So the stress of Day 1 is over. This morning I was quite certain I was going to have to stream via the webcam on my laptop…. The “easycap” adapter I ordered for the S-Video to USB was suppose to be delivered on the 3oth and just never showed. Canada Post still shows deliver for then, so I am not sure what happened. Thankfully Chris from Darkside Fibre Communications had an old video capturing card that he kindly donated to the project today!

So a few connection issues, a horrible microphone until my cable shows up, and me accidentally yanking out the camera cord a few times resulted in some down time… But it was successful. I am still getting used to finding camera placement and sometimes I forget its even on and my language slips. I managed to get the ///M3 all buttoned up for now and moved in the first project car (1992 ACS BMW). Did a bit of suspension work on it to see how low I could get the car, some spacers will be needed for the front and some fender stretching.

I will be at it again tomorrow and hopefully updating the show schedule to a bit more detail early next week. So please keep checking back for that. I will try to formalize the show as much as possible however, i do work a full time job and have a life aside from work and cars. I will be sorting out what scheduled time I will be working on the cars during the week nights and approximate the hours on weekends. I am looking forward to getting these projects going! The next few months will be going by very quickly!

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Well the car is not totally complete as I still need to paint the spoiler (had it in the car after i masked it all up!) install the door moldings and clean up some of the interior pieces. The car came out pretty good, I will have to buff out a few dust spots in the clear here and there but overall the paint came out nice. The poor car had a rough life and it is nice to see it back together in one uniform color. I managed to piece the front bumper back together even though it took quite the blow in the accident. The joys of working with fiberglass as you are able to repair easily! On the other hand, the drivers side skirt in urethane was held on with like a dozen screws which rusted and started popping through, filling all those holes was quite the chore!
All in all the project went well, took a little longer than i wanted as I ended up spraying the whole car but i am pleased with the results. I will be smoking out the amber corner lights and most likely the kidney grills as well! I wanted to paint my tow hook bright red but all I had laying around was the blue. Have a look at the pics to see the final product. Of course I have a nice set of 18″ staggered mesh wheels for it, but those will be waiting for the nicer weather to come.

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Well it’s almost time for the Project to start! Needless to say I have been pretty busy over the past week with Christmas, Family, Friends and the 1997 M3 project. I painted the M3 last night and have been working on assembly. It needs a few more things cleaned up, especially in the interior, but it should look good all cleaned up! I will post pictures of it within the next day or so.

Today I also ran an Outdoor Cat5 cable from the house to the shop since I do not want to rely on Wireless signal. I am hoping that my ISP steps up to the plate and delivers reliable service during the time of the project!! I am hoping you can all bare with me as there will be times where the connection may drop or maybe the power goes out or maybe even the shop PC will explode! Who knows? But I will do my best to ensure you are all able to watch what’s going on!

Tomorrow I will be setting up the camera and testing the stream from the shop. The camera set up has been a whole separate issue on it’s own! Thankfully I have found a device called the “EasyCap” which will be arriving tomorrow which will convert an S-Video signal from my camcorder to USB. Apparently it works wonders and many people are very happy with this gadget. So I will be putting it to the test. If all else fails, you may be stuck with a Web Cam view for opening day ..

Over the weekend I will be planning on updating the schedule of the project with more detail and may shift a few things around here there as needed. But otherwise everything should be good to go! I hope everyone gets a chance to check out the stream in their free time!

Happy New Year!

Shawn has just sent me the BMW render and wow it looks great!! Can’t wait to build this car to look like his render. I will be arriving back to my home town tomorrow (Dec 9th) and will be updating the SCHEDULE accordingly. The Mustang will now be featuring a Vortech A Trim Supercharger installation so watch out for that! Lastly a big thanks to Peterborough Powdercoating who will be providing powder coating for some of the major suspension components! Thanks guys!