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Wed May 10, 2006 9:19 am

I picked up this 59 in July...it came just as the first pics shows...with nothing..no interior, seat headliner...anythign...basically it was shell with hacked up wiring....not much else except for rust....I stipped the car to bare metal in 2 days and then my buddy dave at Shadetree performace put the heater channels back in it for me...and some other panels...including the vents under the rear window which were hacked out...I tackled the quarter panels front a rear as well as other misc welding....Dave also built my 5.5 narrowed beam and it has drop spindles as well...All paint and body work I did myself...as well as all the other suspension stuff....I donated the split case trans to a friend and put in a 67 tranny motor is a 1500 with dual single port carbs...nothing quick..but moves it down the road...I just really wanted to make it a driver... Interior is brick red tmi covers and door panels...3 spoke steering wheel for a early split window...and mohair headliner from wolfsburg west...I also did all the interior work too...seat frames were strippe and repainted etc...so here a few pics..thought I should post them before I sell it for something new to work on....

Wed May 10, 2006 9:35 am

damn turned out nice, that was a lot of work. you got build up pics

Wed May 10, 2006 9:50 am

Any more pics? Interior/Back?

What color is that...? Looks almost like light bronze...

Wed May 10, 2006 9:58 am

Helluva transformation. The color combination is great, and the skirts look nice too!

Wed May 10, 2006 11:02 am

I'll post up some more later tonight...color is Sand Green typically seen on busses which were Palm Green and Sand Green...

Wed May 10, 2006 11:20 am

rear shot..the bumpers were NOS and then the over rider holes were brazed then they were triple chrome plated...og empi bumper bars...also the interior has an og bambus parcel tray...interior pics tonight...I have no recent ones...

Day 1

Day 2

this was just quick shot of Lacquer primer I threw on to protect it before the channels were put it...it was sanded back off and epoxy primer went on a week before it was painted

day after it was sprayed...I had to hang the fender because I lost my free garage space about the same time...so this was just before it was moved I think...

fenders mounted hung the skirts on for fun...got them as a door prize at a show... I think I had just turned the back down in this pic...spent 2 days fighting the damn spring plates, they were stuck....finally laid on alot of heat and was able to beat them off...I think it was about 45 degrees and raining all day...gotta love assembling and car in the driveway...

wheels hubcap combo

Wed May 10, 2006 11:51 am

Great job! Very nice ride!

Wed May 10, 2006 12:44 pm

Wow, impressive work. I like the color you chose

Wed May 10, 2006 12:48 pm

nice job on the car......

Wed May 10, 2006 1:25 pm

Thanks guys...eastcoast57...been watchin your car looking great! way cleaner than this thing!

Wed May 10, 2006 5:29 pm

Damn!

You did an excellent job considering what you started with.

How long did it take to complete?

Wed May 10, 2006 6:58 pm

I got the car this past July so it took me about 7 or 8 months to get it going...I finally got it licensed a couple weeks ago...

Wed May 10, 2006 9:31 pm

I love KdF hubcaps...these original or repro?

Thu May 11, 2006 11:55 am

repop...vintage warehouse kicks ass...

Thu May 11, 2006 12:58 pm

Awesome!!!
You can be proud of your self!
Nothing compares to the satisfaction of driving a car that you've worked on yourself... let alone a resto like that!

Thu May 11, 2006 6:32 pm

keverpech wrote: Awesome!!!
You can be proud of your self!
Nothing compares to the satisfaction of driving a car that you've worked on yourself... let alone a resto like that!

no doubt thats the best part...but after I drive it for a couple weeks...im ready to pass it on and get some new pile to work on... so this one is up forsale/trade...perferably for a bus...maybe a early type 3...