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Got the dash put together and bolted in.

SUH-WEET! I'm lovin' that color more & more!

Really nice work on the dash!!!!!

Yeah, I think it looks much better than the 51 dash. Im curious to see if anyone will notice the difference.
I had some old single stage white paint left over so I decided to primer the rockers, do a quick wet sand, and shoot them white rather than just leave them in primer. Im hoping when I clean the car up and run a buffer across the old paint it'll be somewhat close but it's mainly for rust protection until i get around to painting the whole car. So if it sticks out for now; no biggie. Also finished the welding and painted the motor and trans mounts. Drivetrain should be going in place for good tomorrow. I cleaned out the trunk as it's the last rusted area to fix. It's more solid than it looks and I saved the whole trunk pan from the 49 for repairs so it shouldn't be too bad. Im thinking the spare tire well is going to go away but I'm not sure yet.

Trunk doesn't look too bad Falcon, the white on the rockers will do a heck of a lot better then just the primer, good choice!

Yeah, it's not too bad, Dave. I wire brushed it today and it's fairly solid other than the drivers side corner. I'm going to just ditch the spare tire well; the one on the other floor pan has some bad spots, too. Motor is back in and bolted down.

I got my patches in. I just need to finish welding all the way around and then hit it with a couple coats of POR-15. That was the last rusted out area to fix other than a smal spot under the battery tray.

Heck ya, that'll work!!! Now back to the fun stuff, right??

Ya! My little MIG could use a break; it's been working overtime since I started this one. Next thing is to get the pinion angle set, pull the rearend back out to finish welding on the spring pads and paint it; then bolt it in for good.

Trunk is finished & painted. I also got my driveline angles set, pulled the rearend back out, finished welding on the spring pads and painted it. I should be putting the rear and the fuel tank in tomorrow and start running brake & fuel lines.

Some more nice work. The engine looks good in there.

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Looks good, Falcon, nice work!

you'll be crusing in style come spring

Yeah, with the bigger stuff done it's coming along fairly quick now. Im hoping for a test drive by years end or soon after. Rearend is in, shocks and rear brakes are on, and the fuel tank is in. I should be plumbing fuel and brakes this week. On the wheels I've got the stockers with the Plymouth center caps. What do you guys think on the wheel color; orange or white?

Originally Posted by falconvan

What do you guys think on the wheel color; orange or white?

Orange seems like too much of a good thing, but I can't see white being better. Ivory maybe..... Seems to be screaming for some good contrast.