Progress report, Junkyard Dog

I feel and know your pain Matt. If my car wasn't so close I'd never get to spend theose 2-3 hours at night on it after a long day at work. Just keep at it dude!

i know what you mean about not getting enuf time to work on your car.getting home once a month in my case SUCKS, but i do try and do something once in awhile.just keep at it matt.

I may just get back to it this week, forecast is quite rainy and most of my current work is outside. Of course now that I've said that something is going to come up. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Thanks for the encouragement guys.

Hope it does go your way Matt. Good luck!

Hey Matt, I know the story all too well!! My orange RR project is moving so slow that if I drag this out much longer I will have to start all over.

Glad I'm not the only one moving slowly on my project!

slackers.....




:grin:

I've seen and touched the dog.... Matt does great work :headbang:

I've seen and touched the dog.... Matt does great work :headbang:

More recently then I have in fact!

Keep at it Matt . You know it will be worth it in long run. Cant be any slower that my project. Although Ive got a friend living in my Garage apartment whos really pushing me lately, H'es a car guy and we are making some good progress.

I dont know what to say. I am amazed at the great work you are doing and it is inspiring to me. I just got my first car, and I will be following yours and all the other builds because mine has just a "little" rust on it to. Before seeing all that is done I would probably have done half the work and been half as satisfied. cant wait to see progress.:hello2:

Anything lately Matt?

Nope.

Me neither... :(

Hey Picasso......you still too busy, to be giving the ol' Dog some love?



Happy Holidays brother....Hope all is well

That's Mister Picasso to you my freind!! I still haven't got any time but I think the guys over at B & B are going to start on it shortly and take it from here. It's been long enough and I would really like to have it painted so I can start reassembly towards the end of winter.

Here be one looking forward to the reassembly Matt, I watch in the wings.. Good luck getting to that point.. Ill take this time to truly wish all you guys a Merry CHRISTMAS! Keep safe all..

hope you get the dog back soon matt,it will be nice to see you put it back together.

Hey Matt, just thought I would dust off your thread a little bit and just inquire if you or the shop have had any movement on The Dog lately? Miss seeing your work man......Think we're all starting to have Dog withdrawls.

Thanks Prop, I'm going to try and make it down there this week to check things out. Talked to Randy last week and he said they were gearing up to finish getting it ready for paint. There collision buisness is kind of slow this winter do to the lack of any accident causing percipitation. I did take the last of my front suspension and rear brake parts that aren't being replaced with new to the media blaster along with the exhaust manifolds. Hope to drop off my engine next week and I have decided to use the pair of 915s I got from Sgt Paul. They will need some bigger valves and some port work. Found the 047 radiator I have been looking for at a swap meet last weekend and will drop that off at the radiator shop for clean and pressure test. I am moving forward and should have "DOG" in paint by spring.

Good to hear the wheels are still turning Matt

Let me add a thumbs up also sir! Cant wait to see it with some color! Good luck...
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Glad to hear that you are moving forward on this project Matt. Nice talking to you at the swap meet last weekend.

good to see the dog getting closer to paint matt. yours,will's and everybody else's projects that are painted or close to being painted motivates the rest of us to get ours done as soon as we can.

I know I haven't been making alot of progress on the dog lately. Most recently I have been doing things like prepping bolt-on parts for reinstallation. Installed all the PST bushings in the upper and lower control arms. Had a few more parts stripped and got them painted up, backing plates, bell housing and dust cover and exhaust manifolds. Yesterday I loaded up the engine for a trip to the machine shop!

This is like watching the worlds slowest drag race between you and Will. I am so digging it. Do you guys realize how valuable the wealth of info laid out in these threads really is?

Thanks Rev! If I had even the slightest inclination what I was actually laying down here in the big picture when I began, would I have done things differently? Part of me thinks I should have compiled it all and kept it to myself like the trade secrets and made it available for sale when it was finished. The bottom line is that I am a carpenter, this is my hobby(kind of) and I consider all you guys that have actually participated in this thread to be friends and equals. We all have things that we can gain from eachother and if we don't share in forums like this our individual outcomes may not be as good as they are. I just want to have fun and to me, this is DAMN fun!
I'm pretty sure Prop feels the same as well as Dave, Paul, Donny, Robert, Joakim, General, the list just keeps growing!

