71 Roadrunner restoration

[anthony]

well to get started, as i said i sent my car to a garage and get it started i took photos for every week, because i go there twice a week to work on my car, im paying half the price. i was ready to sandblast the whole car but the guy charged 8000 for me to do a full restoration, take out the gas tank , and everythign under neath, there is some patched up wholes under the car, nothing serious. so here on photos of what goign on for the past 5 weeks..i want the car done in a matter of 2-3 months.

[anthony]

took out the whole interioir


preparing to taske out the front end




all the peices as the hood, fenders, hindges, trunk lid, and all other accesories are going to be sandblasted, the reason why im not sandblasting the whole entire body is because the price was cut down to 4000 but to save the work under the car and the rest of the body, im just goign to grind everythign and weld all the peices that need to be welded, then patch up the quaters and putty it, and then wait till 2 years pass until i get new quaters and redo every thing under the car and ya, basically just do the other half,,, because this way im going to be able to take it out in june when i get my liscence..






this was another shelby they were workign on.










my headers as well are oging to be sandblasted, and im putting brand new pipes and muflers

[71RRADDICT]

I CAN`T WAIT TO SEE THE CAR FINISHED .....GOOD LUCK IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR OFF TO A GET START. .........

[Smellslike1974]

That doesn't look like a real cobra,sure its not a kit car,factory five?

[anthony]

behh yaa thats not even close to a real shelby.... its a kit car... pure clone lol

[landon1]

I SEE ORANGE!!!! i'd be tempted to give that baby the orange, white, and black combination

[anthony]

SO HERES WHAT I DID SO FAR, I SANDBLASTED THE WHOLE FRONT END, AND REAR BUMPER. PLENTY OF HOLES POPPED OUT, SO WE WELDED UP THE FRAME SOLID, MY GUY GRINDED UP THE WELDINGD AND PUTTIED IT, POUT GRAVAL GAURD AND PAINTED IT BLACK AND NOW JUST THIS MORNIGN I WENT IN TO PAINT MY ENGINE... HERES PICS


THIS IS ME SANDBLASTING

















MORE PICS TO COME,,,, IM PUTTING THE BLOCK IN THE ENGINE BAY AND REATTACH MY WHOLE FRONT END BACK TOGETEHR.....
MEANWHILE I NEED YOUR GUYS HELP..... WHILE I DISSAEMBLED THE CAR... THERE WERE PEICES I COMPLETLY FORGOT TO TAKE PICS OF ON THE CAR BEOFRE TAKIGN IT OFF...

HERES SOME PICS... TRY AND SEE WHERE THIS PEICES ARE FIT

[anthony]

[fourforty6pac]

A. They look familiar, but my memory fails me too often.
B. grill brackets
C. fender supports
D. ?
E. fender mounting brackets. They go towards the rear of the fender on the top. If you look at your fender you will see how they should fit. There are 4 of them, put 2 of them together on each side. the other 2 are a little different they are right next to them in the pics.
I have detailed pics. somewhere, I'll see if I can find them.

[moparmodeler]

G. transmission linkage

[bruce]

Got a shop manual or parts book? If not, get them... they'll do wonders for you. The car is looking really good!

[72RoadRunnerGTX]

a. upper headlamp bezel brackets
d. transmission gear selector bracket?

[Smellslike1974]

The guy your working with should know all this.Is he not helping?

[anthony]

well its not that hes not helping, we didnt even mount any peices on the car yet, when i go in on monday im goign put the engine in, once i do that yes hes is goign to help me put the whole frotn end togetehr but i took pics of all peices and circled the ones that i totaly blanked out on.. which was my fault and the guy even told me i told you to take pics and ya.. the main reaosn was when your doign the job and work the whoel day with greasy hands.. becaus ethe car was full of grease...and ya just puttin tags on wires with tape.. everyhthign was dirty. so in the end.. ill post more pics if i get confused of anythgiin on the car..

thanks guys

[Smellslike1974]

I understand that.I just don't understand why the guy can't tell you where these parts go.He should know,especially since he agreed to do full restoration.Good luck with your car.Can't wait to see It when It's done.