goodneighbour
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:cool: Oh boy, tail fins! I`m diggin it. Wheres the lake pipes?
Stormer's 73 Imperial Build
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That's different.
70NPORT
Old Man with a Hat
Its cool, but there seems to be one small problem......now what is it, what is it....OH yea. It sitting way too low.
Only here. Alright, I give up. You boys have fun.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
Dont give up, embrace it
Made some progress this week.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
That's it? One pic and no commentary ?
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polara71
Old Man with a Hat
He made progress..looks like he ran it into a pole . Stans right, with this project we want more photos and need more words. You strung us along all this way, disappear and show us a photo....
Hell, the bluesmobile guy that everyone couldnt stand what he was doing won us all over with his brilliant writing and photos. We need more, hell we've earned it.
Ran into a pole. :laughing4:
Well, as you can see, I pulled everything off the front of the car & then yanked out the engine & trans. Everything was filthy, rusted & a major PIA to remove. I used a couple cans of blaster & had to use a grinder on the inner fenders/ wheelhouse (whatever you call it, thingy) since it had been coated very heavily with some sort of undercoat bullshit. The engine & trans came out pretty easy but I unfortunately had to separate them since the oil pan wouldn't clear the k-member & I had to slide the trans forward to drop the tail.
Once I got everything out of the way, I took a bunch of photos with a tape measure in them & sent them off to Ride Tech. They've never done a C body so it should be interesting.
Not much else to report until I hear back from Ride Tech.
Well, as you can see, I pulled everything off the front of the car & then yanked out the engine & trans. Everything was filthy, rusted & a major PIA to remove. I used a couple cans of blaster & had to use a grinder on the inner fenders/ wheelhouse (whatever you call it, thingy) since it had been coated very heavily with some sort of undercoat bullshit. The engine & trans came out pretty easy but I unfortunately had to separate them since the oil pan wouldn't clear the k-member & I had to slide the trans forward to drop the tail.
Once I got everything out of the way, I took a bunch of photos with a tape measure in them & sent them off to Ride Tech. They've never done a C body so it should be interesting.
Not much else to report until I hear back from Ride Tech.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Remind me again what Ride Tech is planning on doing.
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Ride Tech, formerly Air Ride, makes the suspension components that I plan to use. I'm hoping to use as much of their stuff as possible, including control arms, sway bar, steering, etc.
The rear is pretty easy, just a simple 4-link setup. The front is a different story.
The rear is pretty easy, just a simple 4-link setup. The front is a different story.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
I can only imagine the complexity of swapping out the T-bar setup...
Are you going make it pretty while you're at it or just do the conversion as-is, i.e. Sandblasting, powder coating, etc...
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Are you going make it pretty while you're at it or just do the conversion as-is, i.e. Sandblasting, powder coating, etc...
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Pretty. Not planning to cut any corners.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
This should be a fun ride, wathing it happen and when its done.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
I may even pick up a few inspirational ideas.
bluefury361
Old Man with a Hat
Yeah..... A pro touring Imperial is really intreaging..... It will be a fun build to watch.
I doubt it.
Greg B.
Senior Member
Looks like he bought a new pack of blades for the Sawzall.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Tough crowd in this forum. Weeds out the men from the sheep lovers.
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