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Here is the timeline of events during the restoration. Follow the associated links to learn more.

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)



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