Some of you may remember when I got this car.IIRC I bought this car in 2005. Same year I joined here whenever that was. It wasn't a basket case, it was a complete car with a workable interior that had been in storage 1973-1998 when the previous owner got it and did some work on it. Rebuilt the brakes, did some not so great work on the floors, ( but they are solid )
He drove it a bit when the fuel pump went and he couldn't get it changed ( Was an older gentlemen ). Sat till I bought it, and it was about 6 months from the day I knew it would be my car, to the day I handed the man $800 hard earned dollars and it became my car, which was almost a whole season of working at the ski slope. My parents paid the bill to get it home.. I got it running pretty quick, worked on it summers ( worked/ school winters ) did a lot wrong as that is how I was shown. Never got very far in school, but I eventually got it straight enough it could be painted ( I thought ). The color came out wrong and the surfaces weren't as good as I thought, but $400/gal paint it is what it is. Never happy with it, I put it up and never even peeled the tape. Started my rat rod shortly after.. Fastforward to last March, I decided that I needed another old car to drive, and this car needed less work go get on the road than the '73 Beetle I had, also sentimental value as my first car that ran ( Had the Mercedes/ blown engine that was getting a SBC swap for those that may remember ).. Fastforward to now, I'v been working on it every chance and it's finally at that point. Tapes been peeled ( won't leave it again.) I put a new fuel tank in, new fuel lines, exhaust, front brakes/ cylinders ( was pulling hard to the left ). New light sockets in the parking lights. Remounted bumpers, visor. Heater hoses, rad hoses. Now it's time to put it on the road so I can drive it to a glass shop and get the left windshield replaced, and then last, to get it inspected.. It's far from perfect, it wasn't done right ( will need/ get re-restored eventually ), but it's drivable.