With the shop cleaned up and a good amount of dust cleared out I was ready to continue........... Then I found out the furnace would not stay lit... I did however get some glass work done before I needed it. I did get the holes speaker holes filled on the removable floor....

After spending the Holidays back at home, I got back to the project in January. This was the beginning of 2011 and I was still ambitious to get it finished for summer..

I started back on the outboard cut out. You would think I was done with this already but, I only worked on it on weekends and a few hours after work... Also, I was learning as I went... I was still not happy on how it was looking. It still needed more filler... Luckily I bought more over the holiday break.. I used the foam board to once again find out how much I needed to build it up.. After a bunch of filling & sanding, I was happy with how it Looked.................................... But, I knew the finished product would not hold up! This is when I really had the come to Jesus moment! It looked perfect but, I new it wouldn't work. There was more filler in that one part than all the projects in a high school body shop class! I decided to cover it with PVA and make a mold of it. Then cut out all the work I did. My only regret at this time is I did not make any structural backing to the glass to make it rigid. If I would have done this, I think I would have saved Glass Dave a bunch of grief...........

Here is the abortion being cut out..

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looking good JR, WELL WE ARE PAKED AND MOVING TO HOLLYWOOD TODAY!, I talked to Larz a few weeks ago he's doing ok in Naples!:drink::drink:

Jr.

I live now in Jersey (retired 2002 FDNY) the mag is here also. Stored and worked on in the back yard in a pretty big portable shelter. Brooklyn (Sheepshead bay) is where I was born, raised and worked........I have lot's of pollish friends in Greenpoint.........we take turns every year to go to our favorite restaurant's........this year, it's Joe's clam bar in Sheephead bay Brooklyn........like you, Im learning as I go along And finding alot of enjoyment in doing the work myself......will post some pics when I get further along!

Thanks Dave, Good luck with the move.... Try to enjoy it down there... :)

so . . . . with your come to Jesus moment and my come to Jesus moment it has been done three times? :eek: . . . . . :D

Scippy, First off, thanks for you service to the FDNY... I couldn't even imagine what you and your brothers went through... We continue to look up to you guys.. Isn't Sheepshead bay where Bobby S. came from? I always loved visiting there and trying out a the different restaurants. It was pretty cool my wife lived in Greenpoint since she is 100% polish. She didn't know it was a polish community until after she signed the lease. It was good for here since she was away from home. This glass work is alot of fun but takes alot of time when your learning as you go.. I feel pretty good on how it is coming out.... How much work do you have left on your Magnum?
Jr.

Yup, Isnt that were they came up with the saying "The third time is a charm".................? :) I will get some more pics uploaded this week...