tarafied1

I felt inspired to post some pics of my project. I have before but it's been awhile. It's almost ready to be painted. It is a low budget RESTOmod so if that offends you, look away.
It started in 1981 when I was 15. I bought a wrecked 67 hardtop for $500 and later another for $75. I won't go into a lot of detail on that one but I spent a lot of time and all my money as a teenager to fix it up. About 10 years later a guy with another 67 hartop offered me a deal. He bought mine and I bought his. He didn't want my modified 302 so I swapped his stock 289 into mine. He gave me about 4 grand and I gave him $650 and I kept my motor. I sold the motor and used all the cash to buy my first house. The rusty 67 that replaced my prized 67 has been a long, slow project.
In 1990 I put rear quarters, wheel house and floor pans in it. A few years later I put a stock 460 C6 in it.


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tarafied1

Fast forward to 1999 as very little happened as my first wife left and I was a single dad for a few years then remarried and had 2 more boys. In 99 I had a job transfer. After packing up the car and moving it I was inspired to get back after it. The 460 needed work so I yanked to rebuild it and found I needed a new block. In the process of looking I found a perfect 429 police intercepter motor that just needed freshing up. I put a SCJ cam and TRW Forged pistons and Holley 775 street avenger with Performer 460 intake and MSD ignition.


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atomsk680

very cool man, my dad showed me a few pics of his 73 back in the late 70s when he was restoring it and he made it into a restomod, too bad it was stolen in 85[:@]

tarafied1

My plans were to make a California Special replica but with a 68 Shelby front end. My favorite car of all time is a 68 GT500KR convertable. Even back then I knew I couldn't afford one. Anyway the movie remake of Gone in 60 seconds came out and I fell in love with the style. I know a lot don't like but I do so I went with it. I had already put in the 67 Cougar tail lights and Shelby deck lid.

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tarafied1

I couldn't afford the Eleanor kit so I waited until parts were available seperately. I bought the nose and hood first.


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At the same time I started on the suspension and brakes. I put Granada front spindles and a Lincoln Versailles 9" rear. I replaced the upper and lower contol arms and bushings. Tie rod ends needed to be swapped too. I put a Shelby front sway bar and did the 1" drop also. I also replaced the rear springs with 5 leaf HD springs.

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tarafied1

Unfortuneately during the suspension work I found that the front frame rails and shock towers were rusted. The whole front from the firewall forward has been replaced.


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When the new front frame rails, apron, etc. when on I added the torque box to the passenger side and replaced the drivers side. I also added sub frame connectors.


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Once the undercarrage went back together it was time to focus on the body. A lot of work went into fitting the glass.


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andrewmp6

nice looks like its been a project car for a long time.ever thought about led tailights or a rear valance with a air splitter http://www.autoworksracing.com/custo...ass_panels.htm