Here is the timeline of events during the restoration. Follow the associated links to learn more.
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1/29/2013 | Car showed up on ebay. Ebay sent an email |
2/4/2013 | Won car on ebay auction |
2/13/2013 | Rented U-haul truck |
2/16/2013 | Brought car back fron PA.The Madness Continues |
2/17/2013 | Returned U-haul truck. |
2/28/2013 | Won pair of original 1970 front fenders on e-bay. |
3/5/2013 | Won used grill asby on ebay. |
3/9/2013 | Brought car inside garage for storage. Found 2 build sheets. |
12/1/2013 | Started dismantling car |
12/5/2013 | Pulled interior |
12/7/2014 | Pulled headliner, windshield and rear window |
12/9/2014 | Pulled dash and firewall components |
12/14/2013 | Dismantled doors, pulled doors and quarter windows |
12/22/2013 | Pulled engine (from top) |
12/26/2013 | Pulled rear end, pulled K-frame |
12/28/2013 | Bolted shell on rotisserie |
1/3/2014 | Partially dismantled rear end |
1/16/2014 | Place first AMD sheetmetal order (floors and upper cowl) |
1/16/2014 | Order brakes and balljoints from Classic Industries |
1/22/2014 | Dismantled reat axle |
1/28/2014 | Recieved first AMD sheetmetal order (floors, upper cowl) |
2/1/2014 | Cut out floors |
2/3/2014 | Cut out trunk pan |
2/8/2014 | Cleaned up welds and residual metal from floor pan cut out |
2/12/2014 | Dismantled dash |
3/1/2014 | Dismantled steering column |
3/22/2014 | Cut out rear quarters |
4/26/2014 | Stripped rear wheel wells to bare metal |
4/28/2014 | Started stripping paint off trunklid |
5/1/2014 | Finished stripping paint off trunklid |
5/3/2014 | Stripped paint off passengers door |
5/8/2014 | Stripped paint off drivers door |
7/5/2014 | Sandblasted inside of frame rails |
7/23/2014 | Repaired rocker pinch weld seams |
7/30/2014 | Repair work on LH frame rail at torque box |
8/2/2014 | Sandblasted and Primed inside |
8/16/2014 | Finished repair of LH frame rail at torque box and primed it |
8/19/2014 | Repaired RH rear frame rail gussette |
8/29/2014 | Repaired firewall main harness opening and LH upper firewall corner |
8/30/2014 | Repaired LH upper cowl above master cylinder |
9/2/2014 | Cut out rusted section at LH windshield pillar |
9/6/2014 | Finished repair of LH windshield pillar. Repaired holes on upper cowl at windshield. |
9/13/2014 | Sandblasted inside cowl, RH pillar and tail end rear frame rails. |
9/13/2014 | Installed new rear upper crossmember. |
9/17/2014 | Repo Rear underseat pan corrections (fixed holes, added original brackets, fitted to car). |
9/18/2014 | Drilled plug-weld holes in Rear underseat pan. |
9/20/2014 | Primed underside of rear underseat pan, rear crossmember & seat braces. |
9/21/2014 | Welded in rear underseat pan |
9/24/2014 | Welded in RH rear seat brace |
9/26/2014 | Repaired new front floor pans (weld in anchor plates, fix oversized holes, remove bump, drill hole for shifter linkage) and primed underside |
9/28/2014 | Fit front floor pans |
9/29/2014 | Drill holes in front floor pans |
10/1/2014 | Weld in front floor pans |
10/2/2014 | Welded in LH rear seat brace, removed front console bracket from old floor |
10/4/2014 | Fixed plug holes on rear footwell pans. Removed seatbelt anchors from orginal floorpans, sandblasted and primed them. |
10/6/2014 | Welded seat belt anchor plates and e-brake bracket to LH rear floor pan. |
10/8/2014 | Welded inner seat belt anchors to new RH footwell pan, dressed rear plug welds. |
10/9/2014 | Started welding in LH footwell |
10/11/2014 | Completed welding in rear footwells and last seatbelt anchor |
10/13/2014 | Installed B-pillar braces and console brackets. |
10/14/2014 | Welded in 2 seat anchor plates, drilled headlight dimmer and rear trim holes, removed rear tiedown brackets and broken bumper bolt. |
10/15/2014 | Blocked up rear end of car and removed rear section of rotisserie |
10/16/2014 | Removed tail panel |
10/18/2014 | Replaced left rear frame rail section. Removed rear frame rail reenforcement and rest of trunk pan. |
10/20/2014 | Removed trunkpan pieces from inner wheel wells and trial fit pan. |
10/22/2014 | Welded ned gas tank brackets and original spire tire hold-down bracket to trunk pan. |
10/23/2014 | Drill holes in trunk pan. Dressed welds on gas tank brackets. |
10/25/2014 | Primed underside of trunk pan, inside of rear frame member and inside of rear frame rails. Sandblasted tail panel. |
10/27/2014 | Started welding in trunk pan and rear crossmember. |
10/28/2014 | Finished welding in trunk pan. |
