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turbo50
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Well,
Getting my car ready for the body work and paint also gonna have a 10 point and some frame ties installed and prolly have the WOLFE anti roll bar welded in at the same time. My buddy is a body man and is doing this on the side, on the cheap. See how the budget goes, times are a little tough right now for everyone but im still kickin, thought I would share because it is always fun to see the before and after pics of peoples builds. I can do pretty much all my own work except body work and weld, but Ill learn that too as I go along.
BOUGHT THE CAR CLOBBERED ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR AND QUARTER. RATHER THAN TRY TO FIX THE HAMMERED DOOR I FOUND ANOTHER NICE DOOR OFF OF A LOCAL ON HERE FOR $40. COULDNT PASS IT UP. I HUNG IT AND WILL ALIGN IT BETTER ONCE I GET THE FENDER ON BUT THAT IS JUST HANGING THERE SO I CAN PLUMB MY COLDSIDE OF MY TURBO.
REAR OF THE CAR, GONNA DRILL THE REINFORCEMENT OUT WITH A HOLE SAW ABOUT 100 TIMES TO LIGHTEN IT UP
GOT NEW 6 PIECE HEADLIGHT AND TRIM KIT, GONNA LOOK NICE WHEN INSTALLED. THESE ARE GONNA BE FREEBIES TO SOMEONE CONVERTING TO LATE MODEL SO I CAN HELP THEM DITCH THE GAY 4 EYE LOOK THAT EVERYONE IS TRYING TO COVET NOWADAYS....GO FIGURE.
DRIVERS SIDE WAS/IS PERFECT WITH A TINY DENT ON THE FRONT DRIVER FENDER. BODY MAN WILL BE TAKING CARE OF ALL OF THAT AS WELL.
that is about it for now. more to come once i get the wiring out of the engine bay and the tubular k member in and the block/heads mocked up with my turbo parts...
stay tuned...but it will be awhile.
[ July 18, 2008, 12:21 AM: Message edited by: turbo50 ]
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racsirx
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You are lucky to get John Paul to help you, what did you have to do to get him to work, LOL?
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turbo50
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You are lucky to get John Paul to help you, what did you have to do to get him to work, LOL?
I promised him a date with my sister in law..lol..
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Originally posted by turbo50:
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Originally posted by racsirx:
You are lucky to get John Paul to help you, what did you have to do to get him to work, LOL?
I promised him a date with my sister in law..lol..
ur probably serious. i know people that have actually done that with them not even knowing. haha it pretty funny
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turbo50
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Originally posted by F8LSN8K:
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Originally posted by turbo50:
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Originally posted by racsirx:
You are lucky to get John Paul to help you, what did you have to do to get him to work, LOL?
I promised him a date with my sister in law..lol..
ur probably serious. i know people that have actually done that with them not even knowing. haha it pretty funny
Nah, John is a pimp and he has a hard time keeping the hoes at bay...lol.
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racsirx
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That was my guess, he called my wife about hooking up your sister-in-law to take my wife's class in the Fall.
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Originally posted by turbo50:
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Originally posted by F8LSN8K:
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Originally posted by turbo50:
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Originally posted by racsirx:
You are lucky to get John Paul to help you, what did you have to do to get him to work, LOL?
I promised him a date with my sister in law..lol..
ur probably serious. i know people that have actually done that with them not even knowing. haha it pretty funny
Nah, John is a pimp and he has a hard time keeping the hoes at bay...lol.
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turbo50
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Originally posted by racsirx:
That was my guess, he called my wife about hooking up your sister-in-law to take my wife's class in the Fall.
yeah he hooked it up.
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Lookin go so far but hey who is going to do the body work? im looking for a good source to do some work on my car. few small dings etc.
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turbo50
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Originally posted by 925GT50:
Lookin go so far but hey who is going to do the body work? im looking for a good source to do some work on my car. few small dings etc.
A buddy of mine. I had to trap him and put him in a cage in the corner of my garage with lots of beer and some cash, so I don't know how we would get him transported to your place. I can mention it to him, however.
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lookin good buddy! keep at it! this has been a good couple weeks for progress on all the cars over here too!
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turbo50
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lookin good buddy! keep at it! this has been a good couple weeks for progress on all the cars over here too!
