How is it going John??

 

Not too bad, trying to decide and make up my mind on what to do to keep myself busy. I would like to restore the wagon but have limited space to store it. So been talking with my wife and might have come up with a solution. There's a guy in town that has an old Chevy pickup in the early 60's and considering using my 99 Chevy as the donor. I have no desire on fixing the body on it because it's still too new..lol

 

That sounds like an interesting project..

 

It's one of the things I've been thinking of doing. The metal work is about the cheapest part of a project and having a running mechanically fit donor is a big savings..

 

It would be nice to recycle a newer truck into a near classic..

 

Well by doing this it would still be a daily driver for the winter too and can stay parked outside. Might not even have to paint it, just match the patina and clear coat it and bedline the under side

 

It would be a awesome daily driver.. You going for a semi rat rod look??

 

I'm not sure if it's something that will materialize yet and haven't seen the condition of it up close either. I don't know that I'd go as far as a rat rod but more of an aged weathered look..but who knows I might just spray a single stage paint job on it to make it look nice and new looking..nothing is for certain now, just kind of thinking out loud...lol

 

I am sure it will look awesome if you decide to do the project.

 

My problem is I want to keep busy doing something I like but space and money now that I'm not working is a little tighter than it was so need to think of a way of doing things cheaper. This last pickup was supposed to be a cheap build and I ended up spending as much as I did on the panel...lol

 

That is how things normally go.. I would like to modify my truck but have to wait until I pay off the SHO.. Which is far into the future..

 

Would be nice if money was no object...lol

 

It would but on set income that is impossible.. Just takes time to save enough..

 

I only have a bout a third of what I used to make when I was working, might get a little better in a year and a half when the old age pension kicks in..

 

I know that feeling..