had this peculiar routine of ending with a whispering 100hp gain on his rigs. I'll call it genius for years to come (and the guys that work it with him). The seeming never ending pursuit , complaints and even bordering insane...

get it done.

To the ops post, the patience for paint and making beautiful is tough for even a stone cold sober body man..that is a cool story.

my own project is pile of bumpy extreme urethane, and it ended up being this cars entity of opinion anyway (always has been).

[Rocketman]

Awesome story Shawn. The names and circumstances may change, but working with and learning from one's dad is usually a great thing