trying to get this thing rolling again
for the first time in years my son Eric came to help
69 rebuild pics
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Racer
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From: Belair Md
thief
the pup in the pics would grab tools and run out of the shop in one door and out the other end screwdrivers and hammers seemed to be his favorite
these are his mug shots.
these are his mug shots.
Last edited by 69ragvette; Jan 12, 2011 at 09:06 PM.
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Racer
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From: Belair Md
Body back on the frame
I guess some of you were wondering what I was doing while they were painting well other than assembling the suspension I was doing all the cleaning ,repairing and painting the underbody
back on and rolling,loaded up and trucking it home.
back on and rolling,loaded up and trucking it home.
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Racer
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From: Belair Md
front clip
I did give up on the original front clip and bought a used 68 front clip in good shape in fact it was a no hit,however I did repair a few minor cracks,paint the inside and reattach all the brackets. the long l88 hood and the old front clip will be sold the original doors are no good but I do have another pair
Burning Brakes
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From: Western New York
I just spent the last half hour enjoying your rebuild. Really helps to see a journey like this when I'm cooped up in the house with a foot and a half of snow on the ground outside. Had the snowblower out 2 times to do the driveway, today, and had the chance to look at my '72 in the back corner of the garage. I'll be back to go through your pics many times before spring arrives. Thanks for all the good thoughts and feelings.
Duane
Duane
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really nice, keep up the work and soon you (and others who see) will reap the reward of your hard work...I have been there and done that on my 67 and most rewarding thing I ever did car wise.
only down side is I have started redoing some of my earlier restoration I did in the late 80s-early 90s....oh well things do need touch up after a few years
only down side is I have started redoing some of my earlier restoration I did in the late 80s-early 90s....oh well things do need touch up after a few years
1969/1971/2021 Coupes
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Excellent work!!! It sure brought back alot of memories. I've been restoring my 69 for quite some number of years too. Each time I would see a step that you went through, I would think "yep, I remember that." Well, Now you passed me up. I still have the body on a dolly. Like Duane said, it's hard to get motivated when there's so much snow. But..................Summer is coming
Take care, good luck on the rest of the adventure and thanks for the post.
Terry
Take care, good luck on the rest of the adventure and thanks for the post.
Terry
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Racer
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From: Belair Md
body off
In that period of time I missed a few mos here and there but I had a huge advantage my wife has been there most of the time getting right in and helping with the dirty work,going to carlisle and helping to find all the little parts and cleaning up after I make huge messes. but the best part is the motivation.Thank you for all your kind comments.I realize that a lot of guys would have done things different but thats why I call it a clean up and not a restore.again Thank you.
