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PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2013 5:15 pm    Post subject: Basketcase '60 Reply with quote

I've been working on this car for a while and thought I might as well start a thread for it. I picked this car up a couple years ago. It was in poor shape and incomplete. No rotted but really neglected. The body was rust free except for a dime-sized hole on each side....oh, and somebody had cut the roof off at some point.
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PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2013 5:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Roof on and rag clip grafted in.
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Test fitting redone pan.
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Epoxy primer.
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PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2013 5:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Freshly painted Mango.
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Body back on.
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More assembly.
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PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2013 5:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nice work! looks great.
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PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2013 6:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks fantastic. Love the mango.
What are the suspension specs?
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PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2013 6:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Suspension. Well..it has a Ger*Fab 4" beam. I plan to run shocks. The rear has Sway-A-Way torsions and Womack notched/extended spring plates. None of this is adjusted yet. Once I get an engine in it I'll figure out the height. I am thinking somewhere, maybe half way, between stock and stupid.
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PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2013 6:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks great. Did you paint it yourself?
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PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2013 6:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Did everything myself. And I do mean myself. Had to even take the body off and on without assistance. I am confident I can do it all but the headliner install does make me nervous.
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PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2013 8:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Did everything myself. And I do mean myself. Had to even take the body off and on without assistance. I am confident I can do it all but the headliner install does make me nervous.


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PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2013 8:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Did everything myself. And I do mean myself. Had to even take the body off and on without assistance. I am confident I can do it all but the headliner install does make me nervous.


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PostPosted: Tue May 14, 2013 6:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Did everything myself. And I do mean myself. Had to even take the body off and on without assistance. I am confident I can do it all but the headliner install does make me nervous.


If you had friends...


Admittedly, I have none. At least none within 800 or so miles of me. Thanks for the reminder.
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PostPosted: Tue May 14, 2013 6:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Did everything myself. And I do mean myself. Had to even take the body off and on without assistance. I am confident I can do it all but the headliner install does make me nervous.


If you had friends...


Admittedly, I have none. At least none within 800 or so miles of me. Thanks for the reminder.

If you'd quit photo shopping them into compromising positions with people contradictory to their sexual orientation...
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PostPosted: Tue May 14, 2013 7:05 am    Post subject: Re: Basketcase '60 Reply with quote

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....oh, and somebody had cut the roof off at some point.


any idea as to why?
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PostPosted: Tue May 14, 2013 7:10 am    Post subject: Re: Basketcase '60 Reply with quote

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....oh, and somebody had cut the roof off at some point.


any idea as to why?


You'd have to ask the previous owner. When I first saw this car there wasn't one on it but I have no idea why. The P/O put this roof on the car before I towed it home as part of the deal but I am not sure if it was the one that was originally cut off or if it was from another car.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 9:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Almost done now. Some interior work and glass still to do. Got a 36hp installed, switched to a narrowed German beam, disc brakes and some Atomwerk needle bearing 2" spring plates. I think I may need to run a new fuel line also.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 11:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Did you find this car in Michigan? It looks really nice by the way. Nicely executed. I love that color.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 5:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Did you find this car in Michigan? It looks really nice by the way. Nicely executed. I love that color.


Thank you. It was a Michigan car but I bought it in Indiana. It's a mystery to me why it was not rotted to dust like most of ones I see from around here.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2015 6:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

So it's been a while. Lots of assembly and other nightmares but it lives. Paint has to be redone in a couple places that don't quite match but otherwise it's on the road.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2015 3:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

very nice!

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how about some more pics and details?
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 24, 2015 4:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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So it's been a while. Lots of assembly and other nightmares but it lives. Paint has to be redone in a couple places that don't quite match but otherwise it's on the road.
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He is alive! Hi Lid! Looks good.
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