64 Polara 500

[zxbt]

Hi everybody
This is my project for the past 5 years, The car was an eBay ”barnfind” very ruff.
I liked the color thou and it had Air, PS, PB, electric window.
I should have stayed away from it, but that enter button is so easy to tap sometimes!
Anyway, now its beginning to be ready. Now it has a 440 stroked to 505, trans is a 727 from a
72 dodge van.

 

[6t4polara]

Good luck with your project.

 

[Glenwood]

you know I'll be watching this one!

good luck

 

[zxbt]

hi everybody!
a couple of photos of the work on the chassi, I made a 2 inch wider wheel house, also seen is welded in frame connectors 40*80mm 3mm , the trunk floor as well as the gastank was completly rusted away so a fuel cell was an easy option for me.
I had a mokup engine installed and saw that there was no way my 2 inch TTI headers would fit, had to modify the frame a little, anybody has this experiance?
I have the straight connectors, i know tti sells a bent one. maybe that would worked for me.
bertil

 

[zxbt]

Here is my rear axle build, an 8 lug dana 60 from 80s dodge truck, I made it 52,5 wide f/f, it turned out to be just right, I didn’t have my wheels on hand when deciding width so there was a little
guess work involved.
Then finally after two years of welding, grinding and hammering on the way to the paint shop.

 

[68sprtsat383]

Keep up the good work

 

[5.7 hemi]

I like it!! I smell SS grille?!?!

 

[Homstead]

Very cool! Keep up the good work!

 

[ckessel]

My 2" TTI's fit with no hassle at all. Loads of clearance . I did have to put a dimple in one tube on the drivers side to clear a new pittman arm but that was it.

 

[zxbt]

I like it!! I smell SS grille?!?!

you are right on that, I have seen two ways to do it.
I do not know how dodge did it on there s/s cars.
It turned out nice anyway.
Bertil

 

[splicer]

Wow....not sure I can handle that colour combination.....LOL

John B

 

[zxbt]

Some more photos,
So now the car is soon ready for the first long tripp, I,v been out for a 1/2 mile trip so far.
just waiting for the hood to be finished from the paint shop, it,s a fiberglass hood and the painter told me that fiberglass is harder to paint than steel because it,s getting static electricity. what do i now!
no major problems so far besides a leaking rear main seal.
Then i have huge trouble tuning the engine but i guees this is the wrong
place for that.

 

[Glenwood]

wow, looks great! Nice 64