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Yes. If I keep the front clip the way it is, then I would at least have to find a new way to mount the front fenders and a new way to support the hood to leave room up front for the engine and junk....

You never know! It has a clear title now though. According to the previous owner the car was taken to Arizona from Southern California. The car was bone stock except for the wheels and other small...

Here's some detail on the rear vent holes. I am going to do it in two pieces. I need to pick up some 22 gauge metal for these larger patches. I have the hood and front fenders extra but it seems...

The trunk hinge holes must be covered too. The way they are made, if the car ever gets rained on (God forbid!), there will be no good way to keep the water out of the car. So I will patch over the...

Got to spend a few hours on the car this weekend. There are some holes that need to be patched up. Here's the original oil fill hole near the trunk latch. Since the engine is now in the front, and...

I have to wait for the money to catch up with my plans. I need to buy the steel for the frame rails and purchase the rear frame clip and rearend.

Meanwhile, I'm going to do some work on the sheet...

I went with the Weld Racing Pro Star Wheels. They're cheap and classic. I'm also using Mickey Tompson Sportsman radials.

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15x5 with 3.5 backspace and GM 4.75 bolt pattern
26x6x15,...

cffisher, it's only about 1/4" to 3/8" off, but that's enough to screw up a build!

Thanks Matt and Reg, I'll grab my notebook at lunch and post some more details.

The next step is purchasing and mounting the rear suspension clip squared with the front suspension. Then I can build the frame rails in between the suspension componants. I will not be able to buy...

Now that the front rotors are placed correctly in relationship to the body, I cut the front clip from the car's body.
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By far, the hardest part so far was lining up the front suspension to be in the center of the wheel wells and center on the car side to side.

NOTE for future builds - Looking back I would have...

I plan on going with a small block Chevy with a blower. I want the engine sticking out of the hood as far as possible. The fenders of the notchback bolt on just like beetle fenders do. In order to...

I custom built a frame table for the project.

12' x 58" table made from 3" x 3" x 3/16" square tubing

2" x 3/16" round tubing legs with 3/4" bolts to level the table. It has six legs. The...

Here's a few pics of the teardown.

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af217/v8notchman/notchwork1.jpg

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af217/v8notchman/notchwork2.jpg


Here's the...

I bought this car and had it delivered up from Arizona. (Is it bad when you buy a car and open the trunk and find a gas can, fire extenguisher and a tow rope?) Since all I really wanted was the...