Haha I know your pain. I started out planning to freshen things up and drive it around while I fixed things...so I thought...started with the torsion bar x-member and floor pan, then found i needed to pull the engine and trans, found that the brakes needed repaired...rear suspension was hung from rust etc etc...pretty soon I had the whole front end apart, grill, bumpers, interior torn out, rear frame rails out, repairing trunk rot.....3 years later....bam here we are and I still need to put on the bumpers, trim, lights, do some wiring, interior work....I said it was going to be drivable last may HAHAHA...I hope you can keep the list shorter than I could!
what started out as an alignment so I could get new tires and put on a few miles before the real work started turned into a complete front end rebuild (no real surprise) and I've done it before so no big deal. Then I found the rust on the frame rail, then decided to pull the engine last night so I could fix the minor rust on my inner fenders and firewall while it was at my friends welding / body shop. To summarize, an alignment turned into removing entire front clip, engine, transmission, K Frame, entire suspension and I still have to remove the AC/Heater box, Steering column, brake booster, brake lines and carpet. Goal is to be back on the road by the end of July. When finished the entire engine compartment will have a fresh coat of Torrid Red paint. Oh man, I just realized it will be difficult to put that old ugly tiered 440 back in that pretty new compartment. Stay tuned
Noooooooo, on the road in August and already making progress. Someone tried the old J.B. Weld trick on the drivers side so the inner needs replaced. I think the passenger one can be salvaged
