`70 road runner, FC7, 383, 727 It`s waited long enough, finally time to get it done.

[T2R9]

Very nice work! Love me some 70's!

 

[torredcuda]

"Spot weld drilling hell" continues, slow progress. Quarters and extensions showed up so I need to keep at it.

 

[Gunner1]

I am gonna keep watch on this one.

 

[torredcuda]

Trunk floor is out! Just need to clean up the rails and I can start fitting the new one.

 

[torredcuda]

Passenger rail has minor damage probably from tow hook but easy fix.

 

[torredcuda]

Passenger wheel well also has some damage but again easily fixed with hammer and dolly.

 

[torredcuda]

Test fit of trunk pan, fits very well, maybe some minor tightening of the edges.

 

[torredcuda]

Comparing the AMD panel to some originals I found four obvious differences with the strengthening ribs. A little time with a propane torch, hammer and dolly and a body file fixed it.

 

[kiwigtx]

Nice car....brings back some great memories for me also....with my now ex FC7 '70 GTX.

And at one stage early on, this was on a rotisserie, with a beautiful coat of high-build lavender/pink primer.

 

[torredcuda]

Drilled all the holes in the trunk pan and even remembered to sand and scuff it BEFORE I weld it in which is much easier.

 

[torredcuda]

Finally back at it, holidays then china virus then snow storms with no power. Pretty happy with fit so welding has begun.

 

[torredcuda]

Also had kid's cub scout Pinewood derby and we had a separate adult race so we needed to build two cars. Kid's was a zombie apocalypse car and mine was of course a road runner.

 

[torredcuda]

Some more progress, trunk floor is 90% welded and ground so started fitting extensions and quarters. They will need some tweaking in a few areas but not too bad overall.