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Good hearing from you Don, I am busting my balls because of barrowed shop time is very precious to me so I am doing everything I can get done quickly. I am like you as far as thinking everything out, I do it everynight in my notes.

Thanks again DennyW, I can see my new attempt failed. I will just post my pics as they are from now on and I don't care if I see them anyway.

OH NO! The car is starting to become a storage shed! Like the ones you see in peoples garage that is covered by crap and all you can make out is the core support! We got new furniture and other stuff had to go somewhere, and we're waiting on money for the shed, so all the crap is finding it's way to the car Once we get the 12X16 shed though we will be able to devote the garage to the car, hopefully within a month we will have it done.

I can relate to the "Lack of Room" thing RJ&CJ, it is part of life. I hope that you can get it in before summer.

I got the blue on my dash painted today plus a few other things. I have everything hooked up so a little antifreeze and it's ready to run. New horns are hooked up along with lowering my steering column inside about an inch. Next start hooking up all the new stereo equipment in the trunk. Should get my electric window kits by next week, Rock & Rollin' right on through it. So far everything has gone really well.

Originally posted by brickman
Good hearing from you Don, I am busting my balls because of barrowed shop time is very precious to me so I am doing everything I can get done quickly. I am like you as far as thinking everything out, I do it everynight in my notes.

Thanks again DennyW, I can see my new attempt failed. I will just post my pics as they are from now on and I don't care if I see them anyway.

you gonna run a fan shroud on your car brickman? looking good.
i'm impressed with that rad. instalation.

Thanks Lt1s10, it took some figuring, it's a tight fit. I hope that it works well, they said it will out cool 5 cores of copper. I am going to get a shroud for it, the swap meets start around here in a week! I finished putting my dash together, I love it. Should be cruising in her by sunday afternoon. Still needs matching gauges. I figured it up tonight, 134 hours of work on her in the last 4 weeks, no wonder my wife is getting edgie and the dog doesn't know me!! Looks like I better do the valentine thing up pretty good!

Lookin' Good Brick.

Sounds like a good time to take her out for some more crustaceans. HEHEHE

The dash looks great, Brick!!! Are you going to two tone the outside of the car, too ?????

you better do something for valentines or you gonna get like me, i stay in the dog house so much, when someone comes to the door, i don't know weather to "smell their butt, or shake their hand." now thats bad.

HaHaHa! Lt, I know what you mean! Ya Dave, the whole car has that theme thoughout and the outside will be also eventually. I have alot of body work to do to make it right but thats the plan.

Hello all. Hope all is well with everybody on CHR. It has been a while since my last post. So much has happened. Here is a bit of an update with my chicken. Here it is getting ready for the knife.

Sorry 'bout that that one came out a bit larger than I thought it would. Let me try this one a bit smaller now. This was after pulling the fenders and getting ready to yank the old engine and tranny as well.

Ok so now the old engine and tranny are out. The front end has been re-built with new bushings etc. and the new disk brakes are in. The picture kinda sux but it's all I got of it unfortunately.

Oh well at least there's progress.

Looks like you got a lot of work done!!! Going to be a very nice bird when you're finished

Here's a pic of the 400 I built up for it. The motor is currently in the car now as well as the new TH400 tranny for the mock up.

So once the tax return gets here, I'll be ordering the new fenders, front bumper, a rear qtr panel and wheel house and it'll be time to yank the unibody and get it up on the rotissary.

I've also decided to go with a new Ford 9" nodular rear with 3.25 gears so that needs to be set up as well. The new rear springs await that build up and then the chassis should be complete.

Anyway, it gets a little closer all the time. I just wish it were done. I can't wait to drive it.

Cheers,
Firechicken

Originally posted by Dave Severson
Looks like you got a lot of work done!!! Going to be a very nice bird when you're finished

Thanks Dave, it keeps me busy.....and broke