[BTR69]

Good evening all. Hope everyone is doing well and getting quality time at a dragstrip somewhere. I considered starting a thread in the builds, but it's been built for quite a long time and all I'm doing is replacing a few things to make it race ready again. Figured I'd update this thread instead. I've been working on & off, (more off it seems), on getting things squared away. Last year while checking the car over after running it in the driveway and around the block, I found the tranny input shaft was cracked. A bit of a disappointment, but wasn't expecting to do much racing if any last year, so didn't hurt my feelings too bad. Bit off way more than I could chew with work last year, so I hit the brakes and car went back to trailer jail. Bought another home with a decent shop in January, so now I have better opportunities to spend time on it. Tranny has a clean bill of health now and is sitting next to the car. Have a few other needs before it's driving again. With my limited available time, every small step is still forward progress. I had the opportunity to speak with Jimmy in 2024. Great conversation and learned a bit about the car. Hope to speak with him again. I also spoke with Lynn a few months before he passed. Super nice and generous with his time for me on the phone. Had the opportunity to speak with Lynn's brother Doug a couple months ago as well. Great conversation, as he remembered my brother and when he drove out to pick the car up. I'm pretty confident that I'll have it running/driving again by the end of this year, barring any unforeseen issues. As things progress on the car, I'll try to pop in and post about it. Y'all have a great week.