April 7, 1999

Came home from work, and removed the pressure plate, clutch, and pilot bearing. Measured the clucth to be a 10 3/8" - 10 spline. Went to a local auto parts store to order some more parts, water pump, master cylinder, alternator, and the clutch components.

April 8, 1999

Thursday morning, I dropped the transmission off to get overhauled, before going to work.

April 12, 1999

I finally found a Body shop to media blast and paint most of my front end parts. The fender wells and radiator support. So tonight, I loaded up my Blazer to drop them off in the morning on my way to work. It seems its getting harder to find a shop that is willing to work with you. Some said they would only do the whole car. Yea Right?? BIG BUCKS!!!! I think I might open a shop just to do media blasting and primer/painting of JUST PARTS!!!

April 13, 1999

At lunch time, I found another body shop and talked to them about my fenders and header pipes. He said he could do it.
Later that day, I received a call from the guy doing my bumper rechrome. He told me that the front bumper was to far rusted to rechrome.
Well, later that evening, I got the fenders loaded into my truck, and then took the brackets off my 2nd front bumper. I loaded that into the truck, too.

April 14, 1999

Dropped the bumper off before going to work and dropped off the fenders and headers at lunch time.
Came home from work and listened to my voice mail. My 3 speed transmission is completed and can pick it up Saturday, and the parts store had my water pump, clutch kit, and alternator, that I had ordered.

April 15, 1999

I loaded my front and rear valance panels and the headlight brackets. Dropped them off at lunch time to the same auto body shop, where I took my fenders. He told me he could also do the doors and deck lid, if I wanted to drop them off. I'm not sure yet. The car is sitting outside.

It sure is GREAT when you find somebody willing to work with the amateur car hobbyist.

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