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| cary |
  Jun 6 2012, 10:15 PM
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Well I figured its time to start documenting the rustoration of my 1973 1.7L.
This car was bought for and used by my oldest son to drive thru 4 years of high school in Montana. You have to realize in Montana kids can get their license at 15. I think we only put it on the trailer twice in those 4 years. It was bought on Ebay. I think the closing bid was $1600. So off he went with his Grandpa, the truck and the trailer. Then I get the call. Dad they lied .............. it does have some rust. So here's a 15 year old negotiating a Ebay deal gone sour with the owner of tow track company. So I told him to take inventory of the parts that we could use. Then make him a offer. So after handing him 10 $100 biils it was loaded on the trailer. So me at 55 decided that I want to rebuild this car to be my daily driver for next 15 years. It started out to be a quick tidy up and repaint. But we all know how that goes. I have $1400 worth of new interior that James did for me. All bagged up. I just received my $3300 order from Restoration Design. I have a $1600 list for Mark at 914 Rubber. So I figure I'll have $9000 into a car that might be somewhere in the $7000 range when I'm done. |
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cary Cary's 73 1.7 Rustoration Thread Jun 6 2012, 10:15 PM
cary I just wish it made a little bigger hole. I use a ... May 16 2015, 08:16 PM cary The AX went awesome. My best performance ever.
Wa... May 17 2015, 07:57 PM Han Solo Just read through complete thread. Great work... May 18 2015, 11:09 AM cary I would think this would be a worst case scenario.... May 18 2015, 11:17 AM Han Solo
I would think this would be a worst case scenario... May 18 2015, 12:10 PM cary Last Friday was pretty uneventful. After servicing... May 25 2015, 07:38 AM cary Today I fitted the inner firewall pieces. Once aga... May 30 2015, 07:08 AM nathansnathan Looks awesome, man. Inspiring work here. :beer1: May 30 2015, 08:53 AM cary Finished up the welding. Not real happy/proud of t... Jun 1 2015, 10:21 PM cary On to the jack points.
Prepped and ready to go ... Jun 1 2015, 10:30 PM
peteyd
On to the jack points.
Prepped and ready to go ... Jun 2 2015, 09:29 AM cary After years of welding I'm finally getting the... Jun 1 2015, 10:37 PM cary Back at again .........
But first, a new computer... Jun 3 2015, 01:12 PM raynekat Was going to come out tonight (Wed, June 3), but n... Jun 3 2015, 06:20 PM cary I'm only out there during the day. I usually s... Jun 3 2015, 07:48 PM raynekat
I'm only out there during the day. I usually ... Jun 3 2015, 07:49 PM cary First order of business after lunch. Change the ou... Jun 3 2015, 11:02 PM cary First was tidying up a few spots on the bottom of ... Jun 3 2015, 11:26 PM cary Now on to the center braces .................... I... Jun 3 2015, 11:48 PM cary A tool whore shot. The shear sure makes short work... Jun 3 2015, 11:52 PM worn
A tool whore shot. The shear sure makes short wor... Jun 4 2015, 07:25 PM FourBlades You are kicking ass now! :trophy: :welder: ... Jun 4 2015, 05:37 AM cary Next shop project.
We're going to build a two ... Jun 5 2015, 06:50 AM cary Here are the fiddling weapons I was talking about.... Jun 5 2015, 10:14 PM cary Decided I'd cut out the e-brake light switch w... Jun 5 2015, 10:32 PM cary Now for the task at hand ...................
Forgo... Jun 5 2015, 11:08 PM raynekat Hey I need to do that passenger side movable seat ... Jun 6 2015, 07:16 PM cary
Hey I need to do that passenger side movable seat... Jun 6 2015, 10:36 PM cary You were there .............
It's up behind th... Jun 6 2015, 09:10 PM Andyrew Great looking work!! Turn your wire speed ... Jun 6 2015, 10:51 PM cary I think I'm going to tinker with turning the w... Jun 7 2015, 07:02 AM worn
I think I'm going to tinker with turning the ... Jul 1 2015, 06:08 PM cary
Cary, I cannot tell you how I admire this thread.... Jul 1 2015, 10:34 PM cary So we have another day to play. First half of the ... Jun 13 2015, 07:53 AM saigon71 Fine work tackling some serious rust! :beer2... Jun 14 2015, 04:20 PM cary Back to work. Finished grinding down the spot weld... Jun 22 2015, 10:38 PM cary Another Tool Whore shot.
Bought a good set of b... Jun 22 2015, 10:42 PM cary Just finished reading Michelko's, Digging into... Jun 23 2015, 08:48 AM raynekat Dude.....you gonna come out and work on mine too s... Jun 23 2015, 02:24 PM cary If you buy a rotisserie most have a lift built in.... Jun 23 2015, 02:49 PM cary Very Productive Day .............
Started by remo... Jun 23 2015, 08:47 PM cary On to the task at hand.
