Guess I'll start another build. 1970 post.
There is a car under that .

 

I'll be watching!

 

I enjoyed watching your last build. Good luck with this one! Code 75 red?

 

x2.

Love seeing builds take place, wish I had the time to do one myself right now.

 

X3!

Ted

 

Soooo what's the plan?

 

My plan is to build a more race friendly car. Its not a 442 or #matching car so anythings possible . It has a small block chevy 350 and th350 trans. That will be replaced with a more suitable combo. Anyone in the market for a 350 chevy?
I kinda got the itch for some drag racing and I don't want to use my 72 for that, its just a very nice cruiser. So I figure on building a driver that can be a weekend racer. Going to the track with my wife was a lot of fun (by the way,this car is hers) . She is gona learn to work on it some and then she can race it too. She will have the final say as to the colour combo , probably silver with black 442 stripes. I'll get some better pics soon.

 

Sounds like fun!

 

Looks good so far.

 

Think of your 72 as the proving grounds for all the work you'll be doing to this one. Where did you pick that up? Is the body/frame ok? Guessing it was a local car so you probably can even get the historical data on it too.

 

have fun with number2 henry
looks like a fine 403

 

It needs quarters and some small patches , frame isn't to bad but i'll know better when things start coming apart. The 403 I had for a few years come out of old greeny the parts car. It ran very nice so I might build it up a bit.

 

All areas you've gained experience and expertise in Henry. You going to buy one of the Part's Place metal/glass W25 hoods for it, or just go with a pin on if it's going to be a racer? If you're just going for a track car, you can get an entire front clip made of fibreglass for it. Also doors and bumpers. That would lighten it by several hundred pounds which would be great for a track car.

 

You gotta like it when the wife is into turning wrenches also. My wife is the same. She put our motor back together (with a little supervision of course ) & eventually wants to do some weekend racing as well.

 

I'll see what happens as time and money permit if I buy a repo hood or find a good deal elsewhere . I won't be doing to much on this project yet , kinda stuck in the planing stage .

 

Some pics, front clip is ready to come off. Then pull the chevy parts out and start cleaning.

 

You're off to another great start. Keep the pics coming. Looks good.

 

I think i have it sold,

 

This is the proper way to remove the power window motor.

 

Hear is a good example of how to use bondo.

 

I have a spare quarter panel i bought from Juve that i'm not using if you need it.

It's a passenger side.

 

Good god dent. I hope you ment how not to use bondo. When I hung my quarters I beaarly used filler you can still get a pen magnet to stick to it.

 

LOL, just kidding about the bondo, I have a set of 1/4 s for it, Thanks for the offer Tony72. Wait till I get ripping on the other side, its got 1/4's on top of 1/4's. I wouldn't be able to sleep if I did this kind of work, lol.

 

I've seen Henry's work up close ,he's goooood ,nothing patchy or bondy about it .That bondo is thicker than the drywall mud i used in my basement ,it must have wieghed a ton!,hope it didn't fall on your foot !I guess another trip to Straffordville is coming up.lol

 

Some pics .

 

YIKES!!!! I think I'll have to go from the inside....

So the last pics show you haven't gotten around to slathering a 'skim' coat of bondo 1/2" thick on yet... Looks great Henry, but you're scaring the crap out of me with the power window stuff now.

 

Am I the only one who noticed the jack stand made from an old Ford rearend housing. I still have a pair of those made form the first rear end I trashed in my 40 Ford in 1964. Those things will support anything but you have only one height to use them.

 

Didn't notice that Glenn. They look like they're tall enough to work under the car though. At a guess I'd say 28" or so? Got a better view of them looking at the trunk with almost no floor.

Looks like the floor pan braces are in, just waiting for the floor pans? This car owes you big time.

 

Great work on the quarters , those outer wheelhouses looked dodgy too? I saw thevtrunk floor at first thought you were putting huge tubs in looking forward to following along

 

I replaced the outer wheelhouse's . The inner's will get patched when the trunk floor is in.

 

Good eye , yup those are ford axle's . I use some big threaded rods to make them adjustable .

 

Glen great work, those wheelhouses look righteous....

So what kind of gears will you be running? I thought if i ever do another Olds, I will be going with a 9 inch ford rear, that has been converted for an a body..

 

I have a 10 bolt with 342 posi laying around in the garage , but it needs a better housing . If i find a good one some day Ill probably swap out the parts and use that.

 

Bin kinda busy building an auto rotator , ( some would call it a rotisserie ).
The last one i used got sold to a friend.

 

Not dun but close

 

Wow, looks good! When can i put my order in?

 

Soon as Im dun with it Ill sell it to you , ?

 

Sure....PM me a price

 

Dang i could use one also but i see you are across the border! I want to fix my 65 GTO some day may pop a olds in it! Keep up the work i like seeing the progress.

 

You've got some serious skills there Henry. Too bad you don't live in Edmonton.....