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Got the last of the floor out. Now I need to get welding. Any tips?

I already made a cardboard template. 

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    So I bought this today.    Will be at the house in a week.   1974 full engine rebuilt in 2022 with upgraded bits.  

  • Been wanting to do this for a while, had a terrible time finding what I wanted, but now it's done. I picked up a 1979 Camaro over the weekend. Runs strong and drives, has a 350. The interior is...not

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Make sure no fuel or brake lines nearby. Sliced right thru a brake line once cutting out the floor cause I didn't look first

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1 hour ago, AUinHsv said:

Make sure no fuel or brake lines nearby. Sliced right thru a brake line once cutting out the floor cause I didn't look first

I had to completely pull the fuel line off the floor and remove the gas tank

In keeping with the GLHS that was posted recently, here are a couple of raggedy Mopar sleepers that I saw at RoadAmerica yesterday. 

 

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In case anyone is interested, I posted a bunch of pictures of vintage Indy cars in the IndyCar thread starting here:

 

My FIL is looking to trade/sell his 1 owner bored and stroked 1969 Pontiac GTO. 35k original miles. full OEM except the stereo and motor being bored and stroked + edelbrock carb.

Will take pics soon. He wants a full retro-mod convertible firebird with disc brakes, a crate engine and all the modern creature comforts instead of the full OEM experience in the GTO.

I have a driver Firebird convertible I might trade him

1 hour ago, immamac said:

My FIL is looking to trade/sell his 1 owner bored and stroked 1969 Pontiac GTO. 35k original miles. full OEM except the stereo and motor being bored and stroked + edelbrock carb.

Will take pics soon. He wants a full retro-mod convertible firebird with disc brakes, a crate engine and all the modern creature comforts instead of the full OEM experience in the GTO.

Holy fuck, 35k original miles ?

20 minutes ago, Jkwellborn said:

Did Thujone ever get rid of his Camaro?

Traded it in for a Tesla if I recall correctly. 

13 hours ago, immamac said:

Yeah, garage kepts under a cover for majority of it's life. 

It currently lives in my garage and has for the last 4 years. Start it every few weeks. Don't drive it too much. 

 

That’s pretty badass.  Not my style, but fucking cool to have a true survivor.  

Here are a few I found in Bullard Tx today as I was looking for land. Spoke with the owner and gave me the speech "it's not for sale, nothings for sale. Nothing special but 70 coronet 440 (LA tags from 2002 on it), 68 coronet, duster, dart and 66 charger. Definitely some good parts. a982b4cd14106388b2b3a2655ea09b99.jpg361dd343ddd752486658a848b4dfc2fd.jpgbfdd913f24f2f590862430de2dc85f98.jpg03b9703d7685befa470281beaab56882.jpgc8d4157d7dd7e496896723f7e1311a8e.jpg813a381a547d5460435e4b41b6640961.jpg685ca547cc080d1624c02c7abe6202e2.jpgc306b2946bb30ab6b2abd3524c15b900.jpge281d6bee9a0c8adab7455043e785107.jpg

On 6/25/2021 at 7:17 PM, Mother mopar said:

Spoke with the owner and gave me the speech "it's not for sale, nothings for sale.

Hope you left a card.  Everything, after all, is for sale.  

Here are a few I found in Bullard Tx today as I was looking for land. Spoke with the owner and gave me the speech "it's not for sale, nothings for sale. Nothing special but 70 coronet 440 (LA tags from 2002 on it), 68 coronet, duster, dart and 66 charger. Definitely some good parts. a982b4cd14106388b2b3a2655ea09b99.jpg361dd343ddd752486658a848b4dfc2fd.jpgbfdd913f24f2f590862430de2dc85f98.jpg03b9703d7685befa470281beaab56882.jpgc8d4157d7dd7e496896723f7e1311a8e.jpg813a381a547d5460435e4b41b6640961.jpg685ca547cc080d1624c02c7abe6202e2.jpgc306b2946bb30ab6b2abd3524c15b900.jpge281d6bee9a0c8adab7455043e785107.jpg



Saw something fairly local to me on Facebook and thought about you. Thought about seeing if it was legit.
Hope you left a card.  Everything, after all, is for sale.  
Enough money and time people eventually cave and sell. All the cars were nothing special though and had some issues at least from what I could see. Still good to see old cars in fields.
4 hours ago, Mother mopar said:
9 hours ago, fattyflattie said:
Hope you left a card.  Everything, after all, is for sale.  

