Max Power 74 Report post Posted May 11, 2010 Will post more pics as progress occurs: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fro_drummer 10 Report post Posted May 11, 2010 I can't wait until that day comes for me! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fordrevhead 29 Report post Posted May 11, 2010 count your blessings and your dollars I guess... my garage IS my body shop, lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlackBullitt22 10 Report post Posted May 11, 2010 I can't wait until I am at that step either... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver_69_Coupe 31 Report post Posted May 12, 2010 I Second that. My garage is body shop welding shop and junk storage all in one. Half the time I cant even get to the door. How much is the body shop doing for you? count your blessings and your dollars I guess... my garage IS my body shop, lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daves69Coupe 10 Report post Posted May 12, 2010 at least u have a garage, all my work is done in my drive way, and all my parts are in the garage lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerC 136 Report post Posted May 12, 2010 at least u have a garage, all my work is done in my drive way, and all my parts are in the garage lol X2, exactly where I'm at. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fordrevhead 29 Report post Posted May 13, 2010 on the other hand sometimes I think if I wouldnt have built a $20k garage, bought the compressor, sand blaster, all the tools, built the rotisserie, etc... I could have just bought a new Shelby. :scared: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
70mstang 11 Report post Posted May 13, 2010 You'd still have to build the garage to house the Shelby though! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Max Power 74 Report post Posted May 13, 2010 I Second that. My garage is body shop welding shop and junk storage all in one. Half the time I cant even get to the door. How much is the body shop doing for you? Stripping it bare, new fender, hood, trim, floorboards, radiator core support etc. In California car fashion, the floorboards were rotting from the inside out. It's a solid car with 40 years of dings, dents, gaps, accident damage etc. I am making a champagne gold GT clone. Took me 12 years of saving for all this, so don't get discouraged. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
69shelbycoupe 11 Report post Posted May 13, 2010 at least u have a garage, all my work is done in my drive way, and all my parts are in the garage lol Atleast you have a garage, all my work is done in my driveway, and all my parts are in my bedroom in the closets, under the bed, leaning against the wall etc. :lol: I wish I had a garage!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fordrevhead 29 Report post Posted May 14, 2010 You'd still have to build the garage to house the Shelby though! yeah... wouldnt need 1200 square feet plus an attic full of parts though! Besides I also have a two car attached garage on the house! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver_69_Coupe 31 Report post Posted May 15, 2010 Stripping it bare, new fender, hood, trim, floorboards, radiator core support etc. In California car fashion, the floorboards were rotting from the inside out. It's a solid car with 40 years of dings, dents, gaps, accident damage etc. I am making a champagne gold GT clone. Took me 12 years of saving for all this, so don't get discouraged. Not discouraged yet. Just frustrated. I have been working on it for 2 years next month and the underside is almost completely done. I stripped it completely to bare metal. Built a sub-frame. Epoxy primed and Undercoated the bottom. Then cover that with semigloss black. Modified and installed an 8.8 Rear out of a 96 Cobra. With the rear disk brakes. Rear brake lines are done minus a couple retainer clips. I pulled it off of the rotisserie last weekend and set the motor in yesterday. Got problems with parts that I don't think went to the car but getting it narrowed down. 5 leaf springs are from a 67 and seem way to stiff. Front springs did not give more than 1/4" when I sat the motor in I think they are wrong too. The worst part so far is hours and hours of searching through buckets of parts for that one little fastener or bracket. I Got the car in pieces but it was a piratically free. So I cant complain or at least I shouldn't. Hopefully you have all of your hardware separated and marked it will save you hours. Champagne Gold should look good. We have one running around in our home town that is a beautiful restoration. Not Concourse but darn close. Are you doing any mods or keeping it original? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver_69_Coupe 31 Report post Posted May 15, 2010 yeah... wouldnt need 1200 square feet plus an attic full of parts though! Besides I also have a two car attached garage on the house! That sounds like heaven to me... I am working in 450 Square feet. And I have to open the door to walk around the car. Several of the neighbors want to stop and talk. Not that I mind talking but when I am working on the car I prefer to be left alone. Just ask my wife :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Max Power 74 Report post Posted May 17, 2010 Hopefully you have all of your hardware separated and marked it will save you hours. Champagne Gold should look good. We have one running around in our home town that is a beautiful restoration. Not Concourse but darn close. Are you doing any mods or keeping it original? Yup, got the hardware bagged & tagged but I have worked on a lot of these over the years, so they aren't much of a mystery to me anymore. I have big springs and bars in the suspension, and it has about a 450hp 393 stroker already built. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unfrozen1969 11 Report post Posted May 17, 2010 I am very envious, post lots of pics... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Max Power 74 Report post Posted May 20, 2010 Updates: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver_69_Coupe 31 Report post Posted May 20, 2010 Looks good and straight. Did you have any rust repairs. I am not seeing any in your pictures. Looks like a very good start. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Max Power 74 Report post Posted May 21, 2010 Actually, the floorboards. This was a California car, and I bought it in Fresno in 98 for $2200 bucks. It was a central valley car for a good portion of it's life, but it sold in the bay area. The floorboards looked great from underneath, but when I pulled the carpet, there was bonded fiberglass mat underlay, and when I pulled that up, pinhole rust city! I guess all the water in the bay area has gotten the carpet damp and it was rusting from the inside out. The fiberglass repairs probably occurred during an early 80s resto where it was painted red from the original silver jade. The didn't have replacement floor pans then. So I am doing two long sections. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
468stang 11 Report post Posted May 27, 2010 Very cool, seems to be moving along nicely. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Max Power 74 Report post Posted May 29, 2010 Now that the base primer can sure, it's time for a radiator support and fender aprons: The engine is ready and waiting: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver_69_Coupe 31 Report post Posted May 29, 2010 Looks like a long road ahead. Nice Looking Motor!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
