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70 Road Runner Convertible Restoration #684278
04/30/10 08:31 AM
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I thought I would post a couple of before and half way pictures. (similar to before and after pictures)

I haven't posted in a while because I spent the last 9 months welding on my car, going through a spool of wire and about 4 bottles of gas

I usually spend one full day a week in the garage to unwind. So I am estimating that it took approximately 300 hours of metal work to get it to the point of sending it out for final body / paint.

Here's a before shot.....

5955324-RR001.jpg (660 downloads)
Re: 70 Road Runner Convertible Restoration [Re: Finoke] #684279
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Here's a half way shot

Check out my picture page from the link in my sig. I've been taking a lot of pictures along the way.

5955327-RR348.jpg (551 downloads)
Re: 70 Road Runner Convertible Restoration [Re: Finoke] #684280
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Re: 70 Road Runner Convertible Restoration [Re: Finoke] #684281
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Re: 70 Road Runner Convertible Restoration [Re: Finoke] #684282
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Re: 70 Road Runner Convertible Restoration [Re: Finoke] #684283
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Re: 70 Road Runner Convertible Restoration [Re: Finoke] #684284
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Re: 70 Road Runner Convertible Restoration [Re: Finoke] #684285
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Re: 70 Road Runner Convertible Restoration [Re: Finoke] #684286
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Lookin good man! Let me know when you want to sell it. It does not get much better then a K2 Rm27!


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Re: 70 Road Runner Convertible Restoration [Re: drmopar] #684287
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Lookin good man! Let me know when you want to sell it. It does not get much better then a K2 Rm27!




thanks DRMOPAR! I had a lot of fun over the winter doing all the metal work. I hope to do all the interior work this summer now that the car is off to the paint shop.

Re: 70 Road Runner Convertible Restoration [Re: Finoke] #684288
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Dude, you are the man. I'm getting ready to do a '68 vert and your photo album is a great reference source.


1968 GTX hardtop
1968 Sport Satellite Convertible 383/4spd
1933 Plymouth coupe
2002 Ram 2500 oil burner 4x4
2015 Grand Cherokee
2013 Challenger
1957 Chrysler Saratoga


Man...I need a bigger freakin' garage.
Re: 70 Road Runner Convertible Restoration [Re: 5wndwcpe] #684289
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It is absolutely amazing what you're doing to bring this old girl back from the edge of the grave. Please don't lose the great momentum that you've developed so far and please keep us in the loop on the impresive work that you're putting into her.

Brian


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Re: 70 Road Runner Convertible Restoration [Re: NI4NI] #684290
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Thanks Guys! I'm working hard. I'll post more pictures as the body shop makes progress.

Re: 70 Road Runner Convertible Restoration [Re: Finoke] #684291
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Nice work Tom! Looks great! Sort of hard to tell but I think you put in new floors also ... right? That is going to be a fun car!

What's the latest on the Barracuda?



65 Barracuda
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Re: 70 Road Runner Convertible Restoration [Re: jrwoodjoe] #684292
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Nice work Tom! Looks great! Sort of hard to tell but I think you put in new floors also ... right? That is going to be a fun car!

What's the latest on the Barracuda?




Hi Joe,
The RR project came with most of the metal to replace the rot. I did the entire interior floor replacement with 5 original pieces that came with the project.

I would have done just one pan, but my goal was to use all the parts car metal that came with the car instead of buying new.

The cuda is still at my friends shop as a shell. He has been working on it a couple hours a week.

I just sent the RR to a local restoration shop for the body paint. I hate to do it becauses its gonna be 3x the price, but I want to get something finished to drive next year!

Re: 70 Road Runner Convertible Restoration [Re: Finoke] #684293
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Wow that's looking great

Re: 70 Road Runner Convertible Restoration [Re: 79machocharger] #684294
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Wow that's looking great




Thanks!

Re: 70 Road Runner Convertible Restoration [Re: Finoke] #684295
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I restored the console today. I took the wood grain insert out of the front portion and it looks like it was just put over a 68 console?

Is that how ma mopar did it, or did someone get crafty with it?

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Re: 70 Road Runner Convertible Restoration [Re: Finoke] #684296
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Here is the finished product......

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Re: 70 Road Runner Convertible Restoration [Re: Finoke] #684297
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Nice Job Tom!

Joe



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