Finally set my SS up on a rotisserie

[Stathy]

Hello all, well it's been close to 6 months in the making but I finally hooked up my 63SS to my new rotisserie.

If you are wondering why it took 6 month i'll let you know as long as you promiss not to contact my wife. You see, I purchased it on ebay and had it shipped to my work address. From there, usually once a week when her shifts ended later than mine, I'd sneek a few pieces home and threw them in the garage without her noticing. From there I painted them and slowly started to assemble it.
If you are questioning my manhood I don't blame you. Am I scared of her finding out? Yes.

Now the good stuff. It took me a while to figure out how to set it up on the SS and through some fabricating I was able to make it work.

I plan on starting the restoration hopefully by summer.

See attached pics.

Cheers
Stathy

[PSk]

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Originally Posted by Stathy If you are wondering why it took 6 month i'll let you know as long as you promiss not to contact my wife. You see, I purchased it on ebay and had it shipped to my work address. From there, usually once a week when her shifts ended later than mine, I'd sneek a few pieces home and threw them in the garage without her noticing. From there I painted them and slowly started to assemble it. If you are questioning my manhood I don't blame you. Am I scared of her finding out? Yes.

[Stathy]

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Originally Posted by PSk Classic . Understand, but who does the accounts? I also have to wait to buy things, but as my wife does the accounts I cannot do the sneeky thing ... sometimes I throw caution to the wind and just spend , and then mumble something as I run to the workshop Pete

[conedriver]

As many of us know, it's better to ask forgiveness than permission.

Here's an episode from a few years back. Wife to me after a set of new Hoosier tires appear stacked in the driveway: "I thought we bought new tires last week?". Me: "But those were autocross tires and are too soft to use for multiple laps on a race track. We need these for the AROC Convention Time Trials". "OK, but I get to drive, too..."

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Originally Posted by PSk Classic . Understand, but who does the accounts? I also have to wait to buy things, but as my wife does the accounts I cannot do the sneeky thing ... sometimes I throw caution to the wind and just spend , and then mumble something as I run to the workshop Pete

[PSk]

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Originally Posted by conedriver As many of us know, it's better to ask forgiveness than permission ... "OK, but I get to drive, too..."

[mbaum]

... all to true.

By now, at last I convinced my partner about the fantastic "investment" potential of classic cars and the need to diversify our portfolio!

Nevertheless, I now need to do a business case for each car I want to buy and have pretty good spreadsheets and am well versed in tricky discussions

I only need to sell a car to realize the fantastic value creation

Good luck on the restoration and the relationship!

Mike

[alfa soon]

Stan,

It's really great to see you going all out on getting your SS together. I have been procrastinating about getting mine blasted, maybe I'm afraid of the ugly truth it will no doubt expose.

Keep the pictures coming.

Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale

[Stathy]

Mike, thank you for your well wishes.
Unfortunately I don't think I'm smart enough to convince my wife that I'm doing this for our retirement portfolio.

I think she realizes this everytime she sees the 3 unfinished cars in the driveway

Cheers
Stan

[Stathy]

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Originally Posted by alfa soon Stan, It's really great to see you going all out on getting your SS together. I have been procrastinating about getting mine blasted, maybe I'm afraid of the ugly truth it will no doubt expose. Keep the pictures coming. Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale