1969 Coronet R/T Convertible 'Audrey'

[Billccm]

We will kick you into gear! @Billccm has a Work-On to Drive Ratio with his RoadRunner such that you could get him working on your car and he would not even have noticed the difference!

According to my daughter's statistics I get 10 minutes of drive time per every 4 hours of wrench time. I was hopeful that 2018 would improve on that statistic, but so far not.

 

[JimKueneman]

According to my daughter's statistics I get 10 minutes of drive time per every 4 hours of wrench time. I was hopeful that 2018 would improve on that statistic, but so far not.

 

[lanceh13]

The shipments of parts start to show up at Troxell's Garage

 

[JimKueneman]

The shipments of parts start to show up at Troxell's Garage

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I can almost hear the bank account draining......

 

[lanceh13]

Heater box...has a nice little hazard inside but is quickly restored...because lord knows we need heat during peak cruising winter months in Arizona!

 

[oldbee]

And already you’re gonna do the weather thing?!!!!

 

[JimKueneman]

Heater box...has a nice little hazard inside but is quickly restored...because lord knows we need heat during peak cruising winter months in Arizona!

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Your really gonna wish that was an AC box very soon ;)

 

[lanceh13]

Andy spent some time cleaning up the engine bay, installing new firewall pad, dash wiring harness, fresh fuel lines, brake lines among several other things. He will be installing a new fuel tank as well once the fuel sending unit shows up.

We even shipped off my instrument cluster for refurbishment.

 

[JimKueneman]

Oh my that draining sound has turned into a tidal wave!

 

[lanceh13]

Since we are also redoing the suspension, shocks, etc. Andy took the k member down and worked out some dings on some of the components. Again...the signs were evident she had been in the ditch once or twice.

 

[lanceh13]

Something we discovered and found odd was the cross member...the spacer and custom cuts didn't make sense...needless to say I ordered a new one from Brewer's as there is no way that hack job is going back into the car.

 

[lanceh13]

Still waiting on some suspension components ...(right now the upper control arms)...but Andy performed a little 'car ****' 'tease ' while putting the transmission on.

Followed by

Then....

Then came the wait.....

 

[lanceh13]

Followed by:

 

[lanceh13]

Then Andy started working on the lower control arms that I had in the trailer as part of the original car deal.

I want to specifically call out the following pictures:

Becomes:

 

[lanceh13]

The 054 radiator back from Glen-Ray...they did a phenomenal job!

 

[lanceh13]

This pretty much leaves us to where we are today. I wish I was doing the work myself but let's face it...I can't have everything...and the 'Oh...one day!' wasn't getting me very far.

Andy @junior340 sends me pictures throughout the day and it's truly been my daily highlights and absolutely breaks up the the grind between conference calls and other work things. He too is a member of the Dodge Coronet Registry and recently FBBO but over on the DCR he has a thread there labeled 'My Shop Today'....I've always enjoyed watching that thread as Andy truly does get some awesome cars coming thru those doors. I've been very fortunate to have known him upwards of 8 years now....and I truly couldn't have picked a better person to work on my car and help me thru this journey.

I'm blessed to have my car highlighted on his thread, his facebook page and on his instagram...but more importantly I can't thank him enough for taking such good care of Audrey for me!

 

[JimKueneman]

Nice, you are clearly doing it right Lance.

 

[JimKueneman]

Great Job Andy @junior340 Welcome to FBBO! We can't wait to see her in person!

If you want to see the gory details of my Coronet take a peek here!
https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/widget-pages/home/

 

[dadsbee]

The 054 radiator back from Glen-Ray...they did a phenomenal job!

Car's looking GREAT ! What did the radiator rework cost you?

 

[JimKueneman]

Car's looking GREAT ! What did the radiator rework cost you?

My small block was about $800, big blocks are in the $1200-$1300 range. But they are a work of art that should just go on a pedestal in the living room with a light on it.