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As some of you may know, this 63 Polara restoration project started Nov 2009.
At that time:
The 440 engine was dropped off at "Dale's Place", Baldwin Park, So Cal
Dale Reed did the 440 up as a Max Wedge, complete with A&A cross ram and Edelbrock carbs.
Bob Mazzolini Racing in Riverside CA found me a 1965 Torqueflight 727 (the best and last year early style for a push-button)
The services of the "Tyn-Man", yes the elusive sheet metal GURU out of Michigan handcrafted me a "Original Style" scoop.
And of course the Body was delivered to "Phoenix Auto-body" in California City, CA, where the Polara sat in various stages of "paint-shop-priison" until August 2013, the day I pulled it out.
All total, I lost $5,800 dollars for body work and paint AND another $1,200 for the paint, clear-coat and hardener which I purchased.
That is $6,500 total.
And, sadly, Phoenix Autobody in Calif-City LOST my fender data plate on top of everything else.
I have come to accept that certain people are just plain BAD.
So, here we are now:
11 November 2014.
At a new facility, and they are letting me do lot's of "hands on work", a great "Business" approach in this economy.
Body prepped for media blasting:
NOTE: I just ordered a new trunk pan from Auto Metal Direct. (AMD)
This afternoon, Veterans Day 2014, I deliver it to "Pacific Powder Coating", Palmdale CA for media blasting to bare metal and then primer.
At that time:
The 440 engine was dropped off at "Dale's Place", Baldwin Park, So Cal
Dale Reed did the 440 up as a Max Wedge, complete with A&A cross ram and Edelbrock carbs.
Bob Mazzolini Racing in Riverside CA found me a 1965 Torqueflight 727 (the best and last year early style for a push-button)
The services of the "Tyn-Man", yes the elusive sheet metal GURU out of Michigan handcrafted me a "Original Style" scoop.
And of course the Body was delivered to "Phoenix Auto-body" in California City, CA, where the Polara sat in various stages of "paint-shop-priison" until August 2013, the day I pulled it out.
All total, I lost $5,800 dollars for body work and paint AND another $1,200 for the paint, clear-coat and hardener which I purchased.
That is $6,500 total.
And, sadly, Phoenix Autobody in Calif-City LOST my fender data plate on top of everything else.
I have come to accept that certain people are just plain BAD.
So, here we are now:
11 November 2014.
At a new facility, and they are letting me do lot's of "hands on work", a great "Business" approach in this economy.
Body prepped for media blasting:
NOTE: I just ordered a new trunk pan from Auto Metal Direct. (AMD)
This afternoon, Veterans Day 2014, I deliver it to "Pacific Powder Coating", Palmdale CA for media blasting to bare metal and then primer.
