7/30/2003 | Found car listed for sale on VMF. Requested info. |
7/31/2003 | Recieved pictures via e-mail. |
8/1/2003 | Made offer and sent deposit. |
8/5/2003 | Deposit received by seller. |
8/29/2003 | Picked-up car and brought it back to Vermont. |
8/30/2003 | Evaluated vehicle and made a list of required parts. |
8/31/2003 | Accumulating components for restoration begins. |
5/18/2004 | Dismantling of car beings. |
6/5/2004 | Went to Ford Nationals at Carlisle to find parts. |
6/8/2004 | Shell is mounted on the rotisserie. |
6/12/2004 | Test painted new trunklid to identify corect body color. |
7/7/2004 | Sandblasted Engine compartment. |
7/10/2004 | Sandblasted torque boxes and frame rails. |
7/24/2004 | Cut-out LH floor. Removed L&R rear quarters and wheel wells. |
7/26/2004 | Bought new MIG welder from Lowes in Plattsburgh. |
7/27/2004 | New sheet metal from VCM arrived. |
7/31/2004 | Sandblasted inside of LH quarter area and prepared for new metal. |
8/1/2004 | Trimmed new LH lower dropoff, welded inner wheel well patch. |
8/7/2004 | Welded in LH lower drop-off, welded in LH outer wheel well. |
8/8/2004 | Trimmed new quarter skin, clamped in place for cutting. |
8/10/2004 | Dressed welds and primed LH quarter inner area and underside. |
8/14/2004 | Welded in new LH quarter panel. |
8/21/2004 | Created and welded in new LH rear quarter section. |
8/23/2004 | Trimmed new RH lower dropoff. |
8/28/2004 | Sandblasted inside of RH quarter area and welded in drop-off. |
8/31/2004 | Welded in new RH outer wheel well. |
9/4/2004 | Dressed welds and primed RH quarter inner area and underside. |
9/7/2004 | Cut RH quarter panel to fit opening . |
9/8/2004 | Welded in new RH quarter panel. |
9/9/2004 | Created and welded in new RH rear quarter section. |
9/10/2004 | Created LH toe pan patch. |
9/11/2004 | Sandblasted LH toe pan area. Welded in LH toe pan patch. |
9/16/2004 | Repaired inside top of LH torque box. |
9/19/2004 | Trimmed and tack welded in LH floor pan. |
9/20/2004 | More welding on LH floor pan. |
9/24/2004 | Cut-out RH Floorpan. |
9/25/2004 | Sandblasted RH floorpan opening, also inside firewall. |
10/2/2004 | Repaired RH toe pan. Started to weld in RH floor pan. |
10/23/2004 | Sandblasted underside of shell (firewall to gastank opening.) |
10/24/2004 | PROJECT WAS UNTOUCHED FOR 3 MONTHS. |
2/12/2005 | Dismantled steering column, heater a/c box, & lower dash asby |
2/18/2005 | Dismantled seats, steering box, P/S control valve |
2/26/2005 | Sandlblasted: spindles, steering box, steering column parts, e-brake, pedal support and components, P/S control valve, front brake backing plates, ash tray parts, strut rods, drag link |
3/1/2005 | Sandblasted LH front lower seat frame & springs |
3/12/2005 | Painted cast parts: steering box, control valve, spindles, pitman arm; clear parts: drag link, control valve to centerlink piece, lower dash support braces. Painted LH lower seat frame and springs |
3/16/2005 | Sandblasted and painted RH lower seat frame only |
3/19/2005 | Sandblasted lower dash & LH front seat back. |
3/21/2005 | Painted pedal support, accelerator pedal asby, column retaining brackets |
3/22/2005 | Painted brake pedal and pivot clip |
4/2/2005 | Repaired lower dash and epoxy primed parts to be painted |
4/4/2005 | Painted lower dash & steering column parts |
4/9/2005 | Sandblasted & painted a/c heater box doors. Painted LH seatback springs and RH lower seat frame springs. |
4/14/2005 | Bead blasted fiberglass interior trim pieces |
4/16/2005 | Sandblasted & painted rear seat frames & RH seat back frame. Repaired A/C heater box drain. |
4/19/2005 | Dismantled rear axle house and rear brake components. Sandblasted RH seat back springs and 3 seat tracks. Painted RH seat back springs. |
4/23/2005 | Painted A/C heater box (4pcs), Painted 3 seat tracks. |
4/27/2005 | Bead blasted and Clear coated heater box hardware |
4/30/2005 | Tapped holes in a/c vents. Primed a/c vents dash trim pieces and package tray trim pieces. Clear coated seat hardware. |
5/4/2005 | Painted a/c vents dash trim pieces and package tray trim pieces |
