12/08/05 -Undercarriage stripped and painted. Tach mounted.

 

11/02/05 - Front trim attached. Possible tach-mounting point.

 

10/21/05 - New reworked 4-row big-block radiator. Rebuilt 727 Torqflite Trans and 2500-700 stall 11in torq converter

8/24/05 - New door panels installed. Rebuilt front-end powder coated assembled with all new parts

 

 8/8/05

Rebuilt 440 – 40” Over Correct 6-bolt pattern steel valve covers with 413 stickers

Reworked 906 Chrysler Heads

Complete cross-ram linkage (all parts new)

Lightweight Keith Black pistons

Edelbrock 750cfm Carburetors

509 Lift Hydraulic Cam

Engine painted Race-Hemi orange

Milodon Deep 7 Quart Pan and Pickup

Max Wedge air cleaners

 

7/26/05 - New powder coated steel wheels mounted and balanced. Bright Dipped Grill detailed

 

5/26/05 - Dash, front and rear glass installed

 

4/12/05 - This car was not media blasted so I am undergoing the long arduous task of burnishing the entire underbody to get this car prepped right.

 

5/15/05 - Made up and installed under-dash MSD brackets. Installed refurbished wiper motor. Rear bumper and upper side molding attached. Trunk and floor sealed with gloss black POR15.

 

3/3/05 -  Paint at last! ..and fairly pleased with how it came out after the clear-coat

 

2/22/05 - Body is ready for paint

1/16/05 - Floor replaced. Body is getting prepped for paint

 

11/20/04 - Body Progress

 

11/18/04 - cut out the old rusty floor with an air chisel

 

11/17/04 - Harvesting the donor floor

 

10/28/04 - Refurbished and reassembled single speed wiper motor

 

10/20/04 - Dash assembly painted

 

9/13/04 - The body is coming along

 

8/18/04 - Sanded down, de-rusted and filled in the dings on the dash

Instrument cluster with it's orignal crud finish

 

8/19/04 - Fixed the rear passenger (the worst) quarter today

 

8/24/04 - Fixed driver's-side rear quarter. Installed replacement hood and trunk

 

Here's the condition I received the vehicle in.. (after purging a couple tons of rubbish)

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