Don't have any day one pics, but this is pretty early in the build. Picked it up for a grand sight unseen. Gigured hardtop was worth close to that anyway. Had it stashed at a buddies shop while we tried to get the stock motor (Iron Duke) running. It had a $120 budget and at $127, I pulled the plug and had to give the motor/trans/electronics away to get them out of the shop. Scored tires/wheels early on, so it's sporting those, but for the most part this is how it looked when I got it.
After giving up on the 4cyl, I decided on a small block and TH350 drivetrain. Folks at Turbo City had a roller cam 305 for cheap, so sent that to my local motor builder and had him go throgh the whole thing. GM truck manifold and throttle body on top and GM van headers to keep it smog legal (and get around the frame). Turbo City did the harness and computer and got it running. This shot is it back in my garage for detail work. In hindsight, should have Rhino lined engine compartment first. Was in a bunch of pubs covering the conversion and multiple trips to state referee to make it legal.
Used stock bar as a foundation and built a simple cage around it. Primer is covering up massive dent in door jam. Turns out rig had been left on a job sight and bumped by a loader. It pushed it into a pole and tweaked the body pretty bad. Although it straightened up pretty well, hard doors were a no go, so sold the top for $500 and a fresh soft top. This shot is in Earl Scheib parking lot! Did all the bodywork and prep myself. Pulled the interior and glass and dragged it down for the best $300 paint job I'd ever seen.
First time out. Big Bear in some big rocks. Had not installed lockers yet, so it strugled a bit in the hairy stuff, but otherwise it worked without a hitch.
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