Sold! maybe

Lee had the truck listed on eBay and it sold!  The first time no one bid above the reserve, so this time he had it as a "buy it now price" and it sold!

 

The new owner is in Oklahoma and we are not driving it there.  He must arrange for shipping.  But there are a lot of scams on eBay, so it isn't sold until we see the full price.   He has placed a deposit, so we will hold it for him until he makes the shipping arrangements.

 

I think Lee is pretty excited.  He wasn't sure he would ever make his money back on the truck.  He sold it for about what he has into it.  Assuming you don't count the many hours of work.  So I guess the work was the fun part.  And taking it to a few car shows.

 

And now he gets some money to buy a new car he has an eye on. 

 

Of course he is still working on the 1974 Camaro.  The carburetor is at a shop to be rebuilt. We are waiting on that and then it needs paint and a few tweaks.  Then maybe we will sell that and Lee can have only ONE car to be rebuilt in the shop!

What do you think we should paint it?  Red?  Black?

Patching Holes

We still can't decide what to do with the truck bed.  By we, I mean Lee.  It is his project and I go along with whatever he wants.  We went to Home Depot and bought some stuff to fill the worst of the cracks in the wood.  If I wanted to fill ALL the cracks, I would need to buy a gallon of the wood filler. 

 

This time I decided to put my phone in a Ziploc bag.  The last time I worked out there it got covered in dust.  That can't be good for it.  I don't like going places without it.  Not because I am so important that I can't be out of contact, but just in case of emergency.

 

I decided to fill the biggest holes and the places where I thought something might catch if you were to slide an object into the truck.  When it dries I will sand it and then we will have a better idea of how it will look.  Lee is still thinking of maybe staining it and a polyurethane coating.  It would be the cheapest option.


 
While I did that Lee was grinding the rust and paint off the metals rails that fit around the bed. Oooh, sparks!   He will spray them with a rust inhibitor and then paint.   More decisions...yellow, green, black?

 

I am not looking forward to the basement project for this reason.  The myriad of decisions.  Wall color, cabinets, faucets are just a start.  Do I want white or ivory outlets and switches?  What kind of doors?  Oh, maybe not those.  Too pricey.  Like I said, not looking forward to it.