Factory Race Hemi
426 Race Hemi with original block and heads built by Dale Reed
727 TorqueFlite transmission
391 Posi rear-end


7/14/10


7/12/10 - Superstock gel cel battery, velocity stacks and hood plate


6/17/10 - Radiator installed


6/11/10 - Front suspension hooked up. Wheels back on car


6/10/10 - Motor installed


6/8/10 - Transmission and headers attached.


6/3/10 - Motor jigged to front end


5/24/10 - Outer trim, reproduction tail lights, side glass, seats upholstered, new door panels, rear package tray, transmission rebuilt, reverse pattern hemi steering column assembled. Re-cored radiator, trunk battery tray. Old front end removed in preparation for new driveline.




3/9/10 - Rear end installed with new brakes


2/23/10 - 3.91:1 third member assembled. Front and rear glass


2/15/10 - Head-liner installed


2/5/10 - Dash installed


1/27/10 - Trunk painted with Zolatone


1/12/10 - Front end rebuilt


12/23/09



12/23/09 - Interior floor painted


12/23/09 - Undercarriage painted



12/15/09 - Reapplied the vehicle's original 1960's Gold Finger lettering


9/22/09 - Hand formed lightweight steel race hemi hood scoop


9/10/09 - Fresh air box restored


8/20/09 - Painted and ready for color sanding


8/5/09 - Motor running on a stand


6/3/09 - Primer
    

5/15/09 - Continued body work


4/17/09 - Dash


 4/2/09 - Body progress


3/18/09 - Single speed passenger side delete wiper motor assembly


 3/17/09 - Replacement trunk floor


2/16/09 - Cluster detailed


 1/30/09 - Body progress


12/30/08 - Finished with metal work and towed to the body shop


12/2/08 - Continued progress on body


10/16/08 - Continued progress on body


10/10/08 - Installing entire floor-pan


9/3/08 - Body work in progress


5/19/08 - Some of the original pieces furnished by the customer

5/14/08 - Four-door donor completely gutted


5/8/08 - Two donor cars have been acquired for this project


5/1/08 - Core showed up today

   

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