The Seats, The Engine, The Excitement!

So we were not originally planning on having the engine rebuilt, but when Mike tore into it there was massive amounts of sludge. It was apparent that the engine really did need to be rebuilt. It sucked having that extra cost, but it will be worth it.

The engine came back from the rebuild shop today and it is gorgeous. I never though I would think an engine gorgeous but its so clean and shiny and blue... my favorite color!  So I of course had to post lots of pictures of all angles of this beauty. These pictures can speak for themselves.  This is the long block only, so once he gets the entire engine reassembled... I will have to post more pictures.

 We also got the seats back from being upholstered. I was so incredibly excited to see the seats and they are incredible! The seats we used are not the original seats from the car. The original seats are in too bad of shape. We held on the the original seats so we had to get a picture of the new seats next to the old ones. Pretty sad!

 This is the back seat. So pretty!

 We couldn't take a picture of the front seats without the console between them. The console is not original to the car and is only for comfort when we are driving the car. It will come out for car shows.

 I was super excited to test out the seats. I told Mike he couldn't test them until I had. I figure it's my car so I should be the first to test them. I figured the steering wheel would finish the photo nicely.

 I finally agreed to let Mike test the seat. Technically he will be in the drivers seat a lot more than I will. I do plan on driving the car some times but he will be the main driver. I trust his driving skills much more than I trust my own skills. I think I am going to be incredibly paranoid of taking the car out. I don't want it to get hurt. Maybe it it didn't have the sentimental value to it since it was my dad's first car... then it would be a different story and I don't think I could care quite as much.

I do love Mikes face in this picture. He always makes the best faces.

It was an exciting night. This is all really happening. It has been almost 4 years in the making but there is an end in sight. This car should be completed in a month and a half. It just seems so crazy it is all coming together. I am so excited! 

The car should be back from being painted in a couple of weeks and that is when the madness will really begin. As it is I feel like I don't see much of my husband but I know it is only going to get worse in the coming weeks. I know it will be short lived and soon I will get to spend plenty of time with him at car shows or taking drives in the car. I cant wait!