Let me get started answering some of the questions here. Guys I apologize for not getting back to this thread sooner. I'm filling for our Bible class teacher tomorrow and I have a new found respect for our Bible study teachers. It takes a tremendous amount of time to prepare a lesson plan. I didn't get to work on the car at all this week until today. I didn't even get a chance to check this site or any of the others where I've posted info about this project.
I posted an update thread in this same forum with pictures of today's work. Lemming, you asked where the car is being rebuilt. It's in Grapevine off of Dallas Drive. It's best to e-mail me at
rj.rj2@verizon.net for the address.
Gary, same thing, the car is in Grapevine. And our church is First Baptist Church of Grapevine. It's located in downtown Grapevine off of Texas Street one block off of Main. We're in the process of relocating to a new property next to the Hummer dealership on 121. We''re outgrowing the downtown location and our children's center has become dilapidated. When we approached the city with plans to tear it down and build a new one, they rejected the plans, thus making it necessary to find a new property. I plan to get with you soon now that they've decided to back with a factory paint scheme as opposed to a Chip Foose two tone paint job. I'll be needing the side stripe kit and the rear stripe kit around the taillights.
426HEMI, we'll be painting it yellow and black with a black interior. I already have a 360 sitting in my garage along with a 727. I just need to get it torn down and off to the machine shop for inspection and machine work. The only concern I have about the powertrain is the rear end. It's got the 7 1/4 rear under it and we're going to have to upgrade that. The 7 1/4 will never survive behind the 360.
hebeeghz, I'm still working up the cost analysis. I needed to get the interior out of it and get a little further along on the disassembly work. Today for instance, I discovered more rust than we originally thought we had when we pulled up the carpet. The seller told us it only needed the toe board on the passenger side and that the rest of the floor pans were in good shape. Well, as is almost always the case in this hobby, there was more damage than what was suspected. We'll end up needing driver and passenger side full length floor pans. After removing the radiator, we found that that the radiator support was broken in two, so that will have to be replaced or repaired. I already knew we needed a trunk pan. But my friend, the offer of cash and parts is greatly appreciated. The person to contact about that would be the director of men's ministry at our church, Bryan Anderson. He will make sure to get you the proper receipts you will need so you can take the tax deductions. Bryan's e-mail is
bryan.anderson@fbcgrapevine.com and put 71 Dodge Demon in the subject line so it gets his attention. He will be going on a mission trip to Brazil in the next couple of weeks, so he might not get back to you right away. In that case, contact me at
rj.rj2@verizon.net and I'll do everything I can to help you.
Again gentlemen, I apologize for not checking this thread sooner. You had a lot of great questions and I didn't intend to ignore anyone. Lesson plans take up a lot of time. Most of my time this past week was spent on Biblegateway.com preparing for tomorrow.
But I thank you all very much and I look forward to hearing from all of you!
