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Mark, if I ever get run over at a car show, I hope it is by one of your cars
I don't really work on Mustangs
just a little off the back and sides please
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I smell blue paint soon!!! 
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Guess I should peel the AMD stickers off at some point 
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I smell blue paint soon!!!
it's coming.....
The 67 GTX @eldubb440 is working on (Barry's car) won't quite have the power that my 500 cubic inch stroker has. But it won't be all that far off. I'm guessing it will be around 500 HP and a lot of torque. The engine will be basically built like my stroker, except heads are aluminum Mopar Stage VI heads. I am spending a lot of time lightening the pistons and making sure everything is right on spec. So the engine gives up 45 cubic inches, but I'd still get out of the way unless you really want to see the underside up close!!!Mark, if I ever get run over at a car show, I hope it is by one of your cars
Okay Hawk, now you have to start a new engine build threadThe 67 GTX @eldubb440 is working on (Barry's car) won't quite have the power that my 500 cubic inch stroker has. But it won't be all that far off. I'm guessing it will be around 500 HP and a lot of torque. The engine will be basically built like my stroker, except heads are aluminum Mopar Stage VI heads. I am spending a lot of time lightening the pistons and making sure everything is right on spec. So the engine gives up 45 cubic inches, but I'd still get out of the way unless you really want to see the underside up close!!!
@HawkRod, is Barry shopping for mirrors to place under car to show off @eldubb440's "work"? Magnifying glass mounted to mirror to show off AMD stickers too!!
Mirrors won't be likely when we are driving it across country and potentially stop at a car show! We've driven across country with two of mine - now it's his turn to provide a car!
Like mine, this car is slated to be driven and enjoyed (but hopefully look pretty darn good too).
Having said that, maybe some mirrors at a local show might be in order to show off all the work and effort!
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no mirrors required, it's just a backdrop...... I prefer the primer/overspray look myself.........
but it has to be coated with something, and undercoat is the easy way out....... @HawkRod, I want video of Barry putting a coat of marine wax on the underside of his car
but it has to be coated with something, and undercoat is the easy way out....... @HawkRod, I want video of Barry putting a coat of marine wax on the underside of his car
Eldubb440, I'm back for a dose of wisdom. As you know, I've been repairing/replacing rot on my 68 Coronet (I have this entire thread printed out and in my shop) and have done the trunk pan, quarter panels, driver frame rail, etc. I just cut out the Dutchman panel and can't stop myself from moving forward. My rear window frame is completely shot; I purchased a replacement from a donor in AZ. My question is, where should I cut? I really only need the window frame, but the donor includes everything to the trunk hinges. (I will replace the Dutchman panel on the donor.) Any advice before I start cutting? I drew a line about three inches around the frame on the donor; should it be more -- like six -- on the roof? Guide me oh wise one!
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Holy crap, I created a monster........ how high up is your rot? do you need any of that roof and /or sail panel?
there might be lead over top of a seam about half way up that glass bed, but cut out what you have to; just tear into it, and don't eat any lead
the beauty in all this stuff, is you can't really destroy anything that's already beat, and it only fits one way
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guess I need to update while I'm here........ just as the underside of this car begins to kick my ***, I can move on from the worst part of the job...... you could serve Thanksgiving dinner on this thing.........and I don't think pictures do justice to the amount of labor.
no one ever worked so hard to avoid having to get a real job
no one ever worked so hard to avoid having to get a real job
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and if you're not bleeding, you're not trying......change my mind
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Nope... poor bastard doing my hood webs had every finger taped with electrical tape.
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I see your hood, and raise you an even poorer bastard sanding every knook and cranny of the entire underside of a B body........ about 15 hours worth; that's 25 hours for any other ********
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on top of the other hundred(s) hours of Hell
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You said change my mind.. I said Nope! LOL
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I smell blue paint soon!!!
blew that Halloween nonsense to Hell, didn't I?
I did walk away from it for a couple weeks, though
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oh, and I did spend a few days final tuning on the fenders, cowl, hood compartment, and doors....... that'll pay off once the paint starts flying
Thanks, eldubb440. After I sent the pictures, I examined the current body a bit closer and it actually could benefit from the replacement more than I thought. I think I will try to use as much of the donor as I can and then go back to replace the Dutchman panel and the trunk gutters.
When you say, "don't eat any lead," what do you mean?
It's wisdom like, "you can't really destroy anything that's already beat," that gives me wind beneath my wings
Thanks for the encouragement and the insights.Similar threads
