Yankee Express RestoMod Project

[Hey-O]

Trying to decide whether to paint the bumper bolts on both bumpers black or leave them as is.

Black!

 

[khryslerkid]

 

[Brandy]

hood

 

[Brandy]

I'm going to change nozzle and needle and try again. Try to smooth it out some..

 

[Virg464]

Trying to decide whether to paint the bumper bolts on both bumpers black or leave them as is.

The bolts as they are gives an industrial look, that seems to go well with the car. IMHO.

 

[Brandy]

As it turns out, the paint settled and looks great this morning. Onwards to the roof! Well, as soon as I buy more activator that is...lol.

 

[Brandy]

Went to a local car show today, not much there. About a half dozen Mopars and the rest was local junk. The Blue super bird is my pal Gary's. 1 of 308.

 

[Brandy]

Plus I put the scoop on the hood in preparation of glazing the scoop to smooth it out. Fabricated the scoop lip hold downs.

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

Getting out of the shop and looking at other peoples cars is the best motivation.

 

[Brandy]

I'm going to eventually have to round up two or three guys to help me hang this hood on the car....

 

[Brandy]

Getting out of the shop and looking at other peoples cars is the best motivation.

Some of the engines I see make me know my motor is spotless. Rusty crusty junk out there...of course, mine will look different too once it's run for a few years..lol.

 

[Budnicks]

I like your hood/scoop design

 

[Budnicks]

Some of the engines I see make me know my motor is spotless. Rusty crusty junk out there...of course, mine will look different too once it's run for a few years..lol.

The BITCH...
don't look under her 6bbl liftoff hood,
the engine paint flaking off
& dull org. LL1 paint in the engine bay
& then sort of 10#s of stuff in a 5# package
thicker core alum rad., overflow bottle, cooling/fans, custom shroud
& all the electronics, with mostly stock/updated CEI M&H engine wiring,
then the added relays/panel & extra fuse panel,
wiring, plug wires & heat shields
or AN stuff, a touch of natural alum & chrome
it's all 'sort of' sanitary
but; busy busy busy

it's a driver, 15 - 17 years now
I'm so ashamed
I never open the hood when I'm out anyway
she just sits in the garage with the 6bbl hood sitting on the roof,
dusty ol' girl
she's no 'show girl'

yours will be/look great Randy

 

[Brandy]

Well, I finally got back to it. I painted the bumpers and roof in Rat Rod Satin Black and the sail panel trim. The roof is stripey because i cant ******* reach high enough to get the gun square with the surface. Damn it. I'm going to have to set up some kind of scaffolding to get me up high enough to get it right. The bumpers and trim came out fine though.

 

[1970RT]

The bumpers and trim came out fine though.

Looking very sharp.

David

 

[Brandy]

 

[patrick66]

You are solidly in the "You Suck!" club with your '67! The '66 and '67 cars are the best-looking B-body cars out there, over and above the "me, too!" '68-'70 cars. I was trying to guess your taillight on the other post you have, and was thinking Cougar, but T-Bird was pretty close. Shoulda been that way all along.

Black bumper bolts and exhaust tips. Definitely!

 

[Kern Dog]

The Taillights look great in the Coronet.

 

[Brandy]

You are solidly in the "You Suck!" club with your '67! The '66 and '67 cars are the best-looking B-body cars out there, over and above the "me, too!" '68-'70 cars. I was trying to guess your taillight on the other post you have, and was thinking Cougar, but T-Bird was pretty close. Shoulda been that way all along.

Black bumper bolts and exhaust tips. Definitely!

Thanks! Here's the list of all mods that have been completed.
Mods:
Front to back------ Front bumper sectioned, shortened, turn signal rectangular holes filled, recurved to fit the new fender noses and to hug the sheet metal. Also enlarged the center license plate cut out into a ram airduct.
1967 Charger grill and revolving headlights. Custom electric headlight motors, mounts and linkages.
Front fender noses swept back to a 90* angle ( Think 70 Road Runner).
Front disc brakes swap from a 76 Aspen.
All rubber bumpers and bearings replaced.
Inner fender close out smooth panels to hide wiring etc.
Smooth firewall with relocated wiper motor to under dash as is everything previously on the firewall.
Battery to box behind passenger seat.
Wiring pass through tubes running along outside of inner fender just below the fender mounting flanges and into the cab through the firewall.
Wiring passthrough boots in the door frames.
2004 Audi A6 Quattro dash/console /steering and center pull E Brake. And everything in/on the dash console too.
Audi door panel elements fabricated into new panels that align with the Audi dash.
Puddle lights and rear facing marker lights on the rear face of the inner door surface, so it can be seen when the door is opened.
Power everything.
Custom steering linkages.
dual M/C and new hoses/lines.
10 way, power/heated bucket seats leather.
1967 Plymouth Sport Fury rear seat topper mounted just behind bucket seat tops and close out roadster type panels from there to the back glass. (Think 59 Corvette)
Audi armrest with 4 analog gauges hidden inside.
GPS speedo
spare tire under the roadster panels in what would have been the center of the rear seat. Close out panel between cab and trunk.
Fabricated shift linkage and lever. Hand made pistol grip and reverse lock out.
Fake quarter panel side scoops opened up.
dual motorcycle pop up gas filler caps, one on top of each quarter near the trunk lid front corners.
fabricate the entire rear face of the car to accept 1966 Thunder Bird tail lights.
Trunk lid on gas lifts
17 gallon fuel cell with dual filler necks.
trunk close out panels
rear wells tubbed
leaf springs relocated to under the frame rails.
center pull E Brake cables
move spring perches
remove spare tire well
1970 Road Runner rear bumper lengthened 3 5/8" and recurved to hug the sheet metal. TTI exhaust to exit through those back up light holes.
Remote trunk release.
'shave gas filler door
ditch the 318 in favor of a built 440 Magnum, and build a 727.

 

[Kern Dog]

You probably covered it but.....Are those taillights from a 66-67 Charger?