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This poor fellow stuck it out during Hurricane Rita and Katrina in Louisiana. We had already purchased the car and were making arrangements for transport when the storms started rolling in. Truth be told, it wasnt any worse for the wear, this is actually how it looked before... |
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Now the car has been transported in, first thing is to strip it down and get it on the twirler.
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On the rotisserie. Lucky for us, the city has rezoned and instead of working on cars, we are helping move fence posts and moving cars to make way for backhoes. Little do we realize how long this will take. |
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This week we managed to destroy an entire chain link fence. Hey, didnt we have a charger to work on? |
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Somewhere along the line we stopped being a money making, product producing business and became a City-Employeed construction crew... |
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FINALLY! Back to work. |
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Still going,.... |
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Body work started, waiting on Disc brake parts. Rear valance replaced. |
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Panel fitting and repair started. Disc brakes installed. |
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Engine bay prepped and painted, ready for the 440! |
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Bodywork underway and moving fast! |
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Bodywork complete and entire car surfaced. Ready for blocking. |
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Blocking started, and minor repairs made. |
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| Finally in primer, ready for another blocking. All of the jambs are already finished and painted. |  |
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Painted! |
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Headliner and dash installed. |
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| Engine assembled and installed. This 440 has a slight overbore with an RV stage II cam for better performance. |  |
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| Engine accessories going on. |  |
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| Dash bezel finished, grill shroud painted and grill painted and assembled. |  |
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| Grill, headlights and horn installed. |  |
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| Carpet and console installed, Nickel plated headers installed. |  |
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| Seats repadded and recovered. |  |
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| More interior installed. |  |
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| Decals installed. |
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| Pushbar, door panel & kick panels installed. |  |
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| Wheels & tires installed, nearing the finish line! |  |
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| Engine finished, doors finished. |  |
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| The customer came to pick this car up himself rather than transport, and ended up arriving a day ahead of schedule! The detailers were still working when he arrived, and in the rush I forgot to get finished photos after the detail work. These photos were taken before the final detail. |  |
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| I got lucky, the detailer took some shots of his own once they were finished. |  |
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| The customer, knowing we didnt get time to take the finished shots, sent us these of the car at its new home. Enjoy. |  |
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For information on
replica or restoration services: BKautomotive@sbcglobal.net
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