Monday, December 16, 2019

Packing and Weather-proofing

   As we get closer to moving day for The Spike, Randy is gathering all the parts and pieces together in large tubs, wrapping everything in tarps, and weather-proofing as much as possible for the trip to Colorado.


The plan is to move The Spike this week. Please pray for clear, dry roads and a great trip to it's next build home.


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Monday, November 18, 2019

Bittersweet Progress

Just because we put the build on hold to navigate life, doesn't mean all work stops.

Slowly but surely the rig is coming back together and  starting to look like a vehicle again. This progress is bittersweet. It's the first step[s in getting The Spike on a trailer and to it's new, temporary home while wiring gets accomplished and then it will get shipped back to me here in Missouri.

More info soon, but enjoy the pictures.

 

In these pictures, the front axle has been painted and reassembled under the frame.  It is rolling again and holding it's own weight!





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Thursday, June 27, 2019

I have some news, take a seat

To all my friends and followers,

I have some news I need to share, so I hope you are sitting down.

Our family has had a very rough year so far and it has hit us hard. While I am doing everything in my power to keep positive and keep moving forward, I am simply out of budget for the build and need to take care of my family first. I want to be clear, I am NOT selling the project and the ministry dream will still become a reality, but I need to take a few months off (hopefully not much more) to get back on track with our family first.

You all are and have been amazing. Randy at Extreme Overkill Fabrication has been amazing keeping progress moving forward as my budget has allowed, but I need to take a break at this time due to some personal reasons here at home. All of my supporters have heard the news and now it's time to share it with you.

I am working on the answer to the question everyone has been asking, "What now?" I will keep all of you in the loop when the project resumes. I also hope to stop by and get some video and pictures of The Spike this July before it gets moved, so stay tuned for that.

I just want to say thank you again for your all of your patience and your prayers as I have worked on this project one small step at a time. This build will go on and the ministry dream will continue, but we have to take a step back for now. These two versus are hitting me hard right now, so the prayer is appreciated.

Isaiah 40:31 "but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint."

Psalm 27:14 "Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!"

Thanks again for the support. I look forward to getting back in build season soon.

Brian Letendre
Project the Spike


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Friday, March 22, 2019

Just keep building. Just keep building, building bulding


I know, it's a play on the old "Just keep swimming," from Disney's Finding Nemo, but it applies.

When I started this project over 2 years ago (not the dream, but the physical project), I had no idea what I was in for.  I had no idea what all went into a full build like The Spike.  I am so blessed to have a guy like Randy at Extreme Overkill Fabrication and others I can bounce ideas off of and rely on to keep the build moving forward.

Recently, I followed up with Randy to see how it was going.  He commented to me there were no major milestones, but a list of things had been done including finish welding on all the steering box mount and things associated with that.  He also has been buttoning up the engine and going over all that is involved in the heart of this beast.  I chuckled when Randy mentioned that he was getting ready to pull out the front axle and finish weld that.  All the assembly and work, now he needs to tear it down again!

You know what has been the thorn in our side the past few weeks?  Where the dipstick would be routed to check the transmission fluid.  Yup, all these bog pieces of steel, the engine, and all things you see and think about, and the custom routing for the stupid dipstick.  I guess I am the dipstick that would have never even considered this in a buggy build.

Anyway, I will share a couple pictures Randy sent me.  What you are looking at is the finish welding around the steering box mount and the custom winch plate that will hold the winch behind the grill of the rig.





It's a long road, and hopefully the rig will get debuted at the 2019 Crawl 4 Christ.  I don't want to push it, after all this time, I want it built right, not have to be built again.

God Bless you all for sticking with me.


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Thursday, February 7, 2019

More progress as we keep moving forward.  After some delays with parts ordered and shipping, we now have more steering parts and have put the first round of paint on the rear axle.





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