10/29/2014 | Dressed trunk pan welds. Installed crossmember extensions. |
11/1/2014 | Installed LH drop off panel and jack brackets. Repaired and primed Tail Panel. |
11/2/2014 | Installed RH drop off panel. |
11/4/2014 | Drilled tail panel plugweld holes in trunkpan. |
11/6/2014 | Installed tail panel. |
11/8/2014 | Dressed welds on tail panel. Started removing rear deck filler panel. |
11/10/2014 | Removed rear deck filler panel |
11/12/2014 | Drill moulding holes in rear deck filler panel |
11/14/2014 | Ordered LH quarter panel and LH outer wheel well from Roseville Moparts. Ordered missing seat anchors (2). |
11/15/2014 | Prime rear frame crossmember and underside of rear deack filler panel. Drilled holes in rear deck filler panel for mouldings and windo clips. |
11/18/2014 | Reconnected rear of car to rotisserie |
11/22/2014 | Sandblast in and around rear deck filler panel area. Clamped filler panel in place for welding. |
11/24/2014 | Started welding in rear deck filler panel. |
11/28/2014 | Finished welding in rear deck filler panel, fixed hole in rocker panel,. |
11/29/2014 | Repaired rear section of LH outer wheel house. Installed LH door. Modified latch pin bolting plate (fixes factory mounting issue). |
12/6/2014 | Repaired front section of LH outer wheel house. Primed LH wheelhouse and drop off. |
12/8/2014 | Started welding in LH quarter panel. |
12/13/2014 | Finished welding in LH quarter panel. |
12/15/2014 | Started cutting out RH outer wheel well |
12/20/2014 | Installed new RH outer wheel well |
12/21/2014 | Start repairing RH inner wheel well |
12/26/2014 | Finished fixing RH inner wheel well |
12/27/2014 | Primed RH wheelhouse and drop off |
1/1/2015 | Repaired RH rocker at A-pillar |
1/3/2015 | Repaired LH rocker at A-pillar |
1/6/2015 | Ordered front inner fenders from Goodmark |
1/9/2015 | Ordered RH rear quarter panel |
1/10/2015 | Fixed holes in upper windshield area. Repaired RH windshield pillar |
1/17/2015 | Fixed holes in RH upper cowl. |
1/31/2015 | Started welding in RH rear quarter panel |
2/2/2015 | Scheduled pick-up for hood. |
2/6/2015 | Hood came in |
2/6/2015 | Picked-up hood, continued welding in RH quarter |
2/14/2015 | Fix holes in cowl panel, Welded in seat anchor plates |
2/16/2015 | Fixed RH front frame rail damage |
2/21/2015 | Fixed LH front frame rail damage |
2/28/2015 | Removed front inner fenders and rad support. Started to straighten radiator support. |
3/14/2015 | Finished straightening rad support and rad side panels |
3/21/2015 | Sandblasted front frame rails |
3/22/2015 | Sandblasted rad support, rad side panels, door hinges & floor wire covers. |
3/28/2015 | Welded in LH front reenforement. Fitted inner fenders and rad support |
3/30/2015 | Fixed broken radiator support stud. |
3/31/2015 | Fitted inner fenders and rad support |
4/1/2015 | Prep-ed LH inner fender for install |
4/2/2015 | Started welding in LH inner fender |
4/4/2015 | Finished installation of LH inner fender. Prep-ed RH inner fender for install. |
4/8/2015 | Finished welding in RH inner fender |
4/9/2015 | Finished dressing welds on front end. |
4/11/2015 | Started front end filler work on front end repairs (cowl, frame rails, rad support). |
4/14/2015 | Continued filler work on front end. |
4/18/2015 | Primed front end / engine compartment. 2 full guns, not mixing cups. (450ml DP40LF) |
4/20/2015 | Connected front of car to rotisserie |
4/21/2015 | Prep-ed LH quarter panel for filler work (stripped to bare metal) |
4/22/2015 | Prep-ed RH quarter panel for filler work (stripped to bare metal) |
4/25/2015 | Fit rear valance / adjust RH quarter panel to fit, welded roof to quarter seam |
4/27/2015 | Sanded kevlar filler on both quarters. Added new coat. |
4/29/2015 | Sanded kevlar filler on LH quarter, added new coat |
4/30/2015 | Sanded kevlar filler on both quarters. Added new coat to RH. |
5/2/2015 | Sanded final coat of kevlar filller on LH quarter. Sanded and added new coat to RH. 1hr |
5/3/2015 | Sanded final coat of kevlar filller on RH quarter. Started and almost completed kevlar filler work on roof. 8hrs |
5/4/2015 | Finished sanding kevlar filler. Applied coat of Rage to quarters and roof. |
5/6/2015 | Sanded first coat of Rage filler. |
5/9/2015 | Finished filler work on quarter panels and roof. |
5/11/2015 | Finished sanding areas to be primed will quarters and roof. |
5/12/2015 | Started masking car. |
5/13/2015 | Finished masking car. |
5/14/2015 | Primed quarters, roof and door openings. 2 full mixing cups (900ml DP40LF) |