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yea me too, i bet its really looking nice now.

I'm ready to hear how it sounds.

cant remember where I left off here.

No windows or interior, no tail lights but drive train & exhaust installed.

yea, page 26 is the last photos of the car and it's progress. is it running yet?

Dave, do ever just get that feeling of model cars to the inth degree?

Sorry guys, I've been on the 58 Plymouth lately.

I would post more often if the campfire was more mobile friendly and if Photobucket wasn't such a nightmare.

Posting photos to the campfire on the fly from a mobile device has become extremely difficult. And I don't get too many chances to sit down at my office desk, unless I'm researching, searching or ordering parts and supplies for these cars.

I'll see if I can post something on the mustang from my shop office tomorrow morning.

Check out Imgur for photos, similar to photobucket but no hassle..

Any update on this unless Christine killed it off?

The Mach1 has been coasting all winter, I go where the pay is guys. Right now the pay is with the 58 plymouth and the 69 ranchero. Lots of structural rebuilding on the ranchero this week. Forward rocker ends, torque boxes and rear portions of front frame rails, rotted, badly. We just finished the drivers side, we hope to have the passenger side finished up by the end of the week. Lots of fabrication and welding, kind of fun.

Love, that you love it Dave !

Dave,

How dare you prioritize earning a living and supporting your family over a bunch of guys on the internt living out their automotive dreams vicariously through your posts!

(The green font is the one for both sarcasm and tongue-in-cheek posts, right?)

Seriously, post when you can Dave -- we will be waiting.

John

well, here's some of the ranchero stuff we've been fixing on.

Here's the car as we took it in.





Tear down

Some metal work

Now look again at the first picture. doesn't look like a super bad car right?

Original paint, unrestored etc..

Well, lets see what's holding the front frame rails on the car...

front torque boxes and connecting structure both ways was in bad shape. I ordered torque boxes from sherman which came pre welded. I had to split them apart to install. We also had to rebuild at the rocker and the rear of the front frame rail.

That's a pretty fair cavity excavated. Now we start building back out.



Here's the box that had to be split.





back half installed.

That Ranchero must have lots of Sentimental value for somebody...

front Half on