52 Bone Speed
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PHOTOS A FEW POST DOWN SO HANG IN THERE.....Finally coming to the surface after working my a** off on my "Patches of Crimes" 1968 Dodge Coronet 440. When I bought it I fell victim to pure lipstick on a pig from a Naples seasoned home shop car restorer and flipper. It was my fourth classic car purchase but he was definitely the most deceptive seller I have ever come across. It looked good and was advertised by the seller on you tube and also on Craigslist in (as New, Perfect full restoration car). I still have the video and the ads and I can't believe after the stuff I found that anyone would try to act so sincere and do that. Example- New floor pans. Well, that's cool except the only welds holding the unibody frame rails to the floor at all was seam sealer. The trans x member was only welded at the ends to inner rocker panels that were almost non existent. The car was about to fall in half. I couldn't get under the car to really see the bones because he parked on heavy gravel and it was getting dark and I was 5 hours into the 10 hour round trip and I had a buddy who needed to get back. But the interior, wheels and paint were all new. Motor was 5 hours from needing full rebuild, but damn, he painted it up pretty. There's more but that's good for now. I'm sure I over paid but I love the lines of the car and it taught me the need to learn how to weld and much more. Put a full 10lbs of mig wire and more in steel in that chassis. Quality time bonding with Patches I guess. But I hope Karma pays the flipper back. I feel like I'm close to being able to really go enjoy it (I've had it 2.5 years). It's a pretty long story, but every now and then I tapped in to this site for help and you all did. Hopefully I'll be able to pay it forward and help someone too.
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