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Before I wanted to start on the restro I wanted to do some garage updates. I added a floor in the rafters,insulated and put a ceiling in. I also got a great used 8' base cabinet from the neighbor and made a top out of oak flooring. I started to remove some chrome today.











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Nice job on the garage Bob, Nextyear I need to get mine more organised. And it's about time you got started on the 71, LOL!

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great work Bob.it's sure is nice to have a garage and to think it took me over 14yrs to finally get one myself..lol

good luck on the monte keep the pics coming

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great Job on the Garage Bob!!!

now lets get that 71 going!!!! Remember Summit is coming up lol!!!!

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I love the man cave, great job

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Thanks guys. The plain is to get the motor and trans out the day after Christmas

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Thats good! You'll have 7 Months to get it rebuilt and back in the car for Summit! LOL!

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Nice work!

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Nice Job! Restoring where the cars go is definitely a good idea! Makes things easier when restoring the car...

Which reminds me, I gotta start restoring my garage...Doh! need to get one first! lol

Keep us updated!
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Montess2k wrote:

Nice Job! Restoring where the cars go is definitely a good idea! Makes things easier when restoring the car...

Which reminds me, I gotta start restoring my garage...Doh! need to get one first! lol

Keep us updated!
Joe



Maybe Santa will leave you some Legos so you can get started on that Garage lol

And Dave... 7 months till Summit!!!  that seems so far away!!!!  Time to crack that wip Bob!!!!!!

 



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Hey I gave him an extra month to tune it, LOL!

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motor and trans are out. Happy to say it is # matching too.

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Thats cool! Time to Start rebuilding! LOL!

How big of a mess did you make?

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cool Bob now where are the pics..lol

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almost out


Out!!



Exhaust keepers still intact


Very clean inside

all torn down




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nice Bob good progress

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Thanks Jim. Im glad the budweiser bottle boxes are so sturdy. They sure are coming in handy right now.

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the box's or the beer..lol if you need any help with the beer i'm here for you...lmao
just watch leaving that block sitting unprotected it will start rusting pretty quickly

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Wow! Bob you really tore that apart! I guess if you stay on this pace the car will be ready for Summit!

And Jim is right, Best thing to do is spray WD-40 on the cylinder walls and then put a bag around it. Plus if your going to let it likr that for a while, put some desicant bags, like from coffee cans, to keep moisture out as much as possible.

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I'm going to take the heads in Monday. I am having trouble making a decision. Right now the car had an after market 4 bl carb. Should I put in a descent cam or put it back the way it was with the 2bl and just a little lift . I have all the original parts. I am hoping to find the build sheet. I don't plan on racing it but just taking it to shows.

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Looking good their so far.

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i'd go with a little bit of a cam Bob.wake that heavy beast up a bit..lol

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Bob, Are you looking to do a restoration and make it all original? or a Custom street cruiser?

If your going for the original look, and installing the 2BBL, then I'd suggest a mild cam, like an RV cam, one that will give you a bit more HP, but doesn't require modifications, like the 4BBL or headers.
If not, then go nuts! Put the 4BBL and intake back on and get a 350HP/350CI cam, it will have pep, be resonable with fuel economy and cruise nicely, plus it will have a nice muscle car rumble to it.

just my 2 cents

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Definatly cam & 4bl

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Bob any decision on the cam?

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A nice Voodoo cam would wake that right up.

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Last weekend 1-2-2010 we took the gas tank down, removed the bumper,tail light extentions and removed some more chrome. We also got those stickers off the quarter windows and removed the vinyl top.
 




This week  we were lazy. I picked up the heads and we went to summit to pick up the cam,lifters,chain,rockers,bearings, rings and gaskets to get the motor back together. The heads got new bronze guide liners, valve springs, valve stem seals, resurfaced valvess and head. They had four new intake and one exhaust valve to get them back into there prime again.






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Looking good Bob! The heads look nice and clean, But loks liek a bit of a rust issue to attack in the trunk. keep working, it will get there

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looking good Bob

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looks good Bob, keep up the progress!!!!!

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What cam did you go with?

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I can picture it all painted..............(IN BLACK)..........red & silver accents in the engine bay!

SHAZAAM...................Mo Montes!

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LOOKS GREAT!!! CANT WAIT TO SEE THE PROGRESS ON THE MONTE,GOOD LUCK WITH EVERYTHING.   SERG

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Started to put the motor back together last weekend 1-23-10. I lost interest on Wednesday cause some idiot hit the "07". We got back in the swing of things this weekend 1-30-10. We took both doors apart. All the way, everything is now removed from them. Took out the seats and seatbelts. Also removed the rear window trim. That was a pain cause the previous owner siliconed it. We put the car on some moving dollys. That is working out great. We can move the car around in any direction








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Very nice progress

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looking very good.

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Working hard and looking good! Keep up the pace and it will be driveable for Summit! LOL!

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X2 on whad Dave said. And Wow Bob, the doors don't look half bad

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Doors are great. The bottom rear and bottom rear of both the quarters and the fenders and the trunk pan. The one place I took the 07 to for an estimate was working on a corronet and said he can make patch panels. He is going to come over and take a look. The ones that he made looked nice for the corronet

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awesome Bob

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I got some energy this weekend. Console,dash pad,front and rear glass, and quarter windows were removed. Floors and wheel wells look awsome. Just a few bad spots around the front and rear windshields


front windshield rust hole

Rear needs more work


wheel wells






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looking good bob!!!

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not to bad at all Bob
keep the progress pics coming.

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So thats where I left my Snap on scraper! LOL!

Looking great Bob! Keep the pics coming!

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Progress as of 4-18-10.  Well after hours and hours of tearing down. I think I am at the point of starting the fender patches. It seemed to take forever stacking this car in the rafters. I never thought of how many parts a car has until I had to fit them all up there. I had to put the trunk pan in the spare bedroom biggrin. Here is the front end almost removed and a few pics of what the right fender looks like right now




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yikes!!!, but considering how clean the rest of the car, I guess you can't complain!!!

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Yeah that doesn't look so hot Bob, But The rest is looking good. But I'm starting to think it won't be making a showing at Summit this year huh? LOL!

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Finished welding in the right front fender patch this weekend. It came out good. It still needs some more grinding.





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nice work Bob. only a few more welds to go and you'll be done..lol

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