Making a little more progress on the newest acquisition. After a little elbow action on the paint, I moved to explore the underside more closely.
The front clip was mocked up with just four bolts so I removed those to get at the front suspension. Looks very original (read: "old and in need of a rebuild"). Pans have a thin layer of crust that should come off with some abrasive substances. Gonna try pressurized water first on everything, but it's going to need way more than that.
So a complete removal and thorough cleansing of the front suspension is in order, then reassembly with new components.
Need to get a positraction unit in the rear end, have a 3.36 ready to go. Got a BW T-10 four speed rebuilt by "Mr. FourSpeed" (Wayne Eupers). Not sure of powerplant at this point, but it will be based on an iron headed 409 with multiple carbs. Not sure about exhaust at this point.
I like the look of steelies with the dog dish caps, they look great on a Black over Red car. Kind of a "sleeper look".
Enjoy!
TomK
The front clip was mocked up with just four bolts so I removed those to get at the front suspension. Looks very original (read: "old and in need of a rebuild"). Pans have a thin layer of crust that should come off with some abrasive substances. Gonna try pressurized water first on everything, but it's going to need way more than that.
So a complete removal and thorough cleansing of the front suspension is in order, then reassembly with new components.
Need to get a positraction unit in the rear end, have a 3.36 ready to go. Got a BW T-10 four speed rebuilt by "Mr. FourSpeed" (Wayne Eupers). Not sure of powerplant at this point, but it will be based on an iron headed 409 with multiple carbs. Not sure about exhaust at this point.
I like the look of steelies with the dog dish caps, they look great on a Black over Red car. Kind of a "sleeper look".
Enjoy!
TomK