Aluminum bits today
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Stuff my dog says; on second thought I'll just build a race car
- Thread starter NashGTI
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guessing the shop you work at has a Waterjet cutter?
Nope, paid to have these done outside. The shop I work at does have a CNC router table that could have easily cut these though, and the guy who runs that said he would cut these for me free of charge. That was 10 months ago now and I just now paid to have this other place cut them.....but that other guy did say he would cut them for me so that counts for something right? (It doesn't)
I did a thing yesterday, it wasn't painting the nose with the darker blue though indid that Tuesday. It wasn't putting the brightwork back on the nose I did that tonight.
I put my notice in yesterday evening and I'm leaving my current job at the end of next week.
I like the finished nose cone!
Looking at a new line of work?
Looking at a new line of work?
Seems to me, you have lots of options. Best wishes.
Time for a change, not leaving the car business but going somewhere that is more specifically performance oriented rather than show car oriented. Should be a good change for me.
Have something already lined up or just looking?
Already have a job lined up, not the kind of person to jump without looking
So an update on things is that I haven't touched the race car since I painted the nose with the darker blue, life has been a bit of a mess and I just haven't had the motivation. New job is fantastic but things are getting drug out with the place I left and it's sucking up mental energy having to deal with it. Coupled with that was some minor dental surgery a week and a half ago and there has been a lot more " I really need to get back out and work on the car" than there has been actually going out to work on it.
Nash, I was actually thinking about you this afternoon. Out for a ride with wife on her new CanAm Spyder. She's had it for just over 3 months and on this ride it turned 5,000 miles.
Going through a small village near here saw a car somewhat like your race car sitting in a driveway with a forsale sign on it. Did not stop as it was getting cold and we were going to find some place to eat. Only really go a good look at the back and it was no where as sharp as yours. It was just a bit boxy and squared off.
Hope you get things worked out with old and new jobs and get back to working on the car!
Going through a small village near here saw a car somewhat like your race car sitting in a driveway with a forsale sign on it. Did not stop as it was getting cold and we were going to find some place to eat. Only really go a good look at the back and it was no where as sharp as yours. It was just a bit boxy and squared off.
Hope you get things worked out with old and new jobs and get back to working on the car!
I did some more painting last Sunday but it wasn't anything note worthy. Tonight however I did a second coat of black around the radiator where it will be visible through the grill and reassembled the gauges with the switch call out panels in place.
Plus bonus C10 from work content.
Plus bonus C10 from work content.
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Put the nose and lights back on, and painted a little more white before the Formula 1 race today.
