GG1 '68 Coronet R/T 4-Speed

[nitro_rat]

Big day today! My dad came over and we got the front clip on the parts car stripped. We reassembled the front end on the R/T so it has a functioning hood latch, hood hinges, headlights, and a front bumper.

Swapped on my set of R/T fenders with the side markers and pentastar badge off the parts car. I took the back side markers and cherry deck lid off the parts car too.

We worked all day and skipped lunch. By the time we were done getting the grill and headlights together it was good and dark!

I got the 5-slot mags off the front of the parts car swapped on. I really need to let the torsion bars down a little!!!

I still need to get the 10” wide mags off the parts car swapped on to the back, they’ve got Hoosier dirt track tires on them that don’t hold air overnight on them though.

Once that’s done, I think I’ll have a little more motivation to get back going on this thing!

I’m sidetracked right now doing a cab swap and EFI Magnum swap on my ‘80 Power Wagon Club Cab. It’s getting an air conditioned cab to be my daily driver here in Texas.

The ‘73 Power Wagon with no A/C just doesn’t cut it for these Texas summers anymore!

The truck project is happening over on ramchargercentral.

Anyway, I’m going to Shreveport for a family get together tomorrow so who knows when I’ll have a chance to get the stance dialed in on this thing…

 

[ckessel]

You've got too many irons in the fire. When do you sleep?

 

[Richard Cranium]

You've got too many irons in the fire. When do you sleep?

 

[nitro_rat]

This is just what I’m doing in Texas, I have a ‘77 W-100 regular cab/short bed factory 440 truck that’s getting a 2.5” lift kit, 9” Ford rear end, 5x5.5” bolt pattern front outers, and a hybrid big block 727 case with a 80’s 4x4 tail housing to use the NP208 out of a Ramcharger. MOST of the parts are on deck to make that happen when I get back to Washington state next year…

The RC is giving up its trans, t-case, crossmembers and skid plate, front driveshaft, front outers, and wheels…

…and Skyjacker left this for me!

I don’t have enough time on my hands!

I road trip from TX to WA in the yellow ‘73 Power Wagon.

 

[nitro_rat]

I was dark again when I got home today and now it’s raining. But here’s a shot of the ‘68 in the daylight this morning that I snapped before I left.

 

[ButterscotchA12]

First off nice build! I read that you mentioned installing all the glass in the car before you fix the floor pans.You may already know this but if not,anytime you use a grinder or welder around glass the metal sparks will embed in the glass and pretty much ruin it, unfortunately I learned this the hard way many years ago so thought I would throw that out there.

 

[sam dupont]

First off nice build! I read that you mentioned installing all the glass in the car before you fix the floor pans.You may already know this but if not,anytime you use a grinder or welder around glass the metal sparks will embed in the glass and pretty much ruin it, unfortunately I learned this the hard way many years ago so thought I would throw that out there.

and it's amazing how far they can travel and still be hot enough to embed

 

[ButterscotchA12]

and it's amazing how far they can travel and still be hot enough to embed

Yeah no doubt! I have also learned that it will embed in a cars paint also,even from many feet away.That stuff is no joke.

 

[nitro_rat]

I don’t necessarily want to install all the glass before doing the metal work but I want to HAVE all the glass because it needs to sit outside most of the time!