Sunday, June 21, 2009

The vehicles



I have acquired 2 vehicles that I plan on combining into one working vehicle. The black car was in perfect working condition, and then allowed to sit in a field for 20 years. The body is almost completely rusted out, and the interior is completely destroyed. We found 2 dead animals in the back seat when we were cleaning it out (a raccoon and a cat). It has all of the chrome trim, chrome bumpers, headlights, taillights, gauges, door handles, window cranks and mechanisms, the grille, and all 4 pieces of side glass in great condition. It is missing the front and back glass, and the body is very rusty. I bought it without the engine and transmission, but it has a rear and and a full set of brakes. I plan on removing all usable parts from this car, and adding them to the white car. 

The white car is the exact opposite of the black car. It has been garaged for its entire life. It has a little surface rust, but the body is in great condition, as is the frame. It has been parted out, so it is missing the bumpers, all of the chrome, many of the door handles and window crank pieces, all 4 pieces of side glass, and the front fenders, headlights, grill, etc. It has an interior that is in mediocre condition, but certainly better than the animal graveyard that was the interior of the black car. The white car also came with many parts in the trunk, including the dual SU carbs with manifold. The valve train with all of the springs and cylinder head, the torque converter, a full gasket set, a starter, and many other parts that I found in the trunk as a bonus. I will be using the frame and body of the white car as the base of the new vehicle. 

1 comment:

  1. Show a close-up of the progress on the hood. Maybe do a bit more on the 4th of July?

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