[Kiwijeff]

Will this be Christmas themed?

Sure will, but in a budget.
I keep getting more ideas, but really can't spare any money to throw at it.
I want to light it up, and I'd love to put a life sized Santa in it.

And eight tiny reigndeer. And you think I should be locked away. I like christmas hotrod themes. Nice job.

We could end up in the same cell block....

Crazy hot rodders.

[Kiwijeff]

You guys are lucky to be able to put in your yard what ever you want, with the restriction in my neighborhood its just not allowed you have to keep everything in the garage.

That would suck.
I have a dog park straight over the road from me, and it's real noisy first thing on a Sunday morning.
I'll bet you don't have to put up with that sort of pest though.

[chopper526]

If I put that in my front yard somebody would ask to buy it........or steal it!

[sixball]

Even in this very rural part of the West the county has a rule that you can not have unregistered vehicles on your property. It comes with a $100 a day fine. I owe them millions! The kicker is that if you can see my junk you've trespassing for a couple of miles.

[Kiwijeff]

I don't understand how they can make laws, that dictate what you can have on your own property.
If they tried to tell me I couldn't have an unregistered vehicle on MY property, I'd sell up and move.
I should go take a pic of a neighbors back yard from just around the corner.
It's a total junkyard. The local council have been wanting it cleaned up for years, but because it's behind a fence, there's nothing they can do about it.
The other neighbors also hate it. It devalues the whole street.

[Kiwijeff]

Santa's Cadillac is not looking like it'll be finished in time, I've got no time left, as I've other commitments.
I may be able to work on it in the evenings, maybe I can press gang some guys to help.

[sixball]

I don't understand how they can make laws, that dictate what you can have on your own property.

It's pretty simple, If you have money left they want it. Fees and fines are taxes. 

Tax his land, tax his wage,
Tax his bed in which he lays.
Tax his tractor, tax his mule,
Teach him taxes is the rule.
Tax his cow, tax his goat,
Tax his pants, tax his coat.
Tax his ties, tax his shirts,
Tax his work, tax his dirt.

Tax his chew, tax his smoke,
Teach him taxes are no joke.
Tax his car, tax his grass,
Tax the roads he must pass.

Tax his food, tax his drink,
Tax him if he tries to think.
Tax his sodas, tax his beers,
If he cries, tax his tears.

Tax his bills, tax his gas,
Tax his notes, tax his cash.
Tax him good and let him know
That after taxes, he has no dough.

If he hollers, tax him more,
Tax him until he’s good and sore.
Tax his coffin, tax his grave,
Tax the sod in which he lays.

Put these words upon his tomb,
“Taxes drove me to my doom!”
And when he’s gone, we won’t relax,
We’ll still be after the inheritance tax.

[Kiwijeff]

Sixball, that's just depressing, lol.

I made a hardboard firewall this morning, so it's still moving forward.

[ghost28]

Glad to here you are still going forward Jeff. My neighbor down the street decorated his vw bus that sits in his driveway.

[Kiwijeff]

Managed to catch my neighbor after work tonight, so I got him to help with lifting the new power plant in.
There's been some progress today.
Also started on a grill, outer plywood.

[Kiwijeff]

It's still over a week till Santa's gonna need his Cadillac, so here's the pics from today.
Ghost, it's a little underpowered, but I didn't have a spare nailhead laying about.

[TFoch]

Nice work Santa Jeff

[themoose]

Don't forget to put a red light on the  front of the power plant...You know ,to help guide Santa on those foggy Christmas eve nights

[ghost28]

When Santa is done with it this christmas, are ya gonna build it?  It looks like agood body and parts.

[Kiwijeff]

Thanks Tom.
Moose,  I will put a red light on front of grill probably, if I get one for free.
Just don't have any cash to throw at this.
I've spent $16 on two cans of red paint, and the g friend spent ten on a leaky blow up Santa. I didn't want a good one, as I needed to stuff it.
To many sharp edges, and it's to windy down here by the sea.

Ghost, I always intended on building this car, but other things came along.
My buddy who gave me the body, did so on the condition that if I didn't use it, it's to go back to him.
I won't get it done.
Once my tour is up, I'll probably go back to traveling for work.
Told my flatmate I'd help her for five years, it's coming up to seven, and hopefully I'll make it ten.