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Old Aug 11, 2013 | 07:18 AM
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Just about done. Will start her for the first time in two weeks. (Life will get in the way or else it would be sooner.) What a journey it's been. Ups and downs.......but so happy about how it's turned out. All of the work has been done by my son and I....he is now 16....and he will be driving it to school each day.

Complete suspension reubuild, Shelby drop, swapped in a 92 EFI 5.0 and AOD, Dynamat, power front disc conversion, etc etc......

There will be a LOT of tidying up in the engine bay.....rewrapping wiring and such......also have a combo shock tower/Monte Carlo bar to install once it's running.

This is a BIG deal in our family.........been an off and on three year project.

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Old Aug 11, 2013 | 08:31 AM
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BTW - if I can do this, ANYBODY can........I'd never pulled an engine out of a car in my life when I started this project.......thanks a LOT to JamesW's website and emails for guidance. I will probably do a page of my own on the build in the near future.......I have hundreds of pictures of the progress of the project.
Old Aug 11, 2013 | 08:32 AM
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The blue plug wires are there for contrast and to link the color of the car.....exterior is Diamond Blue with a blue c-stripe. It's a Sprint-A.
Old Aug 11, 2013 | 09:40 AM
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Nice. Very nice. Your kid has to be on cloud 9.
Old Aug 11, 2013 | 10:04 AM
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Awesome project. Best time of my life was working on cars with my Dad. Congrats on being so close to the end.
Old Aug 11, 2013 | 12:59 PM
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You're a lucky guy, and he's a lucky kid. Car looks great, congratulations!
Old Aug 11, 2013 | 02:39 PM
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man that is beautiful car. that's going to be the badest car at school! congrats to you and your son.
Old Aug 11, 2013 | 08:44 PM
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Thanks guys!!!! I really appreciate your comments. :-)
Old Aug 12, 2013 | 01:03 PM
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Looks awesome! Make sure you get a first crank video.. and then post it.
Old Aug 12, 2013 | 05:45 PM
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Oh, I intend to!!!




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