every gearhead would like 2 have a shop of his own, in which 2 work on his favorite pontiac. but, unfortunately the price of that luxury does not always fit the budget of many households. so, said gearhead must make do, the best he can, with what he has. i'll refresh your memory with a few shots of my 1st outdoor race shop. you can see my "hangin tree" makeshift motor puller, which was nothin more than a piece of 6" channel iron, chained 2 a tree at each end. when needed, i'd borrow my dad's chain falls type hoist & snatch em out. it was around the tops of some of the trees in this little stand that, just a few years after these pics were taken, that we discovered roofing tin wrapped around. the hay barn pictured was hit by a tornado during the nite & the entire roof was gone! the only thang left was the tin in the treetops & a few pieces of rafters here & there. we finally found the rest of it scattered about thru a pine thicket, north of our test strip(hi-way). my dad let me use the corner of our carport for race car wrenchin. i'm pictured walkin toward the carport with some unidentified part. hey, it wud'n much, but i didn't care. i wuz 1 happy young man--doin my thang! --wrenchin on my old ponyaks every day(when weather permitted of course) & racin em on sat nite. hey, life don't git much better'n that fur a ponyak gearhead! ah, precious memories. so, even if you don't have a nice shop 2 work in, don't be discouraged or give up--just be real nice 2 your wife & maybe she'll let you use 1 side of the carport(if you got a 2-holer) 2 work on your project. if not, all is not lost. i spent many hours those 1st couple of years, wallerin in the dirt, under my ole ponyaks, tryin 2 get ready 2 go racin & beat some chevys--which they did! but i couldn't wait for the weekly sat nite bath--this outdoor hobby required nitely scrubbin after an outside hose down--yee haw! "you gotta luv it!"
