`71 sunroof car fender tag

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Re: `71 sunroof car fender tag

Post by Mr Gorsky » Wed Dec 09, 2015 12:55 am

Certainly worth restoring if it's got all it's original running gear.

You really need a donor car to steal bits from to keep the cost down though, I reckon.

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Re: `71 sunroof car fender tag

Post by moparite » Wed Dec 09, 2015 10:26 am

X2. The inner roof supports where taken out also. Need to find a a donor car to weld on all the missing metal.

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Re: `71 sunroof car fender tag

Post by torredcuda » Wed Dec 09, 2015 10:39 am

Car is rough and missing everything ,would need a fairly complete parts car but even them I`m not sure it would be worth it. I can do all the work myself including body and paint but it`s a major project and I already have too many. I bought it as a package deal with a `74 318 Dart and really only paid about $1000 for it and I could part it out and recoup most of that.

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Re: `71 sunroof car fender tag

Post by torredcuda » Sat Dec 19, 2015 12:57 pm

Finally had some daylight and time, here are the pics.Who still thinks it`s worth saving?
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Re: `71 sunroof car fender tag

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Re: `71 sunroof car fender tag

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Re: `71 sunroof car fender tag

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Re: `71 sunroof car fender tag

Post by moparite » Sat Dec 19, 2015 2:00 pm

:shock: WOW! I have seen some rusty cars but never like this! The frame work for the torsion bars are gone! Only way you will save this is find a donor car and lots of rust repair work. Sorry to tell you.

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Re: `71 sunroof car fender tag

Post by torredcuda » Sat Dec 19, 2015 7:06 pm

Ya, only way to save it would be to find a complete decent shape parts car Satellite. I`m not afraid of rust as this is my latest project -

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Re: `71 sunroof car fender tag

Post by Mr Gorsky » Sun Dec 20, 2015 6:55 pm

torredcuda wrote:Finally had some daylight and time, here are the pics.Who still thinks it`s worth saving?....
I take it back. She's a goner.

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Re: `71 sunroof car fender tag

Post by torredcuda » Sun Dec 20, 2015 7:35 pm

I haven`t taken my pick hammer to the rest of the frame rails but ther eis still factory undercoating on a lot of them. Of course they can rusted from the inside/ out so I won`t know how solid they are till I start tapping on them but the worst of it is the torsion bar cross member and the drivers side floor and front frame rail, all of which could be fixed - it`s just money and mainly time as I can do all the work.

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Re: `71 sunroof car fender tag

Post by sdweatherman » Tue Dec 22, 2015 2:10 am

Hoooboy, that one will take a body jig, a welding magician, and a donor car to pull off. Thought I saw your car on Facebook Mopar Trader Page - did you change your mind??
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Re: `71 sunroof car fender tag

Post by torredcuda » Tue Dec 22, 2015 9:41 pm

I`d love to do it but have other projects already so I`m putting some feelers out to see if anyone is interested in it.

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