Start Of The Chevy Restoration?!

Yep... a little change in plans, but I'm not complaining! My dad has been feeling around for having the body work portion of my 55 Chevy restoration done at a shop and for us to do the remainder. I can't blame him for not wanting to take on the bodywork after 4 years of working on his... and I certainly won't feel like I missed out if I don't get to spend 100's of hours sanding Bondo! So by a stroke of surprise and luck the guy who painted my dad's 50 convertible has an opening in November (a year sooner than I planned!) and has penciled me in. Denny is almost 70, yet could probably work circles around guys half his age... and his work on old cars is top notch, yet for the cost of a typical paint job, he will be doing all the body and paint work. It's a no brainer decision.

So that means we need to dismantle the car down to the shell so it's ready for Denny to do his thing. Well that meant cleaning the garage out and transforming it from wood shop to auto shop. So I spent the entire weekend doing just that. Long story short I actually pulled it off and I'm pretty much ready to start working on it. I built a workbench from the dismantled wood rack, been installing shelving wherever I can for all the parts that will soon be needing a home for a few years, installed the grinder/wire wheel, retractable air line...

While the 55 is in the shop, I hope to get the roof replaced on the garage. The more I inspect it, the more I can see it will need a complete rebuild. The roof structure is built with beadboard and 2x4's. There's just nothing to work with to try and jack it back up and sisterin supports. So I will probably make my own trusses like I did on the shed... just on a bigger scale. The granite walls are in good shape, but the inside needs some mortar work and parched. Stay tuned...