This was the ritual for many a summer night; everyone gathering around the GS resto-in-progress. A favorite activity was watching the bug zapper working overtime at the entrance to the barn.
Everything that was unbolted went into a side stall to be worked on later. The left fender was dinged up and rusted but salvageable.

The hood on the other hand was pretty far gone where the left side was hit. I found a decent hood in Pennsylvania which strangely was originally painted Verde Green like my GS.
Those grimy, rusty engine parts spring to life with some TLC. Lots of hand work though since I didn't have access to a sand blaster.
August, 1986. Not having a proper engine hoist at hand, I disassembled most of the motor in place to lighten the load. No major damage in the engine, just normal wear and lots of carbon.
Here I'm prepping the trunk for the Year One patch panel. Right around this point I ran out of summer vacation...back to college to hit the books again.
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