Enough money and time people eventually cave and sell. All the cars were nothing special though and had some issues at least from what I could see. Still good to see old cars in fields.

Problem is these car hoarders need to sell to people who will revive them. They all sit on them with the skewed thought that one day they’ll restore them. But they never will. 

2 minutes ago, Ldogg53 said:

Problem is these car hoarders need to sell to people who will revive them. They all sit on them with the skewed thought that one day they’ll restore them. But they never will. 

I know.  I’m just saying that everyone says not for sale. But pretty much anything and everything has a price. 

2 minutes ago, Ldogg53 said:

Problem is these car hoarders need to sell to people who will revive them. They all sit on them with the skewed thought that one day they’ll restore them. But they never will. 

I know.  I’m just saying that everyone says not for sale. But pretty much anything and everything has a price. 

22 minutes ago, Mother mopar said:

You can say that again

I thought I had made it thru the tapa voodoo from the other night unscathed.  But still, everything for sale. 

Saw this today @ Discount Tire in Bee Cave.

Had some flaws here & there, but I would cruise it.

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I dig those.  I loved my '86 Laser, but always wanted one of these instead...

 

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My 7 year old son helped me install the gas tank and sound deadening today. Spent part of the 4th under the car. 

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43 minutes ago, TexasEd said:

My 7 year old son helped me install the gas tank and sound deadening today. Spent part of the 4th under the car. 

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Nine years and he’ll be driving that car. He wants to make sure it’s done correctly 😏

Nice to have a youngster to get into spaces you have no chance of. Also limits your ability to cuss at parts that won't behave

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3 hours ago, AUinHsv said:

Nice to have a youngster to get into spaces you have no chance of. Also limits your ability to cuss at parts that won't behave

...or an opportunity to educate him on the ways of the old ones. 

And bumper fun on the 1962 MGA continues.  

I felt like the engineers in Apollo 13 movie

 

We have to make all this

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Fit together - using nothing but that

 

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There's a reason old cars were in limited numbers. That rear bumper probably takes at least 15 minutes to build for each car. Took me

several hours. First I learned that two of my overriders were not original. They were very good repos from the 60's but they did not have the

nut welded in. Luckily Huntsville has an old fashioned hardware store down the street and they had the clip nuts

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a few more false starts and the parts were assembled

 

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Next step = the front bumper which is three separate parts

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36 minutes ago, AUinHsv said:

And bumper fun on the 1962 MGA continues.  

I felt like the engineers in Apollo 13 movie

 

We have to make all this

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Fit together - using nothing but that

 

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There's a reason old cars were in limited numbers. That rear bumper probably takes at least 15 minutes to build for each car. Took me

several hours. First I learned that two of my overriders were not original. They were very good repos from the 60's but they did not have the

nut welded in. Luckily Huntsville has an old fashioned hardware store down the street and they had the clip nuts

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a few more false starts and the parts were assembled

 

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Next step = the front bumper which is three separate parts

Uhhhh....  brah....... you've got it all upside down.

More bumper fun - part 2.  Front was more complicated since it was three parts

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Using these

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Finished product

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Made a floor plug and welded it in. Picture is before I ground it flat and painted it. 

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Started AC install and seat covers finally arrived. 

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How much does that mat weigh? When I had my camaro, I was gonna use dynamat to line it for sound. I remember reading that you can add a couple of hundred pounds with that stuff.

