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3/30/2024 |
3/30/2024 10:17:00 PM |
First part installed - Proportioning block/valve |
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64 |
3/29/2024 |
3/30/2024 10:16:00 PM |
Parts starting to come in |
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63 |
3/17/2024 |
3/30/2024 10:15:00 PM |
Unloading at home |
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| 62 |
62 |
3/17/2024 |
3/30/2024 10:14:00 PM |
Loaded up for the ride home |
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| 61 |
61 |
3/16/2024 |
3/30/2024 10:13:00 PM |
Outside the painters, ready to come home |
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60 |
2/20/2024 |
2/20/2024 7:22:00 PM |
Freddie got to see color on the car in person before me, not fair |
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59 |
2/20/2024 |
2/20/2024 7:20:00 PM |
After 2 coats of clear. 2 more to go |
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| 58 |
58 |
2/20/2024 |
2/20/2024 7:12:00 PM |
Last coat of orange before the clear |
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| 57 |
57 |
2/10/2024 |
2/20/2024 6:52:00 PM |
Painting the inside of parts |
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56 |
1/19/2024 |
1/27/2024 9:50:00 PM |
I found the new emblems i bought at Carlisle many years ago |
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| 56 |
55 |
1/27/2024 |
1/27/2024 9:43:00 PM |
More interior color |
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| 55 |
54 |
1/27/2024 |
1/27/2024 9:35:00 PM |
Color starting to go on in the interior |
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52 |
1/20/2024 |
1/22/2024 9:14:00 PM |
Inner fenders painted with primer and black. Body color will be added later |
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| 54 |
53 |
1/20/2024 |
1/22/2024 9:13:00 PM |
Engine compartment painted. A little shiny now since it's still wet |
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| 51 |
51 |
1/18/2024 |
1/19/2024 10:09:00 PM |
Finally some color. Might be a little darker than the normal SLOP gray, but most will be covered with overspray |
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| 50 |
50 |
12/27/2023 |
1/19/2024 10:06:00 PM |
Another primer and blocking |
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| 49 |
49 |
12/16/2023 |
1/19/2024 10:05:00 PM |
More primer and blocking |
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| 48 |
48 |
12/9/2023 |
1/19/2024 9:59:00 PM |
2nd full primer, 1st with fiberglass on |
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| 47 |
47 |
10/17/2023 |
1/19/2024 9:51:00 PM |
Fiberglass hung |
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| 46 |
46 |
6/15/2023 |
1/19/2024 9:43:00 PM |
Fiberglass fenders needing some love |
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18 |
9/22/2022 |
4/30/2023 9:13:00 PM |
Bezel cleaned and painted |
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| 18 |
17 |
4/9/2023 |
4/30/2023 9:09:00 PM |
Test fitting the seats |
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| 17 |
16 |
4/6/2023 |
4/30/2023 9:06:00 PM |
Test fitting the carpet |
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| 16 |
15 |
4/2/2023 |
4/30/2023 9:05:00 PM |
Sound deadener sprayed |
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| 14 |
14 |
3/4/2023 |
4/30/2023 8:52:00 PM |
Front bumper mocked up and installed |
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13 |
3/23/2023 |
4/30/2023 8:48:00 PM |
Floor cut and transfer case shifter mocked up |
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| 13 |
12 |
10/12/2022 |
4/30/2023 8:46:00 PM |
Time for a wash |
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| 10 |
10 |
9/21/2022 |
4/30/2023 8:41:00 PM |
Dash vent band painted and ready to go |
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| 12 |
11 |
9/26/2022 |
4/30/2023 8:41:00 PM |
Engine getting closer |
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| 9 |
9 |
9/5/2022 |
4/30/2023 8:36:00 PM |
Gas tank in |
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| 8 |
8 |
9/5/2022 |
4/30/2023 8:33:00 PM |
Engine getting closer |
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| 7 |
7 |
9/9/2022 |
4/30/2023 8:28:00 PM |
Door panels and trim cleaned, painted and assembled |
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6 |
8/23/2022 |
4/30/2023 8:20:00 PM |
Kick panel vents, cleaned, painted, assembled and ready to go |
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| 5 |
5 |
8/5/2022 |
4/30/2023 8:14:00 PM |
LS updated, painted, installed |
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| 4 |
4 |
11/1/2021 |
4/30/2023 8:11:00 PM |
Had to find Suburban lights and buckets. Blasted and ready to go. |
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| 3 |
3 |
10/28/2021 |
4/30/2023 8:02:00 PM |
Doing some brake work |
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| 2 |
2 |
9/24/2021 |
4/29/2023 9:25:00 PM |
Ken giving it a bath right away. Couldnt stand all the years of grime |
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| 1 |
1 |
9/24/2021 |
4/29/2023 9:04:00 PM |
