Update – June 9, 2018. This car has found a new home in Florida. It’s new owners are a great couple of people.
This was one of my personal cars we completed a concours restoration in 2010. Equipped with a 428CJ engine with C6 automatic and factory air conditioning. Decore interior using NOS materials. Originally from California this is one of the cleanest bodied cars we have done. All panels are original except for the NOS front and rear valances. Extensive list of NOS parts used during the restoration. Finalist in the Hemmings Muscle Car of the year Competition in 2012 at the Goodguys Pacific Northwest Nationals in Washington.
- Recent car show
- Perfect stance
- 428Cj with A/C
- 428 CJ
- Decore Interior
- One off steering wheel center
- Original CA Emissions
- Attention to details
- ELIMINATOR!
- Underbody
- Suspension
- Marti Report
- Statistics – 1 of 1
- Invoice
- Build Sheet
- Muscle Car of the Year
I purchased this car back in 2006. The body was in exceptional condition and only required one small rust repair behind the wheel about 3″X3″. The drivers door and hood were replaced with a date correct originals. The door because of the rusted corners and the hood because someone had installed Ram Air. This is a non-ram car. NOS front and rear valances. Everything else is the original metal. Here are a few photos of the car when purchased.
- Only rust was in this door
- Original wing
- Original Paint
- untouched trunk
- Spray patterns
- Period correct motor
- original interior
During the disassembly we found the original build sheet along with super nice sheet metal. Detailed photos were taken of all the blacked out areas and undercoating patterns. Then it was plastic media blasted and sent to the body shop.
- Build sheets
- Build sheet
- Perfect floor
- Perfect floor
- Blackout pattern
- Tail panel black out
- Undercoating patterns
- Floor undercoating
- Aprong undercoating
- Plastic media blasted
- Blasted
- Super clean
Automotive Images in Tacoma, WA handled the body and paint part of the project. I’ve used them for almost 20 years and have always received a fantastic job.
- Small 3X3 patch
- Ready for primer surfacer
- Primer Surfacer
- Getting ready to paint bottom
- More danding
- Ready for color
- Right out of the booth
- Before wet sanding
- Engine compartment
Next up is reassembly.
- Original Hood scoop
- Jet hot coated manifolds
- Original Transmission
- Readt to drop in
- wating for motor/trans
- New drive shaft with 3.0 posi rearend
- Correct ball joints and NOS hoses
- Duplicated original spray patterns
- NOS suspension
- California Emissions
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