Re: Miss Behavin' meets the Houston Police
NO... NO... NO... Don't throw in the towel!!! You can put it back together... You built it with your own two hands! Looking at it, you would think that it is totaled but IT IS NOT TOTALED!!! The body and interior is in great condition, the engine, transmission, differential, rear wheels and tires, electrical harness, windshield... ALL IN GREAT CONDITION AND INTACT!!! I believe if you take a good walk around the car, you would see so much more that is unharmed.
Just look at where the real damage is. The truth is, the damage looks much worse than it really is. The front axle, front wheels, radiator, motor/trans mounts. That is it mostly... thats all the damage there is. The frame may be tweeked a little, but you can easily save that. Just section the damaged portion of the frame with a new section and your back in business!!!
Just as Ron said above, "This ain't the end... just a huge pothole!"
I have your U-tube videos bookmarked- Your first drive around the parking lot- Your first run up the street- Your drive through the city of Houston (Awesome!!!).
Ya, I've been waching your build of the car... Yours and a couple of others!
Since I built my T-Bucket... and just like like you, I have only had mine on the road for a very short while (You got yours on the road before I got mine on the road). I have discovered many little things with it that if I had the chance to do bits and pieces if it over again, I would incorporate many new and improved idea's into putting it back together.
I just have to add this:
About three weeks ago, I was out cruising around in my T-Bucket with a buddy of mine. I was preparing to make a left turn out of a parking lot onto main street... I was checking trafic, preparing to make my left turn into the street and I heard my buddy setting next to me in the car say that the way was clear and so I continued to make my turn into the street.
Just as I pulled forward into the street, I caught a glimps of a car coming on my front right side so I yanked the steering wheel hard to the left and locked up the brakes. luckily the other driver did the same as I did and both me and the other car/driver came to stop in the middle of the street! SO CLOSE!!! The other cars the left corner of it's front bumper came in behind my right front tire and just forward of my right exhaust header. If we had made contact, It would have been very UGLY!!!
From now on, I do my OWN driving!!! If my passenger say's "OK the roads clear!" I'm sorry, I ain't hear'n it.
My buddy said it was clear to go and I took his word for it... I almost crashed my car listening to him and not doing my own driving!
Guess I'll show up and see if he shows.
