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I was tucking rear bumper on the 73 job yesterday when the guy working on the 51F1 came to me in desperation trying to get doors to work.     

I have no pity.  Thats what ya get. A conspiracy of astounding proportions was required to make the job go so badly. All because no one listened. Not once. That has only worsened since.

None of you will recall any of what I am talking about and I will not care. It is just a shame, all around, that things cannot change. That same deliberate ignorance prevails to this day.

That is why I don't want my name in any future article features, should they occur. Decided that a long time ago. Sadly.

Most of this week thus far was spent mudding sail panel seams on the 73 job. When I get to work today, first thing I have to do is deliver catastrophic news to the F1 assembler. Wonderful!

On the bright side haha, I am entering my fourth year of no auto A/C. Theres nobody to get a ride from and no facility to use to repair the hit n run on the GT but the GTP keeps going. Flumpflumpflump now though.

You do nice work, Frank.

Arkansas? 

Oh, Conway.

Phil.... what Bill said! ^^^ +1

I chucked the limb onto tree owner's shed.  

Bill, I sure hope so.    I aim to please. GLWS

Went out to mow today and found another gift from above. Bookending the work week with Paul Bunyan days. Sigh. Called the city. Trees are the neighbor's responsibility. So over the fence I would holler hey spend several thousand dollars to preserve my sanity real quick willya, and have big trucks drive over my old car while you're there? but I don't want to stand anywhere back there. Let alone mow or saw so I can't hear the crack of the widowmaker. Lest I end up skewered. So here I sit, waiting for the next. In the midst of my quest for greater tranquility. Trees will wait until I have the window AC up and then on a rainy day they will fall and knock the AC out and torrential rain will go in precisely the direction to flood the house while I am twenty miles away unaware. Boy, howdy.

Some topside pix post-epoxy. Sturdy, not showy, work. I kept it as neat and frugal as I knew how to. No double spacing of welds or crap like that but it sure ain't no metal fab tig snob showpiece. Just a 73 Ford with 3-4 times the intended power level and no rollbar.

But I took today off. I am in no hurry to start another all over mud job at my age and according to weatherpersons, today may be my only chance to mow. IF it dries out enough. I talked a thirty something into spraying the primer on this after I prepped all. Metal work seems to be the best balance of body (flesh and bone) wear, tear, and pain.

^^^
 The mustang is starting to look like a car.

Whew, thats a relief! I was worried that it might be starting to look like a Bronco. 

The 73 job is ready for spot epoxy all over.

Ouch ^^^. My fingers feel like bananas often. When I do bondo my elbows and shoulders make that sound too.

Yesterday I finished construction of the 73 Ford body except tunnel. A thousand plug welds? More? Was about to narrow the back seat when interior plans changed again without notice.

Yesterday I flat spotted two brand new tires on my DD avoiding a wreck. It drives like a shopping cart with chewing gum on the wheels now. bumpbumpbump.

I am tired of living.

There was an anomalous log which came out of the deal that an inventive soul might make some sort of yard art from. It is still solid but a little punky. Stands up real sturdy. Birdbath?

Other pic is a hollow log the center dropped out of. Other limbs are more weak and worrying and could likely reach the house some. Heavy stuff. Bah.

The wierd log is cool.

If you ain't already, put some extra sweet gas in it, see how she runs? Are you getting a normal amount of knock retard? That 02 sensor stuff is yep a sticky wicket, don't they need a certain temp range to function proper? You're getting open loop, right?

Just tossing out a clueless batch of variables which might intertwine with ambient conditions. It might stumble if the computer encounters lugging in high humidity, etc? Is the computer for stick or auto? Is ot learning? Crank trigger relearn?

Blah blah... shots in the dark with all I got. If good will vibes from peers are worth anything a solution will boil out soon. 

Lumberjack session complete for today. Sawed stacked and piled. Better hurry if anybody wants the 72, two towering widowmakers hover within glass smashing roof caving reach. Trees are all in city easement but also on city border. That old row marks the boundary and the easement is almost entirely within that fence, on my side. Email both cities? Wait for it? That car ain't supposed to be there according to city ordinance. I need this like a hole in the head. Not much choice but to just forget it, let it all rot and fall just like me.

I need another sip off that 455 real quik. 

Paid $450 for it, can't give it away. Gee, if only it were an smashed 80s Mustang instead of a 70s Pontiac with original engine maybe things would be different.

Finally got fresh oil in the 455 and caught up on yard work so this is my reward. There is not one tree on my property. It just robs another precious weekend day of catch-up from me due to circumstances beyond my control, converting sanity-preserving peace time to fruitless unwanted labor. Situation normal.

Sounds like a job for HPtuner (alterations via tune ["canned"?]), rather than just monitoring with Torque and comparing to stock parameters. Because the engine is in a different package, powering a different weight, gears, way way more drag, altered exhaust, etc. Just an engine-dumb bodyman observation.

First couple pics show that I did address the inner rust shown above. Its the 73 Ford job.

Third shows how I blended in the subframe connectors that are made for other years.

Last is patching front of gas tank brace today.

The weather pattern is soggy weekend but rain means peaceful.