An Ode to higher skilled family members

An Ode to higher skilled family members.

My Brother In Law - Louie is awesome beyond words. He's much better working on cars than I am and he's very giving of his time. He and my sister live about an hour away. During the summer - he came and helped us pull the drive train. After body shop estimates came in too high for us to afford - he said he was willing to power wash the entire thing, wire wheel and rattle can the rust spots in the interior and engine bay all in exchange for a small sum. He's a great guy.

Pictures of the man himself (and his truck):

Power washing like a Baws!

Showing Orion how to use the lift

Towing Lady off for body work

A few days later - Lewis calls - he has a friend that has a full body shop that can do the media blasting, prime, and paint for a reasonable fee (way less than our other estimates). I figure they'll mask off what we didn't remove from Lady and go to town. We gladly take him up on the offer.

I found out today that Louie has spent the last 2 months getting the body ready for the sand blaster and paint. He is doing this up right. I can't thank him enough. The small sum is, of course, going to go up :)

Left: Small parts he blasted in his shop. 

Center: Glass, window cranks, wiper motors, etc. 

Right: Lady almost ready for the body