Shocks and Part Sort

Time in garage: 3 hours

Yesterday I fired up the garage heater and spent about 3 hours working out in the garage.

I am in the midst of a sorting and tidying of the space which started last week. Slow going as I sort through the misc stuff that has piled up on the bench and floor from my end of the gardening season work/fence painting/gate fixing activities earlier in the fall...

I have 3 Rubbermaid tubs full of parts that I sorted through and organized into 2 plastic containers, one  for engine and the other for the chassis. All related parts are now together and ready to reinstall. I also put together another container of "spare" parts plus sorted a number of fasteners into a compartmentized box so I have easy assess to nuts. bolts and washers...it felt good to be handling the parts and doing some pre-work on the project...

During the sort I determined ( I have been sitting on the fence about doing this for a while) to replace the aftermarket shocks that I spent a couple of hours refurbishing last spring...I figure for $28 and change each it is not worth trying to make the other ones fit (I tried a couple of times last winter) when I can have an OEM style new shock that should just bolt in...I placed the order with my supplier and enquired about the floor to chassis mounting strips that I will need to remount the body....

For the last couple of weeks I have been daydreaming (a fair amount) about getting back to the project, also  doing project planning while walking my dog Lily, which is a good sign I am finally getting back into the right headspace to continue the project.....