At the last minute, I ended up making my out to the west valley yesterday to toss a car around in the gravel.  Since 195 wasn’t ready, I had no choice but to take 464 out into the bush to play with some Subarus.  Made some new friends and had a great time.  464 is filthy as a pig now, and I think taking out desert scrub brush with the side of the car might have affected the less-than-awesome paint job, but it was worth it.

Today, while 464 sat covered in filth in the driveway, I took the drill to the joints between chassis and replacement core support on 195. Anywhere there will be welding needs to be clean and free of paint, rust, and grime.  This was four hours of hard core drill and wire wheel action.  I am beat.

It should be cool when it’s all back together though.  Here’s a little photoshop I whipped up this afternoon on a whim…