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11-23-2010, 06:12 PM
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67 convertible coming back to life
I bought this car two years ago planning to restore it myself. It took me about six months to figure out that it would take years of nights and weekends to pull it off. A worthy endeavor for sure, but the time horizon didn’t work for me. So I sent it off to a shop about 4 hours away for the full treatment. It’s getting close now. These last few weeks are going to be excruciating. I can't wait to drive it home!
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11-23-2010, 06:20 PM
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Nice Jeff.....Is that Linden Green?? Was it the original color??
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11-23-2010, 06:38 PM
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Nice! Love me a Linden green car, especially with parchment.
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11-23-2010, 06:38 PM
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Yes, it's Linden Green, and this was the original color. You can see it on the rocker in the before photo.
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11-23-2010, 07:12 PM
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Always liked Linden Green on '67's....especially with parchment interior. Going to be a nice car!
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11-23-2010, 07:28 PM
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You guys have sharp eyes!
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11-23-2010, 07:50 PM
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Gator,
I can vouch for the fact that it takes years of evenings and weekends. I'm on year 6. It looks great, I've seen it in your avatar and I've wondered about it. My convertible GTO is Linden Green also but with a black interior. Very nice, looking forward to seeing it done!
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11-23-2010, 08:23 PM
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Do you want me to stop by and get it broken in for you? Seriously though, I have not been by the shop in a while and need to take a look. It's coming along nicely. It will hopefully make a nice Christmas present.
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11-23-2010, 08:37 PM
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Thanks Squid. I've seen your car on your website. You've done a remarkable job on it. I can appreciate what you started with, for I grew up in CT and had a 67 LeMans that was in the same shape when I gave up on it (in 1977). I noticed that your car came with the wire wheel discs--mine too. My car is an HO 4 speed, and I think it's odd that someone would order these performance options together with the wire hubcaps.
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03-21-2012, 05:55 PM
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I was reading this thread and had to mention that my HO convertible was also a wire hubcap car as well. Mike |
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03-21-2012, 06:08 PM
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03-22-2012, 01:41 AM
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Hello Jeff,
I took a few pictures the other day, not a very good photographer however. Still, hope you enjoy!!      
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03-22-2012, 09:06 AM
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Sir,
Such a BEAUTIFUL car, I really enjoyed looking at your pictures. One question though, why is the voltage regulator turned 90° from normal and so close to the data tag in this picture? Charles |
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11-23-2010, 09:29 PM
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Christmas is the goal, Andre. I really wanted it to be done for the Rod Run, but it will happen soon enough, and it will be worth the wait. I was there Monday (spent the better part of the day scraping silicone from the tail light lenses) and my plan is to visit once a week until it's done. Hopefully we'll have a chance to catch up.
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11-23-2010, 09:33 PM
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Going to be a very nice car!
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11-23-2010, 10:08 PM
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Gator,
Thanks for the kind words. I agree it sounds strange to have wire wheel caps on an HO car. I often wonder if many of these cars were dealer ordered this way, or just strange combos ordered by customers. Good luck and please post pics when you get it back!
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Dave http://www.squidsfabshop.com/? (updated January, 2013, Pypes exhaust installation) |
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11-24-2010, 12:37 AM
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I've had my '67 rag since '92 and it still ain't done!
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11-24-2010, 10:35 AM
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11-24-2010, 11:17 AM
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I agree with Paul. They are never done. You may have it drive-able or even ready to show, but you will still have a mental list of future improvements & repairs to make.
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01-21-2011, 11:06 AM
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Here's an update on progress. As you can see from the first photo, the grille situation has been...straightened out (thanks Paul).
I got to hear the engine run, and I'm very pleased--more aggressive and louder than the previous stock set-up, but not over-the-top. I wanted the engine to look fairly stock, but as shown in photo 2, spacers were needed to clear the roller rockers and poly nuts. Less noticeable than tall aftermarket covers. Because I plan on driving it a lot, I went with a rear sway bar. The top was supposed to go on this week, but the top installer noted several issues with the components that came with the kit (pad, well liner, window--not from our host BTW), and so the shop ordered a new top and kit (this time from our host).
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