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Offline sassygreen

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71 look alike or clone
« on: September 03, 2014 - 12:24:00 AM »
New poster, long time lurker. Here are some of my build pictures for your amusement. I will try to start from the beginning which was about this time last year. Hope you enjoy.




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Re: 71 look alike or clone
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2014 - 01:06:09 AM »
Looking forward to your progress.

Wow! One of the most rusted quarters I've seen!
Mike, Fremont, CA.


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Re: 71 look alike or clone
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2014 - 04:52:44 AM »
Looking forward to your progress.

Wow! One of the most rusted quarters I've seen!

Obviously never lived in Chicago... Or anywhere else in the mid west...

Good Luck with your project!
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Re: 71 look alike or clone
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2014 - 09:31:22 PM »
yup that is the concrete showing thru the floor board.

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Re: 71 look alike or clone
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2014 - 08:07:09 AM »
 looking at the parts pile. Trying to come up with a plan.

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Re: 71 look alike or clone
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2014 - 09:11:53 AM »
Step One is strip the car 100% and have it sand blasted to find ALL the rust. :2cents:
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Re: 71 look alike or clone
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2014 - 02:18:09 AM »
Lets chop out the bottom of the car

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Re: 71 look alike or clone
« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2014 - 02:21:36 AM »
Here it is laying on the ground

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Re: 71 look alike or clone
« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2014 - 07:48:39 AM »
Lots of room for the mini tubs, 4 link, and coilovers...

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Re: 71 look alike or clone
« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2014 - 12:20:51 AM »
Wow! One of the most rusted quarters I've seen!
Says the guy from California!!

You are spoiled Mike.
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Re: 71 look alike or clone
« Reply #10 on: September 14, 2014 - 12:34:20 AM »
Made a rotisserie from two harbor freight engine pullers some square stock and uni-strut.

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Re: 71 look alike or clone
« Reply #11 on: September 14, 2014 - 08:44:58 AM »
Wow.............This will be interesting to follow..............
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Re: 71 look alike or clone
« Reply #12 on: September 17, 2014 - 09:44:14 PM »
there was a bit of a gap in the picture taking. Here is the car with quarters tacked on. Rear frame rails where welded on to the new floor leveled and squared. The quarters where then aligned with existing roof and Dutchman panel and door.

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Re: 71 look alike or clone
« Reply #13 on: September 17, 2014 - 09:51:37 PM »
The shock mount cross brace, green paint, was just about the only salvageable part on the back of the car.

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Re: 71 look alike or clone
« Reply #14 on: September 18, 2014 - 02:29:41 AM »
Good progress.

And what a huge shop!
A small plane could fit in there.
Mike, Fremont, CA.