shopguy
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As you know, I'm general HS shop teacher, not a vocational one. I get 140 kids per year in my 6 classes that I teach. The skill level runs from not knowing how to read a ruler, to a few with mechanical aptitude, but no experience other than destroying a jeep or two in the woods. Me? a recycled mechanical engineer from the Aerospace biz, shop teaching now for 8 yrs. Several of my kids go on to UTI or ATC type tech schools. Its a great job in a supportive district. I think there are only a handfull of auto classes left here in NJ. Most have been closed down as obsolete. :black_eye:
We are very profiecient at bolt/unbolt repairs, light welding. We've re-ringed engines, swapped tranny tailshafts.....but mostly stayed "stock" with repairs. We don't do any painting, other than spraybombing. We send out paint work. But we will replace panels via MIG, as needed. We've restored; 60 pontiac, 65 Barracuda, 72 Scamp (S6 to 383), 71 Coronet, 64 Valiant, and a 73 Swinger.
So last year I picked up a 65 Coronet 2dr. It was a S6, 3 spd column shifter.
I already have a 440/727, but then I need how to restore it.
After some conversations with several listers on this site. Here is what we are going to do;
1) add a front staight axle from an A100 van. (Thanks Tom!)
2) mini-tub the rear, after axle move if necessary.
3) Alter front and rear axle position.
4) Color? red interior, matte black exterior with gold graphics. Built to look like a 65 race car.
5) Go with a 4 spd
6) Go racing with the shop kids, hopefully at the E-town nats. July 2011.
Some items to resolve: how far to move axles, how far to strip the interior, to cage or not to cage (440 probably won't push us below 12s anyway), how to set up the cross-steering, figure out a front brake plan.
Fun stuff like that! More to follow. here's a engine bay b4/after.
We are very profiecient at bolt/unbolt repairs, light welding. We've re-ringed engines, swapped tranny tailshafts.....but mostly stayed "stock" with repairs. We don't do any painting, other than spraybombing. We send out paint work. But we will replace panels via MIG, as needed. We've restored; 60 pontiac, 65 Barracuda, 72 Scamp (S6 to 383), 71 Coronet, 64 Valiant, and a 73 Swinger.
So last year I picked up a 65 Coronet 2dr. It was a S6, 3 spd column shifter.
I already have a 440/727, but then I need how to restore it.
After some conversations with several listers on this site. Here is what we are going to do;
1) add a front staight axle from an A100 van. (Thanks Tom!)
2) mini-tub the rear, after axle move if necessary.
3) Alter front and rear axle position.
4) Color? red interior, matte black exterior with gold graphics. Built to look like a 65 race car.
5) Go with a 4 spd
6) Go racing with the shop kids, hopefully at the E-town nats. July 2011.
Some items to resolve: how far to move axles, how far to strip the interior, to cage or not to cage (440 probably won't push us below 12s anyway), how to set up the cross-steering, figure out a front brake plan.
Fun stuff like that! More to follow. here's a engine bay b4/after.
