69 coronet 500 convertible. 4 Speed with air..

[1971 plymouth roadrunner]

Great car, I can't believe that I haven't seen this thread yet.

 

[69rag500]

Well 8 months after i got it home i finally have time to get back on it. Finished AC heater box. ( Will never do again) And started getting front end going.
The vacuum pods were a bitch to get the proper look without painting them.

 

[69rag500]

Going to start resto on the brake booster. Very ugly job.

 

[kiwigtx]

Having seen what you did with the A/C heater box and front end kit....that brake booster should be a breeze. :headbang:

 

[69rag500]

Aaahhh. Epoxy prime. High build prime and sand and sand and sand. High build prime again and sand and sand and sand. ..

 

[Superfreak]

Nice job on the parts.

 

[peter j]

i SAID IT BEFORE BUT FANTASTIC WORK !!!!

 

[tallhair]

Wow

 

[69rag500]

You know how many beers this took to complete..:icon_hang::icon_hang: I took the slow road. No painting involved.. Am i stupid or what. Painting parts is faster.

 

[69rag500]

I think next time i buy a car done. This is taking along time to restore. I will be 90 before i can drive this. Good thing i have cold beer to keep me motivated.

 

[Super Rob]

Very nice work, keep on!

 

[69rag500]

Finally the fun stuff. Installing parts. This stuff keeps you motivated to keep going. Lots of people get half way on there projects and then let it sit and give up or have no time. Lots of cooled beer in the restore process works well..

 

[69rag500]

The first and last F N AC i will ever do. Pain in the *** to line everything up to install the AC box, then try to not scratch or chip any of the paint and parts. Here is some before and after pics.

 

[Chargerjase]

Wow, great work. What products and technique do you use to restore your parts if you don't paint them? I'm intrigued.

 

[69rag500]

Well in most cases i try not to repaint. Send stuff out to get replated like Cadiam, Zinc, things like that but bare steel i dont want to rust so all i can do is paint POR 15 bare steel paint. I try to keep it some what original but when you replace floor pans and other major parts, keeping things original after that is not that big of a deal. Those are big none original parts so to me its all open. But in the end if i can make look as close to original i will try.

 

[69rag500]

Thanks guys.. My girlfriend thinks that this car is more important then her.. She is right, she can be replaced my car can't.

Cheers and beers.

Well i have had no time to post pics of my restoration in a long time. As stated above, she is being replaced. Could not work on car due to a war with her. Now i can get back at finishing my car. It cost me $230,000.00 k to make her go away. AAHHH!

 

[Darthomas]

Ouch.
Congratulations on getting away, though.