5/7/2005 | Glued foam to a/c vents. Painted dash hardware. Painted wiper motor bracket |
5/10/2005 | dismantled instrument cluster and paint bezel |
5/14/2005 | rebuilt wiper motor, painted blower motor and wiper motor parts |
5/15/2005 | assembled wiper motor |
5/21/2005 | plated parts |
5/22/2005 | plated more parts |
5/25/2005 | plated more parts |
5/28/2005 | plated more parts, dismantled fender extensions |
5/30/2005 | started to strip and blast fender extensions |
6/4/2005 | Assembled a/c heater box and vents |
6/6/2005 | Completed most of the lower dash assembly |
6/7/2005 | Completed assembly of the lower dash assembly |
6/9/2005 | Completed assembly of the steering column |
6/11/2005 | Assembled steering box |
6/12/2005 | Partial assembly of steering valve, painted chrome on cluster bezel |
6/14/2005 | Finished assembly of control valve |
6/18/2005 | Sandblasted front and rear fender extensions. Finished rear seat |
6/21/2005 | Painted interior trim brackets and kickpanel vent parts. Upholstered LH front seat bottom. |
6/22/2005 | Upholstered RH Seat bottom |
6/25/2005 | Upholstered LH seat back |
6/27/2005 | Assembled LH front seat |
6/29/2005 | Upholstered RH seat back |
6/30/2005 | Assembled RH front seat |
7/5/2005 | Repaired battery tray area, some sandblasting |
7/7/2005 | Sandblast door openings, window openings and tailpanel |
7/9/2005 | Chemical stipped inside of trunk |
7/23/2005 | Sandblasted remainder of LH upper cowl and door jamb. |
7/27/2005 | Repaired holes in rear floor/trunk (exhaust, air shock holes) |
8/6/2005 | Removed all rust damage from LH rear frame rail and trunk pan. Sandblasted trunk and rear seat area. |
8/27/2005 | Repaired LH frame rail. Removed old tailpanel. |
9/3/2005 | Welded in LH & RH trunk pan sections |
9/5/2005 | Installed new tailpanel |
9/10/2005 | Primed tail panel |
9/13/2005 | Re-attached tailpanel to rotisserie. Leaded LH quarter |
10/1/2005 | Finished body work on LH quarter. Primed LH quarter |
10/3/2005 | Leaded RH quarter |
10/8/2005 | Finished body work on RH quarter. |
10/10/2005 | Primed RH quarter |
10/15/2005 | Primed Upper cowl, side cowls & roof |
10/19/2005 | Continued with metal work on floor. Installed LH seat riser |
10/22/2005 | Continued with metal work on floor. Installed RH seat riser |
10/29/2005 | Leaded floorpan |
11/5/2005 | Did body work and primed most of underside of floor pan |
11/12/2005 | Did body work and primed entire inside of trunk |
11/16/2005 | Primed underside of trunk |
11/25/2005 | Blasted inside of car. Completed filler work on inside. |
11/26/2005 | Primed inside of car, except for firewall |
12/3/2005 | Repaired RH upper cowl. |
12/10/2005 | Repaired LH cowl vent |
12/17/2005 | Repaired remainder of firewall issues |
12/27/2005 | Repaired RH front fender apron, top of rad support |
12/28/2005 | Sandblasted 3/4 of engine compartment |
12/29/2005 | Completed detail filler work on engine compartment repairs |
12/30/2005 | Repaired lower RH shock tower where it meets frame rail |
12/31/2005 | Primed all of engine compartment except for LH side |
1/4/2006 | Cut-out rust on upper LH fender aprons and made patches |
1/5/2006 | Welded in patches for LH front fender apron |
1/6/2006 | Ordered repro door shells from Ponderosa Mustang |
1/7/2006 | Repaired LH frame rail pocket at shock tower |
1/9/2006 | Welded in patch on LH lower portion of shock tower |
1/11/2006 | Patched holes on side of shock tower and dressed welds |
1/14/2006 | Repaired LH front fender apron |
1/15/2006 | Repaired LH front frame rail. Started LH torquebox/ frame rail repair |
1/17/2006 | Finish repair of frame at torque box |
1/18/2006 | Fix hole in top LH door post. Started sandblasting LH engine compartment |
1/21/2006 | Sandblasted and did detail filler work on LH engine compartment |
1/22/2006 | Prime remainder of engine compartment |
1/24/2006 | Started to strip front fenders and upper valance |
1/25/2006 | Started to tare-down the engine |
1/25/2006 | Finished tare-down of engine |
1/28/2006 | Started to strip hood, front stone deflector and continued on fenders |
