89 MJ Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 There is a long story with this car. My dad traded some labor for it 12ish years ago. We are very close with the person he got it from. We put an SBC/TH350 in it, but never made it driveable. About 5 years ago, he sold it. He instantly regretted it. Well, we were finally able to get it back, with a parts car an a bunch more parts last Sunday. The car was in a semi trailer for 35 years. Pictures of before we sold it. Now (and the parts and parts car) The good car ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 This car is probably getting a 6.0 and a 4L80. The only rust is in the trunk floor, outer wheelhouses, and quarters. It’s even got factory AC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 going to be a fun ride for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Pete M said: going to be a fun ride for sure We are hoping so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse J Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 this will be cool for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 22 minutes ago, Jesse J said: this will be cool for sure Indeed. It should handle like a go kart too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse J Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 12 hours ago, 89 MJ said: Indeed. It should handle like a go kart too. for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 We took inventory of the moldings. It looks like we only need to find two. We have several of most every other molding though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 We moved it and labeled the moldings today. Now when I am at work I have parts to keep an eye out for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 quite the project there. ill follow the progress as i aint gots no time for that type of resto job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 32 minutes ago, MiNi Beast said: quite the project there. ill follow the progress as i aint gots no time for that type of resto job. It looks like it will be a huge project, but once we really get going on it, we should be able to get it done quickly. The nice this about these cars is that most everything is reproduced. And whatever isn’t reproduced, there is a good chance my boss has as NOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 Dad and my brother got it running while I was at work https://youtube.com/shorts/o6UiGW4SD_c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted April 3, 2021 Author Share Posted April 3, 2021 11 minutes ago, Pete M said: It’s exciting! I’m hoping we can get it to move under it’s own power by the end of the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buxmj Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 That is such a cool car, one of my favorite classics, clean simple lines. Are you going to paint it or will your dad insist on doing it? Buck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontanaManche Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 That looks so rad! I wish I had the time or money to restore or even just fix up a classic like that. Good luck I hope to see more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 8 hours ago, buxmj said: That is such a cool car, one of my favorite classics, clean simple lines. Are you going to paint it or will your dad insist on doing it? Buck. Thank you. I’m not sure who is going to paint it yet. It will probably depend on who has more time to work on it when we get to that stage. In any case, we also have a 40 Chevy pickup that is a half finished project from my grandpa, and I think that one is going to become my next project. 8 hours ago, MontanaManche said: That looks so rad! I wish I had the time or money to restore or even just fix up a classic like that. Good luck I hope to see more! Thank you! It’s really surprising, if you can do most of the work yourself, you can do these cars fairly inexpensively. But of course, it requires a lot of time and patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 The driveshaft is installed and brake parts are on order. I’m hoping for burnouts in the next few weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 Brakes are here and installed. They need to get bled and the shifter bolted down, then we can move it around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 It’s moved! It moved about 3 feet, but moving is moving! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdog Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 1 hour ago, 89 MJ said: It’s moved! It moved about 3 feet, but moving is moving! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse J Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 9 hours ago, jdog said: 9 hours ago, Jesse J said: progress! Indeed! Sadly, we probably aren't going to work on it a ton in the near future because Dad wants to get his COE done and my mother is ordering parts for her Jeep. We also have the floorpans for patches that we will need to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 It went on its maiden voyage out of the shop today. And then we did burnouts. I’m driving the brakes were a little sketchy because the booster isn’t working and there is also no power steering pump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse J Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 sick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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