Installing the door sills.... Jun 23 2015, 09:13 PM cary Then I moved on to the door jam .............. Tha... Jun 23 2015, 09:54 PM cary So I went to look at the fender that needs to be w... Jun 23 2015, 10:01 PM trojanhorsepower Cary,
Was that 245mm from the long to one edge of ... Jul 1 2015, 04:57 PM cary
Cary,
Was that 245mm from the long to one edge of... Jul 1 2015, 10:31 PM trojanhorsepower Thanks! I will wait for your follow up. Jul 2 2015, 06:59 PM cary I stand corrected. Its to the outside of the hook ... Jul 3 2015, 07:43 AM cary Here's the donor/parts car. I could have picke... Jul 3 2015, 08:02 AM worn
Here's the donor/parts car. I could have pick... Jul 3 2015, 09:29 AM cary Don't even go there ............... I'm si... Jul 3 2015, 09:39 AM Luke M Hey Cary,
Great job on the car. I have a question... Jul 3 2015, 03:11 PM cary Yes you are correct. It had to be reshaped to matc... Jul 3 2015, 08:29 PM Luke M
Yes you are correct. It had to be reshaped to mat... Jul 4 2015, 01:27 PM cary Scroll up to post #426. It shows all the different... Jul 4 2015, 01:30 PM trojanhorsepower Thanks Cary!
Might be able to get those welded... Jul 4 2015, 03:48 PM cary Go verrrrry slow with your stich welding.
Mine go... Jul 4 2015, 04:46 PM trojanhorsepower Thanks Cary. Is that part sitting on the floor pa... Jul 6 2015, 06:09 PM cary Well, life takes another twist. I'm getting tr... Jul 13 2015, 09:12 AM cary Side Note : Took the family out to dinner at the O... Jul 13 2015, 09:27 AM cary Trojanhorsepower I'll get you the answer when ... Jul 13 2015, 09:29 AM cary The seat adjuster bracket is sitting on the floor ... Jul 13 2015, 09:35 PM cary Todays work ..................
Here's were we... Jul 13 2015, 09:45 PM cary Donor in its temporary home. Super In Law spent th... Jul 13 2015, 09:52 PM cary I decided that I will MIG weld the jam to sill joi... Jul 17 2015, 09:24 PM cary After getting the jam seams welded I moved on to i... Jul 18 2015, 08:17 AM cary Then I moved on to installing the right door sill.... Jul 18 2015, 08:24 AM cary Onto to fitting, fiddling, cutting and installing ... Jul 20 2015, 08:21 PM cary After lining things up. I scribed the back and cut... Jul 20 2015, 08:44 PM cary This time I took my time. :cheer: :cheer: :chee... Jul 20 2015, 08:59 PM cary While I'm working in the big shop. Super In La... Jul 20 2015, 09:05 PM cary Another installment of the Tool Whore show.
I boug... Jul 21 2015, 07:01 AM cary Added the sill supports to the right side. This ti... Aug 4 2015, 07:00 AM cary Now on to the BIG task. I will begin to prep the e... Aug 4 2015, 07:10 AM cary Wow, this stuff was impressive.
Even with my chee... Aug 4 2015, 08:41 PM dangerranger01 Looking good! What are the specs on your air c... Aug 4 2015, 08:44 PM cary
Looking good! What are the specs on your air ... Aug 4 2015, 09:01 PM worn
Looking good! What are the specs on your air... Aug 17 2015, 07:49 AM DirtyCossack My favorite thread did not let me down today! ... Aug 4 2015, 08:47 PM cary Here is the info on the compressor
7hp 220v.
... Aug 6 2015, 08:36 PM cary Another Episode of Tool Whore:
Stopped at HF to p... Aug 6 2015, 10:08 PM cary This is only issue that I found after the first da... Aug 6 2015, 10:24 PM cary Now back to the task at hand ................
Her... Aug 6 2015, 10:48 PM Spoke
The back half of the trunk came off real easy. Th... Aug 20 2015, 10:27 AM cary Just realized that I didn't shoot a picture of... Aug 16 2015, 08:50 AM cary I wear a complete face shield. Wraps around my big... Aug 17 2015, 08:09 AM cary Today's forecast. 91 degrees, 75% humidity. We... Aug 17 2015, 08:18 AM cary Here's the rear after the heat shield was remo... Aug 17 2015, 09:37 PM cary Here's the additions to my blaster set up.
... Aug 17 2015, 09:47 PM cary Here's where we started the day.
Here's... Aug 17 2015, 09:52 PM cary My vacation cabana. Complete with a pool and a bea... Aug 17 2015, 09:54 PM cary Nice start to a hot day ..............
It's... Aug 19 2015, 12:08 PM cary Then we went on to installing the right suspension... Aug 20 2015, 12:01 AM ndfrigi Hi Sir, Can I hijack on your build thread? I just ... Aug 20 2015, 12:13 AM cary
Are you planning to install or weld back the smal... Aug 20 2015, 09:16 AM ndfrigi
Are you planning to install or weld back the sma... Aug 20 2015, 01:16 PM cary By 3pm it was a little too hot to paint.
Just s... Aug 20 2015, 01:28 AM cary Good idea. I bought the tool when I lowered the se... Aug 20 2015, 12:23 PM  |
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