1/28/2006 | Finished stripping hood |
2/4/2006 | Patched hood and sandblasted underside |
2/10/2006 | Did filler work on hood |
2/11/2006 | Primed hood, upper valance & upper filler panel |
2/14/2006 | Dropped engine of for machine work - AC Performance |
2/15/2006 | Sandblasted inside of RH fender & one trunk hinge |
2/18/2006 | Finished body work on RH fender |
2/20/2006 | Stripped, sand blasted and finished body work on trunklid |
2/21/2006 | Primed RH fender, trunklid, a trunk hinge and side scoops |
2/25/2006 | Stripped, repaired front and rear valances |
2/27/2006 | Repaired rear fender extensions |
3/3/2006 | Ordered door components from VCM |
3/4/2006 | Primed front & rear valance, front & rear fender extensions and trunk hinges |
3/5/2006 | Removed front bucket portion of LH fender |
3/6/2006 | Removed front bucket portion of donor LH fender and trimmed LH fender |
3/8/2006 | Sandblasted new bucket portion of LH fender, trimmed and tacked in place |
3/9/2006 | Aligned and welded back section |
3/11/2006 | Finished metal repair work on LH fender |
3/15/2006 | Sandblasted and orbital sanded the inside of the LH fender |
3/18/2006 | Finished bodywork and primed LH fender |
3/19/2006 | Started to cut holes in LH door |
3/21/2006 | Repaired shipping damage and repo defects on LH door |
3/23/2006 | Repaired defect in repo LH door and preped for priming |
3/25/2006 | Repaired shipping damage to RH door, cut holes and prime both doors |
3/26/2006 | Sandblasted and rebuilt door hinges |
3/27/2006 | Primed door hinges |
4/1/2006 | Started sanding shell |
4/2/2006 | Repaired defects and finished sanding outside of shell |
4/3/2006 | Started sanding in engine compartment |
4/4/2006 | Continued sanding in engine compartment |
4/5/2006 | Finished sanding the inside of the engine compartment |
4/8/2006 | Started sanding underside of shell |
4/10/2006 | Finished sanding underside of shell. Started sanding inside |
4/11/2006 | Finished sanding inside of shell, excluding trunk |
4/12/2006 | Finished sanding shell |
4/13/2006 | Apply primer to spots that need touching up |
4/15/2006 | Seam-sealed & undercoated shell. Painted factory bare spots on frame rails |
4/17/2006 | Started Masking shell for priming |
4/18/2006 | Finished masking shell. Primed exterior of shell |
4/19/2006 | Had paint mixed. Started masking exterior of shell |
4/21/2006 | Finish masking exterior of shell |
4/22/2006 | Primed shell, painted inside and oversprayed undercarriage |
4/23/2006 | Masked shell and painted engine compartment |
4/24/2006 | Removed body from rotisserie |
4/25/2006 | Brought engine home from machine shop, installed crank |
4/26/2006 | Put rings on pistons |
4/27/2006 | Installed pistons and timing gears |
4/28/2006 | Installed heads |
4/29/2006 | Trial fit doors, fenders & hood. Starting block sanding fenders. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Groovy Green |
5/1/2006 | Adjusted Left front fender to align with door |
5/3/2006 | Sanded RH fender. Started sanding hood |
5/4/2006 | Finished sanding top side of hood. Started sanding upper valance |
5/6/2006 | Block sanded underside of trunklid and hood. Applied touch-up primer to hood, trunk lid and fenders. |
5/10/2006 | Block sanded touched-up panels |
5/11/2006 | Block sand doors |
5/13/2006 | Prime sanded panels |
5/18/2006 | Block sanded valance panels, rear extension and side scoops. Started stripping hood scoop |
5/20/2006 | Prime parts: valance panels, rear extension and side scoops |
5/22/2006 | Started repair of hood scoop |
5/25/2006 | Finished repairs on hood scoop |
5/27/2006 | Block sanded and re-primed valance panels, rear extensions& side scoops. Primed hood scoop |
5/29/2006 | Started final sanding on doors and hood |
5/30/2006 | Finished sanding hood and trunklid |
5/31/2006 | Finished sanding RH fender |
6/1/2006 | Finished sanding LH fender. Found crack and bubbling which needs to be fixed |
6/3/2006 | Block sanded and primed hood scoop. Finished sanding on valance panels and applied touch-up primer on all parts except LH fender |
