So, this car was my first car. This friday(Feb 17th) will be my 49th birthday and the 35th anniversary with the car. Needless to say, we have a long history together. I rolled it into the garage in December 2009. Spent a year cutting out floor pans, cowl, quarter panels, trunk floors, etc and welding in new pieces. And then I let it sit for almost 8 years. When I decided I really wanted to get back on it last summer, I assessed the work I'd done years ago. As well as my goals. The overall goal is a gymkhana type car. Something I can run an open road race(like the Silver State Challenge in Nevada), run the Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge, or take my family on the Hot Rod Power Tour or One Lap of America cruise.
I was not happy with the quarters so I cut them out and redid them. While doing that I narrowed the rear frame rails and did mini tubs, too. I also built a custom torque arm suspension with a 9" ford housing. In front, I cut out the shock towers and did a Mustang To Fear front suspension with C6 corvette spindles.
Back in November I built a redneck rotisserie and flipped the car on it's side. Today is a momentous day as I shot the SPI epoxy on the bottom. Now I need to decide if I'm going to cover the bottom in Raptor liner or actually paint it. With it being acar that will be used, I had bought Raptor. But the Ohhhh, shiny pieces side of my brain saw the fresh epoxy and now wants paint. lol.
I'll go back and start posting some pics of my journey along the way. I even found one of my Mom's knifes that I lost in 1987 working on the wiring. Here's how it sits today, though.
I was not happy with the quarters so I cut them out and redid them. While doing that I narrowed the rear frame rails and did mini tubs, too. I also built a custom torque arm suspension with a 9" ford housing. In front, I cut out the shock towers and did a Mustang To Fear front suspension with C6 corvette spindles.
Back in November I built a redneck rotisserie and flipped the car on it's side. Today is a momentous day as I shot the SPI epoxy on the bottom. Now I need to decide if I'm going to cover the bottom in Raptor liner or actually paint it. With it being acar that will be used, I had bought Raptor. But the Ohhhh, shiny pieces side of my brain saw the fresh epoxy and now wants paint. lol.
I'll go back and start posting some pics of my journey along the way. I even found one of my Mom's knifes that I lost in 1987 working on the wiring. Here's how it sits today, though.