69TAPoser
07-17-2009, 05:03 PM
As for the project name...it will be hugger orange with white stripes and that is what we came up with and will also be the license plate.
I am really looking forward to the build as my son is almost 13 and we have a "deal" that if he helps me build it, he can drive it to cruise nights and car shows (when he turns 16) and I'll drive my '69 Bird. So this will be a father-son project.
It was delivered today by Intercity Lines. I am glad to say that the car was as promised....totally rot free! It's pretty amazing, actually. After looking at so many cars over the years and being disappointed (living in New England, all we see is rust!), this truly is a diamond in the rough. It may not be pretty, but it is solid. Right down to the last original window trim mounting pin! Don't mind the panel fiment, the seller just bolted the fenders and front end on quickly for shipping. The seller also sent me a few spare parts (bumpers, door panels, doors, wheels, etc.) and I am going back to the bodyshop tomorrow to sift through it all. The only "damaged" piece is one of the doors has a good size dent in it (4"), but I was sent 2 spare doors that are also solid!
I am still finishing my '69 Bird, so I had it dropped at my bodyshop. They will drop the suspension and put it on the rotissere and bring it to my media blaster. Once the shell is stripped, it will go back to the bodyshop to be put in sealer...I don't want the body sitting in our New England climate without protection. By the time all of this happens, it should be about time to send the '69 to paint jail at the bodyshop (they will keep it until next Spring). This will free up my garage to bring the '73 in an start assembly. This all looks good on paper....we'll see how the timing goes.
Here's a few pics from this afternoon:
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More pics here: http://www.73camarobuild.com/beginning.html
Phil
I am really looking forward to the build as my son is almost 13 and we have a "deal" that if he helps me build it, he can drive it to cruise nights and car shows (when he turns 16) and I'll drive my '69 Bird. So this will be a father-son project.
It was delivered today by Intercity Lines. I am glad to say that the car was as promised....totally rot free! It's pretty amazing, actually. After looking at so many cars over the years and being disappointed (living in New England, all we see is rust!), this truly is a diamond in the rough. It may not be pretty, but it is solid. Right down to the last original window trim mounting pin! Don't mind the panel fiment, the seller just bolted the fenders and front end on quickly for shipping. The seller also sent me a few spare parts (bumpers, door panels, doors, wheels, etc.) and I am going back to the bodyshop tomorrow to sift through it all. The only "damaged" piece is one of the doors has a good size dent in it (4"), but I was sent 2 spare doors that are also solid!
I am still finishing my '69 Bird, so I had it dropped at my bodyshop. They will drop the suspension and put it on the rotissere and bring it to my media blaster. Once the shell is stripped, it will go back to the bodyshop to be put in sealer...I don't want the body sitting in our New England climate without protection. By the time all of this happens, it should be about time to send the '69 to paint jail at the bodyshop (they will keep it until next Spring). This will free up my garage to bring the '73 in an start assembly. This all looks good on paper....we'll see how the timing goes.
Here's a few pics from this afternoon:
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More pics here: http://www.73camarobuild.com/beginning.html
Phil