well i finally got a lil time from work to work on my 1970 coupe and didnt get alot done but got enough to please me . i painted the ugly red fan blade that was faded pink , i painted it black. but the primary thing is i put the hood back on it (which was off when i bought it ) took a billion gallons of liquid wrench to loosen the hood springs back up to close it. took the gas tank out and took out the sending unit replacing it with a 70 mach 1's stainless steel one. and painted the tank black . also placed the taillights back into the car which was also out when i got it . the back bumper is going to need to be replaces being that it was slightly bent with a little surface rust and while it was sitting behind it some1 seemed to have stepped on it where it was sitting and split the metal where it was bending and i dont feel like re chroming the front so im probly just going to buy new ones . also i changed the oil and when it allllll came down to it at the end of the day i was too annoyed to start the body work being that when i put the tank back in and got ready to start her up again and here her purrrr after all this loven i went and realized some1 snagged my battery...... some1 had the pair o nuts to come in my yard and take my effing battery . so.... i made sure that hood got put back on and went and refilled my paintball gun co2 tank.... come take somthin else i need target practice. anyway all in all i didnt get to hear her run but was a pretty prosperous day . heres a link of the pictures when i first got her home and the storey behind her is on this link . ill be updaten the newer picture when i get off work friday afternoonhttp://www.cardomain.com/ride/2560576anyway im not sure who cares about everything i just said ha ha but figured some1 might get a laugh or two at me

 

Wow sounds like a productive day. Today I only got my glove box back on . Looks like that car needs a lot of work, good luck! Keep us updated

 

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thanx for the concern . it will surely be an experiance the exterior shouldnt be a problem for me at all im not a pro but is somthing i like to do in spare time. anyway friday when im off hope to have another batt in and cranken her up i just need to get new tires for it before it is even mobile but am really lookin forward for the pain in the butt

 

dont look bad hows the floor pan and cow vent any rust there

 

Looking at your pics, its not a base to start. The body seems straight and you've the basis for an engine. Good luck n the remod and take the time to do a great job.

 

Well damn....it is a GOOD base to start with. I cant type for crud these days

 

very nice! im about to start my engine for the first time come friday, and i will post pics of it then too. but so far
engine - done
tranny - not so done
rear -not so done
body - half done
suspention - not to done
safety upgrades - not nearly clsoe to being done

 

well sense it has been sitting it was somwhat covered . i looked underneath and the most rust under there is a lil surface on the exhaust pipes . the engine has abour 47,000 original miles . was low mileage when my uncle got it in 80 and sat there pretty much since then . we turned the engine over by puttin a little gas in thecar and she cranked right up but turned it right back off being that i didnt wanna pull the crud from the tank . and thank god i did when i cleaned out the the tank the crap came out red/maroon . was sickening . looked like crap from a horror movie. so i got all the settlement it now cleaned out too. but anyway yea pretty much all i need to do to it is bodywork and cosmetic crap . but the front floorboards will need to be replaced. just the primary foot placement of the floorboard is the only thing rotted through so i got lucky there as well . i tell you what body dosent look superb but this was a hellova deal for $150 . its a beast.And atom thats gr8 to hear man keep me updated . being our stangs are so close to eachother id like to hear what you do with yours . could get some ideas .

 

well i found the suspect of the battery thief . my brother took it to let my uncle use it in his van until he charged his battery . well his battery isnt to be found from down at his house and when i went to get the battary from his van (which is parked by the road with the hood latch broken ) i foun that some1 took it str8 out of his van lmao so now i gotta go buy or find another battery.