Thanks Rev! If I had even the slightest inclination what I was actually laying down here in the big picture when I began, would I have done things differently? Part of me thinks I should have compiled it all and kept it to myself like the trade secrets and made it available for sale when it was finished. The bottom line is that I am a carpenter, this is my hobby(kind of) and I consider all you guys that have actually participated in this thread to be friends and equals. We all have things that we can gain from eachother and if we don't share in forums like this our individual outcomes may not be as good as they are. I just want to have fun and to me, this is DAMN fun!
I'm pretty sure Prop feels the same as well as Dave, Paul, Donny, Robert, General, the list just keeps growing!

You said it all there Matt, There is three people involved in this thread alone thats helped me by the things you guys have done and links thats been sent to me because they have read elsewhere what i wanted to do, so much info and help comes from this site its just unreal, Ive never seen more guys pull together such as the ones here, and it isint just cars, fishing trips, hunting cabins, fun and vacations with the kids and family, Ive seen cool houses to beautiful furniture, the list gos on and on of good hear. Anyone restoring a car has a complete manual with pictures here, i think it safe to say the membership is worth every penny.. Rev is right very valuable information here.. One can come up with new ideas for his own car just watching and reading in these threads.

Well said Matt and Ron. Matt are you doing any type of frame stiffing on the Dog?

You bet Matt, fun stuff indeed...It would be safe to say it's an addiction. The amount of info I've gained from your thread and others is just about biblical. It's like a mopar encyclopedia.

Rock and Roll Brother!!

Well said Matt and Ron. Matt are you doing any type of frame stiffing on the Dog?

At this point I am not planning on any frame connectors. I'm really just after a street cruiser here with an emphasis on on quality, concistancy and longevity. I picked up a set of non HP 915s from SgtPaul that will be getting the bigger valves and some portwork. B engine Six Barrel with `69 Air Grabber set-up. Nicely balanced rotating assembly and a cam that will make some noise up front.

The great thread called DOG continues! Hey Matt, you mentioned carpentry by trade, ever hear of or see some of the Bel Geddes design stuff? I've got a customer that is a picker and he searches the entire country for this stuff, brings it to me for media blasting, and recently he scored big-time on the flip side of the sale.

Quick shout out of thanks to Matt (detmatt1) and Donny (drblast) for all the posts on B restorations. Your info, especially the great photos, are helping me to plan my future restoration efforts for my 69 GTX.
I've had this since 1980, logged many many miles in it, some street racing (never beaten), Camaros and Trans Ams hate to see it. I've had it to near 200 mph (not lately, and I don't recommend that for anyone on a street or highway).

I was going to post some photos today, but I see just now that I will have to edit them and make the file sizes a little smaller.

More later.:fishin: It's Crappie time!!!!

Lots of good info in this thread- thanks very much for taking the time to share all that you've learned. It looks like a well thought out and well planned project. I am finding this thread and a bunch of other build threads to be incredibly helpful as I begin my 69 RoadRunner resto. I am taking a bunch of pics and plan to start a project thread when I get a little further along.
Keep up the great work, and thanks for sharing!

Crap. I had no idea what I was getting into when I started reading this thread. Two plus hours later I have finally reached the immediate end, and man was it worth it. Awesome work and dedication on the DOG, Matt. I along with everyone else look forward to seeing it with paint. Thanks for posting all your progress...I don't have a project car yet, but I'm sure that once I do, I'll be referring to this thread and others for the huge amount of knowledge.

Your welcome guys, my pleasure! And thanks for the compliments, it's good motivation.
I think somewhere in this thread it states to check out link to my photos under my avatar for the begining of the resto and the before pics. Did you guys see that?

Hey Donny, I have heard of Geddes, great deco/machine age stuff. I am also a fan of Jean Prouve, great stuff! Love mid century modern, I have some great pieces of furniture and art and am always looking.

Geddes has designed some awesome stuff! Some of his stuff has sold at auction for 7 grand! I'm talking about a desk!

Yesterday I loaded up the engine for a trip to the machine shop!

Matt, who is doing your machine shop work? I was thinking of using Booth & Arons in Berkley or Big Dons in Hazel Park. I used B&A when I rebuilt my truck engine and was happy with the work - nothing fancy.

