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tgilchrist01 Mon Mar 28, 2016 8:35 am

I built this rail at the end of High School, 74-75. Got it road registered as a composite and had fun with it until we started with the house and yard thing. It sat under a tarp behind the shed for 35 years until a few years ago when it turned out the kids were gone and there were no boat project in the plan. Literally had to drag it with a tractor into the garage. Started cutting things off of it until I had nothing but the bare frame.
My objective was to just get it back on the road and make it a better driver. The drum brakes were always a problem and the front end was very often too light to hold a track in a corner.

Here's a picture of some young kid in 1975





Here we are last week, taking my father out for a cold ride






Still have a way to go with paint, bumper, skid plates, etc.

ORANGECRUSHer Mon Mar 28, 2016 11:34 am

I really like those rims! 8)

Dale M. Mon Mar 28, 2016 12:41 pm

Awesome... Drive it like you stole it!...

Dale

FeelthySanchez Sun Apr 03, 2016 8:07 am

Great story, thanks for sharing.

Sandjunky Sun Apr 03, 2016 9:39 am

ORANGECRUSHer wrote: I really like those rims! 8)

Me too! I really like the whole thing! Great job on the restore.

EnjoyNukaCola Sun Apr 03, 2016 10:16 pm

That's pretty cool looking.

tgilchrist01 Mon Apr 04, 2016 2:35 am

Thanks for the positive feedback. I've been lurking for a few years, finding what I need via searches. Thought I'd post some pictures to show my appreciation for the wealth of information available here.
When I when looking for brakes all the posts steered me away from the low cost kits. The Jamar brakes I ended up with stop real well and we a snap to install.




Once I saw the hook and rod setup for front end stops, I had to give it a try,





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