Crashed my Fastback - The rebuild thread

[fvike 173]

"The Grind" is nearing it's end. Even the rear frame rails have been cleaned up, but all over the place is tiny pieces of undercoating that has to be removed. It's meticulous work to say the least. As you can see from these pictures, there is still that black stuff that need to be cleaned up. It's a lot of work, but I want to preserve the original paint under the car where I can to serve as a base. I see no point in removing it from a rust free car.

 

 

 

Rear right wheelhouse.

 

 

I popped a 275/35-18 tire in the wheelhouse. I want to run 315s so I guess tubs or at least some sort of "massage" is in order.

[Grabber70Mach 107]

Looks like some good progress.

[RPM 1,190]

Those 275's sure look big in there. Loooking good!

 

Bob

[70Nightmare 20]

The car is coming along nicely. Since ur car is all apart now would be a good time to use some internal frame coating paint from eastwood. It stops the rust from the inside of the frame rails.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Internal-Frame-Coating-Rust-Prevention-w-Spray-Nozzle-/360895801714?pt=Automotive_Paints_Primers&hash=item540710e972&vxp=mtr

[fvike 173]

The car is coming along nicely. Since ur car is all apart now would be a good time to use some internal frame coating paint from eastwood. It stops the rust from the inside of the frame rails.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Internal-Frame-Coating-Rust-Prevention-w-Spray-Nozzle-/360895801714?pt=Automotive_Paints_Primers&hash=item540710e972&vxp=mtr

 

Yeah, I did plan on using Hagmans Carosol which will penetrate instead of encapsulate. Hagman is a Swedish brand which is in the stores here, so it's easier to buy than Eastwood on this side of the planet. ;) On the underside of the car I want to use U-Pol bedliner as SWPruett did on his Night Mission Boss 302. I like what he did alot.

[DarkBuddha 107]

Fantastic progress and work. I know it took it's toll, but I love that you raced it, banged it up, and are bringing it back. You've more than earned my respect and awe.

[69Tool 16]

You are making great progress, can't wait to see the continued updates. Are those Toyo's? I love the pattern, I also really like the Dunlop Direzza ZII's. Continued success on your project!

[fvike 173]

Fantastic progress and work. I know it took it's toll, but I love that you raced it, banged it up, and are bringing it back. You've more than earned my respect and awe.

 

Thanks. I could have just replaced the front end and had the car on the road again by now, but I wanted to "do it right" and restore the whole car.

 

You are making great progress, can't wait to see the continued updates. Are those Toyo's? I love the pattern, I also really like the Dunlop Direzza ZII's. Continued success on your project!

 

Yeah it is a Toyo Proxxes R888. Good eye! :1eye:

My brother run these on his '70 'Cuda. 275/35-18s in front and 335/30-18s in the back. It's a great tire, with a lot of grip, and it's suprisingly good in the rain too.

 

 

[69Tool 16]

Thanks. I could have just replaced the front end and had the car on the road again by now, but I wanted to "do it right" and restore the whole car.

 

 

 

Yeah it is a Toyo Proxxes R888. Good eye! :1eye:

My brother run these on his '70 'Cuda. 275/35-18s in front and 335/30-18s in the back. It's a great tire, with a lot of grip, and it's suprisingly good in the rain too.

 

 

 

I really like the look, they look great on your car. This is a beauty too, for a Dodge...:thumbup:

[BigDuke6 17]

 

Yeah it is a Toyo Proxxes R888. Good eye! :1eye:

My brother run these on his '70 'Cuda. 275/35-18s in front and 335/30-18s in the back. It's a great tire, with a lot of grip, and it's suprisingly good in the rain too.

 

Frode: Jerry here. Our cars were twins once. Do you guys run those on the street? I thought they were a track only tire. Do you keep those stored indoors during the winter?

[fvike 173]

Yeah, it's a DOT apporoved tire, so we run them in the street too. The cars are stored indoors all winter. We wrench in the winter and drive in the summer ;)

 

69Tool: it's a Plymouth ;)

[69Tool 16]

Yeah, it's a DOT apporoved tire, so we run them in the street too. The cars are stored indoors all winter. We wrench in the winter and drive in the summer ;)

 

69Tool: it's a Plymouth ;)

 

Haha, fair enough, it is a beauty!

[BigDuke6 17]

Yeah, it's a DOT apporoved tire, so we run them in the street too. The cars are stored indoors all winter. We wrench in the winter and drive in the summer ;)

 

69Tool: it's a Plymouth ;)

 

 

how do those tires behave on the street? Do they need to warm up in order to have grip or are they ok for just tooling around?

[fvike 173]

No need to warm up, at least with the amount of rubber on the 'cuda. It has plenty of grip. And when they do get warmed up at a track day, they are just insane. Massive grip, and brake transfer too. They feel like chewing gum when hot. Just sticky.

 

They say a picture is worth 1000 words...

 

This is the chewing gum stage.

[Total Control Products 24]

Frode,

Keep in mind that if you modify the wheel tub you CAN NOT change the frame rail where the suspension cradle mounts.

 

We had one customer mini-tub his car and when he went to put the suspension back in he discovered there wasn't anywhere to mount it anymore.

[fvike 173]

Frode,

Keep in mind that if you modify the wheel tub you CAN NOT change the frame rail where the suspension cradle mounts.

 

We had one customer mini-tub his car and when he went to put the suspension back in he discovered there wasn't anywhere to mount it anymore.

 

Carl - I meant to mail you about that very thing. Can I use your wheel tubs, but w/o the frame modifications? That would make room for a 315 tire?

[Bossed 10]

Carl - I meant to mail you about that very thing. Can I use your wheel tubs, but w/o the frame modifications? That would make room for a 315 tire?

 

I'd like to know the answer to this too.

 

Your car is coming along nicely, bet it's fun to drive on that track

[Total Control Products 24]

Carl - I meant to mail you about that very thing. Can I use your wheel tubs, but w/o the frame modifications? That would make room for a 315 tire?

 

I honestly don't know. I don't have a 69 or 70 style body here to throw a tape under. Even then, all these cars are slightly different and we always recommend measuring the car in question.

 

Our minitub, like pretty much all of them, is 2" deeper than stock. You don't necessarily have to notch the frame rail, you would just have a little bit of a step between the tub and the rail.

[fvike 173]

Do they work with the fold down rear seat?

[Dave R. 85]

Wow! What a mess. Such a shame. Glad you are safe and able to rebuild. Gorgeous car. What kind of wiener doesn't pull off track immediately?

[fvike 173]

After not doing much for a while, I took the car out today to steam wash it. So Now it's clean. :)

 

 

 

 

Some paint was washed with off with the 194 degree high pressure water.

 

 

 

 

Car was orange at one point.

[DarkBuddha 107]

I always find it intimidating seeing a car that stripped down... have courage!

 

BTW, what's the deal with the Cedric?

[fvike 173]

Do you mean the Nissan Laurel? It's an original 3 liter car (kinda rare here, most were 2 liter or 2.6 liter), but it has a 3 liter Nissan ZX engine. Not my car.

[stangnet33 88]

Looking good ! Looks scary to move :scared:

[Total Control Products 24]

I'm glad to see you are still working away, Frode.