The Snot Rocket is out of winter hibernation. As much fun as the
G80 is in the snow, the holes in the butcheeks and the incredible
amounts of salt on the road are a deadly combo, so I parked it
this year for about six weeks.
Initial repairs are made, to make her safe to operate on the
streets:
She sure is ugly still though.
The blue sheet metal behind the headlights is just riveted in
temporarily until I can get sorted out to paint it properly, then
I'll pull the fender, and bash it all into the proper places.
I picked up a old Craftsman 2hp compressor from craigslist. It
dates back to when Craftsman was good, and it draws 12 amps of
220, so the 2hp is legit. I got a HVLP gun on sale over the
holidays too, so I guess I'm going to paint it myself.
I need to visit my friendly local Lordco on a weekday so they
can scan my paint and mix up a match.
I think I'd like to take you up on your offer of a hood Bruce,
mine is definitely tweaked.
It's probably all for the best. There is a bunch more bodywork to
do and some of it is getting critical. Nothing to lose now.
The battery is on its last legs, but otherwise she is running
excellently.
I finally used the trailer hitch just before the snow started:
The combination scaled in just under 5500lbs. You'd hardly notice
driving it. The noises the turbo made did get
considerably louder though.