6/6/2006 | Finished sanding hood scoop. Sanded touch-ups. Needs more touch-ups |
6/7/2006 | Started sanding shell |
6/8/2006 | More sanding shell |
6/10/2006 | Finished sanding shell. Applied touch-up primer on areas that broke through |
6/12/2006 | Started sanding touch-ups |
6/14/2006 | Finished sanding headlight extensions |
6/15/2006 | Replacement LH fender arrive |
6/17/2006 | Sandblasted, repaired and primed replacment fender |
6/18/2006 | Primed inside of replacement fender |
6/18/2006 | Started masking shell for painting |
6/19/2006 | block sanded replacement fender |
6/20/2006 | Prime replacment fender, prime hinge hardware and stop plates. Masked shell |
6/25/2006 | Finish sand LH fender |
6/28/2006 | Edge Prime/Paint doors, hood, trunklid & window adjuster plates |
6/29/2006 | Paint bottom of doors (charcoal metallic) |
7/1/2006 | Apply seamsealer to shell. Finished masking car |
7/3/2006 | Painted car |
7/4/2006 | Sanded clear |
7/5/2006 | Started buffing car |
7/6/2006 | Finished buffing car |
7/8/2006 | Installed doors and trunklid. Sandblasted front-end/grill supports |
7/13/2006 | Sandblasted Hood hinges and catch |
7/17/2006 | Phoshpate and oiled hinges |
7/18/2006 | Installed hood & front fenders. Still needs adjusting though |
7/22/2006 | Masked and repaint LH quarter and RH rear extension |
7/24/2006 | Sanded and buffed LH rear quarter |
7/27/2006 | Blacked-out fender extensions and windshield opening |
8/2/2006 | Started to install the headliner |
8/5/2006 | Sandblasted parts. Painted headlight buckets |
8/7/2006 | Started to glue in headliner |
8/8/2006 | Finished gluing in headliner |
8/10/2006 | Painted side scoop inserts. Glued-up LH sailpanel |
8/11/2006 | Glued-up RH sailpanel |
8/12/2006 | Installed sailpanels. Installed Windshield |
8/23/2006 | Installed rear window |
8/25/2006 | Installed roof rail weatherstripping |
8/25/2006 | Installed rear interior lights, side scoops and rear marker lights |
8/26/2006 | Restored firewall insulation |
8/26/2006 | Installed driprails and rear quarter window trim |
8/26/2006 | Polished all stainless moldings |
8/28/2006 | Install rear interior trim brackets and rear quarter extensions |
8/28/2006 | Installed wiper motor and wiper transmission |
8/28/2006 | Repaired LH windshield pillar molding |
8/28/2006 | Sandblasted and painted package tray reenforcement |
8/29/2006 | Painted package tray |
8/30/2006 | Painted package tray reenforcement |
9/1/2006 | Assembled and installed side scoops and rear quarter extensions |
9/1/2006 | Installed carpet & underlayment, a/c box & vents, e-brake, pedal support and firewall insulation |
9/1/2006 | Installed lower dash assembly |
9/2/2006 | Connected interior wiring harnesses and a/c vacuum lines |
9/2/2006 | Installed instrument cluster & radio |
9/4/2006 | Started repair on rear interior trim panels |
9/6/2006 | Installed trunk lettering |
9/9/2006 | Polished glass. Installed master cylinder and steering column |
9/11/2006 | Installed door handels |
9/12/2006 | Installed rear valance panel and reverse lights |
9/13/2006 | Assembled hood scoop |
9/14/2006 | Installed hood scoop and lower steering column covers |
9/16/2006 | Sandblasted rear seat back panel and door hardware. Primed rear seat back panel, rear interior trip panels and windshield pillar garnish mouldings. |
9/17/2006 | Painted rear seat back panel, rear interior trip panels and windshield pillar garnish mouldings. |
9/18/2006 | Painted door hardware |
9/19/2006 | install windshield garnesh moldings. Installed antenna |
9/20/2006 | Cleaned, rebuilt and Installed sunvisors |
9/21/2006 | Buffed glass, painted door latches, cleaned front window brackets |
9/23/2006 | Glued door glass in channels, sandblasted and painted door hardware |
9/26/2006 | Installed door hardware |
9/27/2006 | Installed RH door and quarter glass |
9/28/2006 | Installed door latch posts. Assembled LH 1/4 window trim |
9/30/2006 | Installes rear interior trim |
10/1/2006 | Installed front and rear seats |
10/2/2006 | Assembled RH front fender extension |