Sic! Post some pics, I get a kick outta builds...
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sweet keep the pics coming..you have a Idea of when it will hit the streets?
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sweet keep the pics coming..you have a Idea of when it will hit the streets?
It will never hit the streets, as I have discussed previously, BUT I plan to try and get it up and runnng by next summer, unless the wifes plans to have another kid next year come through, then it will be another two years..but good things come to those who wait, I suppose.
Ill post pics of all the progress tho.
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Originally posted by jayl:
lookin good buddy! keep at it! this has been a good couple weeks for progress on all the cars over here too!
Sic! Post some pics, I get a kick outta builds...
Mine is all apart right now, new power adder/motor getting freshened/ 6spd to auto conversion....Rorys is done, just puttin the miles on before the tuning.
Here is our back yard
Thats just a few shots of mine and his right now. Nothin special, dont want to clog your thread! Good luck with everything!
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turbo50
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Originally posted by turbo50:
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Originally posted by jayl:
lookin good buddy! keep at it! this has been a good couple weeks for progress on all the cars over here too!
Sic! Post some pics, I get a kick outta builds...
Mine is all apart right now, new power adder/motor getting freshened/ 6spd to auto conversion....Rorys is done, just puttin the miles on before the tuning.
Here is our back yard
Thats just a few shots of mine and his right now. Nothin special, dont want to clog your thread! Good luck with everything!
Sic, dont worry about clogging a thread.
Your cars are light years ahead of mine!
Looking good !
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jayl
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Mine could've been back running quite easily. But I can never leave shit alone. I just think I got serious with the wrong chassis. But fuck it who cares, there have been much faster drop tops than mine! see you around! tell JP whats up too
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cool.
JP installed my h pipe, and he kicked my ass in go kart racing
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Nice project What motor and turbo setup are you planning to run?
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sweet keep the pics coming..you have a Idea of when it will hit the streets?
It will never hit the streets, as I have discussed previously, BUT I plan to try and get it up and runnng by next summer, unless the wifes plans to have another kid next year come through, then it will be another two years..but good things come to those who wait, I suppose.
Ill post pics of all the progress tho.
lol it was play on words...I ment when will it be done. Hopefully you will have better luck with yours then me on my 69.
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turbo50
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Nice project What motor and turbo setup are you planning to run?
I have a single turbo 351.
T70 with a/w intercooler.
Race gas only.
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Originally posted by 2stangs69-91:
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Originally posted by turbo50:
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Originally posted by 2stangs69-91:
sweet keep the pics coming..you have a Idea of when it will hit the streets?
It will never hit the streets, as I have discussed previously, BUT I plan to try and get it up and runnng by next summer, unless the wifes plans to have another kid next year come through, then it will be another two years..but good things come to those who wait, I suppose.
Ill post pics of all the progress tho.
lol it was play on words...I ment when will it be done. Hopefully you will have better luck with yours then me on my 69.
Thanks.
I hope to atleast have it running 8/09.
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My buddy started the body work on the car today.
I learned alot and will tackle some small dents and what not on my car, but I was not ready for the metal reshaping that took place.
You can really see just how bad the prior damage was to the door and quarter panel, right on the quarter panel lip and rather than replace the door, I just bought another and hung it myself.
Prior damage to door:
Closeup after some work had already been done:
more:
right before the bondo:
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bondo rules!!
Some finishing touches by my son, Diesel!
Work I started doing myself on the door, while my buddy tackled the quarter:
Still more to do, but done for the day:
I thought this was an interesting tool, which my buddy used to pull most of the lip and quarter out. It just welds these pull sticks on and then you slap hammer it out and cut them off. He says he has far superior tools at work, but these made due in my garage:
What I get to work on while this week passes and before he gets back out to my house this upcoming weekend. I get to try and get the dents outta the door.
I was bummed about the factory moulding, but he took it off pretty clean. A lot cleaner than I have ever been able to do.
Guess it just takes the right tool?
More to come. LOTS of body work going on then off to paint.
Thinking about a color change now, however.
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dan can you ask where he got that puller, what brand and how much? I want to get one of those myself. Bought a MIG welder this weekend so my toolset is almost complete to take on a few paint jobs I have planned.
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