As expected I didn't get any work done on the car this week; in fact I spent most of the weekend writing this blog (see the introduction to the blog in the November 7 2010 post). However, my friend Jerry's wife threw him a surprise 50th birthday party on Friday night, so my wife and I went to that. Steve and his wife attended too. Steve and I had conspired in advance to get Jerry some gag birthday gifts. Steve had bought Jerry some self tapping screws for hanging body panels, and I got Jerry some Klecos! We were laughing about it all night. Steve took special care to wrap his present in a small hinged steel box, which he welded shut and then smeared with bondo. Jerry had to pry it open, breaking the welds, and then he was underwhelmed by the contents. I wrapped mine in a USPS box covered with black duct tape. Then we pitched in together and got Jerry a $50 gift certificate at Jeg's. It was a great party, and we all had a lot of fun. Next weekend I hope to get back to the car, and with luck can finish up the front suspension. My ATI powerglide finally came this week, so after the front suspension is done I can dummy in the engine and trans, which will be another big milestone.
