Very nice! Is that just surface rust/pitting on your hood or something more serious?
1971 340 Road Runner Revival
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SMS68
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Yes, pitting. Looks like she had been sitting under a leaky shed for some time.
moparker
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Hammer time!! You are getting there, keep on keeping on!!!!
Man, I wish I was at this point too! Your car's looking really nice!
SMS68
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Been keeping an eye on your project….you are going deep and doing great. (On a side note, I’m originally from western Mass).
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Looks awesome SMS!
I remember the day mine was at this point.....
Keep up the great work!
I remember the day mine was at this point.....
Keep up the great work!
SMS68
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Digging into dash electrical tonight. We have lights! Headlight switch ohms out bad but can still get that at the corner parts store at least!
This car has been sitting for decades. Didn’t change a bulb or tweak any wiring. Just put hot in the orange instrument buss and it came to life. Pretty neat.
This car has been sitting for decades. Didn’t change a bulb or tweak any wiring. Just put hot in the orange instrument buss and it came to life. Pretty neat.
whayden2003
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Boy. Almost needed a second fender tag. Great project.
whayden2003
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Read thru the thread. You are doing it right sir. All the way around. Great car. And your “guy” is doing some very nice work on the sheet metal.
SMS68
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Thanks. I was lucky to find him. He worked on a friend’s car and I got to see the work first hand. He recently retired from working in one of those high dollar restoration shops. He had folks coming to him for side work fairly often so he decided to go it on his own. When he works on a car, it gets his full attention unless and until you tell him to take his time lol.
Feels good helping an American craftsman get started on his own too.
whayden2003
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Hey can you send me a link to your build thread. I have tried to find it by searching but can not.
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Sure.....the latest part of my build is in this section named my 1971 Road runner.
The complete build from day one is over on the Road runner nest forum.
Here's a link to my build over there.
http://www.roadrunnernest.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4333
It's at 25 pages - start at page one and go thru all of them, there is alot of pics.
You should get yourself on that forum too - the more the better.
The complete build from day one is over on the Road runner nest forum.
Here's a link to my build over there.
http://www.roadrunnernest.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4333
It's at 25 pages - start at page one and go thru all of them, there is alot of pics.
You should get yourself on that forum too - the more the better.
SMS68
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Recovered a drive-in theatre ticket stub from under the dash pad. The theater is still in operation and they said, to the best of their recollection, that ticket price is from around ‘74 or ‘75. Pretty neat little time capsule.
whayden2003
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That’s super cool
SMS68
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Body work has slowed a bit. Due to the approaching holidays.
Tried my hand at cleaning up my tired and flaky plastic bits. Low pressure with fine walnut shells did a great job on my chalky A pillar covers. They’ll need prep and paint but I’m pleased.
Tried my hand at cleaning up my tired and flaky plastic bits. Low pressure with fine walnut shells did a great job on my chalky A pillar covers. They’ll need prep and paint but I’m pleased.
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