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I’ve had the car for a few years, but it has been a long slow process. Finally starting to make a little headway. The floors were trashed, but cleverly covered up. Then engine had bad lifters, and was rebuilt. I am posting some pics of my progress to date.
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Bill Daugette
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Tore it all down.... |
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Engine was rebuilt, Glenn Zampilone was very helpful in my parts selection. |
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Decided red was the color, with a black center.. |
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Buffed our nicely! |
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Dressed up underneath... Edited by bdaugette - 28-September-2018 at 2:46PM |
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I swapped to a rally dash. Lenses were yellowed and wouldn’t clean up, so I went to Home Depot, bought some Lexan and made my own. Came out pretty nice. I used a paint heat gun to soften the Lexan until I could bend it just right. The two red dash light were non functional, and the lenses were gone, so I used an old tail light and glued it from behind. The dash lights are LED. |
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bdaugette
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Painted the engine and trans the same color as the car. I think it looks great! |
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In the car, with the Holley. The valve covers will be swapped out soon. |
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The 1G to 3G alternator conversion. Thanks to Aquartlow for the help. |
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Carpet and Console installed... |
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Back seat installed |
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Damn. Just...Damn.
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John
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californiajohnny
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i'm not a dark red/maroon fan but that color looks awesome on there!!!
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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Lizard skin on the floor, then I installed my own headliner. I think it came out great! |
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Nice and tight by the look of it...installed with glass in or out?
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72FordGTS
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Nice work Bill! What prep did you use to paint the transmission? What kind of primer did you use.
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bdaugette
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Rear window has to be out on a 72. I started in the middle, worked to the front, then the back. The fastback part was slow work, but it got there.
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Wire brushed, metal etch chemical, primer, then the paint.
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Only had a few hours this week. Pretty much finished the interior. I have a cover for the dash. Will be away for a few weekends, so probably pretty slow for a bit. |
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handsofstone
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Not sure how I missed this thread but your car looks beautiful. The red pops. Any recent pics?
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aquartlow
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^X2. Beautiful job, now stand back and take pride in all your hard work.
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Yeah, It's a Hybrid...It burns gas and tires. No matter how good she looks, somebody, somewhere, is tired of her sh*t. Beauty is skin deep, ugliness goes clear to the bone. |
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jbone
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nice work man, love the car!
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bdaugette
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Thanks! It has been an adventure. My painter and I have had a strained relationship. He is moving way too slow for me. However, close to the end, so I will wait it out. Will try to post a pic of the valve covers..
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handsofstone
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I had seen the valve covers in another thread I think. Was wondering where they were going. Man, when you say red, you mean it.
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handsofstone
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Who made the paint? Looks like something from House of Colors. And edible too. 😆
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bdaugette
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Ford Torretta Red, with a Candy added and a clear coat.
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handsofstone
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I bet we are almost as excited as you to see it completed. Looks incredible so far.
The body shops never get things done fast enough for us but have patience, it is worth the wait.
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