ItAintJustPaint
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Outside its pretty solid, only areas that need replaced are the lower quarters and the trunk extensions. The floors and rails are better than I anticipated and the previous owner did a good job of cleaning them up and painting them and as you can see he really liked orange. And the owner before him cut a huge hole in the hood (oops) and most of the wiring has been removed from under the hood. Everything for the outside came with the car, but much was disassembled.
The interior: previous owner gutted the interior, most everything is there, and for what isn’t I will have to scrounge or drive to Tiffin, Ohio to retrieve. The power windows and top all work so nothing major in those areas, dash panel is decent, pad has 1 crack in the middle (would like to remove and recover, but not take the windshield out, I don’t know if that is possible), front seat is missing (will go with buckets and console anyway), rear seat is there but needs recovered, all trim panels are with the car but show their age. The top was replaced at some point and is a thin vinyl like material (not what I would prefer, but it will do for now to keep the water out), the boot is missing, and the plexiglas rear window is yellow (not from a fancy tint job) and hazy.
The original 383 is gone, but I did get a 67 383 short block and everything to put it together, and probably the 727 that came in the car. Also a 76 440 complete with a 727 attached to it that he took out of a motor home. At this point I have about $1600 invested, 1250 for the car and parts, and 350 to get it all home. Not bad for 2 complete engines and trans and the complete car.
My plan is to copy a frame connector I have pics of, then remove the front clip and frame to clean and paint inside and out, then work cleaning up the bottom from the firewall back. That’s the short plan, should take me to late spring or longer.
Arnold
aboard!
