David, Phil and Josh are three guys that have a dream of restoring a 1961 Ford Econoline Van (A.K.A. Betty) in time to travel to the 2010 Cochella Music Festival and camp next to their dream van. They quickly dismissed their dream when they realized that funding the project would be impossible given their current financial situations. I suggested that they ask for help by accepting donations from friends and family, in return they will track their restoration progress for everyone to enjoy. If you've ever had a dream project that you wanted to undertake with your best friends, then you can certainly relate. Read our blog, comment our posts, and put on your seatbelts cause its gonna be one hell of a bumpy ride. Please do your part in helping these guys accomplish their dream by making a contribution through the Paypal donate button located at the bottom of this page.
Any contribution and I mean ANYTHING will be of huge help. Thanks!
Monday we gave Betty a well needed cleaning. Jason lent us his pressure washer and away we went. This thing was beyond filthy. We cleaned the interior the outside under the body and the engine. No more spiders!..
Before getting the engine going, we need to figure out how to make the van stop. So on Wednesday we started checking out the brakes. First we got all the wheels off. That was not an easy task. Phill broke off two lug nuts in the process. That foo is a beast! Then we were able to inspect the brakes and to our surprise they were actually in decent conditions... Then it started to rain. I sure wish we had Betty inside a garage. We were able to figure out the emergency brakes work fine but we weren't able to get the cars brakes to work. That project will be left for another day.
Philly looks like hes blasting a cap on some fools.
Betty after the wash. What a difference!
"I think you broke it! Hahaha."
The master tech inspecting the brakes.
A free battery? Shiiiiit, we'll take it!
Things are coming along now. Just wanted to thank everyone that has supported us so far. We still need a very long way to go and at this point anything will help. Even a dollar! Jon and I have been trying to think up ways to raise money but couldn't think of anything. We even considered throwing a fundraiser party, but realized we had nowhere of having such a thing. Maybe you guys could help? Drop us a comment. Leave us some suggestions!!
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Sell Chocolates!!!!!!
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