1965 Coronet AWB Build

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Then it was onto the hood...

I picked this up along with a near perfect trunk lid...

Didn't know if I was going to use it or not at the time but the guy wanted it gone...

Turns out that it works perfect for what I need...

It does have one disturbing point about it... (1st pic)

i had used the original steel hood to line everything up but it was just too heavy to use as a lift off...

This works and fits really well...

I actually liked the very small hood pin plates and duplicated them when doing the pins for the trunklid...

 

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I shoved it outside to clean everything up in the garage and this is what I got...

I am blowing it apart now...

A lot of little things were done and I didn't get any pictures...

I should be sending some of this away to start body work right after Christmas...

The engine build has began...

I am using a stock bore 440 and shooting for about 12.5-1 compression with an old Crower camshaft...

Heads are a set of reworked 915's with Hooker fenderwell headers...

I recent purchased a Wiend Tunnel Ram with a pair of 660 Holley center squiters...

Distributer is a Direct Connection electronic unit with tach drive and MSD box...

 

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I dropped the fenders off last night at the body shop...

The radiator support and grill filler panels are also stripped and ready to go...

I need to search for some small parts over the holidays and get then ordered...

From the first pic I took of the car to the last one of it together I'm really happy with its transformation...

 

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Teardown for paint has been finished...

Mock-up engine has also since been removed...

Fenders have already been sent off to the body shop and are in progress...

The engine build is underway...

Resumed work on the firewall prior to sending the body out for bodywork and paint...

 

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I have managed to get the body work of the entire firewall and cowl area completed...

Welded all the belt molding trim holes closed in the doors and at the 1/4 windows...

Used a Dremel and a little filler and those areas are also finished...

The fenders are progressing nicely...

Also spent a lot of time on the trunk floor where the extended areas were installed...

 

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Tail panel and the area around both tail lights is also completed...

I mocked up both tail lights and they fit flush all the way around the openings...

 

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Fenders are 95% done!!!

Plan on hanging them back on the car tomorrow...

Trunk lid and hood are dropped off...

Anybody out there sitting on a 65 fiberglass hood scoop they want to part with??

 

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Front fenders are back and are installed again...

 

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On January 3rd the rollback showed up and the car went off to start the balance of the bodywork...

When it returns it should be completely painted less any lettering I decide to do later...

 

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With no car here to work on it was back to finishing a lot of small parts...

I picked up this Tunnel Ram at Carlisle in July...

It is a Weiand but someone spent a bunch of time cutting all the extra aluminum out of it...

It needed some of the extra cast cleaned off of it and then blasted...

Sure did end up looking a lot different than one that is not modified...

 

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I finished painting the dash today...

It's a little tricky trying to make it look like its old but have new paint on it...

It wasn't as shiny once everything dried...

Cleaned and painted the breathers also...

Almost all of the small parts to put this back together are painted and ready to go...

 

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Drivers side 1/4 panel in progress...

 

[Big bill]

Looking good.

 

[67MPRFAN]

Glad your motivated
Can't wait to see it painted

 

[Black_Sheep]

Cool build! I can’t wait to see it come back from paint…

 

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Thx...I too can't wait to see it painted...But it may not be quite what you think...

I went to the body shop and took the steering column and the pedals out of the car today...

Completely disassembled the pedals...sanded and cleaned all the parts...then painted everything...

Put it all back together with new grease on the pivot points...

Steering column had to be fixed where the column shift lever was...

Don't tell anybody but the column and pedals were removed from a 3 on the tree 63 330 4 door car...

Got the column primed and painted with the steering wheel back on...

 

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More progress...

 

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Still painting misc. parts...

Fuel filler neck and one of the front cage bars from the firewall to the frame...

Valve covers have been sanded and are ready for polish...

I never thought those old 4 bolt Offy's would clean up that nice...

 

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More progress on the body work...

Some primer on the drivers side...

Once everything is ready it will get reprimed and blocked...

Working on the passenger side now...

Ordered a 65 AFX scoop from Larry at Sled City...

Axles on the way from Dr. Diff along with the 4 speed parts from Passon Performance...

 

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Different pieces of the puzzle are coming together...

I went to the body shop and swapped out the 63 330 rear end housing for the original 65 one...

It has now been cleaned with the 4.11 gears installed...

Backing plates were assembled with the new axles from Cass also installed...

Brake lines are completed...

It's ready to go back into the car when it returns...

No pics of the finished unit...