(For those I haven't bored to death with the story already)
I bought the Dart nearly three years ago in August 2011. My wife was the 8 months pregnant and I new if I didn't jump into Mopar ownership then, I never would!
Less than a month later our daughter Megan arrived and well.....lets just say sleep deprivation, the requirement to work for a living and more importantly the fact I fell in love, left the Dart out in the cold!!
The majority of the next 18 months was spent being Daddy, Worker and director of transport for the household.
This brings me to mid year last year........I'm now at a point where I feel its appropriate and acceptable to spend some 'ME' time with the Dodge!
Within a week the wife drops the bombshell that she wants to move house (taking me with her)........
She's home sick, can't drive and wants to relocate back to our hometown (12 miles away) to be close to her Sister/Family and other friends)....
So the cash I'd put aside literally disappeared. As the car was in one piece it made no sense to start disassembly or tinkering......so yet again, no play for me!
After much stress and hassle we finally sold our house (8 months later).
I pointed out to the wife that I wanted a house with a big garage (double) or room to extend at some point!
Well earlier this month we completed on our purchase and I've managed to bag myself a bigger mancave with room to extend............
It even has a house attached for the wife to sleep in!!
Used to have a standard single at the last place.
New one is 3.5m x 7m (11.5 x 23ft in old money). Has the bonus of another additional grass to the side with no neighbour.... so end goal is 7x7 with separate workshop at the back!
Good news is the wife is happy. My daughter is now 2.5 and the Dart is swallowed by the new cave, which allows me to work on three sides of the car with around 1-1.5m or room (no more wet work)!
So as per the title.......I can now start on the Dart!
My aim is to get it back on the road as is with fresh MOT (still got the outstanding work to do), refurbed wheels, and more than anything a bit of V8 heaven......All for the NATS this year.
Will be tight (family commitments are still there), but we've got the forever home, so no more moving!!
Just need broadband fixed at the new house then I'm away!!!
Anyway...........Cue stupid questions as inevitably mess/break or miss something. Not sure why I feel the need to post it.....but hopefully you should see some progress and informative posts from me.......not just random Bananarama!!
any chance of having the car ready for Brooky in May?
