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ryohey Sun Aug 28, 2016 3:14 pm

Body on the way to the body shop. Finally!!!


ryohey Sun Aug 28, 2016 5:44 pm

I see the painted fenders pic post is not right. Here they are again.


joey1320 Sat Dec 17, 2016 6:01 am

Any updates? Fenders look great :)

ryohey Sat Dec 17, 2016 6:19 am

Thanks, there are a few flaws that need taken care of with the fenders. Some work has been done to passenger side doors as there were a few dents. No major updates however. Will keep updating when a little more progress is made.

ryohey Tue Apr 04, 2017 6:41 pm


Quick update, Body with some work done. Project still going on.

ryohey Sat Oct 13, 2018 6:02 am

Wow long journey so far. Paint job finally done. Here is a pic. I’ll add more pics when I get her home. Looks like I’ll have something to do over the winter months. I’m ecstatic!!

joey1320 Sat Oct 13, 2018 1:08 pm

What took so long?

Paint looks great.

ryohey Sun Oct 14, 2018 3:09 pm

Good question, but would rather not answer. Thanks for the comment.

Buggeee Thu Oct 25, 2018 10:05 am

ryohey wrote: Wow long journey so far. Paint job finally done. Here is a pic. I’ll add more pics when I get her home. Looks like I’ll have something to do over the winter months. I’m ecstatic!!


Alls well that ends well! It looks great. How satisfying.

Enjoy the assembly, that part is going to be very motivating for sure!

ryohey Thu Oct 25, 2018 4:12 pm

Thank you!! Got the body on the pan this evening with the help of some friends. Just gotta bolt her down. I’ll have some pics up tomorrow.

ryohey Fri Oct 26, 2018 7:00 am



Finally got the body back on pan. Engine bay rubber in also.

quickrack Sun Oct 28, 2018 1:38 pm

Well done for sticking with it.
Fun stuff starts now. 8)

ryohey Fri Nov 02, 2018 5:57 pm

Ran the main wiring harness today. Was not as bad as I thought it would be. Put some little things on gas door, hood handle and licence plate light cover. Sound deadening material on inside. Here are some pics.





ryohey Fri Nov 02, 2018 6:17 pm

Couple more pics


ryohey Sun Nov 04, 2018 9:01 am

Started to put dash pad together. Still got the glove box to go. Started the wiring, not as bad as I first thought. Good YouTube vids for the 69. So far so good. I’m happy with the progress so far.



Buggeee Thu Nov 15, 2018 7:11 pm

It's like a ball rolling down a hill now. Exciting!

ryohey Sun Dec 16, 2018 10:29 am

Just a couple update photos. Wiring pretty much complete. Nothing fried when I applied the juice. Working on the outside. Brakes are bled. Needed new rear wheel cylinders and hoses, but it’s done. We are getting there.





ryohey Tue Mar 05, 2019 8:28 am

Quick update installed rear blade bumper



jhicken Tue Mar 05, 2019 4:16 pm

It looks great, I'm not a fan of the early bumpers though, but everything else is fantastic.

Chris333 Tue Mar 05, 2019 5:08 pm

I just bought early blades for my 68', so I am a fan :wink:



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