65 LeMans

[Bob Holmes]

Freaking Impressive!!

That is going to be a hell of a looker.

[R442]

That looks great. You and a few others on here make me feel like a slacker. I don't know how you can get your work done so fast and good and still have time to take pictures and post them. I've done a few things to mine this year but still haven't updated my thread. Great job.

[Thumpin455]

That looks great. You and a few others on here make me feel like a slacker. I don't know how you can get your work done so fast and good and still have time to take pictures and post them. I've done a few things to mine this year but still haven't updated my thread. Great job.

Its easy, I treat my hobby like my job, but with lots of vacation time. With the wife issues this summer, having to find a new place to live, and dealing with legal crap her boyfriend and mother threw at me, I needed something to keep my mind off all of it. So I work on my project and just have fun with it. Not working a normal job, not watching TV, getting up early, and just doing stuff means I get things done fast. Now that I am not in constant pain and I can move easily all day long, I can work like I did 20 years ago, well almost.

I did this one because I might need something to sell to finance the shop, land, and other stuff.

[Thumpin455]

Got more done today, most you cant see yet but its setting things up for tomorrow. See if you can spot the differences!

[74NovaMan]

Door handles
Rear view mirror on drivers door
hood & trunk appear to be latched
rear quarter extensions are gone
grille installed
something going on with the headliner (hanging down in first pics)

How'd I do?

[Thumpin455]

Pretty good.. I am installing the bezels and lenses for the taillights, that is why they are off. Once they are bolted back up, they wont be coming off again. Also have 326 emblems on the fenders. Pulled the headliner out today, it was ratty and smelled like mice. The hood was adjusted, needs hood pins because I dont have a latch for it, had to use it on the GTO.

[Thumpin455]

Got more done today. Glass is all back in it and sealed up, still need to fix the drivers side door though, a piece came off so the regulator doesnt work now. You can see the jacked up blue with the flash.. lol. It will get fixed someday.

[tardis454]

The hood was adjusted, needs hood pins because I dont have a latch for it, had to use it on the GTO.

Aww man, there's a latch on ebay $40 Obo free shipping...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1966-GTO-Hoo...-/221269987199

[Thumpin455]

Hood pins are low buck, kick ass, uber cool, and will work when it gets a glass hood. Besides they are sitting on the shelf right now.

[Thumpin455]

Moved it out in the yard since it is not going to leak water everywhere now. Time to get the Mustang ready to travel, that will soak up a week of my time... starting to hate that Ford.

[milner351]

I really like that two tone.
I'm about ready to put hood pins on the falcon - the '60 grille and moving in the bumper is really making the stock hood latch set up a major PITA - still have no secondary latch, and have to fab up a prop rod.
Have you looked into having a car hauler truck move all your cars in one load?

Are you still going to NE or are you staying in the UP just a new location?

[Thumpin455]

Spending the winter in Nebraska helping friends and building some stuff there, buying a chunk of land with a crappy cabin on it half a mile from where I am now. Going to put up a big shop and a small house on my property and divide my time between here and Nebraska. Having a shop in both locations, and a place for my dogs to free roam safely will give me the freedom to go where I want, when I want. Its back off the highway with a gate and angled driveway so nobody will know its back there, nor when I am home or not.

The shop will be how I want it and big enough to do everything I want in it all year. Thinking of a small house built mostly out of the local rocks and timber I clear for the buildings and yard space. Plan to build as much as I can myself, so it should be lots of fun and relatively cheap.

[milner351]

Sounds very cool!

[Thumpin455]

Didnt end up in Nebraska for the winter, long story. The LeMans is at my place, going to get pulled out of the snow in the next few days so I can get back to work on it. There is a big pile of parts in the trunk of this thing and some stuff I need to buy, like a fuel system/cell, but it will be well under the $5k budget until I decide to get a 9" for it and some glass front end parts.

[milner351]

Great to see you posting again Todd - Look at Rhode's race cars out of Crete Illinois. I've been looking at their cages quite a bit considering what I may or may not put into the falcon - they have great prices on fuel cells - 20 gallon with sump for $200 - add $40 for your choice of gauge sender. I may go with one for the falcon to gain some room between the frame rails for tail pipes, and trailer hitch.

http://www.rhodesracecars.com/20-Gal...l_p_10639.html