1974 coupe restomod
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1974 coupe restomod
Hello all.I'v always liked the c3 for its timeless and sexy shape and came across a very rough one so I bought the car in pretty bad condition for a fair price (for him) Now that I have the car completed after nearly 4 years and on the road since march 2013 I thought I might share some of the pics of my restoration from the start to finish,so here ye go.
This was just about the the way i got it before i started the TEAR DOWN once I got it into a shed I was given the use of,
This was just about the the way i got it before i started the TEAR DOWN once I got it into a shed I was given the use of,
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Wow....! You've got quite the project. As bad as my 74' was, yours is even worse! If you can, try to find a complete used interior in good shape, you might get a discount, buying it all up front, versus, piece by piece (which is what I really should've done with my 74'). Like the color too. Keep us posted on your progress.
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Isn't it looking good 
I reckon there might have been a bit of water leaking
ah well in with the die grinder.
now just carrying on with the interior removal,
now the hood has been removed and the front bumper was next to come and that just fell to bits when I threatened it,so that saved some time.
Here is a stacked pile of removed parts until I find a place to put them.
Now its time for the lift,this will be interesting.
looks like it was only gravity keeping the body on.
Now the windshield is removed.
now I have carefully removed the access area to reveal a whole lot of rot.
I now have it on a metal dolly I started to throw together and I really need to do something about the light situation,
It just gets better the deeper I dig..
Time to remove the rot as far back untill i get to good metal.
Mmmmmm more rust..
I reckon there might have been a bit of water leaking
ah well in with the die grinder.
now just carrying on with the interior removal,
now the hood has been removed and the front bumper was next to come and that just fell to bits when I threatened it,so that saved some time.
Here is a stacked pile of removed parts until I find a place to put them.
Now its time for the lift,this will be interesting.
looks like it was only gravity keeping the body on.
Now the windshield is removed.
now I have carefully removed the access area to reveal a whole lot of rot.
I now have it on a metal dolly I started to throw together and I really need to do something about the light situation,
It just gets better the deeper I dig..
Time to remove the rot as far back untill i get to good metal.
Mmmmmm more rust..
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A tip o' the hat to ye, for your perseverance. Then again, it seems that you have not only skills with tools but enough space in a secured location to deal with your efforts.
I wish you well. Lesser men have walked away and wondered, what happened?
Thanks for posting the pictures. Keep them coming and do tell what your goal is.
Good luck!
I wish you well. Lesser men have walked away and wondered, what happened?
Thanks for posting the pictures. Keep them coming and do tell what your goal is.
Good luck!
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Well the aim is to transform the car from what it is now to a show car by myself without help so I can claim correctly that I restored the car and not claim the work of others 
so here's some more pic's of progress which we all like to see...
Time for some new steel in certain areas,
Clean up around the windshield frame..
Back to steel replacement...
Sorry for some of the bad quality pics,I had only my cell when my camera's batt was dead,The rust that you see me welding near is only surface rust it looks worse in the pics than it really is,it comes off to bare metal with a bit of elbow grease.
so here's some more pic's of progress which we all like to see...
Time for some new steel in certain areas,
Clean up around the windshield frame..
Back to steel replacement...
Sorry for some of the bad quality pics,I had only my cell when my camera's batt was dead,The rust that you see me welding near is only surface rust it looks worse in the pics than it really is,it comes off to bare metal with a bit of elbow grease.
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Great work so far, you have a lot ahead of you! The satisfaction of doing a body-off yourself instead of paying someone else to do it very satisfying. Been there, done that! 
A C3 must be a rare sight over there!
A C3 must be a rare sight over there!
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