In the weeds- 1965 American Motors Corporation Rambler Marlin

Well, at least they mow around this one!

Z/28 Crunch!

Yep, even hot rods get banged up. Looks like this project is coming soon, thought I would post a teaser. I'll be fixing the sheetmetal on this one. Nope, its not really a Z/28, just an RS/SS. Along with this fix, I hear we will be doing some additional work and converting it back to that configuration.

Blue 1967 Impala returns!

This fine ride has been at the upholstery shop for a month and a half, door panels are still there. But we got the car back with the headliner and vinyl top nicely installed. I worked this week towards finishing the job and have only a few more days left on it. The windshield and back window moldings were left off at the customer's request, he is gonna polish and install them.  The overall freshness of the car in person is striking, it smells new. Once complete, it will be a beauty. This car is stock except for front disc brakes and power windows which I added during earlier phases of the job. It has been a LONG time since I patched those quarter panels!

This week I installed the cowl and molding, wipers, wired grounds and power feeds under the hood, gathered new headlight connectors, installed the package tray and shot and installed the molding, trimmed the new top and installed drip rail moldings, wired the power windows and rear speakers, installed the dimmer switch, carpet, console, passenger seat, kick panel, and door sill plate. And other stuff, lol. Getting close now.

Take a look! Click to view large.

Bronco on a stick, part two

The 1975 Ford Bronco body shell that I primered in an earlier post has gone to the next stage, so I thought I would update to show the progress. We did find a couple of rust spots and I fixed them, I'll make a seperate post about those.

Heres a look at it like it sits now, ready for some polyester primer on the outer panels. I welded in a few dozen holes, for this reason or that. The new spare tire carrier rides on the bumper rather than having hinges attached to the body, etc. A rollbar will also be added. The truck has already been fitted for the engine from about a '99 Explorer (EFI 5.0), plus Vintage Air, so I welded up most of the holes in the firewall and engine compartment, one of the fuel fill necks, and a few various holes in the floor. Check it out in the bondo stage!