Why Do They Do This To Me?

This entry may be my most philosophical work to date.  Cars are a lot like pets.

Not that I'm saying cars are ensouled.  But neither animal nor automobile can tell you what is wrong themselves, even if you know something is wrong.

You can only hope, when you either take the animal to the vet or take the car to the shop (or perform the surgery yourself, in this case), the patient knows it is for the best.

Such is the case with the Bricklin.  Though many body panels have been removed and the engine is inoperable, it will be for the best when the work is finished!  Technically, we could just do a quick once over of the interior and be done with it, but there are so many underlying issues needing to be addressed.

I can either do it right or end up having to do it again.

So I'll take the extra steps to make it so.  We'll strip all the body panels off and apply POR-15 to the safety cage and frame to prevent it from rusting again.  We'll take the doors apart and weld reinforcement bars where recommended.  We'll run through the entire pneumatic system, replacing the compressor, air lines, and even the cylinders which raise and lower the doors.

We can rebuilt it.  We have the technology.

Bear in mind this photo was taken a few days ago (there is always some lag time between any photo op and my blogging).  The roof has been sanded down to bare metal (mostly on the driver's side, however) and should be complete within the week.

We're still working on the custom interior.  It's coming along, slowly but surely.  The rear console now moves under its own power (with a little help from an air compressor).  Interior fabric will be ordered shortly, along with more carpet, since we misjudged the amount needed.  The carpet I have now is just enough to cover the floors in the foot wells.

With mistakes like those, you really have to hope the Bricklin has faith in my ability.