New project coming home. 1976 K10 frame and title. 1984 body. Suburban front end |
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| 5 |
5 |
7/2/2004 |
3/26/2023 5:17:00 PM |
SAAC 29 convention. See more pics in the SAAC 29 section under "pics" |
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| 7 |
7 |
11/9/2005 |
3/24/2023 8:41:00 PM |
The eBay auction of the dealer that bought it from me. He ended up selling it to Rich Barnes of the Mustang Ranch in Littleton, Colorado |
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| 6 |
6 |
1/12/2005 |
3/24/2023 8:39:00 PM |
Pulled, blasted, and rebuilt the rear end |
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| 4 |
4 |
11/16/2003 |
3/24/2023 8:37:00 PM |
Road trip to pick her up in Ormond Beach Florida |
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| 3 |
3 |
1/1/1900 |
3/24/2023 8:21:00 PM |
Pic from the 4th owner, I purchased it from |
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2 |
1/1/1900 |
3/24/2023 8:19:00 PM |
Pic from the 2nd owner |
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| 1 |
1 |
1/1/1900 |
3/24/2023 8:16:00 PM |
My first Shelby - 1969 Shelby GT350. Purchased it Nov 16, 2003 for $26,000 |
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| 5 |
5 |
2/18/2023 |
2/18/2023 9:17:00 PM |
Motor in donar car getting ready to come out. |
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| 6 |
6 |
2/18/2023 |
2/18/2023 9:17:00 PM |
Engine getting cleaned up |
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| 7 |
7 |
2/18/2023 |
2/18/2023 9:17:00 PM |
Engine painted in lovely "New Ford Gray". |
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| 8 |
8 |
2/18/2023 |
2/18/2023 9:17:00 PM |
Notice the glass shards? Barely shut the driver door and kaboom.... |
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| 4 |
4 |
2/18/2023 |
2/18/2023 9:16:00 PM |
Both cars at my warehouse ready for transplant. |
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| 2 |
2 |
2/18/2023 |
2/18/2023 9:15:00 PM |
Picked up a parts car for the motor and trainy. 1985 GT with 80k miles. Motor is completely original. |
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| 3 |
3 |
2/18/2023 |
2/18/2023 9:15:00 PM |
The 83 and parts car getting to know each other. |
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1 |
2/18/2023 |
2/18/2023 9:14:00 PM |
New project. 1 of 993 1983 GT Convertibles. Rust free Cali car, but no drive train. |
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| 2 |
2 |
2/18/2023 |
2/18/2023 9:09:00 PM |
Made it to my buddy's shop safely from Jersey |
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| 1 |
1 |
2/16/2023 |
2/18/2023 8:50:00 PM |
Finally found a Viper !!! |
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45 |
1/22/2023 |
1/26/2023 9:01:00 PM |
Shell is in full primer and ready for block sanding |
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| 44 |
44 |
1/14/2023 |
1/26/2023 8:53:00 PM |
All the front end parts loaded up to take to the painter. They are going to start fitting the fiberglass parts. |
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43 |
1/13/2023 |
1/23/2023 10:11:00 PM |
Markings on the fiberglass front lower valance. Not sure what they stand for |
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| 42 |
42 |
1/13/2023 |
1/23/2023 9:59:00 PM |
Media blasted a bunch of parts for the painter to primer and use during mockup |
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| 41 |
41 |
2/4/2022 |
1/23/2023 9:43:00 PM |
The painters making some progress |
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40 |
1/9/2022 |
1/23/2023 9:33:00 PM |
Rear end primered and stored away for now |
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| 40 |
39 |
1/30/2022 |
1/30/2022 7:09:00 PM |
On the move again. Off to the painters house. Unfortunately i am stuck in the house with Covid so my boys happily moved the car for me. Thanks Ken, Freddie and Steve |
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38 |
1/15/2022 |
1/28/2022 10:23:00 PM |
On the move again. Heading back to my house until it heads to the painters |
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36 |
11/26/2021 |
1/28/2022 10:22:00 PM |
The passenger rear frame needed a little straightening |
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| 38 |
37 |
12/27/2021 |
1/28/2022 10:22:00 PM |
Metal work almost complete |
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| 36 |
35 |
10/27/2021 |
1/28/2022 10:21:00 PM |
Metal work has started |
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| 35 |
34 |
10/26/2021 |
1/28/2022 10:19:00 PM |
Taking a load of new sheet metal with me |
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| 33 |
32 |
9/30/2021 |
1/28/2022 10:18:00 PM |
At my friends restoration shop (Supercar Creations) getting epoxy primer |
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33 |
10/26/2021 |
1/28/2022 10:18:00 PM |
Off again... Now to the metal guy's shop |
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31 |
8/20/2021 |
1/28/2022 10:17:00 PM |
At the blasters |
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| 31 |
30 |
8/20/2021 |
1/28/2022 10:16:00 PM |
Loaded up and on the way to the media blasters |
