All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.

This little guy will be welcomed to the the family of parts in a few weeks.  I found him on eBay-sitting there, lonely, waiting for someone to pick him up and give him a home.  I couldn't resist the low adoption fee or those beady little eyes, so I scooped him up into my virtual arms.

He was listed as a Mercedes part-only he and I knew this wasn't where he belonged.

I think I might need some therapy.

And because I probably need therapy, I also bought some NOS wiper arms.  I'm sure the rubber is shot but it can be replaced.  The wiper system is complete, however, so I can effectively stop looking at those parts.

I'm hoping to get some time in the garage this weekend to work on the rear transaxle assembly/subframe.  I just need to get it back together and I can get this ball rolling.

Front brakes will be purchased at the end of the month and I've also got to work on getting a group of parts together for powder coat so that I can get the front end back together (with brakes) and be ready for the pan.  I'm probably going to have to build a stand to hold the front end upright once it's assembled because it'll be heavy and a little awkward to handle/store.  So it looks like I have some woodworking in my future.

I'd also like to buy a welder and learn to weld.  It's high time I used my hands for something other than buying parts on the internet.