10/3/2006 | Assembled LH front fender extension |
10/5/2006 | Installed RH door panel and related parts |
10/7/2006 | Glued brackets to LH door glass. Intalled LH chrome remote mirror |
10/9/2006 | Installed and adjusted LH drivers door glass. Broke beltline weather seal |
10/12/2006 | Installed LH door panel and new beltline weather seal |
10/14/2006 | Sandblasted door panel caps. Adjusted door hinges |
10/15/2006 | Painted door panel caps. Installed front fender extensions |
10/16/2006 | Installed door panel caps |
10/18/2006 | Sealed windshiled and rear glass. Installed window mouldings |
10/21/2006 | Installed upper valance. Sandblasted horns |
10/22/2006 | Cleaned grill |
10/25/2006 | Glued in door weatherseals. Installed trunk light |
10/28/2006 | Install door bottom weather seals, installed misc. engine compartment plugs and hangers. Stripped RH rear dust shield. |
10/31/2006 | painted inner fender dust shields, bracket, horn and accel. Cable |
11/1/2006 | Installed inner fender dust shields, a horn, accel cable. |
11/4/2006 | Sandblasted intake, valve covers, oilpan, water neck, tail light housing, part of rear axle housing. |
11/9/2006 | Sandlbast rear axle housing, pumpkin, shock plates, brake backing plates |
11/11/2006 | Painted axle housing and brake backing plates. |
11/12/2006 | Paint rear shock plates |
11/24/2006 | sandblasted parts (tail lights, coil spring, brake hardware, front bumper brackets) |
11/25/2006 | sandblasted parts (coil spring, bumper bracket, sway bar, spring covers, shock caps, e-brake cables). Painted coil springs. |
11/26/2006 | Painted outside of taillight housing and brake hardware |
11/27/2006 | Painted e-brake cables and inside of tail light housings |
11/28/2006 | Painted front bumper brackets |
11/29/2006 | Big orders from AMK and Virginia Classic Mustang came in. reviewed boxes |
11/29/2006 | Clean tail light rubber gaskets and aluminum bezels |
11/30/2006 | Big orders from NPD and Classic Auto Air came in. reviewed boxes |
11/30/2006 | Glued in trunk weather seal. Installed washer reservior, starter solenoid, voltage regulator, ac vacuum cannistor and decals for trunk, door & fender apron. Assembled and installed 1 tail light. |
12/2/2006 | sandblasted & painted front pivots and installed bushings. Installed AC condenser. Installed front seatbelts |
12/3/2006 | welded brackets to lower control arms |
12/6/2006 | Painted lower control arms and rear shocks. Installed main fuel lines and front/rear brake line. |
12/9/2006 | painted upper control arms, lower wide grill molding. Installed gas tank, tail light and trunk mat. |
12/11/2006 | primed pumpkin. Painted hood latch support and coil spring covers |
12/12/2006 | installed hood latch center support |
12/13/2006 | painted grill, headlight bezels, shock tower caps & grill center support |
12/15/2006 | had brake drums turned and new bearings installed on axle shafts |
12/15/2006 | sandblasted and painted bumper to valance brackets and front license plate brackets |
12/16/2006 | Sandblasted and painted axle shafts. Assembled rest of nose. |
12/18/2006 | Assembled rear brakes. Wrong parts prevent front from being done |
12/19/2006 | Installed main brake and fuel lines |
12/21/2006 | Installed front brake lines |
12/23/2006 | Installed front suspension, less RH coil spring |
12/27/2006 | Assembled rear axle housing. |
12/29/2006 | Installed rearend,leaf springs and related items. Installed exhaust hangers. |
12/30/2006 | Rebuilt Idler arm. Sandblasted and cleared tie rod hardware |
12/31/2006 | Installed front steering linkage. Installed RH coil spring. |
1/6/2007 | sandlbasted rear brake drums and 2 rims |
1/8/2007 | painted rear brake drums |
1/9/2007 | Painted 2 rims. Assembed front brakes to backing plates. Installed coil spring covers |
1/11/2007 | Received correct transmission |
1/11/2007 | Removed steering wheel and passangers pod from other car |
1/11/2007 | Assembled new dash pad and set it in place. |
1/13/2007 | Intalled dash pad, steering wheel & rview mirror. Installed front brakes |
1/16/2007 | Rebuilt front steering ram |
