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Restored
from March 2006 - September 2007
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Rally Wheels
before blasting |
Powder
coated front |
Powder
coated back |
Stainless polished and hub refurbished and assembled |
New BF Goodrich shoes. much
better. |
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Interior
before project |
Photograph every part of seat before taking it apart so you know how to
reassemble |
Bottom
of seat. If you find a broken springs, see your local upholsterer, they
usually will have a fix for you. |
Used standard upholstery foam and batting material to re-pad the worn
out padding. |
Back
seat completed and ready to install, someday. |
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Interior
completely removed |
Rusted
passenger side floorboard |
Rusted
drivers side floorboard |
Gas tank
removed and brackets are rusted away (oh oh, nobody sells them) |
Floor
cut out and ready for "Flintstone" power. |
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Passenger
floor welded in place (Goodmark sheet metal) |
Stripped
and ready for body work |
Donor car
tail end removed |
More excess
removed from donor |
Historical
damage repaired with wrong frame rail |
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Valance
bad due to historical damage |
Trunk and
frame rails dissected |
Donor trunk
floor, rails, and valance blasted and seams painted with POR 14 |
Leaf
springs, brackets, and drive shaft POR coated
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Another
view of removed trunk pan and frame rails |
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Rails
and floor pans installed, and new ¼’s and
tail panel |
New
passenger side ¼ and checking door fit |
Roof
chemically stripped
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Ready to
blast |
Wheelie!
One way to make room to blast undercarriage |
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"Donor" trunk pan, new drop panels, and new outer fender wells |
POR-14 in those hidden areas |
Early filling,
sanding, & fitting (1st time) |
Replaced worn out old insulation in roof with foil back. |
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Freshly POR painted under carriage |
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396
engine "before" shot |
Painted
with POR engine paint |
Used old
header gaskets with ports taped to block out paint |
POR painted oil
pan |
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Jet-Hot
platinum coated Hooker Headers |
POR sprayed
on heater/blower box |
Engine done |
Engine side
shot |
“396”
restored and ready to cruise |
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Dash
repaired, taped, and ready to paint worn off trim with Silver Leaf |
Dash
completed (note added tachometer) |
New 14" steering wheel gives more
room. |
Primer being sun baked |
All
primered up |
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Fathom Blue color added |
Clear
Coat added |
Outside for daylight inspection |
Nova
completed |
Engine bay complete |
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Interior
restored |
Side view |
Rear quarter view |
Front quarter close up |
Fall picture with new
tires |
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Special Thanks to King's Auto.
in Coralville, IA for their work on the project. |
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