I don't believe I've ever posted any pics of my car, so I thought I would try to. Unfortunately I don't have any of the car's most recent state; since these pictures all of the major surface rust has been sanded down/naval jellied and primed. The only couple pics of it in that state became corrupted somehow.
Here it is when it arrived at my house.
[http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00468707.jpg]
[http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00468708.jpg]
[http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00468709.jpg]
In the garage! It came with a spare door.
[http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00468710.jpg]
[http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00468711.jpg]
The engine looks mostly assembled, but in fact nothing was bolted together. The heads were sitting on the block with one bolt each partially threaded in. Tha intake was not bolted in at all. Each valve cover had one bolt holding it on. All the rocker shafts, puchrods, exhaust manifolds, etc were in boxes on the back seat. The engine had a little rust in the lifter valley and a lot of junk in the cylinders on top of the pistons but it wasn't stuck. The valve covers were wearing their original paint, methinks, whereas the block had been repainted blue sometime (former rebuild?) and the intake had fresh gloss black on it.
[http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00468712.jpg]
The seats had been reupholstered and a new dashpad acquired, but that all must have been years ago because the dash pad is not soft and was not cut or installed properly. Generally the interior was one of the car's strongest points when I bought it.
[http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00468713.jpg]
Here is the interior as it appears now. I've had it completely apart in order to put some rust-o-leum on the floorboards, which generally weren't rusty. One hole under the driver's heel. I plan to weld in some metal eventually, but in the meantime I'm somewhat ashamed to say I pop-riveted in some galvanized steel. I haven't replaced anything inside, just cleaned and installed properly. A lot of the wiring had been put together wrong.
[http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00468720.jpg]
An exterior shot. I has started sanding a little on the trunklid at this point, but otherwise it's not much different than when it came home.
[http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00468721.jpg]
This is where a lot of my money and time have gone! The engine ready to go back in the car. I have some pics of the rebuild process but it wasn't thoroughly documented. I wish I had taken more pictures all along... Not the right valve cover color, I know, but I like the way it looks. And it would be easy to paint it the right color.
[http://www.thewolfweb.com/photos/00468722.jpg]
Back after one of the car's earliest spins up and down the street. Those taillights are so neat, illuminated!
[http://www.thewolfweb.com/photos/00468723.jpg]
The engine where it belongs. The radiator had to be recored, and most of the ignition stuff replaced. The heater was taken out of circuit because it started leaking at the control valve (big surprise).
[http://www.thewolfweb.com/photos/00468724.jpg]
I love the way it looks sitting in the compartment!
[http://www.thewolfweb.com/photos/00468732.jpg]
It may not look like it, but it IS capable of movement.... All new brake hoses and lines were installed before driving anywhere. All wheels cylinder and master cylinder were gone through, but nothing needed more than a good honing. Thank goodness!
[http://www.thewolfweb.com/photos/00468733.jpg]
On the move!
[http://www.thewolfweb.com/photos/00468734.jpg]
Shot from down the street, with zoom.
[http://www.thewolfweb.com/photos/00468735.jpg]
That's all I have for now, folks!
Here it is when it arrived at my house.
[http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00468707.jpg]
[http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00468708.jpg]
[http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00468709.jpg]
In the garage! It came with a spare door.
[http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00468710.jpg]
[http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00468711.jpg]
The engine looks mostly assembled, but in fact nothing was bolted together. The heads were sitting on the block with one bolt each partially threaded in. Tha intake was not bolted in at all. Each valve cover had one bolt holding it on. All the rocker shafts, puchrods, exhaust manifolds, etc were in boxes on the back seat. The engine had a little rust in the lifter valley and a lot of junk in the cylinders on top of the pistons but it wasn't stuck. The valve covers were wearing their original paint, methinks, whereas the block had been repainted blue sometime (former rebuild?) and the intake had fresh gloss black on it.
[http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00468712.jpg]
The seats had been reupholstered and a new dashpad acquired, but that all must have been years ago because the dash pad is not soft and was not cut or installed properly. Generally the interior was one of the car's strongest points when I bought it.
[http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00468713.jpg]
Here is the interior as it appears now. I've had it completely apart in order to put some rust-o-leum on the floorboards, which generally weren't rusty. One hole under the driver's heel. I plan to weld in some metal eventually, but in the meantime I'm somewhat ashamed to say I pop-riveted in some galvanized steel. I haven't replaced anything inside, just cleaned and installed properly. A lot of the wiring had been put together wrong.
[http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00468720.jpg]
An exterior shot. I has started sanding a little on the trunklid at this point, but otherwise it's not much different than when it came home.
[http://thewolfweb.com/photos/00468721.jpg]
This is where a lot of my money and time have gone! The engine ready to go back in the car. I have some pics of the rebuild process but it wasn't thoroughly documented. I wish I had taken more pictures all along... Not the right valve cover color, I know, but I like the way it looks. And it would be easy to paint it the right color.
[http://www.thewolfweb.com/photos/00468722.jpg]
Back after one of the car's earliest spins up and down the street. Those taillights are so neat, illuminated!
[http://www.thewolfweb.com/photos/00468723.jpg]
The engine where it belongs. The radiator had to be recored, and most of the ignition stuff replaced. The heater was taken out of circuit because it started leaking at the control valve (big surprise).
[http://www.thewolfweb.com/photos/00468724.jpg]
I love the way it looks sitting in the compartment!
[http://www.thewolfweb.com/photos/00468732.jpg]
It may not look like it, but it IS capable of movement.... All new brake hoses and lines were installed before driving anywhere. All wheels cylinder and master cylinder were gone through, but nothing needed more than a good honing. Thank goodness!
[http://www.thewolfweb.com/photos/00468733.jpg]
On the move!
[http://www.thewolfweb.com/photos/00468734.jpg]
Shot from down the street, with zoom.
[http://www.thewolfweb.com/photos/00468735.jpg]
That's all I have for now, folks!
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