[elmariachi]

All,

I had a nice conversation with Ed Combs (DV) this morning. He had not received my email, so his post above was to be expected. He is very interested in helping get the car done for Doug, and now has the shop space and time to do it this winter. By his estimation he needs a set of heads and a transmission to be able to get it together. I know Doug has a line on a set of good heads and he is hopeful he can get them this week. Not sure about the transmission, Doug can shine in on that.

Ed has not yet gone through all of the boxes of parts but assuming Doug has a list of what was shipped, I think we should take CobraEd's suggestions and pick a date to convene in Pentwater, MI for a an assembly weekend. The priority would be to take the existing engine short block and get the heads, valve train and sheet metal on it and get it in the car. I didn't ask DV if he had and engine stand but if he does that might be a good intermediate step. Next steps would be to get the engine in the car and make as much progress as we could as group, then leave Ed to work through the winter in buttoning it up.

So if those who could contribute time and the expense of travel want to chime in on possible dates, Ed is ready for us to come up and pitch in. Mid to late November would be best for me. Ed's shop is heated, so we got that going for us.