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Old 02-25-2013, 02:18 PM
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Ollie: no, that was a 74-75 bumper - jack holes were blown out and he wanted $$$ for it: pass

Cruiser: nice to see I am not the only nut here. If I was to do this again would have bought the 70-73 repop rear pan and made it work.

GT182: a bit too far down the road to go back to the 79-81's, and mine could be repaired enough to be a nice driver. The center 70-73 filler piece is already on it's merry way back to Ames... and thanks but no interest in snowflakes at all. I have a nice set of 15" Rally 2's but am looking at a set of Panasport repops if business is good



The Trans Am race cars ran the real minilites in the late 60's-early 70's - we'll see...

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Nice Project....Those wheels would look badass on there!

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Old 02-25-2013, 11:44 PM
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ah, the wrenchmen are present...

better mockup pic.


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Old 03-04-2013, 11:15 PM
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Rolled the hulk outside to try to pressure wash the underside. Mixed results as I could not jack it up high enough. Dropped the tank and look what was revealed...



Drain holes really suck on these - big mesh on the cowl let in all kinds of crap, small wonder the rockers did not rust out.




Figured out why rear rail abutment rusted - stuff thrown off wheels goes right thru these holes and is deposited on the bulkhead.



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Been a bit since I posted, but the work has not stopped. Verdean came over with his (and friends) trailer.





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...at the paint shop. Nick of Aldercrest Auto Body agreed to paint the T/A.






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Old 05-10-2013, 07:40 PM
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Great to see the progress.
Aldercrest is one of the best in the area.

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Old 05-26-2013, 11:09 PM
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Of course the car is still at the paint shop - should be there til mid Fall...

More pix of the progress.

Shell is stripped down to the bare metal. Nick says he will shoot a barrier coat then start on the bodywork.



The two doors had some rust at the bottom where the two shells meets; It was cheaper to buy some rust-free doors from a 78 in the boneyard and use them. The driver's door had a big shallow dent. Had.



The T/A is parked in the very front of the shop - who the hell wants to see a benz or camry being fixed? A 70 Mustang Mach 1 is across the way - they trade insults often I hear...

These pads are to protect the workers kness - the padding keeps getting thicker...



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Glad to see it making progress.

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I need to get cracking on the peripheral stuff: dash, wheels, etc. Picked up a couple of period correct radios - need to see if they work. Hoping Legendary gets their **** together with the door panels - they looked very nice at SEMA but not available yet. PUI assembled panels have plastic uppers, Legendary uses steel.

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Looks like a cool project!

Too bad I saw this thread so late, I have a couple crappy 74-75 rear bumpers lying about..

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Old 05-29-2013, 05:43 AM
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Same here. I have a 75 T/A parts car sitting here and I have no idea what the parts are worth... Shaker set-up has to be worth a few bucks.

Looks like it going to be a nice car when done.

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I didn't think I'd like the 79-81 style rear spoiler end caps with the 70-73 rear bumper but it actually looks ok in the photo.

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I didn't think I'd like the 79-81 style rear spoiler end caps with the 70-73 rear bumper but it actually looks ok in the photo.
I was thinking of using the repop early caps but realised why the factory switched in 79; note how the quarter in cantilevered out in a little sponson - there is no access to the lower stud if the older cap is used.

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Hard to go wrong with a free car. Exspecially a mostly rust free one. I look forward to seeing it painted.

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Hard to go wrong with a free car. Exspecially a mostly rust free one. I look forward to seeing it painted.
I am beginning to think the most expensive car is a free car... there was some formula for the cost of a car say a level 1 (highest) was worth $25k, it would cost a log function the difference in purchase price to get it to level 1


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Paid a visit to the body shop.



Progress being made



Nick saying this will be outta here in a month, maybe...



5 of these waiting on the doorstep - 16 x 7's... see any problems?

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Looking good!

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5 of these waiting on the doorstep - 16 x 7's... see any problems?



No lug nut holes.
Oh, I forgot you can drill your own.
Haven't decided on a rear end yet.
Did you ever get the lifter problem figured out.

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Yes, went to Crower solids - much quieter. Waiting on Lunati to see if they will refund purchase cost. Something wrong with the Morels.

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