1965 Coronet AWB Build

[rt1976]

looks good. thanks for posting

 

[skicker]

Pics of the finished floors in the front with the factory tunnel added for the 4 speed...

The center for the tunnel will unbolt if need be...

 

[skicker]

This is what it looked like when I got it out of one garage and transferred down to the other one to go back into storage till fall...

Almost all metal patching from the firewall back is completed...some trim holes need welded in the passenger rocker and the new trunklid...

After that a little more 1/4 panel work is all that's really left to do...

I did manage to pick up a very nice trunk lid and a fiberglass hood for a good deal...

 

[kiwigtx]

This is a cool project @skicker

You have some great skills, and I see this turning out very nice.

 

[peabodyracin]

I am amazed at your talent. You make it look easy, which I know is not! Thanks for posting.

 

[skicker]

So another summer of fun with my completed cars is over...

This has been moved back into the upper garage for work to continue...

Plan is to get all of the metal work completed...

Then send it over to a buddies garage to begin bodywork and paint...

I have a lot of work to do with the front end to finish the fenders and get the hood on...

Once that is worked out I need to design any bracing and fabricate all of the latches to get the front end to open and close correctly...

It will be a one piece flip nose front end for ease of working on it later...

Plan is to mock up everything for the engine and transmission again to sort out the brackets for the radiator...throttle linkage and the like...

 

[skicker]

I had forgot to mention that I changed the entire rear clip about 1' from the back...

This car was rearend-ed sometime early in its life and it destroyed the tail-panel...

Separated it along the seam in the trunk floor and down the sides...

With the new trunklid on everything fits pretty good now...

Before the change nothing was even close...

I also swapped out the 65 B Body 8 3/4" for one from a 63 B Body to narrower the rear an inch...

If you zoom in on the images below you can see the difference...

 

[funnykarman]

What are you going to use for an oil pan? I have one That would work great on your car. My 65 AFX I wanted to run lower that most do. Your 65 sits high and would work great. 8qt Milodon 4x4 pan left me with only 3 inches Ground clearance my new pan has almost 6 inches. All that would be needed is the correct pickup. Let me know if you are interested!

 

[skicker]

Thx...but with everything else going on right now there hasn't been any progression on my car...

I'll need to source a bunch of parts at some point...sold a pan identical to that probably 7 years ago off of my pick-up...another one of those parts I should have kept...

 

[funnykarman]

Thx...but with everything else going on right now there hasn't been any progression on my car...

I'll need to source a bunch of parts at some point...sold a pan identical to that probably 7 years ago off of my pick-up...another one of those parts I should have kept...

OK, Sold it last week.