48Windsor Posted February 20, 2017 Report Posted February 20, 2017 wow, lots of talent there. Awesome job 1 Quote
falconvan Posted February 25, 2017 Author Report Posted February 25, 2017 Thanks! Got the headliner and carpet in over the last week; will be starting on door panels shortly. Headliner came out OK; this is the second one I've done and it's looks better than the first but still a few wrinkled areas I had a hard time working out. For the price, I can live with it. Quote
falconvan Posted March 5, 2017 Author Report Posted March 5, 2017 Bumpers on! I'm off work all this week and am planning an all out blitz to get as much as I can wrapped up and start road testing. 1 Quote
casper50 Posted March 5, 2017 Report Posted March 5, 2017 It's getting close and looking great. Quote
Cudan Posted March 5, 2017 Report Posted March 5, 2017 Í think i am jealous, i am just starting. Quote
falconvan Posted March 10, 2017 Author Report Posted March 10, 2017 Didn't get as far as I hoped this week but it's getting close. I was having a lot of trouble getting the foam carved into the shape I wanted for the front seats so I put those aside for now and bought these buckets off of Ebay. May finish the others up later and keep these for something else. I was getting frustrated and decided to just let someone else do them but the local upholstery shops said they were 2-3 months out because everyone wants their cars done at the beginning of spring. The back is coming much better; hopefully I'll have it done this week or next. Back door panels and kick panels are done along with a mile long miscellaneous list. I spent five days doing 10-12 hour days on it and have to be at work Monday so I'm taking a couple days breather. Quote
falconvan Posted March 19, 2017 Author Report Posted March 19, 2017 First trip down the road today!!!! Plenty of little bugs to work out but pretty satisfied; it ran good, all the gears work, and it stops. Upholstery wise all I have left is to cover the backseat and make some sill plates and a few trim pieces. 1 Quote
DJ194950 Posted March 20, 2017 Report Posted March 20, 2017 What's next in line if you sell this when completed? It's the wife's is it not? She must like something else more? Is there another in the pipeline as I cannot believe how fast you get these old cars done, even if they sat for some time between working on them. Just kiddin' mostly except for the envious of the speed and quality of your work, great! DJ Quote
falconvan Posted March 20, 2017 Author Report Posted March 20, 2017 14 minutes ago, DJ194950 said: What's next in line if you sell this when completed? It's the wife's is it not? She must like something else more? Is there another in the pipeline as I cannot believe how fast you get these old cars done, even if they sat for some time between working on them. Just kiddin' mostly except for the envious of the speed and quality of your work, great! DJ Thanks! No, can't sell this one. It was a gift from good friend 9 years ago with the promise that I would finish it and keep it. As far as my next one, my shop truck is an 86 Astrovan with a small block chevy; it's getting a set of Vortec heads, an aluminum intake, and I'm changing out the 700r4 for an NV3500 5 speed. Quote
falconvan Posted March 31, 2017 Author Report Posted March 31, 2017 Decided to take a shot at making some sill plates. I used 1/8" cold rolled steel plate and got the rubber from a place called RubberCal. Not as nice as original ones but they came out decent and I think it's a good budget option. 3 Quote
falconvan Posted April 9, 2017 Author Report Posted April 9, 2017 Got the car cleaned up and been cruising around for the last few days; a few little bugs to work out but really happy with it. I took it over to the original owner's house and took him for a ride; he was really happy to see it going again. That's him in the last picture. Last time he drove it was around 1980 and it was parked after that. 6 Quote
knuckleharley Posted April 9, 2017 Report Posted April 9, 2017 You talk about replacing those seats. WHY? Quote
falconvan Posted April 10, 2017 Author Report Posted April 10, 2017 They do look nice but are not the most comfortable. You're sitting bolt upright and the also don't hinge forward to let anyone in the back seat. Quote
knuckleharley Posted April 10, 2017 Report Posted April 10, 2017 1 minute ago, falconvan said: They do look nice but are not the most comfortable. You're sitting bolt upright and the also don't hinge forward to let anyone in the back seat. upright is comfortable with me and my back. The front seat backs not folding forward does suck,though. Quote
theMightyCasper Posted April 19, 2017 Report Posted April 19, 2017 Everything has come out great, Falconvan! It sure came a long way since I saw it in person. Quote
falconvan Posted May 15, 2017 Author Report Posted May 15, 2017 (edited) Great day for a carshow, sure is nice to be driving it instead of working on it. Edited May 15, 2017 by falconvan Quote
greg g Posted May 16, 2017 Report Posted May 16, 2017 Very nice! Enjoy. What kind of comments did you get?? Quote
falconvan Posted May 16, 2017 Author Report Posted May 16, 2017 Thanks! Got some really nice comments from most people and a little good natured ribbing about putting a Chevy engine in a Mopar but I figured that was coming. Quote
Chazz 47 Posted May 16, 2017 Report Posted May 16, 2017 (edited) Was that the car show in Bonne Terre this weekend? Edited May 16, 2017 by Chazz 47 spelling Quote
falconvan Posted May 17, 2017 Author Report Posted May 17, 2017 That was Burger King in Pevely. Does Bonne Terre have a monthly one? Quote
Chazz 47 Posted May 17, 2017 Report Posted May 17, 2017 I don't know. I has seen a flyer for one on saturday and had almost went to it. Quote
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