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53 After being
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Javier's Birthday |
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trunk and door jam prep & paint |
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| adding cup holders |
adding vinyl |
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| bending wood ........... |
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| creating a console |
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go for a ride |
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clean er up |
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Have the exhaust installed and now the car runs
& drives!!! |
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install seats |
prep the front fenders |
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clearances are close |
test fit grill and latch assembly |
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connecting the air and radiator |
routing the ac hoses |
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| Creating a custom radiator solution |
installing the condensor for the
Air Conditioning |
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install air conditioning controls |
install steering column |
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| trim it out ........... |
wire it up ............ |
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| were are going to make a new dash from the old
bezel |
new guage plate |
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put the hood in primer |
strip & prep the roof |
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check radiator clearance under
hood |
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| Mock up the fenders |
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wiring the engine |
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| the basics are working and the cars starts and
runs |
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| AND the wiring begins ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, |
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| Prep the dash for texture
coating |
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A little paint, re-install body,
cinch it all up |
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| Looks good, now remove the body for some welding |
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| Initial Mockup for the coil-over rear suspension |
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ready for paint |
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engine cleanup |
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| firewall modifications for Air Conditioning |
firewall mods for Power Brakes |
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front suspension installed |
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| It is re-attached ........... |
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lower the body onto the frame |
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| flip it, paint it |
put it together |
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| prepare frame bottom for paint |
apply the paint |
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| welding the frame |
welding the frame |
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| prepare rear frame rail for 4 link installation |
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| Prepare Crossmember for welding |
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The undercar is finished with
Rock-It |
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finished floor - ready for paint |
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finish up and seam seal |
trunk pan inserted |
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| we needed to cut out this section of floor |
new section inserted |
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| Done! Now, we need to get in in primer! |
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These guys did a fantastic job, were
done in a few hours and saved the crew a lot of time between manual labor,
transportation charges, and down time. |
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| We are going to blast the under-body of the car |
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It Fits!!! |
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| re-install frame to body for engine test fit |
here we go .... |
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| marking the crossmember for cut |
first tedt fit of crossmember |
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| remove old front suspension |
initial mockup for new suspension |
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| take the frame for a walk |
it is getting a wash job |
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It is OFF! |
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| here we go! up up and away |
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| last look before the body comes off ...... |
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Cool!! What do you think it is ?? |
It is a 5.0 HO KIT! |
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| the old engine is out |
guess what's inside |
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| fill hood seam |
take a last look, cuz it is going |
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| drivers side prep |
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| looking good ........... |
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| installing new panels rear trunk latch area |
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| lower quarter panel repair panels installed |
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repiar patch installed with panel
bonding adhesive |
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| sandblasting inside trunk & quarter
area |
cut out bad metal |
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| apply High build primer |
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| body work |
apply expoxy primer |
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| sandblasting area metal |
scim expoxy over welds |
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lowered 3" by heating the front springs |
cruising the 47 CHESTANG 03/14 |
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removing chrome locations holes |
cleaning up, looking good! |
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paint stripping begins |
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| And the real work begins .... |
removing chrome attachment holes |
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SPARE PARTS
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run a compression test after
running the engine |
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| clean out the interior .............. |
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| Clean out the trunk ....... |
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works begins 02/14/14 |