Koffels Place, Rich treated me very well on the last engine I had built. I'm going to have the machine work done and me and a buddy are going to handle the assembly to save some coin.

Just thought I'd add my thanks to the list, as I've been following your build with great interest for the past year or so - with dreams of one day having the time/space/opportunity to restomod a nice MOPAR of my own.

Am greatly looking forward to seeing the results from the paint shop :)

Matt great to see you at the swap meet yesterday. From our conversation yesterday here is your requested kick in the pants to get focused on this project. :whip2: Like I said, Donny is way ahead of you now. :rolling:

Thanks for pushing SGT...I'm looking forward to my Junkyard Dog fix as well. Been a while. Feel like a kid in a candy store waiting to see the dog come back from paint.

Thanks for pushing SGT...I'm looking forward to my Junkyard Dog fix as well. Been a while. Feel like a kid in a candy store waiting to see the dog come back from paint.

Me too!

Seriously though, I'll be wrapping up a rather large commercial job here by next week, I fabbed 24 concrete countertops for an office remod. That among other things have been keeping me very busy.
There has been some progress on the "DOG" though, the machine work on the engine is just about done and ready for assembly and I am anxiously awaiting a progress report from the body shop. I'll keep you posted.

Glad I'm not the only one slackin' on my project! I did put my other GTX fender in epoxy primer today!

Looking good.

Seriously though, I'll be wrapping up a rather large commercial job here by next week, I fabbed 24 concrete countertops for an office remod. That among other things have been keeping me very busy.
There has been some progress on the "DOG" though, the machine work on the engine is just about done and ready for assembly and I am anxiously awaiting a progress report from the body shop. I'll keep you posted.

Yes sir! I have to admit, i to am looking forward to the Dog updates.. Last i was hear (body updates) i believe you were doing some small parts in your shortage of time because of work.. Good luck to you, im sure this will be worth the waiting!

are we there yet??? are we there yet??? are we there yet??? lol

can't wait to see the DOG in color!!! keep on truckin' Matt!

hopefully you'll be drivin' the DOG soon!! :hello2:

are we there yet??? are we there yet??? are we there yet??? lol

can't wait to see the DOG in color!!! keep on truckin' Matt!

hopefully you'll be drivin' the DOG soon!! :hello2::hello2::hello2::hello2::hello2::hello2::h ello2::hello2::hello2::happy1::happy1::happy1::hap py1::happy1::happy1::happy1::happy1::happy1::happy 1::happy1::happy1::happy1::happy1::happy1::happy1: :happy1::happy1::happy1:

I was thinking I might have to come down south to kick a dog in the ass in-order to see some progress..........yes?...........no?

I was thinking I might have to come down south to kick a dog in the ass in-order to see some progress..........yes?...........no?

Yes and bring some tools!

Wow! New member here. What a great thread/project. It should be "required reading" for anyone working a resto. Picking up my '64 330 over Memorial Day wknd and I'm sure I'll be following your project to completion for tips and inspiration. Matt, you are a true craftsman!! Keep up the great work!

Reminds me of another Mopar Fanatic/Cabinet, furniture maker; Eddie Haines in Florida. Just sent the check to him for a '64-correct crossram 426 Hemi.

Matt check out the new MCG rag.Has a nice LL1 68 RR twin to yours.

I saw that, drool cup was handy!

I think he used DP90 and I'm not sure why it's black, but I am not a painter and also haven't talked to him yet since he sent me those pics. I'll find out tomorrow.

DP comes in several colors. Gray, Gray-Green, White, Black, Red Oxide and Blue. Its a PPG epoxy Primer/Sealer. Its sticks to almost anything and keeps it from rusting. Its considered a non sanding primer which means if you sand it you have to re-apply again after scuffing the original layers. I usually spray the DP on and then apply a fill and sand primer like K38 over it.

Just imagine when all the black AMD metal is on and the black primer. :hello2:

There's an original owner turquoise 68 here. Last I saw it had a tunnel ram on it, and it looked like you couldn't raise the hood without taking the fuel lines off :) The guy that owns it says he kept all the original parts so he can put it back to stock if he decides to.