Red 69

My 79 needed work on the IRS, so I decided to go all out. I had Van Steel rebuild my TA's with offset arms and powder coat most of my parts with chrome powder. I was very happy with the result, thanks Dan! VB&P set me up with a 360 pound composite spring and some fasteners I needed, thanks Gary and Frank! The underside was painted with PPG DP74 which is an epoxy primer. I have used this paint on a few projects and really like it. The frame was painted with POR-15 gloss black and was very happy with the result. The composite spring needed protection from the heat, so the nearby exhaust pipes were covered with heat wrap. I may be wrapping the entire exhaust to drop the interior temps. The struts were made from pieces using heim ends. Thanks to forum members who provided guidance on availability of parts. Also, thanks to gtr1999 for guidance on the diff drain plug I added. Below are the pics starting with a before shot. Notice the wheel wells were molded to make future cleaning easier. Also, Van Steel installed all Spicer u-joints and I used HD bearing caps from Drag Vette. My plan is to bracket race the car.
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James.70

big_G

Yes, it looks a little better....

Twin_Turbo

I really respect the insane amount of work it took to get the panel seams that smooth, the general really made a mess with the bonding cement

1970-Bronze

Ok, you removed the body - right.....

MYBAD79

That looks awesome

rosslato

that looks XCELLENT really like how u smoothed out the shell & wheelwells & painted them Red making for kool color background for the 1/2 shafts etc in powdercoated chrome. lots of work & a lot of taping & a ton of crawling around. Kudoos to you on a great job

stingraymaniac

wow!
now my all black painted undercarriage look like crap!

Glensgages

that looks great:
it's almost a shame to bracket-race that car (did I just SAY that????? )

GTR1999

Nice job, the attention to detail is fantastic. I like the header wrap on the pipes too. So will rubber stick to the inner fenders now?!LOL

Red 69

Thanks for the compliments! This ole grasshopper is just following the lessons by the masters. Thanks for all the helpful information that moves these projects forward and makes this forum great. Also, the forum sponsors that provide great service and products to support our addiction.

Yes, this was done with the body on and not a method for someone in a hurry. It took six months doing a little evey day.

bbeck

looks excellent... how much did it run you for the powdercoated parts?

litevette

Man that looks phenominal!!! I can't wait to get a real look at it. Some job you did there man!!!!
Wish my underside looked that nice!

JimmyS5600

Very well done! Looks great

Glensgages

If I'm not-mistaken, you bought this car in mid-Spring, with the intention of 'just doing a little bracket-racing', then realized the IRS needed-work, and have been at-it ever-since.....

SILVERSIXX

It looks wicked.