Kadett Chronicles 4: Progress report (4/19-23)

In the week that we’ve had the car in the garage, we’ve done the following…taken everything off the car, right down to the Opel logo on the hood. The car is almost completely stripped down to its chilly steel frame. The Gearhead has started on taking the engine out and that's near done too. We'll have it all complete by Monday so don't lose any sleep over it.

Beyond that, we made an exhaustive list of all the things we need to do in order to roll into the car show in style. It took a while too and I’m not naïve enough to think that we got everything on that list either. So when we remember what we forgot, we’ll augment the list and carry on.

Also….what’s the adage? Any project you estimate will end up costing double? Yeah, something like that. I for one was ill-prepared for the fiscal ramifications of this project. I mean, I knew it would cost some coin, but auto body shops are apparently not feeling the effects of this economy since paint jobs are not to be found on the cheap. But we shall forge ahead! Anything for The Gearhead. Given extensive budget calculations, we should be able to get a good return on our investment if we ever sell the car. Not that we’re selling it. I just need to know that the possibility is out there in order to better justify my spending. My accountant would be proud.

Oh and btw? As a general rule, by “we”, I almost always mean The Gearhead. Just so we're clear. I'm into full disclosure.