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28 |
7/27/2021 |
1/28/2022 10:14:00 PM |
Using the lift to help hold the car up to mount the rotisserie |
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29 |
7/27/2021 |
1/28/2022 10:14:00 PM |
Car successfully mounted and rotating |
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27 |
1/7/2022 |
1/28/2022 9:55:00 PM |
Found some original markings during cleaning. "817" on the pumpkin and a green mark on the axle housing |
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26 |
1/7/2022 |
1/28/2022 9:53:00 PM |
Finally started working on something instead of just taking parts off. I disassembled the rear end and started cleaning it for paint |
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25 |
1/7/2022 |
1/28/2022 9:51:00 PM |
I assumed the leaf springs were ford/big block specific but not Shelby specific. A buddy mentioned it to me so i looked and did find the Shebly number |
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| 26 |
24 |
12/14/2021 |
1/28/2022 9:49:00 PM |
The original space saver was still in the trunk along with the canister (not shown) |
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| 22 |
22 |
4/17/2021 |
1/28/2022 9:48:00 PM |
My daughter helping me label and remove all the wiring and vacuum lines and duct work from under the dash |
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| 23 |
23 |
7/13/2021 |
1/28/2022 9:48:00 PM |
Starting to lineup the rotisserie to see how much modifying i need to do |
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| 21 |
21 |
2/4/2021 |
1/28/2022 9:47:00 PM |
The Shelby sticker is still in the glovebox. |
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| 20 |
20 |
1/28/2021 |
1/28/2022 9:46:00 PM |
New battery tray apron welded in. Not finished, but in |
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| 19 |
19 |
1/27/2021 |
1/28/2022 9:45:00 PM |
There was rust from the battery leaking (i am guessing). My buddy cut this section to fit in a new panel |
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| 17 |
17 |
1/7/2021 |
1/28/2022 9:43:00 PM |
Found this under the front drivers seat. Doesn't look like the other build sheets i have found. Wonder if it's an assembly line sheet |
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| 18 |
18 |
1/7/2021 |
1/28/2022 9:43:00 PM |
Found a 3rd build sheet under the font passenger seat. That totals 3 build sheets and 1 assembly line sheet (maybe) |
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| 15 |
15 |
1/6/2021 |
1/28/2022 9:41:00 PM |
Someone must have purchased a NOS rear valance after the accident. Look at the numbers on the back. |
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| 16 |
16 |
1/7/2021 |
1/28/2022 9:41:00 PM |
The rear end still has the original tag |
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| 14 |
14 |
1/1/2021 |
1/28/2022 9:40:00 PM |
The trunk floor was totally buckled from the accident |
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| 13 |
13 |
12/31/2020 |
1/28/2022 9:39:00 PM |
Car was hit in the rear at some point. This tail panel shows the rust from living in Miami with all the salt water and the damage from the accident. |
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| 12 |
12 |
10/10/2020 |
1/28/2022 9:37:00 PM |
Car has been on hold for many years. Finally started round 2 of tearing it down 15 years later in my new garage |
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| 11 |
11 |
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1/28/2022 9:33:00 PM |
The car did not come with an intake. I found this one at a local swap meet. Correct numbers and date codes |
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| 10 |
10 |
3/11/2006 |
1/28/2022 9:31:00 PM |
Removed the rollbar with the seatbelt harnesses still attached |
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| 9 |
9 |
3/10/2006 |
1/28/2022 9:30:00 PM |
The Shelby tag still on the drivers door |
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| 8 |
8 |
2/9/2006 |
1/28/2022 9:28:00 PM |
When I removed the carpet i was thrilled to find two build sheets hiding under the matting |
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| 6 |
6 |
2/9/2006 |
1/26/2022 8:27:00 PM |
Engine compartment as received |
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| 7 |
7 |
11/28/2007 |
1/26/2022 8:25:00 PM |
The engine was out and on a stand. **notice the bent powers steering pulley that happened when i dropped the motor** |
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| 3 |
3 |
2/9/2006 |
1/26/2022 8:23:00 PM |
Another pic after i got her |
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| 4 |
4 |
2/9/2006 |
1/26/2022 8:23:00 PM |
The interior as received |
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| 5 |
5 |
2/9/2006 |
1/26/2022 8:23:00 PM |
The back seat as received |
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| 2 |
2 |
2/9/2006 |
1/25/2022 9:14:00 PM |
Home in my garage |
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1 |
11/18/2005 |
1/25/2022 9:13:00 PM |
The Shelby in the previous owners (Original owner) garage |
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