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Time to to pull the engine for a build-up and to dress it up with chrome. The body is pretty much completely disassembled to prep for the paint job. The body parts are sandblasted down to bare metal to insure proper paint adhesion. The floor panels are removed to replaced later by custom chrome tread plate panels. The rear end has been redone with improved suspension. Front end will follow.

Engine pulled from vehicle  (click to zoom)

Pull engine for build-up

Engine Dress-Up Parts (click to zoom)

New header and chrome parts for engine

Primed Outer Body Parts (click to zoom)

Remove outer body parts and prime

Primed Thing Body (click to zoom)

Finish body work and prime

Primed Thing Body (click to zoom)

Finish body work and prime

Old Floor Panel are Removed (click to zoom)

Floor panels removed

Rebuilt Rear End Unit (click to zoom)

Rebuilt Rear End

Improved Rear Suspension (click to zoom)

Improved Rear Suspension (right)

Improved Rear Suspension (click to zoom)

Improved Rear Suspension (left)

 

 

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