1/18/2007 | Filled rearend with oil. Undercoated rear wheel wells. Installed rear wheels |
1/20/2007 | Painted battery tray & reenforcement. Continued engine assembly. |
1/23/2007 | Primed valve covers and oil pan |
1/25/2007 | Set valve lash, installed valve covers, oil pump and oil pan |
1/27/2007 | painted swaybar, finished assembly and installed steering ram. Installed thermostat housing on engine. Dismantled transmision |
1/30/2007 | started cleaning grease off transmission housing |
2/3/2007 | beadblast and painted transmission housings and covers |
2/6/2007 | clean transmission case and parts. Ready for rebuild |
2/10/2007 | assembled transmission except for control valve section |
2/14/2007 | finished trans rebuild. Installed sill plates and sway bar. Intalled trunk mat |
2/17/2007 | sandblasted bellhousing, a/c brackets & pulleys, PS bracket, PS pump, lower rad brackets, distributor base, water pump pulley and fan spacer. |
2/19/2007 | Rebuilt and painted PS pump. Painted AC idler pulleys, bellhousing and distributor base. |
2/20/2007 | installed NOS RH medallion and Cigarette lighter. Paint AC brackets and buck tag |
2/21/2007 | sandblasted and dismantle AC compressor. Installed lower rad brackets. Painted fan pulley |
2/22/2007 | Assembled AC compressor, but not clutch |
2/24/2007 | Sandblasted p/s pulley, ps mounting plate, alt brackets, lower crossmember, fan, ps hose brackets & ebrake hardware. Painted AC compressor, ps mounting plate, carb spacer & alt brackets. |
2/26/2007 | Painted fan, ps hose brackets and upper rad bracket |
2/27/2007 | Mailed out seatbelts and dipstick tubes |
2/27/2007 | painted tubular cross member, oil filler cap and AC clutch |
3/2/2007 | Dismantled and painted carb. Painted ebrake parts |
3/3/2007 | Sandblasted & painted front brake drums, harmonic balancer & crank pulley. Sandblasted throttle bracket, trans crossmember. Assembled carb. |
3/5/2007 | Installed front brake drums |
3/10/2007 | Sandblasted motor mount brackets, rear bumper brackets, shock tower braces, trans kick down rod, shifter base, breather base and snorkel. Painted engine mount brackets and rear bumper brackets. |
3/12/2007 | Painted trans crossmember, kick down rod and motor mount brackets |
3/14/2007 | Installed tubular brace and engine to frame brackets |
3/17/2007 | Installed hood moulding & ebrake hardware. Sandlblasted misc small parts |
3/18/2007 | Phosphated hood latch & catch, throttle bracket & coil bracket |
3/19/2007 | Installed hood latch & catch |
3/24/2007 | Painted engine and breather |
3/26/2007 | Started installing parts on engine, found AC wrong for engine |
3/27/2007 | Ordered new AC compressor mounts |
3/28/2007 | Installed more parts on engine. |
3/29/2007 | Painted and installed dipstick tube |
4/3/2007 | Installed PS pump, AC compressor and brackets |
4/4/2007 | Install rear bumper and trunk lock |
4/7/2007 | sanblasted and painted exhaust manifolds and disptick |
4/9/2007 | Installed alternator and exhaust manifolds on engine |
4/17/2007 | Warranty plate and owners card came in |
4/20/2007 | Seat belts came in from Snake-oyl |
4/20/2007 | Dismantled starter & shifter asby |
4/21/2007 | Installed engine |
4/25/2007 | Tires came in |
4/25/2007 | Installed radiator. Started heater hoses |
4/27/2007 | Sandblasted & painted drive shaft, installed AC lines, rad hoses, fan and fan shroud. |
4/28/2007 | Assembled shifter, assembled driveshaft, installed starter, installed exhaust system. Found driveshaft was wrong. Engine won't turn over. Torque conv installed wrong. |
4/30/2007 | Installed shifter base, roofrail seatbelts and waranty plate |
5/3/2007 | Went to Rustic in Peru looking for driveshaft. None found |
5/3/2007 | Fixed torque conv. Install problem. Painted shifter bezel |
5/5/2007 | Installed PS hoses. Sandblast 3 wheels. |
5/7/2007 | Started engine for the first time. Had to clean new points. Painted face of 3 wheels. |
5/8/2007 | Installed driveshaft. Added extra gaskets to BU lights. Painted backs of wheels. Ran car for 20 minutes. |
5/9/2007 | Rebuilt and installed wipers. Installed fuses |