Engine is in !! January 27, 2012

We got the engine in! After much pushing and shoving it is in the car. Now lots of detail stuff to get it running: -Connect and repair wiring harness -Install radiator and related hosing -Remove and flush the old gas tank -Connect transmission linkages -Lots of other details...

January 13, 2012

The engine is coming together nicely! Crank and pistons were put in last week (January 6, 2012). Today we put on the heads, cam, valve train and front cover. 

December 2011

I've been working on the car a little this month while the class is on break.

I've started the interior. The carpet is in, back seat is in. Repaired the heater controls. Installed wiring for the rear speakers, amp and sub-woofer.

Front seat is in! It's starting to look like a real car.

The engine is back from the machine shop. It looks great, can't wait to start putting it together with the class in January.

Also rebuilt the transmission. I took some pictures of it when I had it all apart, but I had the camera settings wrong and the pics were all blurry. So all I have are pics of it back together. You'll just have to trust that all the time I spent in the garage Friday was rebuilding the transmission.

November 25, 2011

The car is resting (my wallet is resting too) for a while.

All 6 windows work now, even though the drivers door is still not on the car. This was quiet an accomplishment since none of the window parts are made anymore. I was fortunate enough the find what I needed in junk yards.

I'm waiting to put the carpet and interior together until the dust from the body work is finished are close to being finished.

The engine is still at the machine shop waiting its turn to be worked over by Nelson. 

The front suspension is all together. The hardest thing to find for the front was the lower ball joints. I was able to find some on ebay from a seller that did not have them listed, but just happened to have a pair laying around!

November 18, 2011

Kyle and Steven started sanding the trunk lid today.

Jacob and IB started on the front brakes.

November 11, 2011

Today Kyle and Steven took a nap in the trunk!

Jacob and Paul “fixed” some holes in the floor.

Despite all this hard work the guys did get the rear brakes back together. And the front brakes and suspension are underway!

October 21, 2011

Last week and this week we worked on the brakes and suspension. Everything is worn out! All suspension parts and brake parts are shot! This car was a road hazard when it was last on the road, which was about 2 years ago.

Kyle is cleaning parts.

IB and Steven are beating the car into submission!

Paul is getting the rear brakes together.