First thing this AM the Messenger windows started popping up on the taskbar, all the inboxes were full and even got a couple phone calls about the Message Board not working.
Turns out Proboards had a major meltdown and lost all ther servers and we may not be back up for days. To read the whole story try: http://support.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=status&action=display&thread=244738 Anyhow, we dove in head first and threw together a backup board to do us till the main board is back up and running. Check it out at: http://members7.boardhost.com/maritimeracers/index.html
One of the test pics I posted on the backup message board was this Top Sportsman VW I saw on an English website. Now I'm obsessed with the damn thing - It's all I can do to keep from coming up with another "hare-brained" scheme involving a 2 door Golf and some old parts. Let me see now.... I've got a posi Jeep rearend that could use a set of Moser axles, a big old FE Ford, headers, and........ See what I mean?
On a more serious note MDP has been rained out and has rescheduled the points meet for the saturday of the 2nd meet. Last spring they lost so many events it was hard to keep track of it. Even Greenfield Dragway lost one day already this season. Three weeks to the season opener at CB Dragway so they may escape the monsoon season. Rumour has it they will be doing something this season to improve the traction. If they want to attract a "Quick 8" field it had better be right.
Later.............
Picked up a Mig welder at Canadian Tire in North Sydney today. They had it on sale at $175 off so I couldn't pass it up. Looks like there's no excuse now for not finishing the Hornet's cage. As you can see all that's holding it in place now is some red Tuck tape, an interference fit on the crossbar and the force of gravity on the door bar. There's also a small tack with a stick welder where the main hoop mounts on top of the subframe connectors. but maybe now with a new welder there'll finally be some progress on the old girl. 
Long term plans are to build a "tribute" car similar to the Maskin and Kanners Hornet X Pro Stocker from 1977. It was either that or the Wally booth car from the same era and since I think the paint scheme on Dick Maskin's car would be easier to reproduce that made the decision easier. Still got to move the leaf springs and do something with the wheel tubs but the layout of the Hornet's subframe/rear hatch area makes it easy. There's no weird bends or curves and even the stock tubs are shaped almost like aftermarket ones. Will post pics as I go but first thing is to fix a couple of small holes in the long term VW Golf project's floor just to get used to the welder.
Spending so much time on drag racing websites has given me an overload of 1969 Camaros and late model Mustangs and all the other "popular" drag cars lately to last me a lifetime. Also I'm not a fan of hood scoops unless the vehicle left the factory with one. 
So I'll try to give you an idea of what makes my mouth water. 
Every time I come across one of these rare Stock or Superstock combinations I tend to save a pic of it somewhere. So I'll upload a few of my favourites tonight for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!! 
Greenfield Dragway Season Opener goes this weekend. What a success story this track has become since it started. Every year both their car numbers and the amount of spectators increase and every year they do something to improve the facility or the Association. If you haven't made the trek to Greenfield yet you've been missing out on an adventure.
Got the last piece of glass fitted to our latest window this AM. Now comes the fun part - wrapping all the edges(evenly) with copper foil and laying on many feet of solder and some means of hanging the thing. The dark part is like car window tint - hold it up to the light and you can see right through it. Those are horseshoe nails driven into the plywood all around the perimeter. 
The flat sides of the nails makes it easy to hold it in tension while you grind and fit the parts. 
While it's not exactly like the two I already have - It's a 1991 Jetta similar to this one only it's brown. While it's a 4 door the front clip and almost everything else will still fit a 2 door VW Golf 1986-92. That'll supply most of the parts needed for my current VW Project - a 1990 Golf almost identical to the one I've been driving forever except for the body colour and as you can see that's even close. Even though one is a 1990 and the other one is a 1991 they're still only a couple of hundred serial numbers apart. 
I bought the 1990 for a parts car but it was in too good shape to scrap. I had to "borrow" the front clip a year ago when a big SUV ran over the left front corner of the one I'm driving now. With the aluminum wheels from the Jetta and some GTI parts it might be a neat little car. With the price of fuel these days this might just be my most sensible project yet.
Sun was shining, birds were chirping and it was nice out most of the day. Got a whole bunch of stuff done including this new banner for eastcoastperformance.ca on our home page. Luc and Angela have increased their financial support of this site for 2008 and we're glad to have them back for another season. We'd also like to welcome Once Again Sports on board. We'll soon have their banner up and running too.
We made one for Wayne and Michelle's new house and now everyone else in the family wants one too. That's cool since these windows will likely be around many years and will hopefully become family heirlooms. We must be getting better at it since they just keep getting more elaborate all the time. This is the last one we finished for Nancy and Al's living room. It is 20"X32" with 85 pieces and who knows how many feet of solder. It's not quite as much fun as building a drag car but I still enjoy doing it. A lot cheaper too - I'd love to be able to build a car with materials that cost less than $10 per square foot LOL.
