{"id":7117,"date":"2009-12-24T22:15:55","date_gmt":"2009-12-25T05:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=7117"},"modified":"2010-08-07T10:51:31","modified_gmt":"2010-08-07T17:51:31","slug":"whats-on-your-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/whats-on-your-list\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s on Your List?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwhats-on-your-list%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F12%2Fbbridge1.jpg&amp;description=What%E2%80%99s+on+Your+List%3F\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[7117]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/whats-on-your-list\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/whats-on-your-list\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"What\u2019s on Your List?\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/whats-on-your-list\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=What\u2019s on Your List?&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/whats-on-your-list\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/whats-on-your-list\/\" data-text=\"What\u2019s on Your List?\" data-desc=\"I\u2019ve found that everybody has their own unique approach to building and working-on their car projects. You\u2019ve got factors like money, who\u2019s doing the work, skill level, space to work in, time, end-result, and of course personal organizational style (or lack thereof!) My 1955 Studebaker\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/bbridge1.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7139\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Grease Girl with her 1955 Studebaker Champion\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/bbridge1.jpg\" alt=\"Grease Girl with her 1955 Studebaker Champion\" width=\"575\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/bbridge1.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/bbridge1-150x74.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/bbridge1-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/bbridge1-400x198.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve found that everybody has their own unique approach to building and working-on their car projects. You\u2019ve got factors like money, who\u2019s doing the work, skill level, space to work in, time, end-result, and of course personal organizational style (or lack thereof!)<\/p>\n<p>My 1955 Studebaker Champion is\u00a0a work-in-progress. Since she\u2019s my daily driver my top goal is to keep her on the road so I\u2019ve got regular maintenance to keep done and of course unexpected events come up too! But that doesn\u2019t rule out my desire to get her into better shape as time goes by.<\/p>\n<p>So with it being the holiday season, I figured this would be a good time to step back and identify what I\u2019d like to get done and what my priorities are for\u00a0Stude. So I\u2019m not sure whether this is a Christmas wish list or my 2010 New Year\u2019s Resolutions&#8230; but here it is! Maybe you\u2019d like to make your own for <em>your<\/em> project car!<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Get a new exhaust system on<\/span><\/strong>. The pipes that went on my car were originally shaped for a different model Studebaker. This means I\u2019ve got an ugly exhaust system taking a good 6\u201d under my car\u2019s profile \u2013 yuck! It\u2019s also taken a good beating on the asphalt because of that, which has resulted in both mufflers been torn open! Take that and worn out Hooker headers and you\u2019ve got crazy noise and a less-than-healthy exhaust system.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Work on suspension components<\/span><\/strong>. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll be able to afford airbags for my car <em>this<\/em> year, but there\u2019s some less-costly stuff to get done to my suspension. First of all I can get my rear leaf-springs re-arched which shouldn\u2019t cost much. I also just noticed that my shock-absorbers are shot which is making steering a challenge at times. Combine that with still-original shocks on the front-end (which I think recently lowered a little) and there\u2019s some serious improvements to be made with a minimal amount of work and money.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Add seatbelts<\/span><\/strong>. Yep, I\u2019ve been danger-girl driving Stude around LA freeways with no belts. My previous job working on an ambulance taught me that lap-belts alone are sometimes worse than no belts at all\u2026so I just kept them off. But I\u2019ve decided it\u2019s time to do a little something about safety and I\u2019ve found a company that makes custom-colored shoulder belts for classic cars.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Seal her off<\/span><\/strong>! Most people probably never think about the rubber trim in their cars. But when you own a car 50+ years old it means the original rubber is dry, cracked, and all worn out. Why does this matter? One word: rain. Rubber helps keep things aligned and quiet too, but what will really bother ya is when water starts dripping down the doors and windows when it rains. I\u2019ve<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7119\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Grease Girl (that's me Kristin!) and Stude\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/bposin-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Grease Girl studebaker project hot rod home built\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/bposin-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/bposin-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/bposin.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/> replaced a little of the rubber on the Stude, but the door and back windows need to be done, then I can stop mopping up the accumulated water under my rear-seats after a downpour!<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Better my brakes<\/span><\/strong>. It\u2019s LA\u2026I drive in <strong><em>a lot of traffic<\/em><\/strong>! Stude\u2019s still on original drum brakes, and sometimes I think I add brake-fluid a little too often. If my brakes failed to stop me as good as I needed, I would be one extremely sad girl \u2013 I don\u2019t even like thinking about that! So one of my top priorities this year is upgrading to a disc brake system. I\u2019ve got some research to do before putting significant money and time into this super-important part of my car.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Of course I could continue adding to this wish list (bodywork or paint wasn\u2019t even mentioned!), but I think this is a good place for me to start at this year. So be expecting to learn about the above things as I do this coming year! And may 2010 be filled with car adventures and learning of your own!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy Trails to one and to all!<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwhats-on-your-list%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=What%E2%80%99s+on+Your+List%3F\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/whats-on-your-list\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/whats-on-your-list\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"What\u2019s on Your List?\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/whats-on-your-list\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=What\u2019s on Your List?&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/whats-on-your-list\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/whats-on-your-list\/\" data-text=\"What\u2019s on Your List?\" data-desc=\"I\u2019ve found that everybody has their own unique approach to building and working-on their car projects. 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