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Progess Page
What was the name of that movie, "The Money Pit???"
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THE FIRST THING I DID,
was update the ride, with Magnum 500 wheels and new tires. When this picture was taken it had 60 series rubber, it now rides on 215-70-14 Goodyear white letters. |
Inside things were good, bad, and ugly!
The front was all a mess, the rear looked like this car had been owned by a single person with bad breath, no one ever got in here! |
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JoAnne and I did the seats and carpet.
J.C. Whitney (God love 'um) was the source for an economical set of covers, and Trim Parts had the necessary wall to wall carpet. |
Early progress...
I dyed the door panels to match the new seating area and carpet, and I have started painting the door jams for the new outside color, which in 63 was code "X" for a metallic burgundy.
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The dash was completely dismantled,
painted satin black, and the instrument cluster was re finished. Here I have installed an AM FM in the radio hole. The new carpet has arrived since this photo. |
FINALLY, new paint after 3 years of waiting and prep
J&M Body Shop, also here in Gadsden, took it apart, and sprayed on a half-ton of 2005 Ford Merlot, which is extremely close to X code Heritage Burgundy in the 60's. Then a full ton of clear coat, and I started on re finishing the anodized aluminum trim. OOS, (not NOS) bumpers shined up nicely!
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The engine compartment
 Mitch Foster, of Etowah Auto Parts, here in Gadsden, Alabama, put on the intake and Pertronix spark unit for me. Then I did the clean up and detail under the hood. We have the 5.0 factory aluminum intake, Holley four barrel, the Accel wires, new Autolite 45 plugs, yadda, yadda, yadda.. |
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