keiser31 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Very nice pair of cars you have there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chistech Posted August 23, 2022 Author Share Posted August 23, 2022 Just over a week ago the family planned an unveiling of the car to their dad who hadn’t seen the car finished yet. It was at an Audrains car and coffee event at the salve Regina campus in Newport. I loaded up the car the night before and headed out at 6am the next morning. It was a great day and it was wonderful to see Don and Sylvia’s reaction. I gave a short ride around Newport to some family members before returning the car to my trailer. This was only the second time the car had been on the road since the restoration with the first being the night before to fuel it up. It still needs some sorting like adjusting the brakes, (it sounds like a 10 wheeler stopping and is pulling left some),finding out why the clutch squeals when feathering it in, a leaky fitting or solder joint at the top of the fuel feed line out of the tank, and an appointment with the pinstriper on September 28. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chistech Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 The pinstriper came by today. Really sharpens the look up! sorry about the pictures. When I take them on my phone they end up rotated when I post them 🤷🏻♂️ 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Ash Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Ted: Hold the phone so it's horizontal (landscape), camera button to the right. That usually produces correctly aligned pics. Otherwise, you have to use photo editing software to rotate the photo - even if it looks right in the first place - and save it. Nice stripes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chistech Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 Thanks Gary. I kind of figured that but never remember to do it. What strange is when they load to my google photos from my phone, they are rotated correctly. When I take them from my photos library and post them here, they’re rotated wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chistech Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share Posted December 4, 2022 (edited) I have some sad news to report, Don passed away a couple of weeks ago and his services were held yesterday. On a rainy and blustery day, I was honored by being able to drive the family in the chevy from the funeral parlor to the cemetery. The Hampton’s are just the best people you can have the pleasure in knowing and Sylvia, don’s wife, is a very special person with their children being a perfect reflection of the two of them. Rest In Peace Don. It was a pleasure restoring your car. Edited December 4, 2022 by chistech (see edit history) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lahti35 Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 I'm sorry to hear that. I'm sure it meant a lot to Don to have that Chevy done, even more to the family to drive them in it during the funeral. My condolences for the loss of your friend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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