ya i noticed that myself...looks dark in the old pics..

 

Tree farm ! Now I remember.

using your 'S' build for inspiration !

 

Lookin good !!

 

update....got the drivers rear qtr on,finished stripping the paint..moving on to glass removal,repair pinchweld...then off to the body shop for mud and paint!
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very nice!!...ours is in the shop right now for paint, and should be done in a few weeks...already have the new wheels and tires waiting in the garage, and the new color is 07 Atomic Orange Pearl.

 

so i took my parts car with the built 455 to my rear end guy to put the posi unit in..turns out the 72 parts car has 3.23 gears..was gonna run a 3.08 but 3.23 is a better compromise gear..needless to say i picked it up today..left 2 black patches in several locations between his house and mine!!! gawd thats fun!!! so now ill be swapping that motor,rear end, into my car...and ill part out the rest..

 

Im a new guy to the site been reading for years but never posted much.

First off nice job with the rear quarters. Just curios is that the best way to put on the new skins or can you go to inside the door lip and around the window and trunk area? I am going to replace mine pretty soon and I am in the need of some pointers. wasnt sure if this is easier to fill later or if there are some other things im not thinking of. Just looking to get the least amount of warping from welding. Also what do you think about panal bounding. Thanks in advance

 

Personally I wouldnt replace the whole 1/4 unless I was a pro...our car doesnt need a whole replacement, so Im having my body guy do it like this video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgLBS...eature=related

 

..PERSONALLY...I would go with NOS 1/4's.but?? Im CRAZY like that..!!

 

LOL...if of course you have the cash flow, and desire, I agree, but with the cheaper stampings, I see keeping the original 1/4, and filling in with the cheap stuff. but we also dont have alot of money for this all at once, and want to drive it this year.

 

Yes ufortanetly I have some other dents that need more than a little patch work. It would be nice if somone would come out with complete quarter panels and not just the skins.

 

took it to the paint shop today

 

got my e-brocks back from the machine shop!! will pull the 455 from the parts car this week and start the dissassembly.check everything inside,clean,paint and re assemble with e-brocks...



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Awesome they look new did you just have 'em set up for your combo ?
New paint ! Alloy heads Sweet !

 

Shane....Looking good. Glad to see you are getting closer

 

the heads were a craigslist score over a year ago..400 dollars..they included the roller rockers,head bolts and pushrods.guy had them on a 350 and broke a piston..and i think he needed to buy more meth...so my machinist took them apart and said they were basically new and just needed 2 valves...

 

brought the car home today...its now in primer,1st stage of mud done.now im gonna get the motor,tranny,rear end swap done.and it will go back for block sanding and more primer and paint! sorry crappy cell phone pic forgot my camera..

 

got most of the 455 tore down and back together this weekend..all was well inside it..replaced the timing chain..had a cheapo in there..cleaned and painted.need to order pushrods tomorrow! and ya i know its the wrong color..


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got the 350 and tranny pulled out of the car,have the 455 ready,and a fresh 350turbo to put behind it.. just need t move the prop valve for the headers,clean and paint the frame..and it will go back in!!

 

Sweet!!!

 

got the motor and new trans installed today,have a few more things to do and it will run..convertor bolts,hook exhaust to headers, driveline and alt belt..and i had a helper too!!

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Great job! I just found this thread and went back and looked at everything. I can't wait to see this thing finished. It looks like my first car, same paint and interior except mine had an off white vinyl top. Keep up the good work!

 

BONUS HELPER!!!...HOTWIFE!...I wish our car would get back here already!

 

Love all the before and during photo's but hate the finished ones they make my car look so bad. Andy

 

thanks guys! the longest part of this is still ahead of me..when it goes back to the body shop for paint..im thinkin it will be a couple months at least

 

Looks good so far, check that battery cable routing, looks like it is in a position to burn and short out against the header pipe.

Keep the pictures comming

 

X 2 Had one catch fire once when some yahoo rigged it wrong and another yahoo [moi] didn't notice.

Nice work and thanks for the pics.

 

ya i know about the battery cable,i have some anti burn wrap stuff for it where it goes thru the header and some stainless ties.

 

got the posi swapped in today,also rebuilt the drivers side door hinges. waiting on a few little parts and the fenders to return from getting cut in. sorry no pics..nothing exiting..

 

been working on the motor all week.getting the carb and ignition curve dialed in.shoulda had the fenders back last week,but the paint was wrong!got the right color wednsday. got the fenders back from the painter yesterday.now they are installed! finally took it for a spin around the neighborhood last night..no windows,lights,bumpers or plates...good times!!!


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Looking SWEET!! Nice Job Man!

 

badass!...I wish our car would be done with paint soon as well...makes me wish I could do these things myself sometimes.

 

ya paint and body work i do not do...

 

Isnt it great to be a rebel and take a victory burn through the neighborhood while it's not even close to street legal?I ran mine around with no exhaust(Open headers) no glass, bumpers, lights, seats., Can't use seat belts without seats. I did actually have my collector plate in the trunk so it is semi currently registered. lol

 

ya about half my neighborhood was outside when i came back...

 

quick uptdate....finally took the car to the painter...more waiting...

 

Awesome, take lots of during pics (if you can).

 

Awesome that yours is getting done!!!!! wish mine was getting painted...back to square one here, and out 2g's down payment. Hopefully I will at least be getting the rust repaired in the next couple of weeks.

 

my picture time will be limited,as we are working 10-12 hour days and saturdays at work for the next month.but i will se what i can do..its all pretty much just blocking the car..primer,more blocking till its to a level of straitness i want.

 

Color almost looks like the bittersweet orange from '71.....engines lookin nice.......got the M/T valve covers....sweeeeet