Solid!
Jeff:
Your '62 looked to be pretty solid when you began. Wish mine was like that!
I noted a product called "starblast", is that a specific media or some trademarked process?
Did you locate the engine, or were you lucky enough to have an original 409 car?
Mine will be a clone, but the date codes are very close. I think mine was an October 1961 vehicle build, fairly early. So finding a near-correct block and heads was a bit of a challenge...
Yours seems to be very "date code correct". I don't think I can be that faithful, and knowing that she is a 409 clone, I just want to "get close". My build will be more of a "driver build". I really don't think I can even begin on my project until I finish the existing projects, and acquire or build more space. Putting a vehicle on a twirler and separating the frame requires lots of space, doesn't it? Not something you can do in the driveway
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Best of luck in getting it all back together, I know you will be happy with the end product. The rest of us just get to drool
. I suspect it will rival the effort made by a friend of Jack Gibbs, who did the nut and bolt restoration on the best looking Black over Red 1962 Belair Sport Coupe I have ever seen. I'm sure there are nice ones out there, but I've only seen a few, and this one was awesome. The fellow's name was Gary something out of Colorado, and he still has the vehicle. He brought it to the NIA event last July in Indy. I hope yours comes out as nice or nicer than that one!
Best,
TomK