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BillH | 67 Suspension | ||
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Finished the rear today.
What I started with: |
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Posted on: 2015/11/7 19:56
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BillH | Re: 67 Suspension | ||
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Test fitted the new gas tank, it won't stay on because the frame won't roll under the body that way.
All the components are factory correct. Nuts & bolts are the correct plating and head markings, paint markings like they did in 67. |
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Posted on: 2015/11/7 20:01
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BillH | Re: 67 Suspension | ||
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All is new in the rear, U-Joints, wheel bearings, new Eaton spring, all new parking brake parts & shoes.
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Posted on: 2015/11/7 20:05
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pianoguy | Re: 67 Suspension | ||
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Wow, nothing short of amazing, Bill!
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Posted on: 2015/11/7 20:35
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joeld | Re: 67 Suspension | ||
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Very nice! Makes my back hurt just thinking of all the hours spent cleaning, etc.
Are you keeping a log on hours spent? Joel |
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Posted on: 2015/11/7 20:57
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Ultraman | Re: 67 Suspension | ||
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Oh man its almost a Rolling Chassis......Niiiice!
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Posted on: 2015/11/7 21:25
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BillH | Re: 67 Suspension | ||
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Nope, probably would make me I figured just the bodywork and paint was 600 hours. But there was a LOT of bodywork to bring it back to all fiberglass. 600 - 1,000 more in mechanical so far, easily another 600 to go. Everything you touch takes at least an hour, repairing the heater fan mount and heater core cover was 5 hours, rebuilding the head light motors 4 hours, restoring the grill, 4 hours, etc. The bodywork was the worst part. |
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Posted on: 2015/11/7 22:46
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GRIS | Re: 67 Suspension | ||
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WOW! |
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Posted on: 2015/11/8 0:18
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TommyT-Bone | Re: 67 Suspension | ||
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Impressive. |
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Posted on: 2015/11/8 1:26
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teebee | Re: 67 Suspension | ||
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Well done, Bill. Very nice job. But no less than I would expect.
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Posted on: 2015/11/8 1:45
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TommyT-Bone | Re: 67 Suspension | ||
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And when it's all said and done you could easily sell that 67 for say ............ $35,000 ............ Maybe not ..... |
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Posted on: 2015/11/8 2:29
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Posted on: 2015/11/8 3:06
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BillH | Re: 67 Suspension | ||
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Axely, I'm paying myself $35,000 to do this. |
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Posted on: 2015/11/8 14:38
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teebee | Re: 67 Suspension | ||
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I'm thinking that you are working pretty cheap, even for yourself. |
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Posted on: 2015/11/8 15:12
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BillH | Re: 67 Suspension | ||
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Yea, I gave myself a deal. I usually charge $40/hour to work on race cars.......... and $125/hour to touch someone's street car. |
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Posted on: 2015/11/8 15:45
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Ultraman | Re: 67 Suspension | ||
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Geez...were you a diesel mechanic in an earlier life.....that buck and quarter is what they like to charge.......50 dollar part and 300 labor.......
I am waiting for the day the engine is sitting in it........where are you at on the engine rebuild? The paint looks great on the car...... |
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Posted on: 2015/11/8 18:30
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BillH | Re: 67 Suspension | ||
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Nowhere , gotta sell something before that. The engine will be $1,800 to $2k with me building it. then, $500 for the chrome shielding, $200 to do the Muncie. The paint does look good.....in pics..........about 125 to 150 hours to cut & buff all of it. It gets sanded 3 more times then buffed 3 times. It took 5 hours just to sand and buff the 2 headlight buckets and that was 2 of us doing it. |
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Posted on: 2015/11/8 19:46
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rklessdriver | Re: 67 Suspension | ||
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Looks great Bill.
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Posted on: 2015/11/10 13:20
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