19 minutes ago, Jkwellborn said:

How much does that mat weigh? When I had my camaro, I was gonna use dynamat to line it for sound. I remember reading that you can add a couple of hundred pounds with that stuff.

Yeah the dynamat is heavy.  Lizard skin is another product thats supposed to be lighter and does the same thing.

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5 hours ago, Jkwellborn said:

How much does that mat weigh? When I had my camaro, I was gonna use dynamat to line it for sound. I remember reading that you can add a couple of hundred pounds with that stuff.

 

5 hours ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Yeah the dynamat is heavy.  Lizard skin is another product thats supposed to be lighter and does the same thing.

 

Amazon says 17 pounds per box (including box).  I have used 1 box plus a few sheets for the floor.  I will put strips on the doors and under the package tray.  I have not decided on the roof yet.  I removed about 10-12 pounds of old underlayment. The new carpet I am installing is thicker/heavier and has a rubberized back and some cotton batting built in.  I am installing new foam and seat covers that will add a few pounds.

I would guess I will be at a net +20 pounds.

Car is rated at 3100 pounds.  New 2021 Mustang is up to 3800 pounds so I guess I am doing ok.

 

 

34 minutes ago, TexasEd said:

 

 

 

Amazon says 17 pounds per box (including box).  I have used 1 box plus a few sheets for the floor.  I will put strips on the doors and under the package tray.  I have not decided on the roof yet.  I removed about 10-12 pounds of old underlayment. The new carpet I am installing is thicker/heavier and has a rubberized back and some cotton batting built in.  I am installing new foam and seat covers that will add a few pounds.

I would guess I will be at a net +20 pounds.

Car is rated at 3100 pounds.  New 2021 Mustang is up to 3800 pounds so I guess I am doing ok.

 

 

Yeah, the extra mass in the floor boards is a good thing anyway IMO.

And the stuff you removed was not light.  

I dynamatted my 65 from firewall to trunk .  I only have the doors left.

i like the idea of the lizard skins light weight , but the dynamat is a little easier to install I think ??

48 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Yeah, the extra mass in the floor boards is a good thing anyway IMO.

And the stuff you removed was not light.  

I dynamatted my 65 from firewall to trunk .  I only have the doors left.

i like the idea of the lizard skins light weight , but the dynamat is a little easier to install I think ??

But does it really matter in a convertible? Thinking through this for mine and the normal road noise outweighs prior experience with a coupe. 

4 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

But does it really matter in a convertible? Thinking through this for mine and the normal road noise outweighs prior experience with a coupe. 

Yeah true, but it helps keep the heat out of the cockpit a bit, and any noise reduction is good when you start playing with speakers 

Yeah true, but it helps keep the heat out of the cockpit a bit, and any noise reduction is good when you start playing with speakers 
You guys have speakers in your car? The only music you need is the sound of a big block humming along. [emoji41]
42 minutes ago, Mother mopar said:

You guys have speakers in your car? The only music you need is the sound of a big block humming along. emoji41.png

It’s the differentiating option in mine. AM/FM stereo option in 1968. Which turns out to be a nice add when I am cruising top down. 

It’s the differentiating option in mine. AM/FM stereo option in 1968. Which turns out to be a nice add when I am cruising top down. 
Murica!
1 minute ago, Mother mopar said:
57 minutes ago, Anastasis said:
It’s the differentiating option in mine. AM/FM stereo option in 1968. Which turns out to be a nice add when I am cruising top down. 

Murica!

Nothing more Murica than cruising top down listening to Jerry Jeff. Which I did under upper 80s degree weather tonight in Texas, top down, fuck you popcorn rain showers, to go pick up pizza and wings and crush a few beers while waiting for the pies to come out. 

 

I do wish that there was a 390 under the hood though. I keep looking at gt fastback auctions and wondering exactly how fucked I would be with the wife if one showed up in the driveway and I had to explain to her why I have two mustangs in the garage and still can't seem to find room for her hauler. 

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