I started acquiring new parts for it. I had a long way to go as it was pretty much worn out.
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A new Hood, rear 1/4 panels and a low mileage engine.
A new Hood, rear 1/4 panels and a low mileage engine.
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1971 Coupe Build
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The first thing was tear down. It was originally from Virginia and compared to the Northeast cars was in excellent condition. Not to say there wasn't some rust issues. The floorpans had rust throughs in front foot areas on both sides. The front fenders had holes behind the tires and the rear lower 1/4 panels needed to be replaced as well as 2 small spots in front of the rear wheel wells.
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When I took the nose off I was treated to this. No rust in the cowl area or in the lower part of the cowl either. The rockers were pristine. I consider myself lucky for that.
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Some more problem areas in the rear.
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The interior was pretty ratty. Most likely original 30+ years old fixed with duct tape and gutted by generations of mouse colonies.
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Deconstruction continued and I found more to fix and a lot of cleanup to do.
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There was one rusted out subframe mount. The rest were good.
There was one rusted out subframe mount. The rest were good.
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I started the bodywork inside with new floorpan patches.
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Cut out the rust.
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welded in the new panels.
The rest of the floor was in good shape so all it took was a coat of rust resistant paint.
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Cut out the rust.
welded in the new panels.
The rest of the floor was in good shape so all it took was a coat of rust resistant paint.
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I repaired the rusted body mount.
Cleaned, painted, and reinstalled the subframe with new body mounts.
The Inline 6 ready to go back in the car. Saginaw 4-speed, Indy shifter. Upgrades include the Stovebolt split cast headers, Offenhauser manifold, Holley 390 carb, and HEI distributor.
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De mousified the heater housing, painted and reinstalled.
The engine back in the chassis.
Dual headpipes flowing into a Y pipe. Muffler is a Walker SoundFX.
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The gas tank was in excellent condition. A coat of paint and a new fuel level sender I reinstalled it with all new hoses.
Inside got a layer of Damplifier on the floor, a new firewall pad and new black carpeting.
I adapted a set of 1995 Firebird seats. Except for being the wrong color I like them.
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I fabricated dual headpipes off the split manifolds to connect to a Y-pipe. 2.25".
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Also I did an internal regulator alternator conversion using a 90 amp unit. The Carb is turned 90° using a modified adapter I got from Twisted6 Larry. It works pretty slick.
Also I did an internal regulator alternator conversion using a 90 amp unit. The Carb is turned 90° using a modified adapter I got from Twisted6 Larry. It works pretty slick.
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