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2006-10-05 00:00:00with 78 miles on the odometer
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Complete body off restoratiion completed in 2008. Everything was taken apart, body off frame, engine removed, pictures on file documenting all. I've tracked ownership back to the early '90s, but that's as far back as I could get cooperation. Recently, 9/20/2012 we had to replace the two trailing arms. The ONLY items that were not replaced during the restoration back in '08. I didn't replace during resto because they were clean up, repainted and it was jus one less expense. The passenger side bearing finally started wearing and giving signs of needing attention, so I replaced both arms. Didn't realize how much better the car handles, tracks with the new trailing arms. Should have done it during the original resto. Car today, still looks as good as it did when we finished complete restoration. Oh, some minor tell tell signs of a few miles, but really a nice piece of vintage "mid year history" in a great color combination. Runs and sounds better than GREAT....
Engine/Drivetrain Modifications:
327 350 HP All shielding, new ignition wiring harness during body off. Only recently took exhaust manifolds off and sent them for powder coating. Looks great, never to rust again.
Suspension Modifications:
No Modifications but original frame (Numbers on Frame) was dipped and power coated. Build sheet was on tank, but it had been soaked in gasoline for so long, it came off in pieces. Have as much of it as I could save, some of it ie readable and put together like a puzzle.
Wheels/Tires Modifications:
No mod. but original spare under car, B.F. Goodrich. Dry rotted of course, but original. Have original trim rings for wheels, and replaced tires with Firestone radials.
Interior/Exterior Modifications:
Change interior seating from vinyl to leather, all trim tags w/ matching interior colors. Trim tag under dash in place, all original colors, exterior and interior. Exterior paint 8.9 out of 10. I can find a couple of flex cracks on body, very small insignificant. EVERYTHING works on car.
Future Modifications:
All original except added power brakes during resto. No future modifications planned 4 this 1..... Car was not BORN with side exhaust, but had been added prior to my purchase back in 2006. It was born with the smog assembly shown on the tank build sheet, but it was never on car since I've owned it. So it tells me that it was manufactured and probably sold as a California car. (Right or wrong?) Read more ยป