Coming To V@V in May The 02 Panel Truck (Updated 3/20/08)

[brad_c-ville_VA]

looks awesome mike!

molly will fit right in the back between the shock towers! although i bet she prefers the front seat.

can't wait to see it in person!

b.

[robspeed]

WOW neat project!!! amazing work!

[dubois]

that is totally insane! Top notch job! Incredible amount of work - very rewarding though... My wife would say: " it is very cute"

[BLUNT]

very impressive work. its so much more than cleaning and painting a bunch of parts and putting it back together. i have true admiration for skill like that

[PSloan]

That's awesome. I'd love to drive it. I wonder how it handles\feels compares to a 2002.

[MikeinNC]

Thanks guys

You can probably really appreciate more than most the time that went into this Been thinking about this for almost 30 years and working on it for about 2 and a half. Looking forward to running around town in the little truck

Sketches I made back in the late 70s when I got the truck:

[brad_c-ville_VA]

Dad is grinning from ear to ear for sure, Mike!

[BillWilliams]

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[brad_c-ville_VA]

dig the filler cap, mike. looking good! where does molly's bed go?

[MikeinNC]

With her nose out the window

She's a Recaro only dog

[mattmcginn]

Holy Moley Mike that thing is cool!!!!!! I just ran across this post.

Makes some of my dumb project ideas I have here look tame!!

Nice work. Very original as well.

[MikeinNC]

I really appreciate your comments.

Heck, my project pales in comparison to what you do up there. Wish I could join Paul in coming up that way, I am just too thin blooded. Can't wait to see Jack's Turbo (BTW, Andy told me about his you know what, cool!!!!! Sent you an email last night)

Hope to see you guys at Watkins Glen in September.

Thanks again

[dlhoovler]

...but the big question is: How does it drive? How close is it to an '02?

Incredible amount of work there. Congrats on building a truly unique car! Wish I had that kind of skill and patience.

-Dave

[MikeinNC]

We are getting thin on Colorado colored cars! When you coming back

Well, that is the neatest part to me, it runs just like a shortened wheel base 02, very responsive and its about 500 lbs lighter. Still tweeking and tightening. The guys drove it up and down the entrance road so they did not get to put it through its paces but I think they all liked it

Come on home

[dlhoovler]

It's good to be missed. I'll be home for the summer at the end of June, but I don't think I'll be able to make any '02 events this year. With our masters' classes in July, we'll only have about two weeks to see our families before we come back to China for another year, and on top of it all I'll be helping my mom move.

I do hope to be able to drive the '02 out to Chicago for our classes, though. That'll at least be more fun than bumming around in our Corolla...

Enjoy the truck!

-Dave